KEVIN PAINTER 8-4 GARY ANDERSON

KEVIN PAINTER won through to his first major quarter-final since July 2010 with an 8-4 victory over Gary Anderson in the Cash Converters Players Championship on Saturday night.

Anderson had whitewashed Michael van Gerwen in a superb first round display 24 hours earlier, but was unable to find the heavy scoring which defeated the Dutchman and was punished for hitting only four from 20 attempts at a double.

Painter made an ideal start by hitting double top to win the opening leg and double 16 to win the second - following six missed doubles from Anderson.

The Scot hit back to level, taking out 121 on the bull in the third leg, but was unable to convert two chances to lead in the fifth, with Painter posting double eight to edge 3-2 up.

He also finished 86 for a 12-darter and double ten to take a 5-2 cushion, and after Anderson hit tops he finished 81 to move two legs away from the win.

Double five gave Anderson a fourth leg, but he was to be punished for a missed bullseye as Painter hit double two for a 7-4 lead and for four further misses as double six gave the Daventry ace victory.

"I played well and will give myself a pat on the back after that," said Painter. "My doubles went in nicely and it's nice to have a win.

"I was waiting for Gary to kick in. He's a class act and when he brings his A-game then only Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis can live with him, but it didn't happen and I took my chances."

Anderson admitted: "I don't know what went wrong tonight and it's a strange game, but Kevin did a good job and hit his doubles, and he deserved to go through."