Anderson on current state of game after defeating Dolan: 'There were some good signs there'

Gary Anderson defeated Brendan Dolan in a game where he played well at times when he shook off what he himself admitted were early nerves.

Anderson said afterwards that for him, there were some good parts to his game which he is pleased about.

He put his nerves down to not playing a lot on the stage this year and not having that times that he would usually have and he will hope to continue his form further now he has got the first hurdle out of the way.

"I've been playing really well on the practice board but I went up there tonight and I was nowhere near it in the first set because of nerves," Anderson admitted.

"But there were some good signs there, the 180s and 140s are coming back and there were a few moments when I felt in full flow up there.

"I've not had a lot of stage time this year so I'm a bit out of practice and because of that I felt so nervous walking on stage.

"I've had four days solid on the practice board and I've been really happy with the way they're going so hopefully we will see that come out in the rest of the tournament."

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