Wilson edges out Lewis in thriller as Quarter-Final lineup at World Grand Prix confirmed

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Wednesday, 03 October 2018 at 23:07
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The quarter-final line up at the World Grand Prix has been confirmed with James Wilson finalising the lineup in seeing off Adrian Lewis.

Wilson came through a tight tussle with the former 2x World Champion as his brilliant year continues. There was no comeback in this one with the tie nip and tuck until the very end of proceedings.
He started proceedings off by claiming the first set 3-1 with a break in the third leg vital in him claiming that. In the following set, Wilson produced all the big checkouts but couldn’t finish it off with him missing multiple set darts. These big finishes were in the form of 125 and 150.
It was Lewis’ turn to miss doubles in the next set with the Huddersfield ace claiming the set 3-1 to regain the upper hand. Then Jackpot put the match into a final set after coming through in a deciding leg to show how close the match was.
They exchanged the first two legs in the decider but Wilson went over the hill and claimed the victory getting away in his first dart in his final leg.
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Wednesday schedule
Mensur Suljovic (92.42) 3-0 (89.29) Ian White
Steve Beaton (82.32) 1-3 (85.56) Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright (91.64) 3-0 (77.67) Jermaine Wattimena
James Wilson (82.12) 3-2 (78.62) Adrian Lewis
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