Peter Wright booked a fine 10-4 victory over Raymond van Barneveld in the quarter-finals of the Melbourne Darts Masters. 'Snakebite' will now meet Michael van Gerwen on Sunday in the semi-finals.
After reaching the final in Melbourne last year, Wright is hoping to claim the title this year. The Scotsman might enter the stage with a complete new set of darts for his clash with Van Gerwen, he told
PDC.tv.
“I made it to the final here last year and lost to Phil but hopefully this time it will be my year in Melbourne,” said Wright after the victory.
The 48-year-old, notorious for regularly changing his darts joked that he may use another new set up tomorrow.
“It depends how I feel when I wake up. If I sleep funny on my arm I might decide to use a completely different set of darts, it’s all about how I feel at the time.”
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Saturday August 11
Schedule of Play Quarter-Finals Rob Cross (96.57) 9-10 (100.33) Michael Smith
Peter Wright (101.91) 10-4 (97.16) Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson (95.58) 10-7 (90.91) Damon Heta
Michael van Gerwen (100.20) 10-8 (93.96) Simon Whitlock
Best of 19 legs Sunday August 12
Semi-Finals Michael Smith v Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Final Best of 21 legs https://twitter.com/DartsMelbourne/status/1028232386239025152