Cullen talks about double format at World Grand Prix: 'I think everyone stands a massive chance'

Joe Cullen will look to book his place in the Quarter-Finals this evening at the World Grand Prix when he takes on Jonny Clayton.

For Cullen, he takes the view that it is a format where anyone can beat anyone and pointed out Ryan Joyce defeating Peter Wright as an example.

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"I think it doesn't matter who you play. Obviously there are favourable draws and there aren't favourable draws, but with the double-start I think everyone stands a massive chance," Cullen told Sky Sports.

"You saw a perfect example on Wednesday night - who would have predicted Ryan Joyce to beat Peter Wright? Ryan got away nearly every single time first or second dart and it just piles pressure and obviously it told for Peter in the end."

"I felt like I was in control for the whole game, but it was a little bit similar to when Michael [van Gerwen] played Krzysztof [Ratajski] on Night One. Michael was controlling the game but Krzysztof just hung in there, similar to Daryl," added Cullen.

"I don't think I've played horrendously to be honest. A couple of years ago I lost to Ron Meulenkamp which was a decent draw on paper, it was a couple of crucial darts here and there and I missed darts in the third set - I remember it and that would have been game over.

"It was similar with Simon [Whitlock], similar with Ian [White]. I don't think I've ever got ironed out convincingly, it's just one of them. Daryl could have ended up nicking that and it would have been back to square one."