Gurney 'relieved' to move through to World Matchplay Quarter-Finals after edging past Brown

Gurney added that despite playing well in practice he always has to be wary after previous poor performances; after hitting the heights in the back room; also that he just took five minutes to compose him before going on in Blackpool.

'Relieved and lucky at the same time; because I know Keegan gave me a few legs there; but at the same time I could have won the first session 5-0, I missed two darts at a double for 4-0,' said Gurney to Live Darts.

'I was practising so well but I did this in Cologne; I practised so well better than what I did tonight (Wednesday). I obviously averaged 74 that day; but that day I was practising brilliant. I just had five minutes before I went on and I was woke up enough to hit doubles and had enough trebles to outscore Keegan in the first few legs.'

Speaking about Van Gerwen and Anderson heading out; Gurney admitted it would be wrong of him to look forward as a result and that he thinks of it as one game at a time.

'For me it's a bit disrespectful because at the end of the day I don't play Michael and Gary and I don't play the players that beat them I play Keegan Brown; so if I was to look past Keegan and think about Glen Durrant and Mervyn King, I think it's wrong on my behalf; so I've got to think about one game at a time.'

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