Van den Bergh on frosty handshake with Wright after World Matchplay win: "I don't know what's going on in his mind"

Dimitri van den Bergh is through to a third consecutive semi-final at the World Matchplay after an enthralling 16-14 win over Peter Wright in Blackpool.

"It was a deep game, all sort of emotions, all sort of feelings went in there. Big finishes under pressure, it didn't matter if you had three darts at a double or a 1`00 plus finish, it was such an incredible game," said Van den Bergh post match.

"I have managed to do it, I have done the job. I'm still full of emotions, that's how I feel in this game. There's no control, there's just hard work never give up. First to 16 and that 16 went Van den Bergh, I managed to beat Mr Miyagi. I managed to beat Peter Wright get in."

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Noticeable post match was a frosty handshake between the pair and he hopes that Wright messages him in the coming days.

"I don't know what's going on in his mind, yeah it surprised me. I know one thing for sure, before we started I was like me and Peter it's going to be business. I've got to do my job. I managed to do it. I really hope before this tournament has ended I get a message of him, I love that guy to bits. I've learned a lot."

"I still feel that I haven't showed my A-game, I still feel that I can do better in the long run. More consistent and more focused but one of the hardest games I had to win, I've done it so it's a very proud feeling."

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