The winner will face Michael van Gerwen or Michael Smith to claim the accolade of being the victor in Exeter.
For 'Snakebite', he gained a measure of revenge on Gerwyn Price by handing him a 6-2 defeat after 'The Iceman' stopped his World Number One hopes and won the International Darts Open against him last weekend.
Against the Welshman, he reeled off five consecutive legs to close out the victory with a 101 average as the top two players in the world collided again. Albeit with Wright potentially set to take over after this weekend's UK Open so a glimpse into the future could be there.
While for Wade who impressed himself in Riesa with his finishing produced another masterclass against Gary Anderson.
'The Machine' who is coming bang into form ahead of his UK Open title defence saw off Anderson 6-4 with a 97 average and 60% on the doubles.
This featured a high checkout of 142 and also the usual Wade formula of averaging less than his opponent with Anderson hitting 99 with three 180's and 40% on his doubles in defeat. Who comes out on top in Exeter?
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From 2-1 down, Peter Wright reels off five legs on the bounce to defeat world number one Gerwyn Price 6-2!
A 101 average for Snakebite seals a semi-final spot!
📺 𝙐𝙥 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 👉 James Wade v Gary Anderson
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