Chris Dobey continued his wealthy vein of kind forward of the World Grand Prix as he gained Gamers Championship 25 in Wigan.
The 34-year-old Englishman proved unstoppable as he secured a 3rd Gamers Championship title of the 12 months.
Dobey knocked out Luke Littler 6-5 within the quarter-finals, then brushed apart semi-final opponent Daryl Gurney 7-1 to arrange a gathering within the ultimate with Stephen Bunting, who defeated last-eight opponent Connor Scutt 6-4 earlier than seeing off Andrew Gilding 7-4.
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Michael Bridge and Laura Turner make their predictions for the 2024 World Grand Prix
Bunting was crushed by Wessel Nijman within the Gamers Championship 24 ultimate on Tuesday, and he once more needed to be content material with the runners-up spot as Dobey triumphed 8-3.
“Confidence is key,” Dobey, who faces Joe Cullen within the first spherical of the World Grand Prix reside on Sky Sports activities, mentioned.
“I’ve gained a few Gamers Championships already earlier than immediately, and I do know the place I’m within the Gamers Championship standings.
“Once I saw I was in that No 1 spot, I set myself the target of being there at the end, and it has given me the motivation to get on the practice board and start performing like this on a regular basis.”
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Talking on Love The Darts, Laura Turner and Michael Bridge take a look at Gary Anderson’s kind forward of his first-round match towards Michael Smith on the World Grand Prix
The day earlier than, Nijman gained his first senior PDC title by beating Bunting 8-5 within the ultimate of Gamers Championship 24.
The Dutchman averaged 99.63 in an 8-5 win, along with his opponent hitting three figures at 101.11.
Nijman beat Gary Anderson 7-5 in his semi-final, the Scot having hit a nine-dart end towards Jamie Hughes and averaged over 100 throughout his six matches. Bunting ended the run of Littler within the semis.
BoyleSports World Grand Prix order of play
Monday October 7 (1800 BST)
8x First Spherical matches
Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce
Brendan Dolan vs Martin Schindler
Jonny Clayton vs Ritchie Edhouse
Nathan Aspinall vs Ryan Searle
Raymond van Barneveld vs Ricardo Pietreczko
Luke Humphries vs Stephen Bunting
Rob Cross vs Luke Littler
Gian van Veen vs Ross Smith
Tuesday October 8 (1800 BST)
8x First Spherical matches
Dave Chisnall vs Cameron Menzies
Luke Woodhouse vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
Mike De Decker vs Damon Heta
Peter Wright vs James Wade
Gerwyn Worth vs Danny Noppert
Michael Smith vs Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen vs Daryl Gurney
Chris Dobey vs Joe Cullen
Wednesday October 9 (1900 BST)
4x Second Spherical matches – order of video games TBC
Humphries/Bunting vs Van Barneveld/Pietreczko
Clayton/Edhouse vs Van Veen/R Smith
Cross/Littler vs Dolan/Schindler
Aspinall/Searle vs Rock/Joyce
Thursday October 10 (1900 BST)
4x Second Spherical matches – order of video games TBC
M Smith/Anderson vs De Decker/Heta
Worth/Noppert vs Wright/Wade
Van Gerwen/Gurney vs Dobey/Cullen
Chisnall/Menzies vs Woodhouse/Van den Bergh
Friday October 11 (1900 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Saturday October 12 (2030 BST)
Semi-Finals
Sunday October 13 (2000 BST)
Last
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