Teenage sensation Mitchell Lawrie continued his historic run on the Lakeside on Friday evening, dropping simply three legs in a dominant 4-0 win over Francois Schweyen to ebook a semi-final place.
The pair traded ton-plus checkouts in an in depth first set earlier than Lawrie sealed it with a 16-darter within the deciding leg.
It was far more plain crusing for Lawrie from there, taking the second and fourth units 3-0 whereas sealing the third with a superb 124 end.
The Scot, who solely turned 15 final month, as soon as once more averaged north of 90, this time a 92.06, and can meet fellow teenager Jenson Walker within the final 4.
Lawrie turned the youngest participant to ever win a match on the iconic venue, pipping Luke Littler’s document he set at Lakeside in 2022 when he made it by way of to the last-32 aged 15.
Elsewhere, Jimmy van Schie and Shane McGuirk performed out an actual Lakeside basic within the closing sport of the night that includes three-ton plus finishes and 14 maximums.
2024 winner McGuirk began strongly, sweeping the primary set 3-0 earlier than van Schie levelled the scores with a superb third set that options finishes of 76 and 127.
Set three went all the way in which, van Schie going 2-0 up with an 11-darter, van Schie battling again to 2-2 earlier than van Schie sealed it going into the break with a 17-darter.
Units 4 and 5 had been each shut however van Schie had the sting, successful three legs on the trot to win the fourth earlier than holding throw 3 times to win the fifth set and end with a 97.36 common.
‘The Dutch Sequoia’ will tackle Sybren Gijbels tomorrow night within the semi-finals.
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