Stephen Bunting secured his place in a first PDC European Tour semi-final with a clinical 6-1 win over Vincent van der Voort, who out-scored the Lakeside Champion only to be punished for missed doubles. Van der Voort opened the game with a 180 and capitalised on a miss at double 16 from Bunting to win the opening leg in 13 darts, before the pair traded maximums in the second, which the St Helens ace took on double four after the Dutchman this time missed two darts to double his lead. Van der Voort added further 180s in the next two legs, but more misses allowed Bunting in, firstly with a 12-darter before he took out double eight. The story was repeated in the fifth leg as Bunting took out double eight again to step in, before he hit two 180s in a 13-darter to lead 5-1. Van der Voort added a 177 score in the next, but was unable to keep his hopes alive as Bunting fired in another double eight finish to book his semi-final berth.

 

Ruthless Phil Taylor whitewashed Michael Smith to win through to the German Darts Masters semi-finals - denying the World Youth Champion a dart at a double during an 11-minute romp in which he averaged 109.98! Taylor made an ominous start with a 13-darter, before finishing 65 on double four to move two legs up. He then took out a superb 167 checkout to win the third leg, hit a 180 and tops to take the fourth and then completed a 13-darter on double 16 in the fifth. Taylor missed the bull for a showpiece 132 checkout which would have sealed the win - almost matching his miracle bullseye which won the 2008 World Matchplay final - but he returned to finish double 16 to seal a dominant win.

 

Adrian Lewis moved into the German Darts Masters semi-finals with a clinical 6-2 win over John Henderson. Lewis finished 89 to take the opening leg before Henderson landed a 180 as he levelled on double 12. Lewis, though, traded 180s with the Scot before posting double 18 to punish missed doubles from his opponent in the third, only to see the roles reversed as Henderson levelled in the fourth. Lewis, though, took out 71 in the fifth and landed a 180 as he broke for a 4-2 lead, before hitting double 16 and an 88 checkout to complete the win with four successive legs.

 

Michael van Gerwen powered into the German Darts Masters semi-finals with a superb 6-0 whitewash of Steve Beaton, the 2013 German Darts Masters winner. After Beaton missed tops to take out a 139 checkout in the opening leg, van Gerwen stepped in on double 16 to lead before breaking in the second with a 12-darter, hitting a 177 and double 16. The Dutchman defied a 180 from Beaton with a 14-darter in the third leg, and capitalised on a miss at tops from the former World Champion by hitting the same bed to move four legs clear. Beaton then hit a double 11, instead of single 11, to deny himself a dart at a double on a 121 finish in the next, as tops put van Gerwen five legs up, and though the Dutchman missed five match darts at double 16 in the next, Beaton missed double eight, four and two to keep his hopes alive to allow his opponent back in to complete the whitewash.

 

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