Phil Taylor held off a spirited fightback from Gary Anderson to move closer to a dream World Darts Championship final against the defending champion Michael van Gerwen. Taylor will meet provisional-round qualifier Jamie Lewis in the first of Saturday’s semi-finals, while Van Gerwen will take on Rob Cross. The two-times world champion Anderson beat Taylor in the 2015 final but he was in danger of being blown away after falling 4-1 behind in double-quick time. But Van Gerwen dug deep to avoid a repeat of his 2016 defeat at the hands of Van Barneveld. “At the beginning Raymond was playing well and I was struggling a little bit,” said Van Gerwen.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2017 21:43 UTC