Luke Humphries saw off a spirited fightback from Michael Smith as he booked his place in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts with a 16-8 victory.
World number one Humphries raced into a 4-0 lead in the best of 31-leg match but Smith battled back to level the match at 7-7 all.
However, Humphries won nine of the next 10 legs as the 30-year-old ruthlessly closed out the contest against his fellow Englishman.
Humphries, the 2023 Grand Slam champion, averaged an impressive 104.98 with a checkout percentage of 44.4%
He will face Gerwyn Price in the last four after the Welshman chalked up a 16-9 win over England’s Ricky Evans.
The remaining two quarter-finals at the WV Active Aldersley centre in Wolverhampton take place on Saturday.
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Source: BBC
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