Anderson thrashes Gilding to retain European Grand Prix title

Gary Anderson thrashed Andrew Gilding to retain his European Grand Prix title in Sindelfingen, Germany.

The Scot, 54, cruised to an 8-0 victory to become the first player to defend the title.

Gilding had comprehensively beaten his fellow Englishman Luke Woodhouse 7-3 in the semi-final, but he missed 13 double finishes and was ruthlessly punished by Anderson.

A 141 checkout saw Anderson pull 4-0 ahead and he did not drop a leg throughout the match.

Anderson’s fellow Scot Peter Wright was knocked out in the quarter-final by Gilding with a 6-1 defeat, while Luke Humphries lost 6-5 to Michael Smith in the last 16.