World Darts Championship: Nathan Aspinall cruises past Andrew Gilding and into last 16 as Ryan Joyce also progresses | Darts News happymamay

Nathan Aspinall claimed a 4-0 win over Andrew Gilding to propel himself into the last 16 of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.

This is the first time in five years that Aspinall has reached the third round and he will now face Ricardo Petrichko in the round of 16.

It wasn’t the best start for either player in the final match of the afternoon session on Day 11, but it was Aspinall who pounced, with two breaks taking him through a tense first set.

The second set followed the same way as the first, with Aspinall achieving a rate of up to 86 percent in doubles, as he took advantage of his opportunities in important moments. A decisive break layup in the deciding game of the third set extended the Asp’s lead to 3-0.

Approaching the finish line and knowing he just needed to stop his throw, Aspinall held off his throw twice and then broke “Goldfinger”, to take a comprehensive victory over the tops.

“I’m happy that I was able to finish the match. I’m usually really bad at finishing the match, which is why I usually lose. I usually don’t score my goals. In the last two matches I played, I finished really well, and I didn’t score great goals,” said Aspinall. Sky Sports After his victory.

“Gelde didn’t play well there. I don’t care about the averages, I don’t care about the numbers. I’m in the round of 16 – England versus Germany.

“I think the last six months have been very consistent when I’ve been playing, and I made a conscious effort tonight to try to light that fire in my stomach again, and I think you saw that from the beginning.

“I gave it more emotion tonight and that was for myself, to try and get the adrenaline up because I was so flat.

“It wasn’t my best performance. I finished great again, but we have to keep scoring with this finish. It will be difficult to beat me.”

In the opening match in the afternoon, Ryan Joyce He produced an impressive performance in doubles to advance to the fourth round after a thrilling 4-3 tie-break win over Ryan Searle.

The match continued with a throw for the first nine games, allowing Joyce to take the first set with his throw, then “Relentless” pounced in the deciding set in the second to break the throw and take a 2-0 lead.

However, Searle fought back and managed two breaks of his own to make it 2-2, hitting a decisive 50 per cent double and an average of 114.24 in the third set that put him back in the tie.

However, Joyce got back into it, winning five games in a row, and with the match level at 3-3, a dramatic 113 checkout in the seventh set tie-break gave Jordi the advantage, pinning his favorite D18 for the match.

Petrichko He showed his brilliance when he secured a 4-1 win over Scott Williams to reach the last 16 for the first time in his career.

The atmosphere was electric inside Ally Pally in this encounter, with the German contingent of the crowd supporting their latest challenger while the English fans stood behind Williams.

It was Petrichko who took an early lead and held on to take a 1-0 lead before Williams broke in front for a 2-0 lead, and ‘Shaggy’ responded in the third set to take the lead 3-1 to seal the win. Contest 2-1.

The 2024 semi-finalist had inserted himself into the match, but Petrichko took the fourth set, broke the shot and then pinned 129 on target point to whitewash the set and walk away with victory.

He then continued in the same manner and finished the win in style, taking out the bullseye, T13 and D16 for 121 and the victory.

What’s next?

The evening session will take place on Saturday 28 December live from 7pm Sky Sports With Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Chris Dobie and Josh Rock all in action.

Then, on Sunday 29 December at Alexander Palace, another packed live double session will take place Sky Sports.

Headlining the evening is Luke Humphries vs. Peter Wright, with Johnny Clayton vs. Gerwyn Price and Ricky Evans vs. Robert Owen. You can watch these matches live from seven in the evening.

In the afternoon from 12.30pm, there is also Geoffrey De Graaf vs. Paolo Nebreda, Kevin Deutz vs. Krzysztof Ratajski, and Dimitri van den Berg vs. Callan Reds.

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