It is quarter final night at the World Grand Prix on Thursday evening with all four matches taking place on what should be a cracking night of darts out in Dublin, as spots in the semi-final are up for grabs.
We lost the likes of Rob Cross and Peter Wright on Wednesday evening so we have one or two names established at this stage of a tournament as well as a couple who are relatively new in an interesting mix of players.
Ian White vs Chris Dobey
The first quarter final of the night sees two men who haven’t made too many televised semi-finals between them doing battle in what is therefore a big clash for both men as Ian White takes on Chris Dobey for a place in the last four.
White has enjoyed a good season on the European Tour which should stand him in good stead for this match but Dobey is one of the young brigade looking to make a name for himself so he’ll make many a semi-final in the future regardless of what happens in this match. These two have been quite even throughout the tournament so I guess you could argue that Dobey is value at 13/8 but I took White for the quarter before the tournament so I’m effectively on him at 6/1 to win this match. That will do me.
Dave Chisnall vs Nathan Aspinall
The second quarter final sees Dave Chisnall and Nathan Aspinall looking to continue to take advantage of not being in the same half of the draw as Michael van Gerwen when they meet for a spot in the semi-finals.
Both players have looked pretty good in the tournament so far. Aspinall was extremely good in his opening match but his doubles left him for a while in his second game which he can’t afford here. Chisnall has been consistent with his form and although he wasn’t as good in the second round it is hard playing a friend so I’ll give him that. I think Chisnall wins this but this is another close looking match. Chizzy is my outright punt though and I’ll stick with that for interest here.
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Michael van Gerwen vs Mervyn King
The third quarter final of the evening is a repeat of the 2012 World Grand Prix final which van Gerwen launched his career by winning. He’ll be looking to do that again to keep his title defence alive but King won’t go down without a fight.
To be fair to van Gerwen he delivered one of his best performances in a while in his previous match and if he is in that form here he’ll win this one with a bit to spare but King is a scrapper and he’ll be full of confidence after beating James Wade in the previous round. I would expect MVG to win this but the odds don’t reflect the risk involved in taking him so this is another one that I’m happy enough to sit out.
Glen Durrant vs Jermaine Wattimena
We will be guaranteed a new semi-finalist in this tournament and it will be either Glen Durrant or Jermaine Wattimena who face off in the last of the quarter finals in what could well be a closer match than people might think.
Durrant has made it quite clear that he hasn’t felt comfortable on the stage this week and is fighting with his game. Whether that is the format or the double start I’m not sure but to his credit he has battled hard and seen off two very good opponents thus far. Wattimena has also beaten two decent players and he has looked full of confidence and is serenely going about his business which I like. I’m not going to say that he’ll take our Durrant but the Dutchman is doubling in well enough and scoring well enough to suggest he can force a deciding set if he doesn’t win.
Tips
WON – Back J.Wattimena (+1.5 sets) to beat G.Durrant for a 4/10 stake at 1.91 with Boylesports
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