THE first set of quarter finals take place on Thursday as two lucky winners will go on to compete in the Semi-Finals of the World Matchplay on Saturday Night.
Order of play
- Daryl Gurney vs Mensur Suljovic – Gurney leads 5-4 (players tied 2-2 in 2017)
- Darren Webster Vs Peter Wright – Wright leads 9-2 (Wright has won last five spanning back to May 2014)
Daryl Gurney Vs Mensur Suljovic
Daryl Gurney defeated Gary Anderson twice in 10 days after The double world champion was given a great game. Gurney really stepped up to the echelons of Anderson who with a 105.17 average was not enough in a credible 11-9 defeat to gurney.
Could this be the continuation of something for Superchin who is the 4/6 favourite with Suljovic marginal underdog around 5/4.
Gurney is more of the paced player versus the more deliberate style of Suljovic the 180 market is the starting point. Gurney is 1/8 to win the 180 count.
Super chin has netted 15 in his two games, which were both paced games compared to Mensur's six. From the 1/8 to win by one or more layers take the opinion Daryl should win by a margin of five.
Gurneys leg maximum average is 0.375 180s per leg (40 played). Suljovic' average is 0.1935 per leg over 31 legs.
Over the favoured total legs of 27.5, rounded up to 28 based on performance counts each player should get
DG – 10.50
MS – 5.42
The bookie line at -4.5 there is no value at 5/6 for Gurney as it's a tall line to cover.
Wright Vs Webster
Darren Webster has been one of the Stars of the event and has a chance to make the Matchplay Semi Final against the winner of the other game on Saturday.
Webster is an underdog around the 5/1 mark with Wright red hot around 1/7. Based on this price Wright has been awarded a 5.5 leg handicap to overcome so must win 16-10 or better to win this is 11/10 with the sponsors.
The market that has shone the radar is the maximum markets. Wright has uncharacteristically netted just 5 maximums in 33 legs of darts. His opponent Darren Webster has bagged 8 in 42 legs.
Fewer than 14 maximums is possible with Paddy Power at 5/6. Wright individually is no higher than 4/5 with Ladbrokes to hit fewer than 8 in the game and 11/10 for 8 or more.
Collectively Wright has not got his set up right but will he in time for the game? 4/5 Ladbrokes says he falls short on the maximums
Recommendation
- Under 7.5 180s (Wright) – 4/5 Ladbrokes 1pt
