Ricky Evans battled back from 8-5 down to edge past Luke Woodhouse in a last-leg thriller, securing his place in a third major televised quarter-final.
He mentioned struggling with a slight finger twitch, the same issue he dealt with at Ally Pally, so he’ll need to put that out of his mind tonight if he’s going to overcome the Welshman.
Gerwyn Price booked his fifth Grand Slam quarter-final appearance with a 10-6 victory over Martin Schindler. He stormed into a 5-1 lead but then squandered several chances on the doubles, a spell in which he could easily have been 8-2 ahead.
Still, the Iceman dug deep and produced a brilliant final burst, taking the last three legs to seal the win in style.
Whenever Ricky Evans is involved, the match is usually full of entertainment, but if he doesn’t settle quickly, Price could run away with it.
The Welshman thrives at this event, and provided he maintains the level he showed for most of his last-16 clash, he should have the edge in this matchup.
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Luke Humphries was said to be dealing with back spasms ahead of his last-16 clash with Jurjen van der Velde, but you wouldn’t have known it from the way he played. He delivered a dominant performance, winning 10-3 with a superb 108.55 average.
The world number one certainly sent a message to the rest of the competition, and if he hits that level again tonight, he should be in for a comfortable outing.
Michael Smith booked his second televised quarter-final of the year after edging past Chris Dobey in a tense final-leg decider. Both men missed several chances to close out the match before Smith finally sealed it.
Bully Boy is clearly trying to find his rhythm again after sitting out most of this season’s majors, but he’ll need to settle quickly this evening because Humphries won’t be handing out free chances.
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