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Breeze for Anderson and Lewis
- Updated: December 23, 2016
Darren ‘The Demolition Man’ Webster continued his remarkable World Championship form by wrecking Simon Whitlock’s hopes at Alexandra Palace while reigning world champion Gary Anderson and former two-time winner Adrian Lewis breezed through.
Friday’s evening session opened with 2010 finalist Whitlock up against Webster and crushed his hopes with a 4-0 whitewash to potentially set up a meeting with world No 1 Michael van Gerwen.
The Norwich thrower, who knocked out Stephen Bunting in the first round, broke Whitlock’s throw with a neat 81 finish to win the opening set with an average of 108.08.
Former European champion Whitlock found himself two sets down after failing with a ‘Shanghai’ attempt while the 48-year-old cleaned up with double top before raising a glass to the Ally Pally crowd.
‘The Wizard’ was being dismantled as Webster won the third set with a 112 finish before cleaning up with a stunning 140 to wrap up the match.
“I felt good and was really happy with the performance,” said Webster, who finished with an 104.64 three-dart average, eight maximums and 66 per cent on …
