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Anderson sets up Wright semi
- Updated: December 30, 2016
Gary Anderson progressed past Dave Chisnall to reach the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship and remain on course for a third successive title.
The 2015 and 2016 winner beat seventh seed Chisnall 5-3 to tie up a semi-final date against Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright, who dispatched James Wade earlier on Friday.
Anderson took the opening set with a 104 checkout against the throw, despite Chisnall hitting a 180 in all five legs. The second set also went the distance, but again the defending champion pinched the deciding leg.
It looked bleak for Chisnall but he withstood Anderson breaking his throw to claim his first set, before improbably drawing level at 2-2 by racing through three consecutive …
