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World No 1 Michael van Gerwen ‘s hot Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson are on their heels for World Darts Championship glory but there are also five other players with a chance to win the title. Who will lift the Sid Waddell Cup on Sunday, January 3rd?

Gerwyn Price, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson will all be looking for the World Darts Championship title

Michael van Gerwen may have preferred to land his fourth World Darts Championship title, but the likes of Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price are hot on his heels ahead of New Year’s Day at Alexandra Palace.

This year’s Worlds has been pretty much everything, from James Wade’s sensual nine-darter to Joe Cullen’s huge MVG impact.

The ranking has hit the top of Ally Pally and he promises to be even better ahead of four high-quality quarter-final matches played over two sessions on Friday.

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The nine-year-old James Wade was in his game with Stephen Bunting as one of the most famous events in the World this year

Stephen Bunting forces Krzysztof Ratajski to be in the opening before Flying Scotsman Anderson and Dirk Van Duijvenbode come into battle.

The evening’s session will begin with the match between The Iceman Price and Daryl Gurney, with van Gerwen’s three-time world meeting with Dave Chisnall also taking place on Friday afternoon.

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Krzysztof Ratajski vs Stephen Bunting

Krzysztof Ratajski leads Stephen Bunting in the first quarter-final of the day

First up at night the Polish Eagle sees Bunting, a Lakeside winner.

Ratajski lasted seven game darts in the deciding leg and lost nine himself before getting over the line on D1 against Germany’s Gabriel Clemens to his first quarter-final. arrive at the Worlds.

Merseysider Bunting has revived after seeing Wade and then Ryan Searle to return to the last eight for the first time since 2015.

Their only previous meeting came in 2018 at the Dutch Masters, which Bunting won 6-3.

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Ratajski finally shook D1 to become the first Pole to reach the Worlds semi-finals

Gary Anderson vs. Dirk Van Duijvenbode

Gary Anderson is up against Dirk Van Duijvenbode in what should be

This could be an explosive encounter between two of the highest scores in the game at Those Worlds.

The Scot may have been fascinated by Mensur Suljovic ‘s antiquities, but he was nowhere near his best against Devon Petersen.

Aubergenius Van Duijvenbode has already eliminated two former world champions Rob Cross and Glen Durrant, so can he score on New Year’s Day?

Van Duijvenbode famously defeated ‘his hero’ Anderson 3-1 at the World Grand Prix in Coventry just a few months back on his way to the final where he was beaten by Gerwyn Price.

“He’s my hero, he always was. When I defeated him in the Grand Prix (World), I was like I can beat my hero because you don’t want to beat your hero because he is you are a hero, “said the Dutchman.

“Now I’m playing it on the biggest stage in the world. Win or lose I don’t care because I’m playing my hero on the biggest platform I can play.”

Gerwyn Price vs Daryl Gurney

Gerwyn Price will face Daryl Gurney in the opening game of the night on New Year’s Day

The Welshman’s prospects Price has been world No. 1, but he must first deal with a resurgent Gurney in a mouth-watering affair.

This year’s World Grand Prix champion has not been at the top of this year’s competition, but he may have to do so to advance.

In contrast, SuperChin is into the second semifinals of its world champion after a year to forget. With the exception of a semi-final display at the UK Open in March, the Northern Irishman has lost his place in the top 10 in the world.

He has suffered open rounds at Grand Prix Championships, European Championships and Players, and also failed to qualify for the Grand Slam.

Price has kept control of their previous meetings, but all records will be thrown out the window when they hit Friday night.

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Gurney succeeded in his nine-dart effort at his game with Vincent van der Voort

Michael van Gerwen vs Dave Chisnall

Michael van Gerwen holds an incredible record that won over Dave Chisnall

Three-time champion Van Gerwen is sure to rip his lips at Chizzy’s takeover. After all, the world No 1 record is amazing against the St Helens thrower.

He will be aiming for his 49th victory over Chisnall, who has not beaten the Dutchman in more than four years. That’s 27 meetings (L26 D1).

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Van Gerwen was pleased with the suffering he showed as he came from 3-1 down to beat Joe Cullen in the fourth round.

Surprisingly, this is their first meeting at the Worlds, and Chisnall believes he can beat the Dutchman flying on the biggest stage of them all, reports Sky Sports: “I haven’t beaten it for a while, but this tournament, I can beat it. I play well enough, but I have to skimp on the sloppy darts. It’s a fast, fast game so I’ll be happy with that. “

Gerwen recovered from falling behind 3-1 to a superb Joe Cullen, who fired in 19 180n and lost two seconds of maids at the bullseye in an attractive relationship to reach the last eight, where will it be better to defeat Chisnall again.

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