Favorites Wade and Anderson move into the semifinals

The top players James Wade (England) and Gary Anderson (Scotland) reached the semi-final at the Darts World Cup. The Machine, as Wade is called, sat down at the start of the year 2022 on Saturday with 5: 0 against his compatriot Mervin King and thus reached the round of the last four in the most important tournament of the year for the fourth time. Wade gets in the semifinals on Sunday (20.00 pm / Sport1 and DAZN) with the winner of the game between defending champion Berwyn Price from Wales and England Michael Smith. Price and Smith meeting on Saturday night.

The former European champion Wade has so far plays a decent tournament, but has benefited from a favorable tableau and happy circumstances. Third-round opponent Vincent van der Oort from the Netherlands could not compete against a positive Corona test against the wade. Other Favorites such as Dimitri van der Beef (Belgium) or Joe Cullen (England) prevailed from a possible duel.

Ex-Champion Anderson is also represented in the tournament. The Scot sat down in the second game of the day with 5: 2 against Luke Humphries from England. For the Flying Scotsman, as Anderson is named, in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021, the seventh participation in a World Cup semi-final. Twice, Anderson crowned the world champion, in the previous year, in the final, a 3: 7 defeat against Price.