Darts Federation of Australia

Day Six Highlights

David Crashes Out

Wales' Ritchie Davies blitzed reigning champion Tony David (pictured) to clinch his place in the semi-finals of the Embassy World Championship in Frimley Green on Thursday night.

The computer engineer, who lost 3-1 to David in the first round 12 months ago, produced an awesome performance to inflict a 5-0 defeat on the 'Deadly Boomerang'.

David had lost the opening set in his previous two games, and he again struggled while Davies started like an express train.

Afterwards, the deposed champion was magnanimous in defeat.
"Ritchie's got ability, talent and tonight he played the better darts," David said.
"Reflecting on the match I didn't do a lot wrong, but it wasn't meant to be tonight."

Quarter Final Results:
Day 6

Gary Anderson (Eng)	def	Bob Taylor (Scotland)	5-0
Ritchie Davies (Wal)	def	Tony David (Aus)	5-0
(4) Anne Kirk (Scot)	def	Francis Hoenselaar (Neth)	2-0

RITCHIE DAVIES 5 - TONY DAVID 0

Australian Embassy champion Tony David was dethroned by a Welsh whitewash from Ritchie Davies on the famous Lakeside oche.

Welshman Davies - taking part in the quarter-finals for the first
time in seven attempts - put the reigning champion on the back foot from the start by taking the first set 3-0.

Computer expert Davies went further ahead when he took the second.

That set went with the throw until leg five when David missed his chances at a double and David cleaned up against the darts.

Things got even worse for the 2002 champion from Australia.

He grazed the bull wire in leg one and the miss let in Davies to hold his throw.

David hit back and then went 2-1 up with a break but the man from Wales broke straight back.

David got to the double first and looked odds on to win.

But two missed darts at double tops allowed Davies to seize the opportunity of a three-set lead.

Both players were throwing at 31.00-plus but it was Davies who was knocking in the doubles and his check-out accuracy soon put him just one set away from the first semi-final slot when he won set four.

Davies broke his opponent in leg one, went 2-0 up and 2-1 before going into the interval 4-0 ahead.

Davies kept his rhythm going in set five by taking the opening leg.

A maximum helped him to an 11-darter for a two-leg lead but battler David fought on to get the match back to 2-2.

But Davies had the darts in the deciding leg of the set and a cracking 121 (60 11 bull) put him into the last four.

David must have wondered what had hit him after chalking up a 31.23 average and not managing to secure a set. Davies' average was 32.73.

Davies was surprised and delighted by the score line.

"I never thought I would have beaten him by that score," he said.

"I was just focused when I went up there tonight.

Tony took me out last year so I just wanted to get one back, but I never expected to do it in that style."

GARY ANDERSON 5 - BOB TAYLOR 0

No-one could have predicted a second whitewash but it came when Bob Taylor took on fellow Scot Gary Anderson.

Both players looked nervous in the all-Scotland match and Taylor just managed to hang on to his throw as they both dithered on the doubles.

Anderson struck back with a brilliant 161 shot-out and followed that with two more legs to take the opening set.

Taylor trailed in the second but did well to get himself back in front at 2-1. Anderson broke "The Bear" in leg four and then put in a timely 13-darter to go two sets clear.

And he was soon three down as fellow Scot Anderson raced through the third 3-0.

Taylor fought hard to get back into the match and took the darts off Anderson in the opening leg of set four.

Anderson hit back with a 140 shot out and took the next to go into the break well and truly in the driving seat at 4-0 in sets.

The interval was short but the next set was even shorter.

The confidence had been drained from Taylor and Anderson was still on the boil. He hit three legs unanswered to move into the semi-final.

Afterwards Anderson said: "I thought I'd win tonight but I thought it would be a lot closer than that.

"I was fine against Andy Fordham but I felt a little bit nervous tonight. However, I'm through and I've got nothing to lose."

Ladies Embassy

ANNE KIRK 2 - FRANCIS HOENSELAAR 0

Anne Kirk caused the second upset of the evening (following the dismissal of Tony David) when the number four seed from Scotland knocked out favourite Francis Hoenselaar.

Kirk made her intentions plain from the start against the Dutchwoman and raced into a two-leg lead in the first.

Hoenselaar fought back to level the set but the school catering manager used her vast experience and first throw advantage to claim it.

Hoenselaar won the first leg in set two but that was her last in the match. Kirk (pictured above) rattled off three successful legs to take her place in the final.

Anne Kirk: 25.14 average
Francis Hoenselaar: 22.18 average

Anne Kirk has booked her place in the final of the women's event against the winner of the number two seed Trina Gulliver and Dutch darts star Mieke de Boer who will play their semi-final match tonight.

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