Veteran Mervn King battles back to beat Raymond SmithLuke Humphries and Callan Rydz also into quarter-finalsThe two-time champion Gary Anderson cut a new look on the oche to
fire his PDC World Darts Championship title hopes. The Flying Scotsman changed his glasses and darts after struggling to find his best form in the early rounds at Alexandra Palace. Anderson’s tactic worked as he hit seven 180s and averaged 97.27 to beat Rob Cross 4-3 and reach his seventh world championship quarter-final in eight years.
“I went back to the old darts and they were working a treat,” Anderson, world champion in 2015 and 2016, told Sky Sports. “I was doing all right. I was 3-1 up and made a complete mess of one leg. Rob stuck in and came back. But there were no nerves.