Anderson Out! • 01.09.09
Martin Adams has admitted he will have to focus more if he wants to win his second BDO world championship. 'Wolfie' has made an unconvincing start to the Lakeside showpiece despite getting through to the quarter-finals.
He defeated debutants Dave Chisnall and Daryl Gurney to set up a last eight meeting with Gary Robson.
The England captain was taken to a five-set tiebreak by Chisnall on Monday night and then saw an early 2-0 advantage wiped out by Gurney on Wednesday before triumping 4-2.
And Adams – the oldest player in the tournament – knows he will have to improve if he is to lift the world title for the second time in three years.
Adams had missed bullseye for an impressive 161 check-out in the opening leg against Gurney, but held his throw throughout the set for an early lead.
He then battled back after losing the opening two legs of the second set by blasting a brace of 180s and checking out on 76 and 79 to level before hitting double eight to double his overall advantage.
The match followed the same pattern in the third set as Gurney raced into a 2-0 lead again only to miss double 15 for a set-winning 150 finish.
Adams was successful with double four and double tops to level, but he missed bullseye for a 121 finish in the set-deciding leg and Gurney was able to reduce the arrears.
The opening three legs of the fourth set went with throw, but Adams missed another bullseye for 121 and then double 16 and double eight to gift Gurney to chance to tie the match.
The fifth set went the other way with every leg going against the throw before Adams secured a set-winning 101 check-out.
He sealed his place in the quarter-final after hitting back from 2-0 down to finally see off the gallant Irishman.
Adams commented: "I would like to have won 4-0, but Daryl threw some very good darts.
Well, you just never know with darts; Number 1 seed Gary Anderson has crashed out of the World Championship losing 5-3 to Tony O'Shea in the quarter-finals at Lakeside.
Anderson got off to a bad start, trailing 3-0, but hauled it back to 4-3 before Englishman O'Shea closed out.
The ninth seed said: "I knew Gary was going to come back, he always does. But I'm now made of much sterner stuff."
