PDC World Championship: Gary Anderson reaches quarter-finals
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Gary Anderson will face Dirk van Duijvenbode in the quarter-finals
Gary Anderson powered into the PDC World Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 defeat of Devon Peterson - then called pundit Wayne Mardle a "numpty".
Mardle said Anderson's opponent should try to put him off after the Scot became frustrated at the speed of round three opponent Mensur Suljovic's play.
Anderson will face Dirk van Duijvenbode for a place in the semi-finals.
"Wayne's telling everyone if you've got a problem with a player slow him down, or put him off," said Anderson.
"What a numpty. My way of playing darts is to try to outscore him, to outplay him, to out-finish him."
Two-time champion Anderson produced a 160 finish in his comfortable win over Peterson at Alexandra Palace, London.
That was bettered by Dutchman Van Duijvenbode, who hit a maximum 170 checkout as he came from 3-1 down to beat Premier League champion Glen Durrant in the deciding leg of the deciding set in the best-of-seven match.
Elsewhere Dave Chisnall won an enthralling encounter with World Matchplay champion Dimitri van den Bergh 4-2 and will next play world number one Michael van Gerwen.
Eighth seed Chisnall, twice a quarter-finalist, fired a 144 to win the first set and, as the tension escalated, sealed victory with a 102.
Third seed Gerwyn Price beat Mervyn King 4-1 and will face Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, who defeated Vincent van der Voort 4-2 with his seventh match dart.
Price took the opening set against King with a 148 finish and said: "One minute I was comfortable, the next I was all over the shop.
"I wasn't at my best but I did enough and thankfully Mervyn wasn't as good as he has been."
Stephen Bunting reached his second quarter-final after recovering from 2-0 down in legs in the final set. He recorded a 13-darter against Ryan Searle to secure a meeting with Poland's Krzysztof Ratajski.
All four quarter-finals will be played on New Year's Day.
Friday, 1 January
Afternoon session (12:00 GMT)
Krzysztof Ratajski (15) v Stephen Bunting (26)
Gary Anderson (13) v Dirk Van Duijvenbode (11)
Evening session (18:00)
Gerwyn Price (13) v Daryl Gurney
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Dave Chisnall (8)
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