'Bunting on a mission'published at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 2-5 Bunting
Glen Durrant
Former Premier League champion on Sky Sports
Bunting is hunting for another title. He is a man on a mission, He looks so comfortable.
Summary
Quarter-finals of PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace
Luke Littler beats Nathan Aspinall 5-2 to set up semi-final against Stephen Bunting
Bunting wins 5-2 against Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen beat Callan Rydz and will face Chris Dobey, who defeated Gerwyn Price, in Thursday's semi-finals
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'Bunting on a mission'published at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Bunting books his place in the semis!published at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
BreakingWright 2-5 Bunting (0-3)
Three darts for the match go begging for Stephen Bunting but he gets there in the end!
The Bullet has to grind it out in his leg, gradually getting himself down to a finish but then looks to have given it away with three misses on tops.
However, Peter Wright then misses two at tops himself and Bunting comes back, hits double 10 and breathes a sigh of relief.
A very good performance, overall, from The Bullet.
Postpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 2-4 Bunting (0-2)
Big break opportunity for Stephen Bunting... and he takes it in style!
One slack visit with 130 required threatens to undo his good work and Peter Wright gets down to 84.
No bother for The Bullet. He needs 90 and goes bullseye, tops. Two darts to move to within a leg of victory.
He has the darts as well...
Postpublished at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 2-4 Bunting (0-1)
Pressure on Stephen Bunting as he tries to halt Peter Wright's momentum.
It's a good leg with the darts for the Liverpudlian but he misses double 18 for a 113 out and Wright closes in.
Bunting ends up giving himself just one look at double four but he gets it to edge ahead in this seventh set.
Postpublished at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky SportsPeter Wright is playing better but Stephen Bunting is not playing as well as he was. That's why we have a contest now.
Wright takes out 133 for the set!published at 20:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 2-4 Bunting (3-1)
Genius from Peter Wright!
Stephen Bunting did just about everything he could have hoped for in hitting 136 to leave 48.
Deciding leg incoming? No chance!
Snakebite goes treble 19 then wins it with a double-double on the 19s. Brilliant!
Image source, PA MediaPostpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 1-4 Bunting (2-1)
One more leg for the set for Peter Wright...
Stephen Bunting briefly threatened to take out 160 for the break but ends up having to settle for leaving 40.
He never gets a look at it, though, as Wright gets tops for a 58 out to hold.
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Any mention of Big Cliff Lazerenko tells me I'm amongst fellow darts connoisseurs, I would argue Andy Fordham filled the Lazerenko void but I take the point!
Matt, West London
Postpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 1-4 Bunting (1-1)
Peter Wright is not going anywhere.
He breaks back immediately and it's Stephen Bunting's turn to rue a costly miss.
A superb 133 left him 70 but that has to go after Wright responds with 137 to leave 32.
Bunting misses tops and Snakebite gets double 16 at the second attempt.
Postpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 1-4 Bunting (0-1)
Stephen Bunting breaks to start the set.
However, Peter Wright will know that he had the chances to get the hold.
Three missed darts on double eight for Snakebite and they could prove costly.
Bunting hits double six and is two legs from the semi-finals...
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Yes ever since "Big Cliff" Lazarenko retired the darts world has been screaming out for a new poster boy. The Bullet's time has come!
Tristan
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Cliff Lazarenko reached the PDC World Championship quarter-finals in 1999
Postpublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 1-4 Bunting
Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky SportsPeter Wright is still in this quarter-final. He was clinical in that set.
Postpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 1-4 Bunting
A very different Peter Wright in that set.
An average of 104.86 and 75% on the outer ring. If he keeps that up then things could get very interesting.
Wright pulls one backpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 1-4 Bunting (3-0)
The start of an epic comeback?
It's a bit early for that kind of talk perhaps but Peter Wright does have a set back and looked much more like the player we saw in the last round.
After a 180 early in the leg, he takes out 64 with double 16 to win the set 3-0. A clean sweep.
Postpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 0-4 Bunting (2-0)
Stephen Bunting fires in his second 180 of the night - just the third of the match - but it's not enough to break back.
Another good leg for Peter Wright with double eight giving him a 14-dart hold.
Snakebite is a leg away from getting a set back...
Postpublished at 20:22 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 0-4 Bunting (1-0)
Well, that's a good start for Peter Wright!
An early break of throw in the set as he goes 140, 137 to leave 40.
Stephen Bunting misses double 16 for another ton-plus out and Wright returns and wins the leg on double 10.
Postpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 0-4 Bunting
A match average of 96 has been more than enough for Stephen Bunting.
Peter Wright was well off it in that fourth set, averaging just 85.53. What can the two-time champion do to try and turn this around?
Postpublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 0-4 Bunting
Glen Durrant
Former Premier League champion on Sky SportsBunting is in dreamland right now. Nothing is going right for Peter Wright.
Image source, PA MediaBunting moves within a set of victorypublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 0-4 Bunting (0-3)
Stephen Bunting could not have hoped for a better first four sets!
Against the darts but he soon takes control of the leg and when Peter Wright is unable to reel in the big fish, Bunting just needs 40.
He keeps it interesting with misses on tops and double 10 but then nails the double five for 4-0.
The crowd are going Bunting mental and Snakebite needs a comeback for the ages.
Postpublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January
Wright 0-3 Bunting (0-2)
Slightly careless from Stephen Bunting after building a big lead in the leg.
But just when Peter Wright might think he has half a chance of breaking back, The Bullet turns it on again.
Treble 18, double 16 - a two-dart finish for 86.