Dobey beats Price to reach semi-finals at Worlds

Chris Dobey came from 2 sets down to bushed erstwhile champion Gerwyn Price 5-3 and scope the PDC World Championship semi-finals for the archetypal time.

Dobey, who mislaid successful the past 8 successful the past 2 years, held steadfast aft a blistering commencement from Price to triumph 4 sets connected the bounce and had 5 darts to triumph 5-2.

The Englishman's nonaccomplishment to decorativeness the occupation brought backmost memories of his quarter-final decision by Rob Cross past year, erstwhile helium surrendered a 4-0 lead.

However, a interruption allowed Dobey to regroup and ensured determination would beryllium nary repetition of that collapse, sealing the triumph with a superb double-double decorativeness connected the 18s.

He volition conscionable three-time champion Michael van Gerwen oregon unseeded Callan Rydz successful the past four.

"Getting implicit that decision past twelvemonth and getting implicit the enactment this twelvemonth means a lot," Dobey told Sky Sports.

"I've ne'er been truthful tense throwing for a winning treble arsenic I person today. I'm conscionable pleased I grinded it retired and got the win."

Dobey was up against it aboriginal connected with 2021 victor Price making a flying start, averaging 103.1 successful the opening acceptable and past breaking to triumph the 2nd 3-1.

However, Dobey responded by averaging 113.19 successful the 3rd to halve the deficit, and pushed connected with Price starting to conflict connected the outer ring.

Those issues continued passim the match, with the Welshman missing 41 darts astatine treble successful total, and Dobey happily took advantage.

The 34-year-old from Bedlington, Northumberland, started with a 180 erstwhile 4-2 up but was abruptly flooded by nerves and fto 5 darts for the lucifer spell begging, with attempts astatine treble 10 and treble 4 missing the people by a distance.

But helium showed large resilience to enactment those misses down him and decorativeness the occupation successful the adjacent set.

"It reminded maine precisely of past year," Dobey added. "I thought, conscionable support going, you volition get different chance. Luckily, I yet got implicit the line.

"Honestly, I'm overwhelmed. I'm buzzing to get that win."

Afternoon Session

Chris Dobey 5-3 Gerwyn Price

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