Gerwyn Price produced one of the most astonishing comebacks in UK Open history to stun Keane Barry and preserve his title hopes on a dramatic day of action in Minehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Price, who celebrated his 41st birthday on Saturday, fought back from 9-4 down to seal his spot in the quarter-finals, rattling off six consecutive legs in a remarkable conclusion to the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Welshman converted 121, 84, 81, 90 and 79 checkouts in consecutive legs to set up a thrilling finale, before firing in a 14-dart hold to complete the fightback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I missed some chances early on. I was missing doubles left right and centre,” reflected Price, who averaged 101 in his 10-5 victory over Wessel Nijman earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think I lost five legs on the bounce, it was a frustrating game at times. I was scoring really well and missing doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m just thankful to come through that game, and I’m on a free roll now, so I don’t care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I get support everywhere now, but this was like playing in Wales! There was support for Keane and me, but maybe a bit more for me at the end I think!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Price will now go head-to-head with his World Cup partner Jonny Clayton in a blockbuster last eight showdown, as Clayton sets his sights on a first TV ranking title since October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2025 semi-finalist Clayton booked his place at Finals Day with consecutive 10-7 victories over Darryl Pilgrim and Martin Lukeman, crashing in eight 180s in his last 16 clash against Lukeman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Day Two of the \u00a3750,000 event saw rounds five and six take place at Butlin’s Minehead Resort, as reigning champion Luke Littler maintained his bid for back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world number one survived a scare in defeating Kevin Doets 10-8 on Saturday afternoon, before delivering a statement display to account for 2018 champion Gary Anderson 10-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anderson produced 107.42 and 105.8 averages in wins over Dirk van Duijvenbode and Martin Schindler respectively to reach round six, although he was unable to replicate those heroics against Littler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World Champion will now lock horns with Danny Noppert in another intriguing tussle, after the 2022 champion dumped out Peter Wright and world number two Luke Humphries on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After landing a nine-darter to complete victory over 2024 UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh on Friday, Noppert dispatched 2017 winner Wright 10-2 on Stage Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 35-year-old claimed another major scalp in the last 16, punishing a profligate display from Humphries to register his first big stage victory over the two-time UK Open runner-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What can I say? I won against Luke Humphries finally on the big stage,” quipped Noppert, one of three former champions remaining in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m very happy with my performance. I think Luke didn’t play his best game; he missed a lot of doubles so I had more opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I took my chances and that’s the most important thing. Four years ago now, I lifted the title here. I lifted it once, why not twice!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael van Gerwen was another high-profile casualty in Minehead, succumbing to a virtuoso performance from an inspired James Wade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wade \u2013 a three-time UK Open champion in three different decades \u2013 followed up a 10-2 drubbing of Gabriel Clemens with a 105.83 average and a 10-3 demolition of Van Gerwen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The left-hander will now face Rob Cross, who dumped out former World Grand Prix champions Mike De Decker and Daryl Gurney in advancing to his first TV ranking quarter-final since November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cross recovered from 9-7 down to edge past De Decker in a dramatic round five encounter, before converting 130 and 152 checkouts en route to a resounding 10-6 victory over Gurney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Josh Rock and Krzysztof Ratajski completed the quarter-final line-up, and the pair will go head-to-head in Sunday afternoon’s opening tie on the Main Stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ratajski swept aside Sweden’s Oskar Lukasiak and World Championship semi-finalist Ryan Searle to reach his second UK Open quarter-final, and his first since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rock, meanwhile, recorded back-to-back 10-7 wins over Germany’s Dominik Gruellich and his Premier League rival Stephen Bunting to continue his bid for a maiden televised ranking title. Round Six: <\/strong>Josh Rock 10-7 Stephen Bunting; Luke Littler 10-5 Gary Anderson; James Wade 10-3 Michael van Gerwen; Danny Noppert 10-6 Luke Humphries; Jonny Clayton 10-7 Martin Lukeman; Rob Cross 10-6 Daryl Gurney; Gerwyn Price 10-9 Keane Barry; Krzysztof Ratajski 10-5 Ryan Searle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quarter-Finals Schedule: <\/strong> Gerwyn Price produced one of the most astonishing comebacks in UK Open history to stun Keane Barry and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-10292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-darts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
RESULTS
Round Five: <\/strong>Gary Anderson 10-7 Martin Schindler; Gerwyn Price 10-5 Wessel Nijman; Luke Littler 10-8 Kevin Doets; Luke Humphries 10-4 Dave Chisnall; Jonny Clayton 10-7 Darryl Pilgrim; Danny Noppert 10-2 Peter Wright; Rob Cross 10-9 Mike De Decker; Michael van Gerwen 10-6 Kai Gotthardt; Daryl Gurney 10-8 Ross Smith; Stephen Bunting 10-2 Mensur Suljovic; Josh Rock 10-7 Dominik Gruellich; Keane Barry 10-7 Ryan Joyce; Martin Lukeman 10-3 Madars Razma; James Wade 10-2 Gabriel Clemens; Krzysztof Ratajski 10-5 Oskar Lukasiak; Ryan Searle 10-9 Michael Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Josh Rock
James Wad\u0119 vs Rob Cross
Luke Littler vs Danny Noppert
Jonny Clayton vs Gerwyn Price<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"