German Darts Masters - Reports 3. Day, Third Round

NINE-DART WHITE REACHES GERMAN DARTS MASTERS QUARTER-FINALS AS THORN STINGS NEWTON
Ian White landed a nine-dart finish as he booked a place in the quarter-finals of the German Darts Masters on Sunday afternoon, with Robert Thornton also starring as he moved into the last eight.
White became the second player in the 82,100 pound European Tour event to achieve a perfect leg as he followed Mark Webster in posting a nine-dart finish, hitting two 180s and finishing 141 on double 12 in his third round clash with Andy Hamilton.
While Webster went on to lose in his first round game with Andree Welge on Friday, White narrowly avoided the same fate as he sneaked past Hamilton 6-5, with the World Championship finalist missing a dart to take victory in the deciding leg.
White will now play Speedy Services UK Open champion Thornton in the quarter-finals on Sunday evening, after the Scot sensationally whitewashed number four seed Wes Newton with a 107 average.
Ian White said: "It was a good match. We're close friends and I knew it was going to be pretty hard to play against each other. It was nice hitting the nine-darter but it was only one leg and I had to concentrate again afterwards."

World Champion Adrian Lewis dropped just one leg in his demolition of Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell and he now faces Tony West, whose impressive weekend continued as he came from 3-0 down to defeat Terry Jenkins 6-4.
Adrian Lewis: "I'm enjoying it and that's showing on stage. I'm practising hard and playing well, and I'll get myself prepared for the quarter-finals now. The crowd are fantastic and it's like playing in the World Championship because they're having a great time and supporting all the players."

Simon Whitlock edged out Wayne Jones in another dramatic decider, with the Wolverhampton man missing a dart for victory in each of the game's final two legs before the Australian took out 102 to snatch the win, having never led until hitting the winning double.
Simon Whitlock commented: "I'm overwhelmed with that win - I was a bag of nerves but I'm over the moon to get the win."
Whitlock meets world number three James Wade in the last eight, after the left-hander came from 4-3 down to win 6-4 against Nigel Heydon, hitting finishes of 120, 106 and 105 before sealing victory with back-to-back 14-darters.
After the match James Wade said: "I struggled to get going but Nigel gave me a glimmer of hope and I took my chance. I'll have to finish well against Simon Whitlock tonight but we'll see how it goes."

The other quarter-final will be an all-Dutch affair as Raymond van Barneveld plays Vincent van der Voort. Van Barneveld ended German hopes in the event with a 6-2 win over Andree Welge in their last 16 clash, while van der Voort was a 6-4 winner over emerging Dutchman Jerry Hendriks.
Vincent van der Voort commented: "It's good to win and I needed that win. I think I need to be more aggressive in the quarter-finals because I was too reserved there as Jerry and I are very friendly. He's a very good player with a big future."
Raymond van Barneveld said: "I missed a lot of doubles but I had to focus because Andree had the crowd behind him and has played well this week, so I'm happy to be in the quarter-finals."







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