Good darts again tonight. Gerwyn Price was taken all the way by World Junior champion Bradley Brooks and squeaked through 10-8. Gezzy was his usual self, roaring out loud when he hit something good. But young Brooks wasn't intimidated by this and did some roaring of his own when he matched Gezzy. The crowd loved it! And, as usual, they were giving Gezzy a lot of grief which was really undeserved.
Jonny Clayton was also playing a youngster in Nathan Rafferty from Ireland but breezed through 10-2 with a totally professional display. He and Gezzy meet in the next round and, given their present form, has to be favourite to win. By his own admission Gezzy isn't playing well and if anyone wants to beat Jonny these days, they have to be throwing near their best. It's all boiling up nicely with many of the big-hitters still in including MVG who averaged over 115 in his last match. Good stuff!!