European Darts Grand Prix 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Gary Anderson facing Andrew Gilding in crunch final
Woodhouse had a bull for a 164 checkout to keep the match alive. Gilding leaves misses a shot at top but Woodhouse can't close out 25. And no mistake this time for Gilding who takes his second match dart to book his place in the final.
What a flying start from Gilding. This is stunning stuff. He has raced into a 4-0 lead and is more than halfway there. Woodhouse doesn't know what has hit him.
And that's that.
And all rather emphatic indeed from Anderson.
A 7-2 victory and the Flying Scotsman is in the final.
Will he face Gilding or Woodhouse?
Let's find out...
Anderson gets the first leg against the throw to move 3-2 ahead. And he takes the next two to suddenly pull 5-2 ahead. Van Duijvenbode produced a comeback in his quarter-final - he will need to do the same again.
Nothing between these two so far. 2-2.
These two have had a bit of rest and are ready and raring to go again. Slight change in format - these are first to seven legs instead of six.
Three matches left. Two semi-finals and a final. The semis are: Anderson vs Van Duijvenbode Gilding vs Woodhouse
Woodhouse does it! It came down to the final leg and it was the Woodhouse who kept his nerve to dump out the former world champion.
Smith gets it! He nudges in front by checking out 64.
And now he will throw for a place in the semis...
Tees himself up with 78... And Woodhouse needs 50.
Bully Boy twice misses tops. Door ajar for Woodhouse?
It is - and he takes it.
Another decider to come...
Nothing to separate these two as we move towards the crunch part of the quarters. 4-4. Woodhouse with the throw.
Now time for the fourth and final quarter-final in Germany. It is Luke Woodhouse vs Michael Smith.
Andrew Gilding cruised into a 6-1 victory over Peter Wright to reach the final four. Gilding hit four 180s in the win, double Wright's.
No time to waste in Germany. Next up in the third quarter-final it is Peter Wright vs Andrew Gilding...
Van Duijvenbode missed D16 twice... He moves across... And misses again! Wade with D8 to win it... 8... misses D4... 4! DRAMA! Do neither of them want to win this?! Van Duijvenbode eventually gets D16 and crawls over the line.
And it's 5-5!
Unbelievable scenes.
Into a decider...
And it's all over. Wade leaves himself 60... can his rival take out 118? No. Wade hits D10 to extend the quarter-final.
What a turnaround this has been. Van Duijvenbode has gone from 3-1 down to now lead 5-3. This is remarkable stuff. Dirk a leg away from the semis.
And the Dutchman is back on level terms. 3-3.
Well, well, well. Van Duijvenbode needs something special... And he checks out the Big Fish! Huge from the big Dutchman. Massive.
He can, you know! Wade gets the break! And he moves to needing 35 in leg four with his opponent still requiring 238. Wade closes out. 3-1.
Honours even after the first two legs. 1-1.
Can Wade, the No10 seed, find the break after the Dutchman threw first in the match?
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