Lewis through to last four

Adrian Lewis
12 April 2012

Defending champion Adrian Lewis and Simon Whitlock joined James Wade and Andy Hamilton in the last four of the World Championships after victories at Alexandra Palace.

Defending champion Lewis enjoyed a 5-3 win over Terry Jenkins to book a meeting with Wade, while Whitlock had a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Gary Anderson and he will now meet Hamilton for a place in the final.

Wade and Hamilton had earlier beaten John Part and Kim Huybrechts in the afternoon session.

Lewis had taken a 3-0 lead, only for Jenkins to level, and there was little to choose between either man at that stage. At 2-1 to Lewis in the seventh set, Jenkins had the chance to level with double 20 but he was unable to make his darts count and his opponent took advantage to go 4-3 up.

Double top put Lewis 2-1 up in the eighth and he hit bullseye and double 20 for victory to book a potentially thrilling semi with Wade despite being unsettled by the crowd. Whitlock had not been among the favourites coming into the competition given he had suffered a broken ankle in October, but he came back from a set down to dominate.

'The Wizard' threw eight maximums and, although Anderson was more impressive than the score suggests, he missed chances and Whitlock took advantage to book a spot with Hamilton in the last four.

Earlier, third seed Wade moved into the semi-finals following an epic 5-4 victory over Part. Wade was in control early on, taking nine of the first 11 legs of the match but he missed a chance to go 4-1 up and Part hit back to take the next three sets to lead 4-3 before Wade levelled to force a sudden death shoot-out which he won with an 85 finish.

It propelled the 28-year-old into his first semi-final since 2008.

Hamilton reached the semi-finals for only the second time with a 5-2 win over Kim Huybrechts. Appearing in the first of the last-eight clashes, the Stoke thrower was impressive with 11 180s and a three-dart average over 102.

Hamilton took a two-set lead before Huybrechts hit back to win the third set without reply. The number 17 seed then pulled 4-1 ahead and although his opponent took the sixth, Hamilton claimed victory with three maximums in the seventh.

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