Friday in Dublin and the semi-final line-up has now been confirmed. Irish fans will continue to be in a happy mood and full of support for Brendan Dolan who secured victory. Wes Newton, Michael Van Gerwen and Mervyn King also made it to the weekend. Here's the quarter final round-up:
Justin Pipe 1-3 Brendan Dolan: The Northern Irishman continues his fantastic Grand Prix record by progressing into the semi finals. Dolan started in fantastic fashion with a 107-checkout followed by a 101-finish before taking the set 3-0. Pipe responded in the second set with a snooker 147-checkout in the opening leg. Dolan did level the set before Pipe took it 3-1 to level the match. The crowd were ferocious throughout and it did seem to hamper somewhat. Dolan led 2-0 in the third set before taking it 3-1. Pipe did put up a fight in the fourth set; he managed to level the set at 2-2 after initially taking the lead. But it wasn't enough as Dolan took the deciding leg of the set to win the match 3-2.
Wes Newton 3-2 Paul Nicholson: Newton comes from two set behind to book his place in the last four. The first set saw Newton lead 2-1 but it would be Nicholson to take the set 3-2 to take the lead. The second set saw Newton very shaky and lost it without winning a leg. The comeback had to come after Nicholson hit a 117-checkout to lead 2-1 in the third set but Newton managed to turn it around to keep himself in the game. The pair were then locked together at 1-1 before a 113-checkout sealed the set for Newton at 3-1 to force a deciding set. Newton looked the better in the final set and took a 2-0 lead before winning it 3-1 to get through.
Michael Van Gerwen 3-2 Andy Hamilton: The 23-year old Dutchman is a step closer to winning his first televised major after a tough victory. Hamilton took a 2-1 lead courtesy of an 86-checkout on the bull but Van Gerwen battled back to win the set. The Hammer responded by taking the first two legs of the second set before sealing it via the deciding leg. Van Gerwen retook the lead in the third set after taking a 2-0 lead and winning it 3-1. The Dutchman was on the verge of taking the match in the fourth set once he took a 2-1 lead. But a 160-checkout from Hamilton stole the set to force a deciding five legs. It required all five legs as well with Van Gerwen leading 2-1 before taking that final leg to book his spot in the semi-finals.
Robert Thornton 0-3 Mervyn King: King surges past the Taylor beater in stunning fashion. Thornton actually started the better and took the first two legs of the opening set. But King responded to take the next three legs and steal the set. A 102-checkout from King was how he started the second set and went to take a 2-0 lead before winning it 3-2. Thornton's last leg of the tournament made it 1-1 in the third set before King took it 3-1 to make a statement going into the semi-finals.
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