After the quarter finals yesterday afternoon, the four semi-finalists had about two hours to prepare for the semi-finals last night. The first semi-final saw two Premier League players battle it out for the place in the final. Webster made much of the early going against Wade and the Welshman went 2-0 ahead before extending it to a healthy 7-3. But Webster was then 9-7 ahead and missed the bulls-eye to take the prize, Wade followed up with Shanghai 120 to remain in the game. This rocked Webster and it caused him to lose the momentum, Wade fought all the back to win 10-9.
The second semi-final saw that whoever won would be entering their first major TV darts final. Denis Ovens moved into a 5-2 lead over Wes Newton but Newton found his darts and won five legs on the spin to make it 7-4. From there Newton was always the favourite as the veteran Ovens lost steam to give Newton a 9-6 victory.
Newton had twenty minutes to recover from his semi-final victory before taking to the stage again to face Wade in the final. Wade out scored Newton throughout the contest but his missed doubles allowed Newton to remain in touch at 6-6. Wade then found his beloved double top and it spelt the end for Newton as Wade won 8-6. This is Wade's sixth major (seven if you count the Premier League) but although it was Newton's first final, I think we'll be seeing a lot more from him and possibly even a Premier League spot next year.
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