We've reached the semi-final stage of the 2011 World Grand Prix darts and history was made in front of the smiling Irish eyes. The first semi-final saw Brendan Dolan face World Number three James Wade. The Machine got off the better start, beating the home guy 3-1 in the first set. Dolan then created history by becoming the first person ever to hit a nine darter in the World Grand Prix which helped him to secure the third set 3-1. The third set also finished 3-1, in the Irishman's favour to turn the scoreline on its head. He then made it 3-1 in the match by the same set scoreline. The fifth set went to a crucial decider but again Dolan won ti to put himself just one set away from his first ever major final in the PDC. Wade pulled a set back with a whitewash but Dolan was able to keep battling and the seventh set also went to a decider, which Dolan again to won to book himself into the World Grand Prix fans in front of his home crowd.
The other semi-final saw the rampant Phil Taylor get given a tough test against Richie Burnett. Taylor continued his ruthless streak with a whitewash in the first set but Burnett responded with a whitewash of his own. Taylor then turned the screw and took a 4-1 lead with three consecutive 3-1 set wins. Burnett wasn't finished though and took the sixth set with a second whitewash to make Taylor concede only his third set of the tournament. But Taylor completed the job with his second whitewash to win the match 5-2.
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