We started with 32 top darts players last Saturday and eight days later, four remain to be crowned the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts Champion. The first semi-final on paper was the most lucrative, Phil Taylor taking on World Champion Adrian Lewis. Taylor cruised into a 3-0 lead before winning a crucial fifth leg after Lewis missed a double for a 141 checkout to lead 4-1 after the first session. The match remained with a gap of three throughout the second session until Taylor hit double top in the tenth leg to make it 7-3 and edge just a little further away from Lewis. Lewis reduced the score to 7-4 with a silky 131 finish after Taylor missed two darts at double twelve to seal the a break of throw. Lewis took the momentum to pull it back to 8-6 before Taylor took out 119 to lead 9-6 going into the third break. Taylor then managed a break of throw to extend the lead to 10-6. Taylor then took out 106 to extend his lead to 13-7, leaving him just three legs away from a place in the final. Lewis found a show piece 145 checkout to make the score 15-8 before Taylor found double twelve to win the match 16-9.
Gary Anderson met Mark Walsh in the second semi-final and Walsh had the lead for the first part of the game. But Anderson won four legs on the spin to go from 10-6 down to level the match at 10-10. Anderson then took out 101 to take the lead and a break of throw. But Walsh fought back as Anderson missed three darts a double three to allow Walsh back on level terms. But Walsh began to falter and Anderson was able escape the Special Brew's clutches to lead 14-11. Anderson only required the following two legs to put himself in tonight's final against Taylor.
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