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Gary Anderson won his clash with Raymond van Barneveld in spectacular fashion

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Here's the moment Gary Anderson won his match against Raymond van Barneveld

Gary Anderson won a World Matchplay classic against Raymond van Barneveld in a clash which included some spectacular finishes from both legends of the game.

In a match which had pretty much everything you could wish for in a darts game, both players went hammer and tongs at it in front of a packed house at Blackpool's Winter Gardens.

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Anderson also took out this spectacular 110 checkout

'The Flying Scotsman' landed an early blow with a 110 checkout, but the Dutchman responded in clinical fashion by hitting the bullseye with two spectacular finishes.

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Van Barneveld landed this 130 finish on the bull

RVB took out a 130 and a 122, but in the end it was Anderson who turned it on in the final leg with an 82 on the bull to make it through to the quarter-finals where he will play Joe Cullen.

"It's not often I give it a big celebration but it felt good when I won that one," said Anderson.

Click on the video at the top of the page to see Anderson at his magnificent best...

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And the Dutch master also hit this 122 on the bull in defeat

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