Sunday 20 November 2016 20:34, UK
Defending champion Michael van Gerwen produced another dazzling performance in his semi-final victory over Peter Wright at the Grand Slam of Darts.
The world no 1 recorded an average of more than 111, the sixth highest in the tournament's history, during a superb 16-10 win against Wright at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton.
James Wade will face Van Gerwen in Sunday's final, live on Sky Sports, after he completed a tense 16-14 win over Gary Anderson.
Van Gerwen had won all of his 16 previous matches against Wright and immediately established a break with a 126 finish on the bull.
Wright displayed his battling spirit in that quarter-final win over Phil Taylor and continued to frustrate MVG, levelling for a second time at 8-8 after picking out the bull himself.
But MVG seemed to possess the greater firepower and produced his first ten-dart leg of the game to move 11-9 up, before increasing his advantage with ruthless checkouts in the next two legs.
With the win almost in his grasp, Van Gerwen attempted another nine-darter only to fall short again, although a 17th 180 put him on the path to victory and he hit double four to reach the final again.
Wade will stand in the way of Van Gerwen and needs to continue his nerveless finishing after edging out the world champion Anderson.
At key moments in the match, Wade managed to produce a hot spell of scoring, and continued to clear up his checkouts with clinical accuracy.
Anderson tried to save himself with a late assault and even threatened a nine-darter, but his failure to hit double 20 would prove costly as Wade returned to take out double 10 for the match.
Watch tonight's final of the Grand Slam of Darts from 7pm on Sky Sports 1.
