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Richie Burnett beats Peter Wright to reach UK Open last eight; Michael van Gerwen to face Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals after the pair beat Luke Humphries and Joe Cullen respectively. Defending champion Danny Noppert was defeated by William O’Connor.
Last updated: 04/03/23 11:13
Richie Burnett returned the day’s result to beat Peter Wright
Richie Burnett stunned Peter Wright to reach the quarter-finals of the British Open for the first time in his career on Saturday, while Michael van Gerwen recorded a dominant win over Luke Humphries to continue his pursuit of a fourth Minehead crown.
Burnett, whose previous best at the British Open came in 2007 when he reached the last 16, won 10-8 against 2022 world champion Wright after beating Ted Evetts 10-9 earlier in the day.
The 56-year-old ‘Prince of Wales’ will now face Dimitri Van den Bergh for a place in the semi-finals on Sunday after the Belgian defeated 2018 champion Gary Anderson 10-8.
“I’ve been an idiot for years, I’m just not capable, I’ve been an absolute maniac but I’ve never hurt anybody, just been an idiot for myself. I’m just making up for lost time,” Burnett told ITV Sports.
It was the first quarter-final appearance for the 1995 BDO world champion since appearing in the round of eight at the 2014 Grand Prix.
Van Gerwen followed up Friday’s win over Dave Chisnall by beating Martijn Kleermaker 10-6 before making light work of Humphries, who had beaten world champion Michael Smith 10-9.
Waiting for the Dutchman in the next round is Nathan Aspinall after the 2019 tournament champion booked his place in the last eight with a 10-2 victory over Joe Cullen after seeing off Dirk van Duijvenbode in the afternoon session.
UK Open: last 16 results
| Main Stage | Nathan Aspinall 10-2 Joe Cullen |
|---|---|
| Peter Wright 8-10 Richie Burnett | |
| Gary Anderson 8-10 Dimitri Van den Bergh | |
| Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Luke Humphries | |
| Stage Two | Brendan Dolan 8-10 Andrew Gilding |
| William O’Connor 3-10 Adam Gawlas | |
| Jonny Clayton 8-10 Martin Schindler | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 7-10 Rob Cross |
British Open quarter-final draw
| Andrew Gilding v Martin Schindler |
| Michael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall |
| Rob Cross v Adam Gawlas |
| Richie Burnett in Dimitri Van den Bergh |
Adam Gawlas continued his good run with a 10-3 win over William O’Connor, who defeated defending champion Danny Noppert with a 10-9 win earlier in the day.
Jonny Clayton’s weekend ended with a 10-8 loss to Martin Schindler after the Welshman got past Jose de Sousa, and Rob Cross progressed to the quarters with a 10-7 win over Jeffrey de Zwaan, who had advanced to the evening session by edging out Gerwyn Price.
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