The Boylesports World Grand Prix semi-finals take place in Leicester on Saturday night so here's our match-by-match preview and best bets.
Just four players remain in contention for double-start glory at the Morningside Arena so we look ahead to both matches with tournament statistics, predictions and best bets...
Darts betting tips: World Grand Prix day six
1pt Gerwyn Price to win, hit most 180s and the highest checkout at 9/2 (Ladbrokes)
1pt neither Price nor Aspinall hit a starting double with their first dart of the match at 11/8 (Ladbrokes)
1pt Michael van Gerwen to win and Peter Wright hit most 180s at 7/2 (Sky Bet)
1pt neither MVG nor Wright hit a starting double with their first dart of the match at 11/8 (Ladbrokes)
SL Double: Price (-1.5 sets) and Van Gerwen (-1.5 sets) both to win at 5/2 with Sky Bet
World Grand Prix: Saturday October 8
- TV Coverage: Sky Sports (2000 GMT)
- Semi-Final Format: Best of 7 sets. All sets are the best of five legs. There will be no tie-break in any set. All legs must begin and end with a double, meaning that a player must hit a double before he can begin scoring in each leg.
Gerwyn Price (4/11) v Nathan Aspinall (2/1)
- Overall H2H: 11-8 (TV: 2-5)
2022: 1-1 (TV: 0-0) - Tournament Average (This season in brackets)
Price: 91.10 (97.06)
Aspinall: 85.93 (95.08) - 180s per leg (This season in brackets)
Price: 0.17 (0.28)
Aspinall: 0.21 (0.26) - Checkout % (This season in brackets)
Price: 34.2% (41.7%)
Aspinall: 41.9% (43.19%) - Starting Doubles %
Price: 47.29%
Aspinall: 38.62% - 100+ checkouts
Price: 5
Aspinall: 5 - Match Treble % in all comps this season (Win, most 180s, highest checkout)
Price: 25.42%
Aspinall: 25.71%
Gerwyn Price must been feeling as fresh as he was at the start of the week having played just 35 legs of darts so far - and that includes a very swift five-set clash with Joe Cullen.
Despite a few minor lapses - which is far more forgivable in the double-start format - when he's found his best form, he makes it count in the most breathtaking fashion, and by the time his opponents have felt what's hit them, the match is pretty much over.
Cullen was in a great position at 2-1 up in sets but a few minutes later, he'd lost six legs on the trot and Price was storming out of the Morningside Arena as the winner. The Iceman popped back in last night to see off Madars Razma in just 11 legs after Nathan Aspinall had toiled through another titanic tussle to end the dream run of Martin Lukeman.
By his own admission, The Asp is always embroiled in a battle whether he wins or loses, and so far this week all three of his matches have gone the distance and he's played 56 legs.
It's great to see his performances levels back towards they were during his ascent up the rankings a few years ago and he won't give up in any losing position he finds himself in against Price tonight.
After all, who could forget the time he came back from the brink against the Welshman at the World Championship back in 2018 - a result which helped him reach the semi-finals and change his career.
All that said, Price's A-Game is too much for most at the moment and is able to conjure it up out of nowhere even when there's signs that he might be having a bad day at the office - and that's a mighty weapon to have.
He's been starting legs more clinically than anyone else and his percentage of 100 checkouts per leg won has made up for not being quite so prolific as usual on the 180s front. His maximum per leg ratio is seasonally higher than Aspinall so if that can click into gear tonight, he could well deliver on that match treble.
I do also want to highlight you to a tempting bet that will win or lose within the first 20 seconds. Ladbrokes make it 11/8 that neither player hit a starting double with their first dart of the match. Aspinall failed to hit one with his first three attempts against Michael Smith, his first two against Danny Noppert and his opener against Martin Lukeman while Price failed once against Martin Schindler and six against Joe Cullen before hitting tops with his first attempt against Madars Razma. For context you can get 7/2 for both of them to get away first time.
Scoreline Prediction: 4-2
Peter Wright (6/5) v Michael van Gerwen (8/13)
- Overall H2H: 23-69, 2 draws (TV: 7-40, 2 draws)
2022: 0-5 (TV: 0-4) - Tournament Average (This season in brackets)
Wright: 88.84 (97.56)
Van Gerwen: 95.28 (98.08) - 180s per leg (This season in brackets)
Wright: 0.27 (0.3)
Van Gerwen: 0.26 (0.27) - Checkout % (This season in brackets)
Wright: 39.5% (39.78%)
Van Gerwen: 37.9% (37.46%) - Starting Doubles %
Wright: 43.33%
Van Gerwen: 43.90% - 100+ checkouts
Wright: 2
Van Gerwen: 8 - Match Treble % in all comps this season (Win, most 180s, highest checkout)
Wright: 23.66%
Van Gerwen: 28.8%
Yet another instalment of one of 'the' great darts rivalries takes place tonight but it's just the second time they've ever met at the World Grand Prix.
On that occasion back in 2018 an almost untouchable Michael van Gerwen beat Peter Wright 5-2 to win this double-start title for the fourth time and since then, Snakebite has never ventured this far.
Much has been made of the world champion's awful record in this tournament and despite playing some great darts in sustained periods this week, he's certainly survived his fair share of scares against Krzysztof Ratajski and Dimitri Van den Bergh to prevent a disappointing exit.
To his credit, Wright was almost unplayable after going 2-1 down against Ratajski, while Van den Bergh's missed match darts only came after he had fluffed his lines to get the job done earlier.
However, from what we've seen from van Gerwen this week, Wright can't afford many more lapses whatsoever.
The now a five-time champion, who is bidding to reach his seventh World Grand Prix final and first since 2019, is averaging 95.28 across his three matches so far, including a mesmerising 99 in a highly entertaining 3-1 victory Chris Dobey which also featured six opening visits of 160 and five 100+ checkouts, including one in the final leg.
MVG's only blip so far saw him somehow embroiled in a final set against Stephen Bunting in the second round after previously winning seven legs on the trot - but he got his act together again to complete his victory with a 94 average.
As vocal as Wright has been about his own title predictions (when is he ever not?), van Gerwen is full of confidence too, and comes into this clash having won all of their five meetings this year, including four in the Premier League.
The Premier League and World Matchplay champion has also won a lot more titles this season (eight) than Wright (one) so there's very few factors pointing in Snakebite's favour other than we know what he can do on his day.
I'm going for a van Gerwen win but one area Wright could dominate is the 180 count - he boasts a better 180 per leg ratio than the Dutchman this week and for the season overall. But the two outcomes together and you can get 7/2 with Sky Bet.
Like the first match, I'm also going to take the 11/8 on both players missing their opening attempt at a starting double. MVG has only got away with his first dart once this week - against Dobey - and although Wright has managed it twice, the earlier tension of this occasion will be higher.
Scoreline Prediction: 2-4
World Grand Prix: Daily results and schedule
Monday October 3 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of three sets)
- Callan Rydz 0-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Brendan Dolan 0-2 Stephen Bunting
- Chris Dobey 2-0 Luke Humphries
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 2-1 Dave Chisnall
- Jonny Clayton 2-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Peter Wright 2-0 Kim Huybrechts
- Michael van Gerwen 2-0 Gary Anderson
- Jose de Sousa 0-2 Adrian Lewis
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Tuesday October 4 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of three sets)
- Madars Razma 2-1 Ryan Searle
- Ross Smith 2-1 Andrew Gilding
- Danny Noppert 2-0 Gabriel Clemens
- Joe Cullen 2-1 Damon Heta
- Rob Cross 1-2 Daryl Gurney
- James Wade 1-2 Martin Lukeman
- Gerwyn Price 2-0 Martin Schindler
- Michael Smith 1-2 Nathan Aspinall
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Wednesday October 5 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of five sets)
- Adrian Lewis 2-3 Chris Dobey
- Peter Wright 3-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Michael van Gerwen 3-2 Stephen Bunting
- Jonny Clayton 2-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
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Thursday October 6 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of five sets)
- Martin Lukeman 3-2 Ross Smith
- Daryl Gurney 1-3 Madars Razma
- Gerwyn Price 3-2 Joe Cullen
- Nathan Aspinall Danny Noppert
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Friday October 7 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of five sets)
- Nathan Aspinall 3-2 Martin Lukeman
- Gerwyn Price 3-0 Madars Razma
- Peter Wright 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Chris Dobey
Saturday October 8 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Semi-Finals (Best of seven sets)
- Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall
- Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen
Sunday October 9 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Final (Best of nine sets)
- Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2
What TV channel is the World Grand Prix on?
This is one of the majors broadcast live on Sky Sports, whose coverage begins at 1900 BST every night except the semi-final night, which is 2000 BST.
World Grand Prix: Past Finals
- 1998 - Phil Taylor 13-8 Rod Harrington
- 1999 - Phil Taylor 6-1 Shayne Burgess
- 2000 - Phil Taylor 6-1 Shayne Burgess
- 2001 - Alan Warriner 8-2 Roland Scholten
- 2002 - Phil Taylor 7-3 John Part
- 2003 - Phil Taylor 7-2 John Part
- 2004 - Colin Lloyd 7-3 Alan Warriner
- 2005 - Phil Taylor 7-1 Colin Lloyd
- 2006 - Phil Taylor 7-4 Terry Jenkins
- 2007 - James Wade 6-3 Terry Jenkins
- 2008 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
- 2009 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
- 2010 - James Wade 6-3 Adrian Lewis
- 2011 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Brendan Dolan
- 2012 - Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Mervyn King
- 2013 - Phil Taylor 6-0 Dave Chisnall
- 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 5-3 James Wade
- 2015 - Robert Thornton 5-4 Michael van Gerwen
- 2016 - Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Gary Anderson
- 2017: Daryl Gurney 5-4 Simon Whitlock
- 2018: Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Peter Wright
- 2019: Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Dave Chisnall
- 2020: Gerwyn Price 5-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- 2021: Jonny Clayton 5-1 Gerwyn Price
World Grand Prix Most Titles
- Phil Taylor - 11
- Michael van Gerwen - 5
- James Wade - 2
- Jonny Clayton - 1
- Gerwyn Price - 1
- Daryl Gurney - 1
- Colin Lloyd - 1
- Alan Warriner - 1
- Robert Thornton - 1
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