Sydney Darts Masters 2016: Results, Scores and Updated Schedule After Friday

Phil Taylor made the semi-final stage of the Ladbrokes 2016 Sydney Darts Masters after beating Gary Anderson in the last eight. The Power will be joined by Dave Chisnall, Peter Wright and Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.

With the next matches already set, the tantalising prospect of a Taylor and Van Gerwen final is very much on.

Here are the full scores from Friday's quarter-final matches, per Sydney Darts Masters:

Here's what the updated schedule looks like:

Date	Time (BST / ET)	Match
Saturday, August 20	11 a.m. / 6 a.m.	Phil Taylor vs. Dave Chisnall
Saturday, August 20	11 a.m. / 6 a.m.	Michael van Gerwen vs. Peter Wright

All scoring information via PDC.tv.

Recap

Taylor set a "PDC travelling events" record with a brilliant 112.41 average to help see off Anderson, according to Sky Sports.

The Power credited his performance on the checkouts as the backbone of his impressive 10-2 win, per the same report: "The checking out was some of the best I've ever done in my whole career. I just seemed to be very relaxed and didn't feel the pressure at all, and I felt lovely and comfortable."

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His reward is a place in the final four against Chisnall, who saw off Adrian Lewis. The former hit a maximum, then a double-three to even the match at one leg apiece early on. Later, Chisnall wrapped up victory over Jackpot when he took out 86 leading 9-5 to close things out.

Then it was the turn of Wright to make relatively easy work of Rhys Mathewson. Snakebite hit a 121 finish to claim the first leg, before striking double-eight to move into control.

Another great checkout let Wright keep Mathewson at bay:

It was one more double-eight that eventually saw Wright through. However, things are going to be a lot tougher for Snakebite when he faces off against an on-form MVG.

Van Gerwen was magnificent against a game Kyle Anderson. The Dutchman's scoring average consistently held off Anderson's attempts to build his own momentum in front of his home fans, per Live Darts:

Such a scoring barrage was rough on Anderson, who twice checked out on 160. Yet Van Gerwen took down 170 then struck double-15 to seal the win.

Van Gerwen's overall proficiency at the oche was typically prolific:

Defending champion Taylor continues to defy father time, but even the Power is going to struggle to match Van Gerwen, who looks unstoppable at the moment.