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The table was the right one this time.

Gary Anderson was not only satisfied when he put his arrows on the table on the left in front of the board, he even made a joke of the subject two days ago, which had caused the first excitement of the Darts World Championship, which was still so explosive.

The Scot approached his opponent Devon Petersen with a grin and asked the South African if he was sure that he had taken the right place on the stage.

Both laughed.

In the third round, Mensur Suljovic took away the table to which he was entitled, Anderson complained after the close 4: 3 and even threatened to resign - anger over the table and the game that the Austrian kept delaying.

But most of all anger about himself and his achievements, which recently had little in common with those of earlier years.

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Against Petersen, however, the two-time world champion unpacked perhaps his best game of the entire year.

An average of 95.55 and a 52 percent success rate on the doubles ensured that in the end there was a smooth 4-0 against the "African Warrior".

Anderson convinced and will meet Dirk van Duijvenbode or Glen Durrant in the quarter-finals on January 1st.

Anderson counters Harrington

"It's not my best game yet, but I'm slowly getting back there," said the 2015 and 2016 world champion afterwards, only to switch back to verbal attack mode.

Gary Anderson

Source: dpa / Kieran Cleeves

The voices that had derived from his achievements and also health problems, knee and back problems, an approaching end of the 50-year-old's career, had recently become louder.

Anderson had heard every single one.

Also and especially that of ex-professional and TV expert Rod Harrington.

Here darts professional Martin Schindler imitates his colleagues

Martin Schindler is not only one of the best German darts professionals.

He is also an excellent impersonator.

Here he recreates six world-class players.

Do you recognize these players?

Source: WORLD

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"I'm sorry, Rod, I was thinking about retiring, but no.

Unfortunately I will continue.

I'll be here for the next two years, for the next three, four, five, ten years.

Sorry! "

Anderson has become thin-skinned, but also successful again at this world championship.

It is quite possible that he will even make it to the semi-finals again in the new year.

If not, there are sure to be some options in the next ten years.

Tuesday's games

Vincent van der Voort (NED / 27) - Daryl Gurney (NIL / 11) 2: 4

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Stephen Bunting (ENG / 26) - Ryan Searle (ENG) 4: 3

Devon Petersen (SAF / 29) - Gary Anderson (SCO / 13) 0: 4

Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) - Glen Durrant (ENG / 12)

Gerwyn Price (WAL / 3) - Mervyn King (ENG / 19)

Dave Chisnall (ENG / 8) - Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL / 9)

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