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It's the worst loss of his career.

Not only was he eliminated from the Darts World Championship, the hope of the fourth world title had to be buried and the top of the world rankings on Sunday after seven years - the 5-0 defeat against Dave Chisnall was a humiliation.

In the round of the last eight players, Michael van Gerwen met an opponent who managed almost everything.

The Englishman played as if in a frenzy, losing his serve right at the beginning, but broke back and then checked 141 to 2: 1 and 95 to win the set.

A disrespectful start, which, given the balance sheet, could not be taken for granted.

He hadn't beaten the Dutchman in 27 games, most recently in February 2016.

The Englishman then won the fourth and fifth legs in a row, but then gave away four set darts and had to go through the decider to get the 2-0 lead that he deserved.

His average had dropped to double due to the mistakes, but was still 107.85, while van Gerwen started with a 98.26.

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Source: WORLD

Chisnall plays eight perfect darts

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At the beginning of the third set, Chisnall also set an example when he checked 114 to make it 1-0, van Gerwen broke to make it 2-0 and had two set darts.

Instead, the number one in the world checked 150 points, fought his way back into the decider to once again test Chisnall's nerve strength: 3-0 for the outsider.

“Chizzy” rushed through the match, broke directly to make it 1-0 and was quickly two legs ahead.

Van Gerwen shortened to 1: 2, then played five perfect darts, but Chisnall eight and only missed the nine-darter by a millimeter: 4: 0 for Chisnall, who was still with a throwing average of 105.

The Englishman started round five with a 130 checkout via the Bullseye, which won the set 3-1.

The 80s checkout was the final point for Chisnall, who landed on an average of 107.34 and will now meet Gary Anderson in the semifinals on Saturday.

Appreciative applause: Michael van Gerwen once again shows himself to be a fair loser

Source: Getty Images / Luke Walker

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Van Gerwen, on the other hand, is not in the last four at the World Cup for the first time since 2016.

"I am so proud," said Chisnall, who has made significant contributions to his material over the past few weeks.

"I want this title more than anyone, and I know I play well."

Anderson and Stephen Bunting had already made it into the semifinals with clear victories in the afternoon.

The World Cup quarter-finals

Krzysztof Ratajski (POL / 15) - Stephen Bunting (ENG / 26) 3: 5

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Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) - Gary Anderson (SCO / 13) 1: 5

Gerwyn Price (WAL / 3) - Daryl Gurney (NIL / 11) 5: 4

Michael van Gerwen (NED / 1) - Dave Chisnall (ENG / 8) 0: 5

James Wade throws first nine-darters at the World Cup in five years

James Wade threw the first nine-darter at the World Championship in almost five years.

With nine throws he set the 501 points to zero.

In the end, however, the perfect game doesn't help him.

Source: WORLD

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