Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports

That was emphatic. What was looking like a somewhat regulation hold of thrown turns to disappointment for MVG.

Stephen Bunting is averaging 101, Michael van Gerwen is averaging 91.

Michael van Gerwen has 72 remaining and finds the treble 16, but then goes outside on double 12 before going inside.

Stephen Bunting needs to take out 84 and he does with treble 20 and double 12.

Another leg that Stephen Bunting starts with a maximum. He then follows it up with a 140.

He is only down to 85 after his next two darts but Michael van Gerwen is still a very long way back. He can't hit any of the trebles he wants.

Bunting misses a dart at tops while Van Gerwen is still on 247. He gets it on his next throw.

Stephen Bunting finds the first maximum of the game to kick off the leg, but slows his scoring after that.

He is first down to a finish, leaving 141, but then can't find a treble and has 74 remaining.

Michael van Gerwen can't see off 104 and leaves 56. Bunting misses a dart at tops to win it.

Van Gerwen responds by managing to hold his throw, checking out with 16 and double 20.

Stephen Bunting can't take out 120, Michael van Gerwen responds by taking out 100, finishing on double 10 after going inside.

John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports

Good clean finish there from Stephen Bunting.

That is going to feel good after a really scratchy win over Luke Littler.

A perfectly placed dart from Stephen Bunting into the middle of tops to win the opening leg.

A 14-dart break of throw and an 85 finish.

Time for the last semi-final.

Stephen Bunting, speaking to Sky Sports: "The last few weeks when I've played [Luke Littler], he's been unbelievable but thankfully he is human!

"It felt tough because the crowd were giving him some stick, I like Luke, he's a fantastic lad and I don't like to see that.

"It probably made me more nervous, put me on edge and the way he way playing, I was expecting him to burst into this barrage but it didn't happen for him.

"I need to perform better than that. To beat Luke Littler is always special but I need to be better than that."

John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports

Stephen Bunting did what he had to do. It must have been off putting watching Luke play as he did but Stephen had to get on with it.

He could have won the game 6-0 and Stephen would tell you he made harder work of that match than he should have.

But he got the job done in the end.

Up next, it's Stephen Bunting against Michael van Gerwen.

Bunting beat Luke Littler in his quarter-final but did not exactly do it in style. Will he produce a better game in this semi-final?

A 96.31 average for Jonny Clayton, 93.14 for Josh Rock.

50% on doubles for Clayton vs Rock's 28.57% makes the difference.

Both are down to 167....

Jonny Clayton ends up hitting a 26. Been there myself, Jonny.

Rock can't get the 167 either, leaving 72.

Clayton then sets up a finish on double 12 but goes outside with his last dart., and, after Rock misses his darts at double, pins it on the next visit.

Josh Rock needs to break here. Will he be able to?

Oh! Josh Rock goes for a 170 and gets the two trebles, but then hits a single 19.

Rock is left with 31 and manages to take it out, hitting the double eight with his second dart at it.

Jonny Clayton moves to within a leg of victory by taking out 58 for a 14-darter.

Josh Rock is making this difficult for Jonny Clayton.

A big finish to move to within one leg of his opponent once again.

Jonny Clayton has the darts in the sixth leg and makes the most of it.

Rock provides a scare, though, as he nearly sees off 160 but his final dart strays into the single.

Clayton wins it on double 16.

Rod Studd
Commentator on Sky Sports

It's gone from Josh on the rocks, to Rock on a roll.