World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen and Chris Dobey through to quarter-finals
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Michael van Gerwen won his first World Championship title in 2014
Three-time winner Michael van Gerwen advanced to the World Darts Championship quarter-finals as England's Chris Dobey also continued his impressive run at Alexandra Palace.
Van Gerwen beat compatriot Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-1 on Friday evening.
Earlier, Dobey beat 2018 champion Rob Cross 4-2 having defeated two-time winner Gary Anderson on Wednesday.
Michael Smith - twice a runner-up - claimed a confident 4-1 victory against Masters winner Joe Cullen.
Dimitri van den Bergh won the first of Friday's round four ties, beating fellow Belgian Kim Huybrechts 4-0 before Scotland's Alan Soutar was beaten 4-1 by Germany's Gabriel Clemens.
In the day's final match, 2021 semi-finalist Stephen Bunting beat fifth seed Luke Humphries 4-1.