Gerwyn Price pushed Luke Littler close at both the World Series of Darts Finals and the World Grand Prix, and the two could meet again on Sunday if they come through their quarter-final ties.

Price must first get past Daryl Gurney, who survived a multitude of match darts from Adam Lipscombe and went through with an 88 average.

Gurney also benefited from Stephen Bunting’s poor finishing in the previous round, and his run so far has owed more to luck than a real return to form.

Price is scoring at a higher level than the Northern Irishman, and with a much stronger 180s-per-leg rate, he looks likely to hit the most maximums here.

Nathan Aspinall has reached this stage in Minehead by holding his averages in the upper mid-90s, which was enough to beat an in-form Danny Noppert, as the Asp hit 10 of his 15 darts at double.

It is difficult to maintain that checkout percentage, and while Josh Rock’s doubling has been just as reliable this weekend, he also has the heavier scoring to go with it.

Rock hit 10 180s in his last-16 match with Krzysztof Ratajski, having produced a 107 average when whitewashing Scott Williams on Saturday afternoon.

If the World Cup winner finds the treble 20 with similar consistency here, Aspinall may struggle to keep pace.