Michael van Gerwen looks a great value option to hit 12 or more 180s during his World Darts Championships semi-final tie with Chris Dobey. The former three-time world champion remains one of the most consistent 180 hitters on the planet. The Dutchman ended 2024 with a sizeable 464 maximums to his name .

At this year’s Ally Pally showpiece, ‘Mighty Mike’ has already crashed in a combined total of 35 maximums across his four matches en-route to the final four. 14 of those 180s were racked up during van Gerwen’s 5-3 quarter-final success against Callan Rydz.

MVG also filled up the treble 20 segment on 10 occasions when dumping out Brendan Dolan in round three in what was only a first to 4 sets affair. Given that this semi-final tie will be a race to 6 sets, there is plenty of scope for van Gerwen to land at least 12 maximums.

Given the frequency in which Luke Littler is hitting 180s, the teenage sensation looks well placed to overcome a -5.5 hurdle on the 180 handicap. No player has hit more 180s than ‘The Nuke’ at this year’s darting extravaganza, with the 17-year-old racking up a staggering 51 maximums across his opening four matches of the competition.

Dig a little deeper, and it can be detected that Littler has landed 10 or more 180s in each of his four victories thus far. Furthermore, the teenage sensation has hit 6 or more maximums than his opponent in three of his four victories to date. Now that the format is increasing to a best-of-11 sets shootout, expect Littler to continue to fire in 180s like they are going out of fashion.

Bunting, in contrast, hasn’t been as prolific on the 180 front in plotting his path to the semi-final stage. In fact, ‘The Bullet’ has lost the 180 battle in two of his four outings thus far, mustering up just two maximums when getting past Peter Wright. Furthermore, the Scouse star has failed to score more than 6 180s in each of his four victories on his way to the final four.