Four straight scores of 100 and a 42 finish sees Jonny Clayton hold his throw in 17 darts in a low-quality start to the fourth set with Dimitri van den Bergh left stranded on 64.

It's a nice start to the leg with a 180 from Jonny Clayton but a very scrappy finish by both men with missed doubles everywhere and a busted score courtesy of a wrong double by Dimitri van den Bergh.

Clayton eventually wins the leg, and the set, in a laughable 22 darts and he leaves the stage shaking his head as although he leads there's not much about his actual game to smile about right now.

Same can be said of his Belgian opponent obviously.

Jonny Clayton has a word with himself after hitting just 44 with his first visit and sticks in two tons and a 140 before taking out 117 for a 15-darter that gives him the leg.

There's a big drop-off in Jonny Clayton's scoring in that second set as Dimitri van den Bergh levels the match.

Dimitri van den Bergh gets his first leg on the board having bent the wire on the bull for a 161, he's back to clean up the 25 to win the leg comfortably.

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Given the way he finished against Luke Littler it's a surprise Jonny Clayton doesn't take out 110 for the set - but Dimitri van den Bergh can't finish on the bull so the Welshman can return to clean up and take the opening set.

These two have been scoring heavily and hitting bit checkouts throughout the tournament, so the first leg is modest by their standards.

Jonny Clayton takes it on tops after Dimitri van dan Bergh missed double 16. A nice break of throw for the Welshman to start proceedings.

Here we go - The Ferret v The Dream Maker for a place in the final.

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Jonny Clayton has won four major PDC titles - all of them in a stunning 2021 which included the World Masters - so could victory here spark another huge year for The Ferret?

He certainly likes the Milton Keynes stage, and the feeling could be mutual.

"The stage likes me," Clayton told ITV4. “Obviously Luke didn't play his A game, but it's a battle and I got over the line.

"He's a cracking guy and great darts player, with a great future. He's given me a big lesson the last two games I played him, so I got one back.

"It went my way and it was my day."

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Dimitri van den Bergh certainly nows how to make an entrance doesn't he? I'm out of breath just watching his enegetic walk-on.

It's mad to think Jonny Clayton turned professional just a year after Dimitri van den Bergh was born.

Clayton is looking to recreate his glory days of 2021 when the Premier League featured among his triumphs, while Van den Bergh has a big trophy from the last 12 months, having captured the UK Open in March 2024.

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Jonny Clayton has seen off Martin Schindler 3-1 before edging out Ryan Searle 4-3 and then defeating world champion Luke Littler 4-2 in the quarters.

Dimitri van den Bergh has reeled off three impressive victories against big names, firstly beating Gary Anderson 3-1, then Michael van Gerwen 4-3 and his most comfortable result being the 4-1 over Nathan Aspinall this afternoon.

And of course he had that nine-darter against MVG on Saturday.

Luke Humphries told ITV4 that he'll be heading straight to the practice baord to prepare for the final.

"I've been quite fortunate through the games I've played as players have missed doubles and I've taken advantage. So I'm quite fortunate to be in the final.

"So hopefully I'll hit the doubles in the final and with my scoring the way it is then I'll be dangerous, but I'll go back on the practice board now and put right those things the went wrong up there."

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Dimitri van den Bergh to ITV4 on how he'll 'power up' for tonight's semis:

“I love my chicken especially Nandos so I’m sending my friends out to get some take out so I can eat that, get my energy up because it’s going to be a long night if it goes me way.”

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Luke Humphries on ITV4 after his victory: "Those first couple of sets I was trying to find my range but my doubles were evading me.

"I'm very pleased with the way I came back. It's really tough, when you play one game then wait four hours before playing another it's really tough.

"I just saw Danny's arm tightening up a little bit and I just took full advantage of it.

"Sometimes it's horrible being me - I know people see me up on stage and think I'm horrible and miserable and moany but when I'm on the practice board everything's perfect so when sometimes up there on stage it's not there it's really annoying."

Luke Humphries does indeed secure his spot in an 11th major final after overcoming a slow start to defeat Danny Noppert 5-2.

Going behind in truth was probably more due to Humphries being well off the pace rather than anything Noppert was doing - and as soon as the world number one moved through the gears he quickly overpowered the Dutchman.

There's still a lot to clean up on for the final later on tonight if Humphries hopes to beat either Dimitri van den Berg of Jonny Clayton was they've both been in great form.

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Ned Boulting
Darts commentator on ITV4

Luke Humphries in the end cruised to victory after Danny Noppert put him under severe pressure early on.

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Luke Humphries books his place in the World Masters final as he takes out 96 on double nine to beat Danny Noppert 5-2.

Luke Humphries hits his second 180 of the match after a sloppy first visit - and that sets him up nicely to again hit that double 18 to win the opening leg on his own throw.

Danny Noppert's darts are a bit ragged now, they're not hitting the board with any authority and just a few too many loose shots as well.

He's on the ropes as Humphries can seal the match by winning the next leg.