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De Decker stuns Anderson as Wade beats Price at World Grand Prix

Anthony Paphitis
Belgium's Mike De Decker in action
Belgium's Mike De Decker in actionČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Harald Deubert
Gary Anderson (53) was stunned at the World Grand Prix in Leicester on Thursday after a shock 3-0 defeat to Mike De Decker (28).

Making his first quarter-final at a major, De Decker averaged just shy of 96 to end the hopes of Scotland's Anderson.

The Belgian raced into the lead by whitewashing the opening set before taking the second with a 120 finish, then holding throw in the third to seal the match.

"It's massive," De Decker told Sky Sports. "I always had a problem bringing my floor game to the stage but it's clicking this week and I hope I can keep this up.

"I'm just trying my best every single game. I'm not keen on all the attention and I'm just doing my thing."

De Decker's quarter-final opponent will be James Wade, who dominated his match against Wales' Gerwyn Price to win 3-0.

Wade edged a tight first set before taking the second comfortably and closing out the match in a nervy ending.

Thursday's other results saw Joe Cullen win an entertaining encounter against Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney 3-2 and Dimitri Van den Bergh beat Dave Chisnall 3-1.