REPORTS from the semi-finals of the Bullit World Darts Trophy in Utrecht, Holland, with Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor reaching Sunday's final.
The final will begin at 8pm local time on Sunday (7pm BST) and will be the best of 13 sets.
Picture courtesy Henk Westerdaal - Darts International.
Gary Anderson 6-5 Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson edged an 11-set thriller against Andy Hamilton to book his place in the final of the Bullit World Darts Trophy, coming from 5-3 down to win 6-5 in Utrecht.
Hamilton looked on course to reach the first televised final of his career by taking leads of 3-0 and 4-1 before Anderson produced a brilliant second half of the game to win five of the final six sets.
The 11th and final set went into a tie-breaker, with Hamilton twice taking out 122 finishes before Anderson snatched victory on double four.
The defeat is Hamilton's third semi-final loss in just over a year, after his last four exit at the Stan James World Matchplay and Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
However, he made Anderson pay for a below-par opening to the game by taking a shock 3-0 lead against the IDL champion.
Hamilton came from 2-1 down in the opening set - with Anderson taking out a 121 finish in leg three - to take the set against the darts in the deciding leg after the Scot had missed double 16 to move 1-0 up.
The second set saw the pattern repeated, with Hamilton securing a crucial break of throw in leg four before stepping in with a crucial 96 finish - hitting one, treble 19 and double 19 - after Anderson missed two darts for the set.
Back-to-back 13-darters in set three put Hamilton 2-0 up, and he took out double top to win the set 3-1 and extend his cushion to 3-0, averaging over 96 at that stage.
Anderson came from 1-0 down in the fourth set to win 3-1 with a bull finish and get off the mark,
He was left frustrated in the next, missing darts at the double in the first two legs before Hamilton moved 4-1 up at the break by winning the set 3-0.
Hamilton led 2-1 in the set six following finishes of 121 and 126, but Anderson hit back with a 71 checkout to level matters. The Scot then produced back-to-back 180s in the deciding leg, and also landed a seventh treble 20 and treble 19, only to miss double 12 for a nine-darter which would have won him an Alfa Romeo car.
Anderson then also missed double six, double three and double one to give Hamilton a chance to steal the set, but two misses at double 16 from the Englishman allowed Anderson to win a leg he started with eight perfect darts on double one.
He then cut the deficit to 4-3 by winning set seven without reply, but even two more maximums from the Scot were not enough as Hamilton took the next 3-1, taking out 98 for a break of throw in the final leg.
Anderson checked out 110 to take set nine by the same scoreline to boost his comeback, and then produced the highest finish of the tournament so far with a fantastic 164 in taking the next 3-0 to send the match into a decider.
He took a 2-0 lead to move to the brink of victory, but missed two darts for the match in leg three to allow Hamilton in to check out a pressure 122 on the bullseye.
Hamilton hit back with his 11th maximum of the game in leg four before checkout out 73 for a 12-darter to level matters.
Anderson won leg five one double eight, but was left sat on 48 as Hamilton took out 122 again - this time with two treble 18s and double seven - to again sqaure the contest.
Anderson landed his 15th 180 to start leg seven, with double 16 putting him 4-3 up, and he sealed the win against the throw on double four.
Phil Taylor 6-2 Mervyn King
Phil Taylor remains on course to successfully defend his Bullit World Darts Trophy title following a 6-2 semi-final victory over Mervyn King in Utrecht.
Taylor picked up the title 12 months ago with a victory over Martin Adams in the final, and will meet Gary Anderson on Sunday evening to battle for the 45,000 euro first prize.
He averaged 102.8 and took out three ton-plus finishes to end the hopes of King - who himself will now move into the PDC's top 32 after another successful tournament.
Taylor continued his trend in the tournament this week of starting in superb fashion, winning the first set without reply, hitting two maximums and a 144 finish to lay down an immediate marker.
King responded excellently, coming from 1-0 down in the second with a 108 finish to level and then 180s in back-to-back legs to level the game.
Taylor won set three 3-1, with a 14-darter in leg four seeing him break the throw, and then extended his advantage to 3-1 in the game by taking the fifth in a decider.
The first four legs of the set went with the throw, with both players wasting chances to break the other in the legs one and two, King then taking out 121 on the bullseye in the third and Taylor hitting a 13-darter in the fourth.
Taylor began the decider with a 180, and landed double eight to put daylight between the two players.
He also took the fifth set 3-1 to go into the break 4-1 up in the contest, needing just two more sets for a place in the final.
King returned strongly, taking the first two legs with finishes of double ten and then a 136 finish as Taylor waited on 40. A 115 from the defending champion pulled him back into the set, but he missed 109 in the next leg to allow King to land double eight and pull back to 4-2.
Taylor won leg seventh set 3-1 with legs of 13, 13 and 14 darts as his power scoring proved crucial, and he then moved himself 2-0 up in the next with finishes of 102 and 32.
King took the third leg in 14 darts, but was always behind against the throw in the next as Taylor hit double 16 to secure the win and a place in the final.
Bullit World Darts Trophy
Semi-Finals
Gary Anderson 6-5 Andy Hamilton (2-3, 2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0, 5-3)
Mervyn King 2-6 Phil Taylor (0-3, 3-1, 1-3, 2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 1-3, 1-3)
Best of 11 sets, best of five legs per set