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“[The crowd] got their money’s worth. I think they wanted 15-all but that last leg, I just had to stay focused,” he told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t really panic. Leg by leg, Andrew started to win a few on the trot, but on the last leg, against the darts, I just had to get over the line.<\/p>\n
“He played his part, it’s very tough. Andrew never goes out of rhythm, he’s the same throw by throw. I just had to find a rhythm to match him.”<\/p>\n
Littler teased there would be “fireworks” in the fourth quarter-final and Rock delivered. <\/p>\n
Both the 24-year-old (104.02) and Price (100.21) averaged above 100, but it was Rock who seized the moment, winning three consecutive legs to open up an 11-8 lead and then extending his advantage to 13-9. <\/p>\n
Price rallied to make it 13-11, but Rock – who beat three-time champion Michael van Gerwen in round two – closed out the match in style, winning the last three legs and producing a checkout of 164 in the final one.<\/p>\n
“I’m on cloud nine at the minute. What a game,” Rock told on Sky Sports. <\/p>\n
“I was just like, ‘Josh, you’re doing nothing wrong, you’re playing your own game, happy days’. The form Gerwyn’s in, you know what to expect. <\/p>\n
“Littler’s one of my closest friends behind the scenes. I hope we both turn up. Hopefully it will be a cracking game.”<\/p>\n
The semi-finals will take place on Saturday evening with England’s James Wade facing Jonny Clayton of Wales<\/a>, before Littler’s meeting with Rock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n