Glen Durrant remains on course to successfully defend his BDO World Darts title after an imperious 6-2 victory over Scott Waites - and he'll now meet our 25/1 each-way tip Mark McGeeney in Sunday's Lakeside final.
Scroll down for routes to the final & tournament statistics
Both Durrant and Waites came back from the dead to advance from tough quarter-final tests on Friday, but hopes of a similarly epic encounter were extinguished by a ruthless display from the Middlesbrough man.
Durrant was outscored in of maximums and only shaded the averages, but 10 breaks of throw to Waites' five proved vital as he booked a place in Sunday's showdown, which will be screened live by both Channel 4 and BT Sport from 4pm.
Waites earned a stay of execution with a classy 130 checkout to win the seventh set, but Durrant was soon back on track and sealed victory with an 11-dart leg.
He will face Chris Hammer's 25/1 tip Mark McGeeney for the title, the top two seeds having made it all the way at the Lakeside.
McGeeney won his semi-final 6-4 against surprise semi-finalist Michael Unterbuchner, who beat third seed Jamie Hughes in the first round and added two other high-profile scalps before coming unstuck here.
There was very little in this contest, McGeeney perhaps showing the benefits of experience with both men averaging just a fraction over 88, a figure which the winner will surely need to sur if he's to trouble Durrant.
Sky Bet make Durrant their 1/5 favourite, with McGeeney 7/2.
Profit is at least guaranteed for Chris Hammer's followers regardless of the result and after he tipped Rob Cross at 16/1 each-way to win the PDC World Championship, it's certainly been a great start to 2018.
Earlier, Lisa Ashton won her fourth BDO world crown with a 3-1 final victory over Russia's Anastasia Dobromyslova.
Winner of the event in 2014, 2015 and 2017, the 47-year-old moved to second on the all-time list with a typically dominant display on the sport's biggest stage.
Glen Durrant v Mark McGeeney: Routes to the final & stats
Start time: 7pm
TV: Channel 4 & BT Sport
Format: Best of 13 sets
Sky Bet odds: Durrant 1/5 McGeeney 7/2
Glen Durrant
1st rd - 3-0 v Gary Robson (Av 95.29)
2nd rd - 4-1 v Darryl Fitton (99.43)
QF - 5-4 v Jim Williams (100.92)
SF - 6-2 v Scott Waites (96.61)
Total 180s: 28
Tournament Ave: 98.58
Highest Checkout: 158
Legs won-lost: 63-34
Mark McGeeney
1st rd - 3-2 v Martin Adams (86.19)
2nd rd - 4-1 v Danny Noppert (92.13)
QF - 5-4 v Wayne Warren (91.47)
SF - 6-4 v Michael Unterbuchner (88.84)
Total 180s: 15
Tournament Ave: 89.64
Highest Checkout: 160
Legs won-lost: 64-58
Saturday results & Sunday schedule
Saturday
Men's semi-finals
- (1) Glen Durrant 6-2 Scott Waites
- (2) Mark McGeeney 6-4 Michael Unterbuchner
Ladies' final
- (4) Lisa Ashton 3-1 Anastasia Dobromyslova (6)
Sunday
Evening Session (4pm)
Final (Best of 13 sets)
TV Coverage: BT Sport & Channel 4
- (1) Glen Durrant v Mark McGeeney (2)
