Averages
180s
Checkout %
Highest Checkouts
LEG 25
Suljovic hits his 12th 180 and follows it up with visits of 100, 100 and 81 before taking out tops for a 13-darter.
Anderson 14-11 Suljovic
LEG 24
The pair trade 180s at the start of the leg but Anderson follows his up with visits of 100, 100 and 97 en route to a 13-darter on double 12.
Anderson 14-10 Suljovic
LEG 23
Anderson is rattling in the 180s now as his ninth of the match helps set up a 13-darter as he moves 13-10 ahead, with Suljovic waiting on 46.
Anderson 13-10 Suljovic
LEG 22
Anderson nails his eighth 180 either side of two 140s to leave 41 and although he spurns two darts at a double, he comes back to pin double 10 for an impressive 13-darter.
Anderson 12-10 Suljovic
LEG 21
Suljovic stops the rot as he makes his 10th 180 of the match count by taking out 41 for an 11-darter to move to within one leg.
Anderson 11-10 Suljovic
INTERVAL
Gary Anderson is now favourite at with Sky Bet after moving ahead 11-9 while Mensur Suljovic can be backed at .
Averages
180s
Checkout %
Highest Checkouts
Averages
180s
Checkout %
Highest Checkouts
Averages
180s
Checkout %
Highest Checkouts
LEG 10
Suljovic isn't fazed by losing his throw as he breaks back immediately. He opens the leg with his third 180 of the match while further visits of 100, 140 and a checkout of 81 complete an 11-darter.
Anderson 5-5 Suljovic
LEG NINE
Visits of 177, 140 and 100 set up a superb 12-darter for Anderson, who takes out 84 for his second break of the match. His average is a shade under 107 as he begins to find another gear.
Anderson 5-4 Suljovic
LEG EIGHT
Steady play from from Anderson as he levels the scores once again by taking out 68 in three darts, finishing on tops. His average is now over 105.
Anderson 4-4 Suljovic
LEG SEVEN
Both players are now averaging around 104 but share similar poor checkout percentages in the mid 20s. However, in this leg there's clinical finishing from Suljovic, as he nails double 14 with his third dart to checkout from 71. Anderson's fourth 180 of the match therefore ends up being in vain.
Anderson 3-4 Suljovic
LEG SIX
Suljovic pins his favourite double 14 to break back with a 14-darter straight after the mini interval. He's scoring much heavier than in previous rounds, averaging over 102 - more than Anderson so far.
Anderson 3-3 Suljovic
LEG FIVE
The Flying Scotsman puts himself on course for his second nine-darter of the tournament after opening this leg with back-to-back 180s, but despite missing out this time, he's still able to come back with a 76 checkout to earn the first break of the match.
Anderson 3-2 Suljovic
LEG FOUR
Anderson overcomes two more missed darts at a double (he's now missed eight in these opening four legs) to level the scores and both players are now averaging around 100 despite that poor start.
Anderson 2-2 Suljovic
LEG THREE
Anderson weighs in with his first 180 of the match but Suljovic nails his second en route to an impressive 12-darter which restores his early lead.
Anderson 1-2 Suljovic
LEG TWO
An angry Anderson gets off the mark with a solid 15-darter but only after missing three more darts at a double. Interestingly it's Suljovic leading the 180s count at 1-0!
Anderson 1-1 Suljovic
LEG ONE, SULJOVIC TO THROW FIRST
Nervous finishing from both players in this first leg, with Anderson blowing chances to break by missing four doubles while Suljovic eventually holds with his fifth attempt, pinning double two.
Anderson 0-1 Suljovic
1918: Right, let battle commence!
1915: While the players make their way to the stage, here is a quick look at their routes to the final and their tournament stats
GARY ANDERSON
MENSUR SULJOVIC
2018 WORLD MATCHPLAY STATS (Anderson first)
1912: Much has been made of how Suljovic's style has made Anderson's life uncomfortable but he has won the last two matches, with one of them crucially being a longer format match.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD (Click on scorelines for report & stats)
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1905: In all honestly, the Flying Scotsman was far better during his victory over the giant-killing Jeffrey de Zwaan last night, averaging 106.06 and unleashing a barrage of 16 180s and three 100+ checkouts, including a stunner from 152, to thrill the Winter Gardens crowd. He did that in spite of missing 27 doubles!
He may struggle to score as highly if Mensur Suljovic slows his rhythm down so really he needs to improve on that finishing otherwise the Austrian could exploit his only slight Achilles heel.
It wouldn't be the first time either, with Suljovic defeating him twice in last year's Champions League of Darts, including the final.
1902: Before we get onto tonight's action, let's quickly remind ourselves of Gary Anderson's nine-dart finish in that stunning game against Joe Cullen on Thursday night! More of the same tonight?
1900: After eight thrilling days, 30 (mostly) cracking games and no shortage of drama, including a perfect leg, we've reached the climax at the Winter Gardens, where a first-time winner will lift the newly-named Phil Taylor Trophy.
Both Gary Anderson, who hit that special nine-darter against Joe Cullen (click here to watch), and Mensur Suljovic are playing in their first Blackpool final but the Flying Scotsman is the favourite to triumph.
Should he do so, the Flying Scotsman will become just the third player of all time behind Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen to complete the Triple Crown of Darts, which also consists of the World Championship and Premier League.
Although the 47-year-old had won those two prestigious titles twice each, he had never previously reached the final at the Winter Gardens in his nine previous visits to Blackpool – but now he has a chance to complete the set.