Michael van Gerwen fired an ominous warning to the rest of the field at the World Darts Championship, beating Adrian Lewis in a thrilling contest to book his place in the last eight.

MVG chalked up the highest average of the tournament so far on Thursday night, beating a resurgent Jackpot to remain on course for a blockbuster showdown with Gary Anderson in the last four.

Anderson was taken into sudden death for the second round in succession and just as in his dramatic victory over Jermaine Wattimena on Saturday, he was forced to dig deep to see off Chris Dobey.