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DAVE Chisnall has joined Michael van Gerwen, Glen Durrant and Chris Dobey in the semi-finals of the 2019 BoyleSports World Grand Prix after coming through his quarter-final tie in Dublin on Thursday.

A thrilling night of darts at the Citywest Convention Centre saw reigning champion Van Gerwen continue his bid to retain the title for the first time with a hard-fought 3-1 win against Mervyn King, and he will now face Dobey, who continued his dream debut with a 3-2 triumph over Ian White.

Chisnall overcame Nathan Aspinall 3-1 in a high-quality affair to set up a meeting with Glen Durrant after the World Matchplay semi-finalist edged out Jermaine Wattimena 3-2 to book a spot in Friday's last four.

2013 runner-up Chisnall produced a strong display, hitting doubles at crucial moments to get the better of UK Open champion Aspinall.

Chisnall looked to be running away with the game as he took the opening two sets, despite Aspinall missing two darts for the first.

The third set went to a deciding leg, and after Chisnall missed darts at double top and double ten to close out victory, Aspinall stepped in to pin double ten and keep his hopes of a dream Dublin debut alive.

Undeterred by his missed chances to seal the deal, Chisnall continued his heavy scoring in the fourth set, winning it 3-1 to reach the semi-finals for the second time in four years.

"I'm over the moon, I'm much happier with how I played tonight compared with my last game," said Chisnall, the 2013 World Grand Prix finalist.

"Nathan is a top player; I felt like I'd won the lottery to be 2-0 up against him - that's how good he is.

"But I dug in and I managed to get one over him today and now I'm feeling good about my game heading into Friday."

Durrant and Chisnall will star in Friday's opening semi-final at the Citywest Convention Centre from 1900 BST, with Van Gerwen then taking on Dobey in the second contest of the evening.

BoyleSports World Grand Prix

Thursday October 10

Quarter-Finals

Chris Dobey 3-2 Ian White (3-1, 1-3, 0-3, 3-1, 3-0)

Dave Chisnall 3-1 Nathan Aspinall (3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1)

Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Mervyn King (3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2)

Glen Durrant 3-2 Jermaine Wattimena (0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1)

Friday October 11 (1900 BST start)

Semi-Finals

Glen Durrant v Dave Chisnall

Michael van Gerwen v Chris Dobey

Saturday October 12 (2000 BST start)

Final

Van Gerwen/Dobey v Durrant/Chisnall