GARY ANDERSON thanked SPECSAVERS for keeping his sights connected a first-ever Grand Slam title.
The Flying Scotsman is edging person to winning his favourite tournament, though helium faces record-breaking Luke Littler successful Sunday's mouthwatering semi-final.
And Ando, 53, admitted helium needed an exigency sojourn to the opticians earlier successful the tourney aft exclusively revealing to SunSport helium couldn’t spot the treble 20!
On whether he’d gone to Specsavers, helium said: “I did and I could spot that treble large and it’s made it each the worse.
"I deliberation I played amended erstwhile I couldn’t spot it!
“Down this morning, speedy tweak and they are bang connected now.
"I went successful (to Specsavers) and they were sitting excessively high. I was looking done the varifocals. Now they person dropped them, twisted them a wee spot and looks alright.
“After what I paid for the glasses I expect a fewer escaped sets of glasses!
“I conscionable stuck them connected erstwhile I got the caller ones past Thursday. It conscionable wasn’t right. But I played well, I should person kept them!”
Anderson made airy enactment of Stephen Bunting connected Thursday nighttime but had to graft hard to get past Dutchman Gian van Veen 16-14 2 nights later.
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Meanwhile, 17-year-old Littler notched the biggest quarter-final triumph ever successful the tournament, destroying Jermaine Wattimena 16-2.
But Anderson reckons truthful galore apical caller players are coming through.
I'll KICK Little successful the SHINS, says Anderson
He said: “There’s truthful galore coming done nowadays. There’s going to beryllium a large alteration successful the rankings precise shortly.
“I’ve ne'er seen truthful galore 110-plus averages successful 1 tournament. It’s been 110, 107, 114. It’s getting a spot crazy.
“These young boys they play darts 24/7, they are ever connected the board. Best of 31 legs for them is not a problem."