victory at the prestigious BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells Michael Smith came close to landing a nine-darter in his win against Joe Cullen as he made it through to the quarter-finals for the third straight year. Price trailed The Bullet by two sets early on, and was two minutes late to the stage at the break - but despite suggestions of his elbow flaring up, the Iceman rallied to claim four sets on the bounce and a return to the final. Wright dethroned Jose de Sousa in a final leg shootout after coming out on top in a disjointed performance, hitting eight 180s but averaging just 90.41.