Price's highlight in the opening set had been seven perfect darts - on a night where several players came close to a nine-dart leg - and he returned from the break seeking a spark. "Firstly, because of his personality, and secondly, because of the way we work. That is why I am not surprised by what Jose is doing because I know what he can do, but I also believe in Tony's work. He took his run to five successive legs by claiming the first two of the fourth - including seven of his own perfect darts as he chased a nine-dart finish and while he may have missed the perfect leg, he held his nerve to hold off Wade and reach the last eight date with Searle. Rafiq claimed that Vaughan said to a group of the team's Asian players that there were "too many of you lot, we need to do something about it" before a match in 2009.