Menzies taken ill on World Matchplay stage as Price and Van Veen progress

[p]Scotland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/menzies-cameron/2NUpDqVt/"]Menzies[/a] appeared dizzy by the oche while leading 2-1 before being led off stage at the Winter Gardens.[/p][p]The 37-year-old received medical attention but was not cleared to continue playing, leading to the match being abandoned.[/p][p][b]"Cameron experienced high blood pressure, which caused him to feel dizzy and subsequently faint,"[/b] a statement from the PDC read.[/p][p][b]"Following an assessment by the on-site medical team, Cameron was deemed well enough to return to his accommodation.[/b][/p][p][b]"We wish Cameron all the best and look forward to seeing him back in action soon."[/b][/p][embed guid="14c4c47b-0945-4458-82c4-c3c5e5256f7e" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2080009685604733257?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-ross/l8mIsYNm/"]Smith[/a] advances to the quarter-finals where he will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a] after the Welshman knocked out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cross-rob/zs8lbtNH/"]Rob Cross[/a] 11-5.[/p][p]'The Iceman' surged into an 8-3 lead after a loose opening set of legs and dealt with a brief mid-match wobble to close out the victory.[/p][p][b]"I felt like I was struggling all through the game," [/b]Price admitted to [i]Sky Sports[/i].[/p][p][b]"I couldn't find my scoring game, it was up and down.[/b][/p][p][b]"If I want to win this tournament I need to be a lot better than that, but I am going in the right direction."[/b][/p][embed guid="558d2898-b576-4ecb-ab72-fa1c8d64da94" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2080036816200044863?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]World number three [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a] progressed to the last eight by overcoming fellow Dutchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a] in a thrilling 14-12 tie-break.[/p][p]Van Veen broke twice early on, including a 135 checkout before Nijman took out 116 en route to drawing level at 5-5.[/p][p]The pair exchanged blows and Nijman edged ahead 10-9 to lead for the first time since leg one, but the clash was heading down to the wire.[/p][p][b]Van Veen kept himself in the tie with a huge 148 checkout to make it 11-11 with Nijman down on 64 against the throw.  [/b][/p][p]Van Veen grabbed the all-important break of throw in the 25th leg before eventually seeing out the match.[/p][embed guid="27ca5c57-53fb-466d-b395-1c687f943935" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2080020072987304202/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wade-james/MRrXjBAB/"]James Wade[/a] won the night's final match and will play Van Veen in the quarter-finals after seeing off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/searle-ryan/UFF3Eh5C/"]Ryan Searle[/a] 11-8.[/p][p]Wade's 121 checkout moved him 7-5 ahead in a contest that saw him slightly ahead all match.[/p][p]'The Machine' hit a 143 out to break Searle's throw, then consolidated to make it 10-7 before ensuring his progress.[/p][h2]Wednesday's World Matchplay results[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/menzies-c-2NUpDqVt/smith-r-l8mIsYNm/?mid=IHsjE6Cs"]Cameron Menzies 2-1 Ross Smith - Smith wins by walkover[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/nijman-w-xCX137Ee/van-veen-g-jgT1AT29/?mid=OQGCc5b6"]Gian van Veen 14-12 Wessel Nijman[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/cross-r-zs8lbtNH/price-g-8dDDoW0B/?mid=xzK44jp9"]Gerwyn Price 11-5 Rob Cross[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/searle-r-UFF3Eh5C/wade-j-MRrXjBAB/?mid=A992OU8a"]James Wade 11-8 Ryan Searle[/a][/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/world/world-matchplay/"]Follow the World Matchplay with Flashscore[/a][/h2]