TERRY Jenkins edged past Gary Anderson in a thriller to reach the final of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts with a 16-14 win.

Anderson averaged 105.65 and hit 11 180s in a brilliant contest, only to lose as an inspired Jenkins hung on for victory in Wolverhampton.

Ledbury’s Jenkins won nine legs from 11 in mid-game to crucially pull from 5-3 down to lead 12-7 before Anderson, aided by a burst of 180s, threatened a comeback.

“Gary didn’t do anything wrong but I concentrated on winning my own legs with the darts,” said the player nicknamed The Bull.

“In the last few legs I didn’t miss a lot but Gary knocked the stuffing out of me and I was relieved to finally get from 14 to 15, which was as important as winning the game.”

Jenkins took a scrappy opening leg on double one but a 107 check-out from Anderson in the second set the tone for the rest of the contest.

The next four legs were shared, including finishes of 84 and 96 from the Scot, before he broke throw on double top and then hit a 13-darter to lead 5-3.

The pair traded double-top finishes before Jenkins took three in a row, in 14, 14 and 13 darts, to lead 7-6.

Double eight from Anderson levelled and a 180 left him on a finish in the next, only for Jenkins to hit double top to edge in front.

He repeated the trick on the same double in the next four legs to pull clear at 12-7.

Anderson reeled off legs of 14, 12 and 10 darts in a superb burst to cut the deficit to two legs, only for Jenkins to sensationally finish 164 on the bull for a 13-10 cushion.

After trading 13-darters, Anderson landed an 11-darter and then successive 81 check-outs on the bullseye to square the match — only to falter at 14-all.

A missed bullseye allowed Jenkins back in on tops to move a leg away from the win and he punished a slow start from Anderson in the next to seal the win.

Anderson, who hit seven 180s in nine legs at the back end of the game, said: “It was a great game and when I went 14-10 down I put some great legs in, but even 11 maximums weren’t enough.”

Jenkins, who faces holder Phil Taylor in the final tonight, had beaten Raymond van Barneveld 10-9 in a thrilling last-eight clash.