Former PDC World Darts Championship champion Rob Cross is thru to the third spherical after seeing off debutant Scott Williams at Alexandra Palace. A advantageous contest that went to a last-leg decider in every set noticed Cross prevail 3-1 with a median of 99 and having recorded seven 180s.
The 32-year-old Englishman, winner in 2018 and a runner-up at final month’s Players Championship Finals, mentioned in quotes on pdc.television: “This place will always be special to me. This is the holy grail.
“I think I dealt with the big moments a little bit more, but I probably put that down to experience. I feel good. I feel like I’m getting better and I’m enjoying it again.” Cross will play Mervyn King in spherical three.
Friday’s motion – which had England and Leicester midfielder James Maddison in attendance – additionally included Wales’ Jonny Clayton advancing with a snug 3-0 victory over Dutchman Danny van Trijp. Clayton will subsequent face Brendan Dolan, who defeated one other Dutch thrower, Jimmy Hendriks, 3-1.
Van Trijp’s compatriot Danny Noppert was a 3-1 victor over David Cameron, and there have been additionally 3-1 wins for Joe Cullen in opposition to Ricky Evans and Ross Smith in opposition to Darius Labanauskas.
Chris Dobey received 3-0 in opposition to Martijn Kleermaker to arrange a conflict with two-time champion Gary Anderson, and Martin Schindler will face final yr’s runner-up Michael Smith after beating Martin Lukeman 3-1.
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