Gerwyn Price set up an all-Wales quarter-final showdown with Jonny Clayton with a straight-sets victory over Ross Smith in the World Grand Prix, while Ryan Joyce and Nathan Aspinall also progressed in Leicester.
Price, among the tournament favorites after Luke Littler’s shock early exit, followed up his opening round victory over Sebastian Białecki with just four legs left to send Smith to the Mattioli Arena.
The 2020 champion was beaten by Smith – having posted the highest average of the first round – but missed just four feet during his 3-0 victory, securing him a meeting with World Cup of Darts partner Clayton on Friday evening.
Clayton opened with three consecutive ton-plus hauls and made four in total during a 3-1 win over Wessel Nijman, where a 93.08 average and some outstanding finishes propelled him past the 12th seed.
Ryan Joyce advanced to the quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Danny Noppert as Luke Woodhouse – who stunned Littler in the first round – was eliminated after losing 3-0 to Nathan Aspinall in a one-sided contest.
More to follow…
Wednesday’s second round results
- Danny Noppert 0-3 Ryan Joyce
- Jonny Clayton 3-1 Wessel Nijman
- Gerwyn Price 3-0 Ross Smith
- Luke Woodhouse 0-3 Nathan Aspinall
Thursday’s second round matches
From 19:00; first up to three groups
- Niels Zonneveld vs Gary Anderson
- James Wade vs Stephen Bunting
- Luke Humphries vs Jermaine Wattimena
- Gian van Veen vs Ryan Searle
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