Josh Rock and Ross Smith are the last 2 through.

Main Stage - Second Round x8
Scott Williams 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Damon Heta 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Daryl Gurney 6-4 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Josh Rock
Luke Littler 6-2 Ritchie Edhouse
Ross Smith 6-1 Wesley Plaisier

Stage Two - Second Round x8
Ryan Joyce 6-5 Cameron Menzies
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3 Thibault Tricole
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Florian Hempel
Connor Scutt 6-3 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Danny Noppert 6-4 Stephen Burton
Mike De Decker 6-0 Ian White
Martin Schindler 6-4 Ryan Meikle


After the first round shocks there were less surprised this afternoon.

Michael Smith lost to Daryl Gurney, who looks to be rediscovering the form that got him among the titles.
Dave Chisnall also went out, losing the Andrew Gilding.

The Lukes both got through.

Tonights action

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Main Stage
Third Round x4
Connor Scutt v Daryl Gurney
Jermaine Wattimena v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Littler v Danny Noppert
Damon Heta v Luke Humphries

Stage Two
Third Round x4
Jeffrey de Graaf v Scott Williams
Niels Zonneveld v Mike De Decker
Martin Schindler v Ryan Joyce
Andrew Gilding v Ross Smith

On the side matter of the OoM (and thus the Worlds draw)...

Littler will go into 4th with a win tonight ahead of Cross. That is the highest he can end the year.

Heta will go into the top 8 ahead of Bunting if he can win.

Ryan Joyce and Jermaine Wattimena are chasing a top 32 spot - and thus avoiding the first round. Joyce will need to win tonight and the quarter to get above Barney, while Wattimena needs to get to the final.

Connor Scutt could break into the top 64, but needs to reach the semi final. For de Graaf to get there he needs a final spot. Both already have a tour card for next year, but breaking into the top 64 as early as possible will give them the best chance of extending their stay. Both have already sealed their World Championship spot.

Great win for Scutt.

Dirk van D beats Wattimena

Littler in fine form. Can't get that 9 darter though.

Easy win for Littler. De Decker next.

Humphries a little less convincing but through.

Littler storms through.

Ross Smith with another big win. Littler for him in the semi

Dirk wins a 19 leg thriller over Scutt.

Luke Humphries wins 10-5 to set up a semi final with DvD.

Let's play daaaaaaaaaaarts

3-0 and every leg ton plus finish. Madness.

Wow, 5-5. Smith fighting back.

Littler won the third session, now it is 9-7

Wow, after nearly taking out the Big Fish Littler misses 3 at D10.

10-8 Littler, but Smith with the darts.

Another 3 missed match darts... but he gets another go

2 more missed!!!

No 3rd go, but Littler now has the darts to win it.

No messing this time. 11-9 Littler, another final for the Nuke.

Humphries takes the 2nd semi 11-8.

Now for the Youth final.

Van Veen takes it 6-5

the Lukes are playing like a pair of chumps so far

Big 🐟

164 out, Littler on fire.