Luke Littler received his Czech Open marketing campaign off to a flying begin with a assured 6-2 win over Cameron Menzies in Prague.
The world champion headlined Saturday’s late session on the PVA Expo, quickly constructing a 3-0 lead having damaged Menzies’ throw within the second leg.
Littler’s tempo dropped after Menzies had received on the board with a maintain, however one other medical break within the eighth leg swiftly wrapped up victory because the 18-year-old appears to be like to land back-to-back European Tour titles following his Flanders Darts Trophy success final week.
World No 1 Luke Humphries started his Czech Open title defence with a scrappy 6-4 win over Dutchman Dirk van Duijvenbode as each males struggled on doubles.
Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen whitewashed Mike De Decker 6-0 to cost into Finals Day with a surprising 112.73 match common and a prime end of 154.
James Wade landed 5 maximums and hit 75 per cent on checkouts as he beat Nathan Aspinall 6-3.
Rob Cross, winner at Alexandra Palace in 2018, had opened the night session with a formidable 6-1 win over Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski.
Welshman Gerwyn Worth, one other of the previous world champions in motion, coasted previous Germany’s Niko Springer 6-2.
World No 4 Steven Bunting beat Kevin Doets 6-4 to additionally attain the final 16 and Saturday’s late match noticed Josh Rock come by 6-2 towards William O’Connor.
Within the afternoon session, Dutchman Wessel Nijman had edged out ninth seed Damon Heta in a last-leg decider.
Two-time world champion Peter Wright was a 6-2 winner over Slovenia’s Benjamin Pratnemer, whereas Ryan Searle averaged 102.55 in his 6-4 defeat of Dave Chisnall.
There have been additionally second-round wins for Jonny Clayton, Ross Smith, Jermaine Wattimena, Martin Schindler and Dutchman Gian van Veen, who will subsequent face Littler.
Luke Littler edged previous Beau Greaves on the Gamers Championship after an exciting last-leg decider
Second Spherical outcomes:
- Ross Smith 6-4 Andrew Gilding
- Martin Schindler 6-3 Madars Razma
- Wessel Nijman 6-5 Damon Heta
- Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Chris Dobey
- Gian van Veen 6-2 Danny Noppert
- Ryan Searle 6-4 Dave Chisnall
- Peter Wright 6-2 Benjamin Pratnemer
- Jonny Clayton 6-2 Ryan Joyce
- Rob Cross 6-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Gerwyn Worth 6-2 Niko Springer
- Stephen Bunting 6-4 Kevin Doets
- James Wade 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
- Luke Humphries 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Luke Littler 6-2 Cameron Menzies
- Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Mike De Decker
- Josh Rock 6-2 William O’Connor
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