- Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith reach last eight
- Chris Dobey and Stephen Bunting both earn surprise wins
Michael van Gerwen powered past his Dutch compatriot, Dirk van Duijvenbode, with a 4-1 win to reach the PDC world championship quarter-finals. Elsewhere, Michael Smith advanced but two of the other top six seeds, Rob Cross and Luke Humphries, bowed out on a dramatic day.
Van Gerwen, the three-times former champion at Alexandra Palace, took a two-set lead despite his opponent claiming a leg with a 170 checkout. Van Duijvenbode got on the board by taking the third set but Van Gerwen closed out the match ruthlessly, averaging 100.42 and landing 13 of 30 doubles.
