Cross stormed into a 4-0 lead, before Beaton claimed two legs to halve the deficit. 'The Bronzed Adonis' got one more leg as 'Voltage' concluded the match in the nineth leg.
Mensur Suljovic booked a hard-fought 6-4 victory over Matthew Dennant, who qualified for this tournament through the UK Qualifier. 'The Gentle' averaged 99.6 with 75% on the doubles to move into the third round in Leverkusen.
Click here to check out the PDC European Tour 2019 tournament centre.Adrian Lewis (102.54) 3-6 (102.29) Dimitri van den Bergh
Jermaine Wattimena (102.16) 6-5 (97.79) Glen Durrant
Joe Cullen (97.20) 6-1 (91.55) Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen (97.68) 6-1 (82.06) Mervyn King
Rob Cross (101.37) 6-3 (95.83) Steve Beaton
Mensur Suljovic (99.65) 6-4 (91.73) Matthew Dennant
Simon Whitlock v Ross Smith
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
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