Wade was made to rue five match darts to seal it 4-2 and from there, Joyce used this as a catalyst to claim this huge win as he sets down a big clash with Michael van Gerwen next.
It was very evenly matched until Wade took the lead. Despite that, he missed the aforementioned match darts which was the turning point in the tie.
From there Joyce sealed a reprieve on double four to send it all the way to a deciding set. He smashed in a 110 checkout to begin the set; then broke the throw on Wade's favourite double, double ten to go one away and from there he claimed the win.
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Afternoon session schedule
Nathan Aspinall (95.76) 4-3 (90.75) Devon Petersen (R4) (1-3, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 1-3, 4-2)
Benito van de Pas (86.67) 1-4 (89.77) Brendan Dolan (R4) (1-3, 1-3, 0-3, 3-2, 2-3)
Ryan Joyce (87.69) 4-3 (90.77) James Wade (R4) (3-1, 2-3, 1-3, 3-0, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1)
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