The former Lakeside champion hit nine 140's and hit five out of twelve darts on the double en route to the victory. Schindler won the first leg of the match, but Mitchell saw off the German after winning five legs on the spin.
In Group F Simon Whitlock kept sight on reaching the knock-out stage. 'The Wizard' lost his first match to Glen Durrant on Saturday, but recovered with a 5-2 victory over Andrew Gilding.
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Ryan Searle (83.56) 3-5 (92.93) Mark McGeeney (H)
Josh Payne (90.20) 5-2 (91.91) Jim Williams (E)
Martin Schindler (94.81) 1-5 (104.58) Scott Mitchell (G)
Simon Whitlock (94.11) 5-2 (89.56) Andrew Gilding (F)
Mensur Suljovic v Stephen Bunting (G)
Rob Cross v Dimitri Van den Bergh (H)
Gerwyn Price v Glen Durrant (F)
Peter Wright v Max Hopp (E)
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