Toni Alcinas smashed Kevin Munch to continue the best run of his career so far as he is now through to the last 16 of the World Championship and will play Darren Webster for a place in the Quarter-Finals.
He won back his tour card about a year ago and is now on the verge of potentially a Quarter or Semi-Final which could set him up for a great start to the 2018 season and he spoke of his joy after defeating Munch 4-1.
"I'm really, really happy," said Alcinas. "This is my first time in the last 16 of the World Championship and I hope that tomorrow I can play the same.
"I'm enjoying this tournament and my finishing has been good. I didn't expect to get this far because my first game was against Cristo, who's a really good player.
"Today I played better. My doubles were really important - there are some players who are really good with the triples but the doubles win you games."
Alcinas - who owns a garage in Mallorca and gave himself time off to practice after defeating Cristo Reyes in the first round - had won back his
PDC Tour Card in January, and
"At the start of the year I could never have dreamed of this," admitted Alcinas. "I've done well this year but there were 245 players, really good players, in the qualifier and it was not easy.
"I've played my best darts here. Now I'm practising more - after the game against Cristo I've been practising every day because I know that if I don't train, I don't win."
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