Whitlock who showed signs of form at the World Matchplay last week took the last three legs on the spin to move through.
’The Wizard’ in terms of highlights hit two 126 finishes on the way to victory.
In terms of other statistics, it was a 99.4 average and 55% on the doubles for the Aussie compared to an average of 97.6 for Cross and five 180’s in a competitive match.
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Saturday August 4 (7pm NZ time)
Quarter-Finals
Rob Cross (97.61) 7-10 (99.43)
Simon Whitlock Mark McGrath v Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson v Michael van Gerwen
Peter Wright v Kyle Anderson
Best of 19 legs
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