Andrew Gilding has repeated what secured his memorable UK Open final triumph from 2023 by knocking out the man he beat in the final in Minehead at Players Championship 8, with a 6-4 win over Michael van Gerwen/
Elsewhere, Gary Anderson, who with an average of 114, did not drop a leg against The Cobra, Jelle Klaasen, however, Luke Littler lost out to Kevin Doets in a tight, last leg decider. Ricky Evans (6-2) and Gerwyn Price (6-4) reached the last 16 with wins over Owen Roelofs and Jermaine Wattimena.
Danny Noppert won after a deciding leg from Stephen Burton (6-5). Gian van Veen won 6-4 against Madars Razma, and Danny van Trijp edged Martin Schindler 6-1. Luke Humphries narrowly won 6-5 over Brendan Dolan in a top match, in which both players threw well over a hundred average. Big names like Rob Cross, Josh Rock and Jonny Clayton are also still in the tournament.
Last 32
Luke Humphries 6 | 5 Brendan Dolan
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Stephen Bunting
Gary Anderson 6 | 0 Jelle Klaasen
Danny van Trijp 6 | 1 Martin Schindler
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Dom Taylor
Stefan Bellmont 6 | 3 Mensur Suljovic
Josh Rock 6 | 1 Darren Beveridge
Gian van Veen 6 | 4 Madars Razma
Radek Szaganski 6 | 3 Nathan Aspinall
Ricky Evans 6 | 2 Owen Roelofs
Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton 6 | 5 Ritchie Edhouse
Kevin Doets 6 | 5 Luke Littler
Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Jermaine Wattimena
Danny Noppert 6 | 5 Stephen Burton
Last 16
Luke Humphries - | - Chris Dobey
Gary Anderson - | - Danny van Trijp
Rob Cross - | - Stefan Bellmont
Josh Rock - | - Gian van Veen
Radek Szaganski - | - Ricky Evans
Andrew Gilding - | - Jonny Clayton
Kevin Doets - | - Daryl Gurney
Gerwyn Price - | - Danny Noppert