Rock dominated his tie against Ryan Meikle for the most part but was dragged into a battle before finally getting over the line to set up a clash with Michael Smith.
He went 3-1 and 4-2 up but Meikle continued to battle back with a 104 checkout followed by a break after Rock had missed darts to go one away.
Rock broke back with a 66 checkout before finally sealing it on double 20 after Meikle had missed the same target for a 120 checkout to save the tie.
For Van der Voort, he made big strides towards confirming his spot at the European Championship after seeing off Martin Schindler 6-3.
After missing multiple darts to hold, Schindler succumbed to a 4-2 deficit against Van der Voort after it mainly going with throw and he held from there on double 16. Missing match darts, 'The Dutch Destroyer' saw that cut to 5-3 and he had to serve it out.
Schindler pressured with a 180 in the latter part of the leg but double 10 was pinned to seal his spot in the next round. There he will play Nathan Aspinall.
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While Dobey eased past Dylan Duo Jnr, son of the darts player with the same name from Gibraltar who adorned the stage during this tournament many times.
A footballer like Sean Negrette and Craig Galliano, he certainly showed his pace with a super rapid throw but lost out 6-1 with the debutant averaging just 66 in the end compared to a solid display from 'Hollywood' fresh off a run to the latter stages of the World Grand Prix.
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JOSH IMPRESSES ON THE ROCK! 🪨
Josh Rock dominated that match but found himself in a battle with Ryan Meikle...
'Rocky' eventually gets over the line to set up a second round clash with Michael Smith!
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