Mardle, Van Gerwen and Wright through to World Cup of Shirts Quarter-Finals

Wayne Mardle, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright are among the players through to the Quarter-Finals of the World Cup of Shirts.

32 players will compete for this title with 27 current players facing off against five darting legends and these participants include those previously alluded to alongside the likes of Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld.

Sixteen ties were made in an open draw and from there through Twitter polls, fans can vote on their favourite which will move through to the next round.

Mardle won through after receiving 77 percent of the vote against his great rival Phil Taylor. Van Gerwen edged past Michael Smith with just over 56 percent.

Wright also ended the run of Matthew Edgar with over 61 percent of the vote. Among those also through include Gerwyn Price, Raymond van Barneveld and Dennis Priestley.

World Cup of Shirts
Last 16

Adrian Lewis (35.9%) 0-1 (64.1%) Gerwyn Price (1152 votes)
Wayne Mardle (77%) 1-0 (23%) Phil Taylor (1453 votes)
Dimitri van den Bergh (33.4%) 0-1 ( 66.6%) Raymond van Barneveld (1304 votes)
Michael van Gerwen (56.4%) 1-0 (43.6%) Michael Smith (1334 votes)
Simon Whitlock (44.9%) 0-1 (55.1%) Dennis Priestley (1288 votes)
Kyle Anderson (47.1%) 0-1 (52.9%) Devon Petersen (1351 votes)
Joe Cullen (49.2%) 0-1 (50.8%) Nathan Aspinall (1371 votes)
Matthew Edgar (38.5%) 0-1 (61.5%) Peter Wright (2481 votes)

Photo: Pieter Verbeek/PV-Darts