Price wasn't at his best but saw off recent winner, Danny Jansen in a 6-3 win averaging 87 in the process.
While Wright surged past Luc Peters with a 99.91 average in a 6-1 win with the likes of Scott Waites, Jonny Clayton who averaged 108.65, Stephen Bunting, Ryan Searle and Luke Humphries already through to the Last 16.
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Some unusually wayward doubling from Gerwyn Price contributed to his average of just 87.81 but it was enough to get past Danny Jansen.
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