Luke Littler is out of Players Championship 7 after losing out to Ross Smith in Leicester as Ryan Meikle awaits. Smudger defeated Luke Littler in a decisive leg. Littler missed two matchdarts before Smith struck with a 68 finish.
The other quarterfinal at the top of the tournament schedule is between Daryl Gurney and Chris Dobey. Gurney won 6-3 over Ritchie Edhouse, while Dobey beat Kim Huybrechts 6-3.
Josh Rock is the biggest remaining name at the other end of the schedule. He defeated Ryan Searle 6-4 and now faces Thibault Tricole. The Frenchman triumphed 6-5 against Damon Heta. The other quarterfinal is between Luke Woodhouse and Ian White. They won over Karel Sedlacek (6-3) and Brett Claydon (6-3), respectively.
Last 16
Ross Smith (98.29) 6 | 5 (96.97) Luke Littler
Ryan Meikle (80.79) 6 | 3 (81.04) Chris Landman
Daryl Gurney (93.57) 6 | 3 (91.47) Ritchie Edhouse
Chris Dobey (106.71) 6 | 3 (105.13) Kim Huybrechts
Luke Woodhouse (94.00) 6 | 3 (87.67) Karel Sedlacek
Ian White (88.36) 6 | 3 (77.53) Brett Claydon
Thibault Tricole (92.89) 6 | 5 (98.79) Damon Heta
Josh Rock (92.15) 6 | 4 (92.51) Ryan Searle
Quarterfinals
Ross Smith - | - Ryan Meikle
Daryl Gurney - | - Chris Dobey
Luke Woodhouse - | - Ian White
Thibault Tricole - | - Josh Rock