Wade was the first into the Last 16 after sealing a thrilling win over Callan Rydz 6-5.
He let out a roar at the end befitting of his win after firing in six 180's and a 100.5 average with both averaging over a ton in the end but it was 'The Machine' who secured the victory.
While for Cross, he held off a spirited late revival from Nathan Aspinall who came from 5-3 down to look to send the tie all the way.
But in the end 'Voltage' surged through 6-4 with a 97.7 average and 6/7 on the doubles as he denied the Stockport ace another good run in Minehead.
Over on Stage Two though, Vincent van der Voort continued his good form with a 97.5 average and a high checkout of 121 to edge past Andy Boulton 6-5.
Followed by Ryan Searle who came from 5-1 down and survived multiple match darts to snatch a 6-5 win over Ryan Joyce who looked to be coasting into the Last 16 in Minehead but alas it is 'Heavy Metal' who does.
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𝗪𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗧!
What an opening match that was!
Both James Wade and Callan Rydz average over a ton but it's The Machine who finds his way into the next round with a 6-5 success!