World number two Peter Wright cruised through to the second round of the World Matchplay Darts at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
His 10-2 victory over Danny Noppert featured a 99.7 average and included three 180's and a 121 checkout.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ! ๐ Peter Wright eases through to round two with a comprehensive 10-2 success against Danny Noppert! ๐บ Sky Sports Arenaโ Live blog: https://t.co/Go9qS9pgfz#๏ธโฃ #WorldMatchplay pic.twitter.com/3pF6l7HJur โ Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) July 18, 2021
Luke Humphries caused the biggest shock of the tournament so far when he beat world number four James Wade.
The former world youth champion finished with a 101 average as he scored eight 180's in a confident 10-3 victory.
Michael Smith started to find form again in a 10-7 win over debutant Ryan Searle.
๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐! Michael Smith gets the job done against Ryan Searle to advance to the second round. pic.twitter.com/ho89SOC0PX โ PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) July 18, 2021
Jose De Sousa's win included a 116 checkout, as he comfortably beat Gabriel Clemens 10-2 to progress through to the next round to set up a match against Smith.
Joe Cullen brought an end to his five-match losing streak with a close-fought 10-8 victory over Chris Dobey.
๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐! What a game and what a last leg... Joe Cullen ends a losing run of five games at the World Matchplay by beating Chris Dobey 10-8 to reach the Second Round. Look what it means to him ๐ช pic.twitter.com/lIBkVEXzVU โ PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) July 18, 2021
Rob Cross, who was world champion in 2019, started the campaign with a 10-8 win over debutant Ross Smith.
He finished the match with a 100 average and will take on Callan Rydz in the last 16, who beat Glen Durrant 10-6.
In the first match of the day, Krzysztof Ratajski beat Brendan Dolan 10-4.
