It was a Sunday night of shocks for the seeded players at Alexandra Palace, as Gary Anderson, Ross Smith and Martin Schindler were all dumped out of the tournament.
Anderson, who had been tipped as a potential contender for the Sid Waddell trophy, didn’t get out of first gear during his humiliating 3-0 defeat against Jeffrey de Graaf.
The Swedish victor spoke of his pride after beating idol Anderson post-match, whereas Smith came unstuck against Filipino underdog Paolo Nebrida.
Just one day of Round Two action remains before Christmas, with Monday night seeing the return of Rob Cross to the Ally Pally stage.
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