Gian van Veen and Rob Cross book their places in the second round of the PDC World Championship, while Ross Smith suffers a surprise first-round exit. The European champion, Gian van Veen, secured his spot with a 3-1 win over Spain's Cristo Reyes, as he battled to victory in the first set before stepping up in the second, averaging 107, to go 2-0 up.
In contrast, Ross Smith's campaign came to an abrupt end as he lost to debutant Andreas Harrysson of Sweden with a scoreline of 3-2. The 12th seed missed six match darts in the fourth set and was made to pay as Harryson pressed on to win the deciding set by three legs to one.
Meanwhile, former champion Rob Cross cruised through his first-round match against Cor Dekker, winning 3-0 to safely book his place in the second round. The Englishman averaged just shy of 100 in racing to victory in the first set and dropped off in the second but still came through to win from two legs down.
The PDC World Championship continues tomorrow with a packed schedule of matches, including afternoon sessions at 12:30 GMT and evening sessions at 19:00 GMT.
In contrast, Ross Smith's campaign came to an abrupt end as he lost to debutant Andreas Harrysson of Sweden with a scoreline of 3-2. The 12th seed missed six match darts in the fourth set and was made to pay as Harryson pressed on to win the deciding set by three legs to one.
Meanwhile, former champion Rob Cross cruised through his first-round match against Cor Dekker, winning 3-0 to safely book his place in the second round. The Englishman averaged just shy of 100 in racing to victory in the first set and dropped off in the second but still came through to win from two legs down.
The PDC World Championship continues tomorrow with a packed schedule of matches, including afternoon sessions at 12:30 GMT and evening sessions at 19:00 GMT.
what's the strategy behind that? anyway, Gian van Veen is soo cool with his European title 
and Rob Cross seems pretty chill too, i love how he just cruised through his match 
but Ross Smith's exit was like, unexpected 
i mean, Andreas Harrysson is all new to darts or smthn? what made him so good out of the blue? 
! He's got the European title under his belt already and now he's taking down opponents left and right. Ross Smith didn't stand a chance against Andreas Harrysson, what a shocker 
! Meanwhile, Rob Cross just cruised through to the next round, that's what I love about his game, so consistent 
. Can't wait to see how the rest of the tournament plays out!
ross smith's loss to andreas harrysson was a shock, especially since smith is usually known for his consistency 
anyway, it's not all about individual players - the real question is who's gonna come out on top in the second round? 
? his average was insane 107! i've been saying it for ages that the pdc world championship needs more swedish players like andreas harrysson, he's got some skills 
. tomorrow's gonna be a crazy day at the o2 arena! 
and gian van veen's form is getting better with each round 
. And what about Gian van Veen? Dude's averaging 107 darts, that's insane 