Stephen Bunting suffered a shock 6-4 loss to Matt Campbell within the second spherical of the Elten Security Footwear Austrian Darts Open.
The loss comes on the heels of a disappointing homecoming evening for Bunting within the Premier League in Liverpool, ‘The Bullet’ being handed a demolishing by Cross.
Ten years on from his 7-1 defeat to Phil Taylor in the identical venue in his first stint as a Premier League participant, Bunting was smashed 6-1, Cross averaging 100 with 6/8 on the doubles.
Victor Campbell will now tackle Dirk van Duijvenbode who cruised previous Gian van Veen within the second spherical with a 108 common and 7 180s.
In one other huge consequence, Jermaine Wattimena got here by means of with a 6-3 over prime seed Jonny Clayton.
Former world champion Peter Wright put in a complete 6-3 win over Luke Woodhouse, whereas ‘Hollywood’ Chris Dobey put in a 6-1 demolition of Ricardo Pietreczko.
Kevin Doets made his mark with a 6-2 crushing of Nathan Aspinall, Danny Noppert averaging virtually 101 to defeat Niko Springer to choose up what’s his first victory on the European Tour in 2025.
Final yr’s runner-up Joe Cullen began his match with a 6-2 win in opposition to Thibault Tricole and Josh Rock can also be by means of to Sunday’s motion after the Northern Irishman averaged 105, landed eight 180s and transformed a 157 checkout to safe the win over Krzysztof Ratajski.
Dave Chisnall additionally picked up a 6-3 win over Ian White.
The motion continues on Sunday with spotlight clashes together with Noppert vs Rock, Dobey vs Nijman, and Heta vs Cullen within the third spherical.
The night session will then work by means of the quarter and semi-finals till an eventual winner is topped.
World No 3 Michael van Gerwen, reigning world champion Luke Littler and world No 1 Luke Humphries are among the many huge names to sit down out of the occasion.
Sunday April 27
Third Spherical
Afternoon Session (12pm UK time)
Jermaine Wattimena v Daryl Gurney
Danny Noppert v Josh Rock
Kevin Doets v Martin Schindler
Chris Dobey v Wessel Nijman
Matt Campbell v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Peter Wright v Ross Smith
Damon Heta v Joe Cullen
Dave Chisnall v Ryan Joyce
Night Session (6pm UK time)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Closing
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