Overview
- Luke Littler beat Paul Lim 6-1, Michael van Gerwen defeated Nitin Kumar 6-1, Luke Humphries won 6-2 over Ryusei Azemoto and Gerwyn Price whitewashed Alexis Toylo 6-0.
- Hong Kong’s Man Lok Leung produced the night’s upset by eliminating world No. 10 Danny Noppert 6-3.
- Tuesday’s quarter-finals are van Gerwen vs Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall vs Leung, Gian van Veen vs Littler and Price vs Humphries.
- Paolo Nebrida withdrew due to illness and was officially replaced by India’s Nitin Kumar in the 16-player field.
- A $100,000 bonus is on offer for a nine-darter with a single ‘golden bullseye’ attempt available to double the payout.