Overview
- Krzysztof Ratajski overturned a 1–3 set deficit and took the decider with his first match dart for a 4–3 win.
- The sixth set proved pivotal as Wesley Plaisier missed three match darts, after which he said the defeat hits him very hard.
- Ratajski held statistical edges with a 98.43 three-dart average to Plaisier’s 95.8 and a 48.39% doubles rate to 40%.
- The victory makes Ratajski the first player into the last 16, where he will play Luke Woodhouse.
- Plaisier had stunned Gerwyn Price in the previous round and later described an avalanche of messages that included abuse, saying haters make you stronger.