Jeffrey de Graaf shocked his idol Gary Anderson with a clinical display of doubling, eliminating the Scottish icon early at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship. De Graaf, the Swedish number one, achieved a 75% success rate on doubles, securing his career’s biggest victory. Meanwhile, Paolo Nebrida also made history, becoming the first Filipino player to reach the last 32 with a straight-sets win over Ross Smith, thanks to exceptional finishing and three ton-plus checkouts. Callan Rydz and Dimitri Van den Bergh added to the upsets, sending Martin Schindler and Dylan Slevin packing.

The day featured high-quality performances, including Ryan Searle’s dominant 3-0 victory over Matt Campbell, and Joe Cullen’s eight 180s en route to a win against Wessel Nijman. Latvia’s Madars Razma also defied expectations, defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode. However, Ritchie Edhouse fell to Ian White, who delivered back-to-back ton-plus checkouts. The second round will wrap up on Monday with big names like Rob Cross, Dave Chisnall, and Jonny Clayton aiming to secure their spots in the next stage.

Source: PDCTV
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