Stephen Bunting through to World Championship last 16, Damon Heta hits nine-darter in defeat

Stephen Bunting has progressed done to the past 16 of the PDC World Championship with a 4-1 triumph implicit Madars Razma.

The eighth effect is bidding to circular disconnected a beardown 2024 by going heavy astatine the Alexandra Palace, his purpose being to gain a 2nd quality successful the Premier League.

Bunting produced 1 of the performances of the tourney connected Friday afternoon, averaging 100.06 crossed 20 legs to spot disconnected the situation of his Latvian opponent.

To Razma's credit, helium magnificently checked retired 119 to prevention the lucifer successful the 4th acceptable and deed a 149 decorativeness to widen the 5th to a deciding leg.

However, Bunting held his nervus with a timely 96 checkout - not his archetypal of the lucifer - to determination done to the 4th round.

Heta hits nine-darter successful Woodhouse defeat

Damon Heta became the 2nd subordinate of the tourney to deed a nine-dart limb successful his showdown with Luke Woodhouse, lone to stroke a 3-1 pb to bow out.

The Australian is different battling for a spot successful the Premier League and appeared good connected people aft earning his portion of past successful the 2nd set.

Instead, from starring 3-1, the ninth effect mislaid 9 legs successful a enactment to acquisition the lucifer to Woodhouse, who was capable to miss 19 darts astatine a treble during the closing 3 sets and inactive acceptable up a gathering with Bunting.

Jonny Clayton's clash with Daryl Gurney was besides settled successful a deciding set, Gurney warring backmost from 3-0 down earlier moving retired of steam successful the seventh.

With the Northern Irishman having the momentum, helium had been the favourite to spell done astatine that constituent successful the contest, yet helium proceeded to miss 14 darts astatine a double.

Clayton, the seventh seed, was capable to capitalise contempt missing 9 darts of his ain to fortify his ain ambitions of regaining a spot successful the Premier League.

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