Summary
Nathan Aspinall, a seeded player in the PDC World Championship, was defeated by Kevin Doets from the Netherlands. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Charlie Manby progressed to the last 16 after winning his match against Ricky Evans.
Key Facts
- Nathan Aspinall, who was the 15th seed, lost 4-3 to Kevin Doets at the PDC World Championship.
- Aspinall previously reached the semi-finals in 2019 and 2020 and was making his only past-third-round appearance since 2020.
- Charlie Manby, participating for the first time, defeated Ricky Evans 4-2, advancing to the last 16.
- Manby is a bricklayer from Huddersfield and secured a minimum prize of £60,000.
- In the next round, Manby will face Gian van Veen from the Netherlands.
- Justin Hood, another first-time participant, defeated Ryan Meikle 4-1 and won at least £60,000.
- Hood moved to a provisional 63rd ranking and expressed future personal goals of opening a Chinese restaurant.
- The third round also featured matches with Josh Rock against Callan Rydz and defending champion Luke Littler against Rob Cross.
