Former champion Rob Cross is through to the third round of the PDC World Darts Championship after winning at Alexandra Palace on Friday.
The 32-year-old Englishman, currently sixth in the PDC order of merit, beat compatriot Scott Williams 3-1.
Cross will now face two-time runner-up Mervyn King in the last 32.
“This place will always be special to me. This is the holy grail,” said Cross, runner-up at last month’s Players Championship Finals.
“I think I dealt with the big moments a little bit more, but I probably put that down to experience. I feel good. I feel like I’m getting better and I’m enjoying it again.”
Top-10 seeds Jonny Clayton and Danny Noppert also progressed comfortably, with Clayton beating Danny van Trijp 3-0 and the Welshman will next face Brendan Dolan, who claimed a 3-1 win against Jimmy Hendriks.
Noppert enjoyed a 3-1 victory over David Cameron so the Dutchman will face Scotland’s Alan Soutar in the third round, while Chris Dobey set up a meeting with two-time champion Garry Anderson by beating Martijn Kleermaker 3-0.
Germany’s Martin Schindler, the number 29 seed, won 3-1 against Martin Lukeman, and will next meet last year’s runner-up Michael Smith.
Elsewhere on Friday, Ross Smith beat Darius Labanauskas 3-1 and Joe Cullen also claimed a 3-1 win over Ricky Evans.
