2016 World Grand Prix round 2: Seeds fall like flies but top three remain

However, The Bull (6/5 to win) saw him off in style, and will fancy his chances against young-gun Van de Pas (4/6), who saw off Gerwyn Price on a low-quality duel and who he beat most recently this year.

Jenkins, who was a losing finalist here in 2006 and 2007, is an even more tasty 4/1 chance to knock down Big Ben 3-1.

Stephen Bunting v Kim Huybrechts

It will be difficult to separate this duo, who are similar in standard, but, after knocking out defending champion Thornton, Bunting represents better value at even-money.

Huybrechts and the Bullet have two wins apiece against each other, as well as a draw in the Premier League of Darts, suggesting that this match could go all the way. Odds of 6/4 say it’ll go over 4.5 sets.

Gary Anderson v Kyle Anderson

An intriguing all-Anderson duel is on the cards next, though Scotsman Gary (1/6) might not have it all his own way against his Aussie namesake (4/1).

Bring a double world champion and nine-time major winner, it might be a surprise that The Flying Scotsman has only got to the semis here once, suggesting he is not a fan of the double in, double out format.

Having said that, Gary did look very impressive in his first round win over Jamie Caven, averaging 96.92 (the second highest of the tournament so far), but The Original may be able to pull off another shock.

Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld

The big battle of the night sees multiple world champions and former World Grand Prix runner-ups Jackpot (4/6) and Barney (6/5) collide on the Dublin oche.

Van Barneveld may be down in 13th in the PDC rankings these days, but has a 30-20 winning record over Lewis and has beaten him in their last three duels.

The mercurial Dutchman has claimed two of his three World Grand Prix fixtures over Jackpot too, both by one set, so is 4/1 to triumph 3-2.

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