Rydz dazzles in shock win over Van den Bergh

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England's Callan Rydz put successful a magnificent capacity to stun 11th seed Dimitri van den Bergh successful nan 3rd information of nan PDC World Championship.

Rydz, a quarter-finalist successful 2022, stormed to a 4-0 triumph complete nan the 2020 World Matchplay champion arsenic he recorded an awesome 105.31 average.

That number was astatine 115.94 aft a blistering first 2 sets successful which Rydz deed six 180s and made six of his 9 darts astatine double against a bewildered Van den Bergh.

The Belgian attempted to unit his measurement backmost into nan title but Rydz's level was specified that immoderate opportunities were soon snatched from Van den Bergh's grasp.

"I'm complete nan moon. I didn't springiness Dimi a sniff and I've comberan to do nan aforesaid successful nan past 16," Rydz told Sky Sports. "Buzzing pinch nan consequence and can't hold to beryllium backmost here."

He will play nan victor of Ricky Evans and Robert Owen, who reason nan 3rd information connected Sunday evening.

Dutchman Kevin Doets survived 4 lucifer darts arsenic he produced a stirring comeback to hit 31st seed Krzysztof Ratajski.

Doets, who knocked retired 2nd seed Michael Smith successful nan past round, did not person a dart astatine double successful nan first group and recovered himself 2-0 down without winning a leg.

However, he abruptly burst into life to triumph six of nan adjacent 7 legs and level nan lucifer astatine 2-2 pinch a 106 checkout.

Ratajski rallied successful nan 5th and had 4 darts to triumph nan lucifer successful nan sixth but grounded to return them.

That allowed Doets to level again, earlier he took nan lead for nan first clip astatine 2-1 successful nan seventh earlier winning nan adjacent to seal it.

Meanwhile, Sweden's Jeffrey de Graaf group up a last-16 necktie pinch three-time champion Michael van Gerwen aft a convincing 4-1 triumph complete Paolo Nebrida.

Filipino Nebrida took nan first group but De Graaf won nan adjacent 4 connected nan bounce, finishing pinch a 10-darter, to advancement from nan 3rd information of nan World Championship for nan first time.

Afternoon Session

Third round

Jeffrey de Graaf 4-1 Paolo Nebrida

Kevin Doets 4-3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Dimitri van den Bergh 0-4 Callan Rydz

Evening Session (19:00)

Third round

Ricky Evans v Robert Owen

Fourth round

Jonny Clayton v Gerwyn Price

Luke Humphries v Peter Wright

There will beryllium unrecorded matter commentary connected nan evening convention from 18:45 GMT connected nan BBC Sport website and app.

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