England's Callan Rydz averaged 107.06 to book his spot successful nan 2nd information of nan 2025 PDC World Darts Championship earlier Gabriel Clemens was knocked retired by Wales' Robert Owen.
Rydz hit Croatian Romeo Grbavac 3-0, signaling nan tournament's highest mean first-round lucifer mean successful its existent 96-player format.
The erstwhile grounds was held by teen Luke Littler's, who scored 106.12 astatine this shape past year.
It was nan tournament's 26th highest lucifer mean wide and comfortably nan champion truthful acold astatine nan 2025 event.
Rydz, from Bedlington successful Northumberland, meets Germany's Martin Schindler successful nan 2nd information connected Sunday evening.
The day convention astatine Alexandra Palace concluded pinch Clemens, classed 27th successful nan world, being beaten by Owen, classed 50 places beneath him.
Owen recorded a 3-1 victory, his 2nd successful a matter of days, to scope nan 3rd information which originates connected 27 December.
In nan opening lucifer of Thursday's day session, Hong Kong's Lok Yin Lee came from a group down to hit Chris Landman 3-1 aft winning 9 consecutive legs.
Lee will look connected Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan successful nan 2nd information connected Saturday afternoon.
Also connected Thursday afternoon, 2024 Grand Slam of Darts runner-up Martin Lukeman came from 1 group down to hit Indian qualifier Nitin Kumar 3-1.
Lukeman will look number 21 seed Andrew Gilding connected Monday day for a spot successful nan past 32.
Chris Landman 1-3 Lok Yin Lee
Callan Rydz 3-0 Romeo Grbavac
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