Aspinall latest seed to fall as Manby, 20, wins

Nathan Aspinall and Charlie Manby, both aged 20, continued their incredible run and placed in the top 16. Nathan Aspinall and Charlie Manby were the latest to lose at the PDC World Championship.

In a final-set thriller against Dutchman Kevin Doets, Aspinall, who advanced to the semi-finals in 2019 and 2020, lost 4-3.

The 15th seed had first and third sets, but both were tied, only to regain control with a stunning 170 checkout to win the fifth set.

Doets then took control, reeling over the final six legs to beat Aspinall for the first time in six years and tying him up with Luke Humphries for the last-16 on Tuesday.

Manby defeated Ricky Evans 4-2. He is playing in the tournament for the first time.

The Huddersfield bricklayer struggled with his doubles early on, falling short of completing four of his 30 attempts as he went 2-1-up.

However, his accuracy on the checkouts improved as well as Evans’ drop-off, as he secured a spot in round four and a minimum of £60, 000 in prize money.

In his most difficult test so far, he will face Netherlands’ Gian van Veen in the next round, where the 10th seed had a match average of 108.28 in his victory in the second round.

Justin Hood, a debutant from Somerset, defeated Ryan Meikle 4-1 to advance.

Before Meikle pulled a setback, he took the lead, but Hood put a seal on his position and declared that he would not be required to work in 2026, signing at least £60, 000 in prize money.

He has already placed him at a provisional 63 in the world rankings and stated after the match that he still wants to open a Chinese restaurant one day.

Third round of the afternoon session

Ryan Meikle wins Justin Hood 4-1

Charlie Manby 2-4 Ricky Evans

Kevin Doets (15) 3-4 Nathan Aspinall

Third round of the evening session

Callan Rydz and Josh Rock (11),

Fourth round

Ryan Searle vs. James Hurrell (20)