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In Saturday’s afternoon session, fifth seed Jonny Clayton needed a deciding set to overcome world number 44 Niels Zonneveld.<\/p>\n
The first six sets of a high-quality match all went with the throw, with Clayton moving in front of Zonneveld on three separate occasions.<\/p>\n
The Dutch left-hander kept responding in an impressive display, but former Premier League champion Clayton found the key break of throw in the second leg of the deciding set before sealing victory.<\/p>\n
Welshman Clayton, 51, was back in action after a 12-day break, having received a bye through to round three because his second-round opponent Dom Taylor was suspended for failing a drugs test.<\/p>\n
In round four, Clayton will play Swedish debutant Andreas Harrysson, who defeated Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko 4-2 later on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Luke Woodhouse, the 25th seed, defeated fellow Englishman Andrew Gilding 4-1 to reach the fourth round for the second successive year.<\/p>\n
Woodhouse will next face Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski, who beat Dutchman Wesley Plaisier in a deciding set having trailed 3-1.<\/p>\n
Six more third-round matches are scheduled for Sunday, with four former world champions – Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Cross – among those hoping to secure spots in the last 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n