Former winner Rob Cross cruised by means of on the PDC World Championship and arrange a last-16 tie towards defending champion Luke Littler.

Cross, who received the occasion in 2018, brushed apart Australian and sixteenth seed Damon Heta in a snug 4-0 win.

The seventeenth seed was joined in spherical 4 by two-time winner Gary Anderson, who edged a final-set thriller towards Dutchman Gary Wattimena.

Scot Anderson went 3-1 up in a sport performed at a ferocious tempo, and was spectacular in averaging 121 in set three.

He missed three match darts within the fourth set, hitting double eight together with his first dart with 32 required, earlier than lacking the identical goal twice.

Wattimena powered again and compelled a remaining set, regardless of Anderson lacking extra match darts at tops in set 4.

Anderson went eight darts into the nine-darter within the remaining set, earlier than going excessive on the double 12, and finally claimed the set 5-3 to proceed his quest to be the event’s oldest winner at 55.

He averaged 102.24 – the eighth-highest common on this yr’s event – and was at 37.5% on the checkouts.

“It is no good for my age. It is arduous, particularly with Jermaine on you. What a sport,” Anderson informed Sky Sports activities.

“The final two video games, 4-0, 4-0. I hope that is made up for it. I’ll lie down now.

“I bottled the nine-darter, like I bottled quite a lot of doubles. I used to be getting excited, I do not usually do this up there. However I acquired it executed.”

Sunday’s motion started with twentieth seed Ryan Searle reaching the fourth spherical for the primary time since 2021 with a 4-0 demolition of Germany’s Martin Schindler.