Raymond Van Barneveld’s PDC World Championship return ended with a 3-1 second-round loss to former champion Rob Cross.
Van Barneveld, a five-time world champion throughout the PDC and BDO variations, retired after a first-round loss on the match two years in the past solely to return late in 2020.
He couldn’t have made a greater begin towards eleventh seed Cross, the 2018 champion, making three 180s within the opening set and a 170 checkout within the second leg.
Raymond Van Barneveld appears dejected as his world championship hopes ended (Adam Davy/PA)
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However the 54-year-old Dutchman’s type deteriorated thereafter and Cross performed properly sufficient to dominate the final three units, shedding simply three legs.
Cross admitted he struggled to deal with the ambiance initially, telling Sky Sports activities: “It was psychological. Twenty 4 months with Covid I haven’t had a crowd like this and that first set I simply couldn’t settle.
“Truthful play to Raymond, he performed completely sensible. I feel from there I began to settle a bit of bit extra but it surely was a tough sport. I’ve been taking part in so, so properly, I’ve put quite a lot of time into this. I’m simply so glad that I received the win.”
Van Barneveld had a lot of assist at Alexandra Palace (Adam Davy/PA)
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Cross will tackle Daryl Gurney within the third spherical after Christmas whereas there have been additionally victories within the night session for Danny Noppert and Gabriel Clemens.
Earlier, seventh seed Jose De Souza got here from two units all the way down to defeat Jason Lowe whereas Alan Soutar received a dramatic conflict to knock out Mensur Suljovic, taking an prolonged remaining leg 6-4 having trailed by two units and two legs.
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