Out of the six main World Championship contenders (Taylor, Wade, Van Barneveld, Whitlock, Anderson and Webster) James Wade became the first to fall in the biggest upset of the tournament so far. He was up against Austrian Mensur Suljovic and Suljovic played some great darts but it was his throwing technique that won the game. Wade is a relatively fast thrower and prefers his opponents to be as well, however Suljovic is anything but fast. His very unorthodox throwing stance leaves him to take his time when throwing and Wade couldn't handle the massive decrease in pace. Wade pushed it to 2-2 with every set going to the deciding leg, the key was that Suljovic managed to break Wade's throw more than Wade could which left Suljovic to win 4-2.
Suljovic will play Wes Newton after he raced past Brendan Dolan to make it to the third round for the first time. Dolan's problem was his lack of finishing power and it cost him dearly as Newton won the game in straight sets.
Another contender in the form of Simon Whitlock also had no problems in demolishing Denis Ovens. The Aussie lost only two legs and held an average of 103 to progress in straight sets to the third round. His third round opponent is in the tricky shape of Vincent Van Der Voort.
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