Day three of the World Grand Prix signalled the start of the second round. It also became shock night as two former World Champions exited the competition. The first match of the night saw Wes Newton great run of form come to an end against an impressive John Henderson. The ante has risen to three sets to progress and Henderson put himself in a great position by winning the opening two sets by the deciding leg. Newton responded with a whitewash in the third leg and then equalised by winning the fourth set via a deciding leg. Henderson won the final set 3-1 to progress to the quarter finals in his début Grand Prix.
The next big name to take the stage was James Wade who was fought tooth and nail by Vincent Van der Voort. Things were looking ominous for Wade as the Dutchman won the first two sets by the deciding leg. Again Wade responded with a whitewash and he also carried his momentum forward by winning the fourth set 3-1 to equalise. The final set went down to the wire but Wade managed to squeeze through to the quarter finals, 3-2.
The biggest shock came in the penultimate match as Van Barneveld crashed out to The Pieman Andy Smith. This match followed the same script as Smith took the first two sets, winning the first 3-1 and the second without conceding. Barney then responded with a whitewash of his own but Barney again failed to deal with the lengthy match and Smith took the fourth set via the decider to win the match and progress into the quarter finals for the third time in his career.
The final game saw another former World Champion, John Part, lose to Brendan Dolan. Dolan took the opening set by a crucial deciding leg. The pair then exchanged whitewashes, Part to equalise and Dolan to retake the lead 2-1. Dolan then won the match by taking the fourth set 3-1 to dump Part out of the competition.
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