Darius Labanauskas will play Matthew Edgar in the evening.

The World Championship is now entering its fourth day. The tournament has so far offered some exciting matches, although it has primarily been matches from the first round. But when you look at the program for today, you may well expect something good. There are at least some interesting favorites amongst, as well as some very even matches.

Afternoonsession

Gabriel Clemens v Aden Kirk
The last couple of years, a smaller litter of German players has stormed out on the international stage, of course with Max Hopp, as the most successful. But Gabriel Clemens is also among and he can also play some very good darts. He has participated in all the Players Championship events this year, including a quarter-final, a semifinal and a final. At the same time he played among the last 16 at the Players Championship Finals. Aden Kirk has also played some Players Championships, but without great success. The young Englishman, however, is not a bad player, so he has some opportunities today.

William O’Connor v Yordi Meeuwisse
Yordi Meeuwisse has primarily played on the Challenge Tour this season, where his best results are a semi-final and a final. However, in the second half of 2018 he has participated in a handful of Players Championship-events, where his best result was ‘last 16’. However, he is up against Irish William O’Connor, who is the favorite in this match. The  Irishman has had a nice season in which he achieved the final at the European Matchplay. He debuted last year at the World Championship, so he has a little more experience to draw on than Yordi Meeuwisse.

Brendan Dolan v Yuanjin Liu
Brendan Dolan has some routine when it comes to attending at the World Championship. However, he has never come any further than the second round. He is, however, the clear favorite in this match, even though he has not had the most flashy season, for a man of his caliber. It has become a handful quarter-finals and a single semifinal at the Players Championship Tour. His Chinese opponent participates for the first time at the World Championship. However, he has previously become acquainted with the somewhat bigger stages when he twice represented China at the World Cup, and in addition he also played at the Shanghai Masters during this year’s World Series. However, it will be very difficult for Yuanjin Liu.

Dave Chisnall v Josh Payne
Dave Chisnall will be the last on stage this afternoon. He will meet Josh Payne, who after some difficulty beat Jeff Smith by 3-2 in yesterday’s match. However, it is not easy to know what to expect from this match, as Dave Chisnall has had an incredibly unstable season. He has not won any tournaments, on the other hand, he has played a number of quarter-finals on the European Tour and at some Players Championships. In addition, he made a new record on the European Tour when he averaged 118.66 in a match against Mark Webster. However, it must be assumed that Chizzy would like to prove that his defeat in the first round of the World Championship last year was a one-time thing.

Eveningsession

Luke Humphries v Adam Hunt
An English youth match. Adam Hunt has previously performed very well on the Development Tour, but due to his age, he has not participated on it this year. But so has Luke Humphries in return, and he has done so well that he became number one at the rankinglist. In addition, he has also participated in a number of Players Championship events, where a semi-final is the best result, and he has also participated in a few tournaments on the European Tour. Luke Humphries debuted at the World Championship last year, but already lost in the preliminary. Adam Hunt has never participated before at the World Championship.

Matthew Edgar v Darius Labanauskas
The first of the two representatives from PDC Nordic & Baltic Darius Labanauskas has got an honorable draw. Matthew Edgar is not a bad player, but he is certainly not part of the world’s top. He managed to get among the last 32 at this year’s UK Open, but otherwise it has been a season without the big results. Darius Labanauskas is also relatively new when it comes to the big PDC-tournaments. However, he has been the strongest man on the PDCNB Tour throughout the year. That’s why he also secured first place on our rankings. In addition, he also played very well during the Danish Darts Open, where he came amongst the last 16.

Ross Smith v Paul Lim
Paul Lim has almost become a cult-figure over the last couple of years. Many people especially remember his great attempt at the 9-darter against Gary Anderson during last year’s World Championship. Today he faces English Ross Smith. Smith once participated at the World Championship. It was back in 2014. Bookmakers have Ross Smith as a favorite in this match, but Paul Lim has been in this game for many years, so he is not without chances.

Peter Wright v Toni Alcinas
Peter Wright’s season has not been characterized by as much silverware as it was last year. Nevertheless, he has played in a lot of semi-finals and finals, so it has not been all bad, and in addition he won two Players Championship-events and the Melbourne Masters. He will meet Toni Alcinas, who progressed with a 3-0 victory yesterday. It was, however, not that brilliant, because his opponent Craig Ross only averaged 71.47