for the tournament to be delayed. dave chisnall has followed three time champion michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort in pulling out. but the 2021 winner gerwyn price said he felt the tournament had been devalued following van gerwen s withdrawal, adding. and he s come to the conclusion the only answer is to postpone the tournament, admitting that it isn t the best option but an option he wouldn t disagree with. but the tournament goes on, and one man making the headlines today is alan soutar. the scotsman who is a full time fireman and also trains guide dogs has made it through to the last 16 after beating seventh seed jose de sousa in a thrilling match at the palace. and in an all english tie, callan rydz has knocked out tenth seed nathan aspinall, sealing the victory with a 10 darter to book his place in the fourth round. the 23 year old rydz is yet to drop a single set
forward, zhoushan character, show some fight. show some character. now to alexandra palace, and dave chisnall has become the third player to withdraw from the world darts championship after testing positive for covid. michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort have also pulled out. but one man not leaving yet is alan soutar. the scotsman who is a full time fireman and also trains guide dogs has made it through to the last 16 after beating seventh seed jose de sousa in a thrilling match at the palace. and in an all english tie, callan rydz has just knocked out tenth seed nathan aspinall, sealing the victory with a 10 darter to book his place in the fourth round. the 23 year old rydz is yet to drop a single set at the championship this year. novak djokovic has pulled out of this week s atp cup in sydney heightening speculation he could skip the australian 0pen next month. the world number one is yet to confirm if he s received the coronavirus vaccination, having previously expre
dave chisnall has followed three time champion michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort in pulling out. but the 2021 winner gerwyn price. price said he felt the tournament had been devalued following van gerwen s withdrawal adding. and he s come to the conclusion the only answer is to postpone the tournament, admitting that it isn t the best option but an option i wouldn t disagree with. but the tournament goes on, and one man making the headlines today is alan soutar. the scotsman who is a full time fireman and also trains guide dogs has made it through to the last i6 after beating seventh seed jose de sousa in a thrilling match at the palace. and in an all english tie, callan rydz has knocked out tenth seed nathan aspinall, sealing the victory with a io darter to book his place in the fourth round. the 23 year old rydz is yet to drop a single set at the championship this year. and there s three more games to look forward to later tonight gary anderson takes on ian whit