Defending champion Peter Wright crashed out of the PDC World Darts Championship in a shock third-round defeat to Germany’s Gabriel Clemens.
Wright was made to pay for a desperate series of missed doubles in the first three sets as Clemens became the first player from his country to book his place in the last 16.
But there were no surprises for three-time world champion Michael Van Gerwen, who continued his quest for another crown with a 4-0 whitewash of Ricky Evans.
Gabriel Clemens produced a stunning win over Peter Wright (Adam Davy/PA)
Wright told Sky Sports: “I felt really good going up there, but I had my chances and I didn’t take them. I took it too easily and I got punished.”
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