World No 2 Michael Smith was the massive casualty on night time one of many Hungarian Darts Trophy after he was knocked out by Jonny Clayton.
Smith, who misplaced to Luke Littler within the World Sequence of Darts Finals on Sunday in Amsterdam, went down 6-3 to his Welsh opponent.
Clayton raced right into a three-leg lead in Budapest and despatched down 4 180s alongside a 94.17 common as Smith suffered a first-round exit regardless of a short rally.
High seed and defending champion Dave Chisnall is subsequent up for Clayton.
Peter Wright was in a position to edge out Joe Cullen in a decider and is joined in spherical two by Raymond van Barneveld after his 6-3 victory over Ritchie Edhouse. The Dutchman will face Ross Smith on Saturday.
Nathan Aspinall, James Wade and Andrew Gilding have been different notable first-round winners, whereas Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Worth start their campaigns on Saturday.
What’s subsequent on Sky Sports activities?
The 2024 BoyleSports World Grand Prix is subsequent on the Sky Sports activities darting calendar.
The annual £600,000 match will happen on the Mattioli Enviornment in Leicester from October 7-13, as 32 of the world’s high stars compete for the coveted title which was received by Luke Humphries.
Humphries celebrated his maiden TV rating title with victory over Gerwyn Worth in final yr’s match, and the world No 1 will return to defend his title later this yr.
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Luke Littler hit a pair of sensational back-to-back checkouts of 140 and 130 to take the lead on his technique to claiming his maiden World Sequence of Darts Finals title in Amsterdam
Six-time champion Michael van Gerwen can be set to star, with teenage celebrity Luke Littler poised to make his double-start debut within the East Midlands.
In a change to final yr’s format, Saturday’s semi-finals on October 12 will likely be contested over the most effective of 9 units, with the ultimate set to be performed over the most effective of 11 units on Sunday, October 13.
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