Daryl Gurney was denied a remarkable comeback victory in his third round clash with Jonny Clayton, the Derryman being edged out in a seven-set thriller.
Clayton, seeded seventh in the tournament, looked to be cruising through when he soared into a 3-0 lead, and appeared on the cusp of a routine victory after whitewashing his opponent in the third set.
However, Gurney, a two-time premier event winner in the PDC, rallied superbly, racking up a 102 average to claim the fourth set. Into his groove, Gurney breezed through the fifth set 3-0 before levelling things up at 3-3 after a nervy finish to the sixth set.
The Welshman had the throw at the start of the seventh set and steadied the ship to take a 2-1…