Gary Anderson has knocked Michael van Gerwen out of the World Darts Championship after a convincing 4-1 win.
The Scot started the better of the two former champions, opening up a 2-0 lead. Van Gerwen did pull one set back only for Anderson to rattle off the next two to wrap up victory.
Both men averaged a hair under 100, with van Gerwen slightly out-throwing his opponent in defeat by a margin of 99.8 vs 99.1
Anderson, though, was in imperious form when it came to maximums, throwing 11 180s compared to eight for van Gerwen.
Finishes were a problem for the Dutch No. 3 seed. His doubles percentage of 31% was beaten by Anderson on 38% while his highest checkout was 80, Anderson topping out at 101.
The Scottish two-time champion progresses to the quarterfinal stage where he will meet Justin Hood.
In the evening's final match, No. 2 seed and 2024 Champion Luke Humphries safely advanced after beating Kevin Doets.
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The Dutchman started well as he took the first set, both players coming out hot with averages north of 100.
From there, Doets could not keep it up, falling away as Humphries remained consistent with his scoring, rattling off four legs on the spin to take victory.
Earlier on, Gian van Veen ended ended Charlie Manby's memorable run with a 4-1 victory. Van Veen and Humphries will now meet in the quarterfinals on New Year's Day.