Dave Chisnall won all three of his matches to qualify from Group Three of the PDC's Unibet Home Tour ahead of Scott Waites, Jonathan Worsley and Jan Dekker.
Chizzy, who was tipped up on these pages at 20/1 pre-tournament on these pages, was playing in his usual practice area of his darts cabin in Morecambe and made his home advantage count the most to become the first group favourite to advance following the shock exits of Peter Wright on opening night and Gerwyn Price on Saturday.
While the peak of the standard didn't reach the same heights as 24 hours earlier, when a razor sharp Luke Woodhouse achieved a nine-darter against Price from his kitchen, the world number 10 produced three dominant displays to progress to next month's second round with a perfect record.
Chisnall's biggest problem was making sure his camera was pointing the right way at his board ahead of his final match against Jonathan Worsley - rather than of his impressive lego truck - and while he went on to win it 5-1 despite both players averaging in the mid-70s, there was light-hearted debate between the pair as to who possessed the best man cave.
The 39-year-old had earlier got off the night off to a flying start when averaging just shy of 103 during a high-quality 5-2 victory over Huddersfield's Scott Waites, who posted a mark of 95, before posting 99 in a thumping 5-0 triumph of Dutchman Jan Dekker.
Two-time BDO world champion Waites, who famously won the PDC's Grand Slam of Darts in 2010, kept himself in the hunt by thrashing Worsley and Dekker by 5-1 scorelines but he'd need Chizzy to suffer a heavy defeat in his final game to snatch top spot.
That never looked likely although Scotty 2 Hotty can at least take home the title of 'joke of the night' if that's even a thing.
The tournament continues on Monday night when Lisa Ashton, Ross Smith, Mickey Mansell and Geert Nentjes take to their respective oches.
- Each night’s action begins at 1930 BST, and will include webcam footage of each player and their dart board, live score graphics and commentary from Dan Dawson. All PDC Home Tour action will be broadcast live on PDCTV for FREE to ALL registered PDCTV users, regardless of whether you have a paid or free membership
PDC Home Tour Darts: Fixtures, Results & Tables
Play begins at 1930 BST each night
Best of nine legs
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GROUP 1: Friday April 17
- Peter Wright 5-4 Peter Jacques
- Jamie Lewis 3-5 Niels Zonneveld
- Peter Jacques 5-2 Niels Zonneveld
- Peter Wright 1-5 Jamie Lewis
- Jamie Lewis 5-4 Peter Jacques
- Niels Zonneveld 1-5 Peter Wright
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GROUP STANDINGS
- Jamie Lewis (Q) P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +3 Pts 4
- Peter Wright P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +1 Pts 4
- Peter Jacques P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff +1 Pts 2
- Niels Zonneveld P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff -5 Pts 2
GROUP 2: Saturday April 18
- Gerwyn Price 5-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
- Luke Woodhouse 5-2 Ted Evetts
- Rowby-John Rodriguez 3-5 Ted Evetts
- Gerwyn Price 0-5 Luke Woodhouse * WOODHOUSE HITS NINE-DARTER
- Luke Woodhouse 5-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
- Ted Evetts 2-5 Gerwyn Price
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GROUP STANDINGS
- Luke Woodhouse (Q) P 3 W 3 L 0 Leg Diff +11 Pts 6
- Gerwyn Price P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +1 Pts 4
- Ted Evetts P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff -4 Pts 2
- Rowby-John Rodriguez P 3 W 0 L 3 Leg Diff -8 Pts 0
GROUP 3: Sunday April 19
- Dave Chisnall 5-2 Scott Waites
- Jan Dekker 4-5 Jonathan Worsley
- Scott Waites 5-1 Jonathan Worsley
- Dave Chisnall 5-0 Jan Dekker
- Jan Dekker 1-5 Scott Waites
- Jonathan Worsley 1-5 Dave Chisnall
GROUP STANDINGS
- Dave Chisnall P 3 W 3 L 0 Leg Diff +12 Pts 6
- Scott Waites P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +5 Pts 4
- Jonathan Worsley P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff -7 Pts 2
- Jan Dekker P 3 W 0 L 3 Leg Diff -10 Pts 0
GROUP 4: Monday April 20
- Ross Smith v Lisa Ashton
- Mickey Mansell v Geert Nentjes
- Lisa Ashton v Geert Nentjes
- Ross Smith v Mickey Mansell
- Mickey Mansell v Lisa Ashton
- Geert Nentjes v Ross Smith
Sky Bet odds: Ross Smith 13/8 to top group, Mansell 5/2, Nentjes 11/4, Ashton 9/2
GROUP STANDINGS
- Ross Smith P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Lisa Ashton P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Mickey Mansell P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Geert Nentjes P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
GROUP 5: Tuesday April 21
- Luke Humphries v Nick Kenny
- Devon Petersen v Joe Murnan
- Nick Kenny v Joe Murnan
- Luke Humphries v Devon Petersen
- Devon Petersen v Nick Kenny
- Joe Murnan v Luke Humphries
GROUP STANDINGS
- Luke Humphries P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Nick Kenny P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Devon Petersen P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Joe Murnan P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
GROUP 6: Wednesday April 22
- James Wade v Adrian Gray
- Ryan Searle v Andy Boulton
- Adrian Gray v Andy Boulton
- James Wade v Ryan Searle
- Ryan Searle v Adrian Gray
- Andy Boulton v James Wade
GROUP STANDINGS
- James Wade P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Adrian Gray P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Ryan Searle P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Andy Boulton P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
GROUP 7: Thursday April 23
- Gabriel Clemens v Ryan Meikle
- Jelle Klaasen v Gavin Carlin
- Ryan Meikle v Gavin Carlin
- Gabriel Clemens v Jelle Klaasen
- Jelle Klaasen v Ryan Meikle
- Gavin Carlin v Gabriel Clemens
GROUP STANDINGS
- Gabriel Clemens P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Ryan Meikle P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Gavin Carlin P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Jelle Klaasen P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
GROUP 8: Friday April 24
- Jonny Clayton v Adam Hunt
- Richard North v David Pallett
- Adam Hunt v David Pallett
- Jonny Clayton v Richard North
- Richard North v Adam Hunt
- David Pallett v Jonny Clayton
GROUP STANDINGS
- Jonny Clayton P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Adam Hunt P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Richard North P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- David Pallett P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
GROUP 9 ONWARDS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED
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