- Five-time champion loses 3-1 to 2018 winner Rob Cross
- Cross: ‘I’ve put a lot of time into this’
Raymond van Barneveld’s PDC World Championship return ended with a 3-1 second-round loss to former champion Rob Cross.
Van Barneveld, a five-time world champion across the PDC and BDO versions, retired after a first-round loss at the tournament two years ago only to return late in 2020.