Gerwyn Price, the 2021 world champion, exited in the last eight of the Players Championship 3 against Callan Rydz.
England's Chris Dobey went on to beat Jelle Klaasen 8-4 in the final, with The Players Championship 4 to come on Saturday.
A DARTS star has aimed a bitter blast at the "freezing" Players Championship venue.
Another wrote: "The PDC are supposed to be a professional outfit yet their most important commodity (the players) are not happy with poor venues.
Home favourite Michael van Gerwen didn't even make it past the first stage, with Michael Flynn a surprise 6-4 winner.