It does mean another solid World Series Quarter Final line up and winning the title will be the objective on Friday before the players all earn a break.
Matches are played through the evening with the Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final played in one Session at Madison Square Garden where plenty of football fans have been in attendance and likely more to come with England set to play in New Jersey on Saturday.
Luke Littler to win & over 2.5 180s v Jim Long: There was a slight moment where it felt like Luke Littler's missed doubles would haunt him against David Cameron, but the latter could not live with the scoring power and the World Number 1 did overwhelm him in the last three Legs to win 6-4.
Luke Littler will know that Jim Long is experienced enough to take advantage of the mistakes made and he is also playing well enough to not allow the top player in the world to be able to make up for as many missed darts again.
There was nothing wrong with Littler's scoring against Cameron with five maximums and five more 140 plus shots and that is likely to be a difference for him again.
It may not be as long a match as the First Round as Luke Littler looks to conserve some energy for the next Round when the challenges are much stiffer, but Jim Long can hang around for long enough for the World Number 1 to hit both parts of this selection.
Luke Humphries-Stephen Bunting over 8.5 legs & over 5.5 180s: These two players split four Premier League meetings with two wins each and only one of the four matches ended with fewer than nine Legs being needed to separate them.
Both Luke Humphries and Stephen Bunting impressed in wins on this stage on Thursday and it would be a disappointment if either slipped off from the level shown.
The focus should be that much greater with the opponent standing behind them on the oche and another 6-3/6-4 kind of win either way is expected.
That should give the players a chance to cover this maximum line with both Humphries and Bunting capable of taking a big chunk out of the number on their own. Again, looking back at the Premier League meetings, the three matches that lasted at least nine Legs produced 6, 10 and 9 maximums, while the one match that ended in a 6-0 win for Luke Humphries also had 3 maximums attached to it.
Luke Humphries at two maximums in seven Legs on Thursday, while Stephen Bunting had three in eight and this double can pay out.
Jonny Clayton to win & over 1.5 180s v Gian van Veen: Five Premier League meetings ended with three wins to Jonny Clayton and two for Gian van Veen and it is the Welshman who may have the slight edge in this US Masters Quarter Final.
Both players were in good form in the First Round and Gian van Veen has definitely looked like a player getting back to his best.
However, Jonny Clayton has maintained a strong level throughout this season and looked to be very comfortable on the stage on Day 1 of the tournament.
The expectation is that this match will be long and it could come down to a missed double here or there, but the edge is with Jonny Clayton and he may just do enough to secure the victory.
With the scoring power displayed in the First Round win and throughout this season, Jonny Clayton will likely add a couple of maximums in any winning effort.
MY PICKS: Luke Littler to Win & Over 2.5 180s @ 1.61 Bet365 (1 Unit)
Luke Humphries-Stephen Bunting Over 8.5 Legs & Over 5.5 180s @ 2.10 Bet365 (1 Unit)
Jonny Clayton to Win & Over 1.5 180s @ 2.00 Bet365 (1 Unit)
US Masters: 4-1, + 1.96 Units (5 Units Staked, + 39.20% Yield)
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