PDC Uk Open Qualifiers- Day 2

STEPHEN BUNTING defeated Andrew Gilding in a dramatic deciding leg final of the second Coral UK Open Qualifier to claim his first PDC Pro Tour title in just his second event, at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, on Saturday.
The £10,000 winners prize for victory on Saturday sees Bunting guarantee his place at the televised finals of the UK Open in March along, with other PDC televised events in 2014, as well as seeing him rise up inside the top 80 of the PDC Order of Merit after just two events played.

Following defeat to Michael van Gerwen in his PDC debut 24 hours earlier, the Lakeside champion secured wins over Dick van Dijk, Alan Derrett and former major finalist Wayne Jones to reach the last 32 stage.

The Liverpool ace then claimed a brace of 6-4 wins over John Bowles and one of yesterday’s nine-dart hero’s Terry Jenkins, to move into the last eight where he overcame Paul Nicholson by a 6-2 margin.

Bunting repeated the trick in the last four as he beat 1996 World Champion Steve Beaton 6-2 to claim his place in the final where he faced Gilding.

Both players showed nerves in the early stages of their first PDC Pro Tour final but Bunting managed to come away with a 2-1 advantage before Gilding drew level with a 76 finish in the fourth leg.

Gilding edged ahead by taking the fifth leg before Bunting replied by hitting double ten only for his opponent to win the seventh leg on double six for a 4-3 lead.

Bunting raised hopes briefly of a nine-darter, after starting the eighth with scores of 180 and 177. It wasn’t to be, though the leg was on double 16 before converting a brilliant 130 checkout on the bullseye to lead 5-4.

Gilding showed great nerve to hit a 76 finish to force a deciding leg but Bunting produced his best form of the game at its conclusion as he fired in a 180 before winning the £10,000 first prize with a fabulous 161 checkout.

Gilding enjoyed the best day of his darting career to date as the 43-year-old claimed the notable scalps of Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and 2006 Lakeside champion Jelle Klaasen to reach the quarter-finals.

There, he ended the hopes of the talented Northern Irishman Daryl Gurney with a 6-4 win to reach the last four for the second time, after reaching the same stage in Ireland, last October.

Gilding faced the daunting task of playing 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor in the semi’s but defied a 104 average from his illustrious opponent to reach his first Pro Tour Final with a fantastic 6-4 win.

The Suffolk’s thrower’s hopes a of claiming the £10,000 winners prize were raised when led Bunting 4-3 in the decider, before eventually falling to a 6-5 defeat to the Liverpool star.

Phil Taylor produced a much improved display in Wigan on Saturday, following his whitewash defeat to Michael van Gerwen in the opening night of the 2014 Premier League Darts, and a first game defeat to Keegan Brown, in Friday’s Coral UK Open Qualifier.

After a tough 6-4 win in his first game against Joe Cullen, the world number two enjoyed easier progress with a 6-0 thrashing of Darren Johnson before confidence boosting wins over Peter Wright and Mervyn King secured his place in the last eight.

At that stage he defeated Justin Pipe by a 6-3 margin with the aid of a 101 average before falling to a surprise semi-final loss to Gilding, but took away £2,500 for his efforts, securing his qualification for Minehead next month.

Taylor was joined in the semi-finals by Steve Beaton who backed up his quarter-final showing 24 hours earlier with a fine run to semi-finals on Saturday, where he was denied a place in the final by Bunting.

Daryl Gurney reached his second Pro Tour quarter-final thanks to a dramatic 6-5 win where he hit a 146 checkout to knock out World Champion Michael van Gerwen before being edged out a by 6-4 margin to Gilding in the last eight.

Premier League stars Raymond van Barneveld and Gary Anderson suffered shock first games defeats along with Friday’s Coral UK Open Qualifier winner Andy Hamilton, who was brought back down to earth by a 6-3 loss to Dean Winstanley.

The triple header of Coral UK Open Qualifiers concludes on Sunday at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, where the third qualifier will take place with £50,000 on offer.

Coral UK Open Qualifier One
Saturday February 8
Preliminary Round
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 6-3 Lee Grimshaw
Jon Jukes 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Ian Moss 6-3 Matthew Dicken
Eric van Meel 6-5 Tony Stone
Mareno Michels 6-2 Mark Cox
Scott Mackenzie 6-2 Brett Claydon
Peter Evison 6-1 Jamie Gemmell
Alan Derrett 6-2 Alan James Tabern Jnr
Darren Webster 6-1 Shane Edwards
Steve West 6-2 Leon de Geus
Ian Lever 6-5 Steven Mead

First Round
Mark Walsh Bye
Mark Barilli 6-5 Alan Tabern
Ben Ward 6-1 Damien Sherwood
Kevin Thomas 6-4 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Steve Beaton Bye
Arron Monk 6-3 David Ladley
James Hubbard 6-3 Adrian Gray
Stuart Bousfield 6-2 Richard van Zijtveld
Kevin Painter Bye
Jamie Landon 6-3 Michael Burgoine
Lee Palfreyman 6-1 Ben Gaiter
Rocco Maes 6-3 Mark Stephenson
Gary Anderson Bye
Nick Fullwell 6-3 Stuart White
Joe Murnan 6-2 Joey Palfreyman
Mark Forman 6-5 Lee Moffat
Andy Smith Bye
Tony Richardson 6-1 Andy Parsons
Jyhan Artut 6-2 Scott Johnson
Dyson Parody 6-0 Jon Jukes
Stuart Kellett Bye
Matthew Dennant 6-3 Keith J Stephen
Brian Woods 6-5 Steve Grubb
Ian Moss 6-5 Gaz Cousins
Kim Huybrechts Bye
Dennis Priestley 6-0 Ryan Herrington
Steve Hine 6-5 Barrie Bates
Ross Smith 6-4 Mark Jones
Robert Thornton Bye
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Sean Ryan
Joey Ten Berge 6-5 Jake Patchett
Ewan Hyslop 6-2 Tomas Seyler
Paul Nicholson Bye
Pete Dyos 6-3 Ian McFarlane
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Prakash Jiwa
Johnny Haines 6-1 Eric van Meel
Ian White Bye
Jay Foreman 6-2 Bernd Roith
Wayne Thomas 6-4 Richie Howson
Stuart Anderson 6-2 Wayne Dunn
Vincent van der Voort Bye
John Scott 6-4 Par Riihonen
Jamie Guilfoyle 6-5 Ricky Sudale
Ronny Huybrechts 6-1 Mareno Michels
Mark Webster Bye
Michael Barnard 6-5 Ron Meulenkamp
Ryan Harrington 6-5 Jim Walker
Scott Mackenzie 6-2 Aden Kirk
Terry Jenkins Bye
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Ryan De Vreede
Steven Cupitt 6-4 Dave Kelly
Jeff Batham 6-2 Colin Osborne
Jamie Caven Bye
Adam Hunt 6-3 Marc Dewsbury
Magnus Caris 6-2 Paul Redfern
Colin Fowler 6-1 David Copley
Michael Smith Bye
William O'Connor 6-3 Dan Russell
Gino Vos 6-3 Luke Woodhouse
John Bowles 6-2 Peter Evison
Wayne Jones Bye
Michael Rasztovits 6-3 Max Hopp
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Dick van Dijk
Alan Derrett 6-5 Robert Owen
Dave Chisnall Bye
Dave Weston 6-1 Michael Blake
Dave Place 6-2 Terry Roach
John Newland 6-0 Krit Middleton
Mervyn King Bye
Jerry Hendriks 6-0 Michael Uxa
Scott Rand 6-2 Stephen McNally
Garry Spedding 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Peter Wright Bye
Jamie Lewis 6-1 Ryan Palmer
Mark Dudbridge 6-1 Mark Flawn
Conan Whitehead 6-2 Lee Hayes
Phil Taylor Bye
Joe Cullen 6-3 Andree Welge
Darren Johnson 6-2 Nigel Heydon
Tim Martin 6-1 Darren Mawer
Justin Pipe Bye
Chris Aubrey 6-0 David A Murphy
Paul Rowley 6-2 Dave Bird
Christian Kist 6-5 Mark Lawrence
Simon Whitlock Bye
James Richardson 6-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Jonathan Worsley 6-4 Peter Hudson
Gary Stone 6-5 Dennis Smith
Brendan Dolan Bye
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Lewis McGurn
Kurt Parry 6-5 Andrew Johnson
Sam Hill 6-5 Nathan Richards
Andy Hamilton Bye
Dean Winstanley 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Mark Hylton 6-0 Paul Lennon
Jason Hogg 6-5 Kevin McDine
Michael van Gerwen Bye
Ricky Evans 6-2 Martyn Turner
David Pallett 6-0 Denis Ovens
Keegan Brown 6-0 Stephen Perkins
Wes Newton Bye
Jack Tweddell 6-4 Dylan Duo
Josh Payne 6-1 Brandon Walsh
Kevin Dowling 6-3 Andy Pearce
John Part Bye
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Steve Maish
Matt Clark 6-5 Steve Douglas
Darren Webster 6-3 Terry Temple
Richie Burnett Bye
Michael Mansell 6-1 Paul Carter
Matthew Edgar 6-5 Mick Todd
John Henderson 6-3 Steve West
Jelle Klaasen Bye
Danny de Haas 6-4 Steven Pearson
Darron Brown 6-3 Glenn Spearing
Nathan Derry 6-3 Ian Lever
Ronnie Baxter Bye
Martin Homer 6-3 Dave Honey
Doug Thompson 6-1 Tony Tasker
Steve Brown 6-3 Paul Amos
James Wade Bye
Andy Relf 6-4 Tony Newell
Matt Padgett 6-2 Darren Whittingham
Robert Parker 6-3 Mark Jones (Worcs)
Raymond van Barneveld Bye
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Jamie Robinson
Adam Smith Neale 6-2 Jason Wilson
Jason Lovett 6-4 Andrew Howarth

Second Round
Mark Barilli 6-4 Mark Walsh
Ben Ward 6-4 Kevin Thomas
Steve Beaton 6-2 Arron Monk
James Hubbard 6-3 Stuart Bousfield
Kevin Painter 6-2 Jamie Landon
Rocco Maes 6-4 Lee Palfreyman
Nick Fullwell 6-4 Gary Anderson
Joe Murnan 6-5 Mark Forman
Andy Smith 6-3 Tony Richardson
Jyhan Artut 6-4 Dyson Parody
Stuart Kellett 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Ian Moss 6-3 Brian Woods
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Dennis Priestley
Steve Hine 6-3 Ross Smith
Robert Thornton 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Joey Ten Berge 6-3 Ewan Hyslop
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Pete Dyos
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Johnny Haines
Ian White 6-2 Jay Foreman
Wayne Thomas 6-3 Stuart Anderson
Vincent van der Voort 6-0 John Scott
Ronny Huybrechts 6-2 Jamie Guilfoyle
Mark Webster 6-1 Michael Barnard
Ryan Harrington 6-3 Scott Mackenzie
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
Jeff Batham 6-3 Steven Cupitt
Adam Hunt 6-3 Jamie Caven
Colin Fowler 6-4 Magnus Caris
Michael Smith 6-5 William O'Connor
John Bowles 6-5 Gino Vos
Wayne Jones 6-4 Michael Rasztovits
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Alan Derrett
Dave Weston 6-4 Dave Chisnall
Dave Place 6-3 John Newland
Mervyn King 6-3 Jerry Hendriks
Garry Spedding 6-3 Scott Rand
Peter Wright 6-5 Jamie Lewis
Conan Whitehead 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Phil Taylor 6-4 Joe Cullen
Darren Johnson 6-5 Tim Martin
Justin Pipe 6-3 Chris Aubrey
Christian Kist 6-1 Paul Rowley
Simon Whitlock 6-2 James Richardson
Jonathan Worsley 6-4 Gary Stone
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Kurt Parry 6-0 Sam Hill
Dean Winstanley 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Mark Hylton 6-4 Jason Hogg
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Ricky Evans
Keegan Brown 6-4 David Pallett
Wes Newton 6-2 Jack Tweddell
Josh Payne 6-5 Kevin Dowling
Daryl Gurney 6-3 John Part
Darren Webster 6-1 Matt Clark
Michael Mansell 6-3 Richie Burnett
Matthew Edgar 6-4 John Henderson
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Danny de Haas
Nathan Derry 6-4 Darron Brown
Ronnie Baxter 6-0 Martin Homer
Steve Brown 6-3 Doug Thompson
James Wade 6-1 Andy Relf
Matt Padgett 6-4 Robert Parker
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Jason Lovett 6-5 Adam Smith Neale

Third Round
Ben Ward 6-5 Mark Barilli
Steve Beaton 6-4 James Hubbard
Kevin Painter 6-3 Rocco Maes
Nick Fullwell 6-2 Joe Murnan
Andy Smith 6-4 Jyhan Artut
Stuart Kellett 6-1 Ian Moss
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Steve Hine
Robert Thornton 6-4 Joey Ten Berge
Paul Nicholson 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ian White 6-3 Wayne Thomas
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Webster 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Jeff Batham
Adam Hunt 6-2 Colin Fowler
John Bowles 6-4 Michael Smith
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Wayne Jones
Dave Weston 6-4 Dave Place
Mervyn King 6-4 Garry Spedding
Peter Wright 6-4 Conan Whitehead
Phil Taylor 6-0 Darren Johnson
Justin Pipe 6-1 Christian Kist
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Jonathan Worsley
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Kurt Parry
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Mark Hylton
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Keegan Brown
Wes Newton 6-4 Josh Payne
Daryl Gurney 6-4 Darren Webster
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Michael Mansell
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Nathan Derry
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Steve Brown
James Wade 6-2 Matt Padgett
Andrew Gilding 6-2 Jason Lovett
Losers £250

Fourth Round
Steve Beaton 6-5 Ben Ward
Nick Fullwell 6-2 Kevin Painter
Andy Smith 6-5 Stuart Kellett
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Robert Thornton
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Ian White
Mark Webster 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Adam Hunt
Stephen Bunting 6-4 John Bowles
Mervyn King 6-3 Dave Weston
Phil Taylor 6-4 Peter Wright
Justin Pipe 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Dean Winstanley
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Wes Newton
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Matthew Edgar
Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Andrew Gilding 6-0 James Wade
Losers £500

Fifth Round
Steve Beaton 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Andy Smith
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Mark Webster
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor 6-3 Mervyn King
Justin Pipe 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Losers £1,000

Quarter-Finals
Steve Beaton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Paul Nicholson
Phil Taylor 6-3 Justin Pipe
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Daryl Gurney
Losers £1,500

Semi-Finals
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Steve Beaton
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Phil Taylor
Losers £2,500

Final
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Andrew Gilding

BDO World Trophy- Day 2

Robbie Green v Karel Sedlacek
Last game of the day saw No 3 seed Robbie Green take on Karel Sedlacek from the Czech Republic

0-1 Robbie hits 177 in this first leg to take advantage against the throw but Sedlacek wires Shanghai but takes tops to hold his throw
0-2 First 180 to Karel in the 2nd leg, who went on to hit a 2nd and takes the game with double 4 to break the throw
0-3 High scoring leg again from both players and Karel takes it with one dart at double 12
0-4 Both players hit high scores and pressurised each others shots. karel hits double 16 for a 4-0 lead
0-5 Steady start in this leg from both players and Green got to a finish first but Karel hit double 19 for another leg
1-5 Robbie holds his throw to get a leg on the board - averages at this stage for both players are 99 and 100
1-6 56 out gives Karel the game.

Julie Gore v Lisa Ashton

The last ladies game of the night saw The Icecube, Julie Gore take .on the current BDO World Champion Lisa Ashton
0-1 Impressive darts from both ladies started this game with Lisa hitting double 7 for an early break of throw
0-2 Again high scoring from both players but Lisa takes the advantage
0-3 The score line does not reflect the game these ladies played - Julie had hit 100, 100 and 132 but Lisa took the double
0-4 Lisa took the game with a bull finish

Lisa will now play Dee Bateman in the 1/4 final

Darryl Fitton v Harley Kemp

Another 19 year old took to the stage in Blackpool to take on the No. 6 seed Darryl Fitton

1-0 Darryl won the bull and had the throw in the first leg which he took with 43 out
2-0 Big scores again from both players but Darryl took the double first to go 2 legs up
2-1 19 year old takes a leg back, again with both hitting exceptional darts
2-2 Level game at this point. Darryl hit 180 but Harley took out double 16 with one dart
3-2 Darryl held his throw and took the leg in 16 darts
3-3 Even game at this point
4-3 Darryl just edged ahead in this leg
5-3 2 x 140 for Darryl gave him the 8th leg and moved within one leg of the match
5-4 But Harley hit back starting off with 180 and hitting 115 for a 15 dart leg
5-5 100 finish for Harley took the game into a final and deciding leg
6-5 Darryl hit some big scores in this leg to take the game in 14 darts

Fantastic game from both players and another young players put in a very impressive performance. Darryl will play Scott Mitchell in the next round

Scott Mitchell v David Cameron

Scott Mitchell and Dave Cameron was our next game up

1-0 Scott Mitchell takes 16 darts to take the first leg
2-0 Despite Dave hitting 135 in the second leg Scott only needed 16 darts for the 2nd leg
3-0 Scott was really in the zone in the 3rd leg
4-0 140, 100, 180 from Scott gives him this leg in 11 darts
5-0 More high scores from both players in this 5th leg put Scott within 1 leg of the game
6-0 Scott finished the game in 18 darts to move on to the 2nd Round

Scott hit a 97 average in this game and will meet either Darryl Fitton in the next round

Trina Gulliver v Dee Bateman

Trina Gulliver met Dee Bateman in the 3rd ladies match of the game.



1-0 Trina took an early lead despite some very high scoring from Dee
1-1 Dee holds her throw to level the score
2-1 The 9 times world champion took out 105 to take the third leg
2-2 Both ladies miss doubles and Dee took the advantage
2-3 Dee gained the momentum in this leg and went ahead for the first time in the game
2-4 Dee takes the game taking out double top

Dee will meet the winner of the last ladies match this evening - Julie Gore or Lisa Ashton

James Wilson v Richie George



Half way through the evening and England's James Wilson and Richie George take to the stage.

1-0 James had the throw in the opening leg and takes out 52 for the win
2-0 3 140s in this leg and James takes out 47 to extend his lead
2-1 100s and 140s from both players in this leg with Richie taking the leg in 15 darts
3-1 James extended his lead in 13 darts this time
3-2 Both players hit 180s in this leg alongside 100 and 140s with Richie only needing 11 darts to complete the leg
4-2 Double 16 gives James the 6th leg
4-3 Richie pulls one back with impressive scoring
5-3 9 double 8 and James took another leg. He its 140, 140 and 102 on the way. Both players at this point averaging over 90
6-3 Game, shot and the match to James Wilson who finished with a 99 averageJames will now meet Rick Hofstra in the 2nd round

Aileen De Graaf v Rachna David



The 2nd ladies game of the night went to the Dutch Lady Aileen De Graaf 4 -2

1-0 Aileen hit 100 and 132 in this first leg to keep her throw
2-0 Aileen opened the 2nd leg with 180 and went on to score 140 on the way to winning the 2nd leg
2-1 Rachna pulls one back hitting 2 ton+ scores
3-1 High scoring from Aileen helps her restore her two leg lead
3-2 Despite high score from Aileen Rachna takes this leg
4-2 100 scores again from the Dutch Lady saw her take the game.Aileen goes on to play the youngster Fallon Sherrock in the quarter finals tomorrow


Jeffrey De Graaf v Michael Haynes


The 2nd men's match of the evening got underway with Jeffrey De Graaf meeting qualifier Mick Haynes

0-1 Mick Haynes storms ahead with a 14 dart leg against the throw
1-1 Jeffrey hit straight back starting with 137, 134 despite Mick hitting 140, 140
1-2 Another break of throw and 14 darts for Mick in this really high scoring leg
1-3 Mick on fire again with the first 180 of the match and both players hitting big scores
2-3 Jeffrey hits a 14 dart leg to hold his throw
2-4 Mick goes further ahead to gain a two leg lead again
3-4 Big scoring again in this leg and the gap is lessened by Jeffrey
4-4 180, 105, 145 from the Dutchman helps him to level the game
5-4 And he carried on with the ton+ scores to take the lead for the first time
6-4 His 2nd 180 of the game from Jeffrey helps him win the game.A fantastic game of darts and some magnificent scoring from the qualifier Mick Haynes.

Jeffrey will not meet the winner of Glen Durrant and Dave Prins

Rick Hofstra v Madars Razmar


The second game of the evening saw our first men's match of the night between the Dutchman Rick Hofstra and Madars Razma from Latvia.

1-0 Rick takes the first leg with 114 out
2-0 He continues the high scoring starting the 2nd leg with 140 and although Madars hits 2 x 100 Rick moved 2-0 in front
2-1 The first 180 of the match came in this leg from Rick. Madras hits 100,140 and 137 with 24 out to pull one back
3-1 15 darts from Rick saw him put back a 2 leg gap
4-1 Tidy darts from Rick moved him further ahead
4-2
4-3 Another win from Madars
5-3 Madars hit 2 100 and 2 ton+ scores in this leg but Rick's deadly finishing moved him to one leg of the win
6-3 Rick wins in 13 dartsRick moves one to the next round where he will play either James Wilson or Richie George

Fallon Sherrock v Paula Jacklin

The second day of the BDO Daily Mirror World Trophy got underway with 19 year old Fallon Sherrock playing Paula Jacklin.



1-0 Fallon took the first leg with double top
1-1 Both ladies opened the leg with big scores - Fallon hitting 100, 101, 100 before Paula held her throw
2-1 Fallon held her throw under pressure from Paula
3-1 A break of throw from Fallon with sharp shooting doubles and she moves within one leg of the win
3-2 Fallon hits the first 180 of the match to pressure the Jacklin throw but Paula took out the leg with double 9
4-2 17 darts gave Fallon the win in this opening game of the night.

BDO World Trophy- Day 1

The first day of this inaugural World Trophy tournament at the iconic Tower Ballroom in Blackpool saw 12 matches in total with fantastic darts from both the men and ladies.

The enthusiastic crowd were able to enjoy games from the qualifiers, seeded and experienced players as well as the new and upcoming players of the British Darts Organisation.

There were early exits though for former Lakeside Champion Scott Waites and Tony O’Shea whilst the Ladies World No 1 Deta Hedman met the young Oxfordshire star and current Winmau World Masters Youth Champion Casey Gallagher. Deta’s experience shone through and despite some great darts from young Casey, Deta moved on to the next round.

Scott came up against an in form Jim Williams from Wales with the game going to an exciting deciding leg which Jim took in 12 darts.



It was another Jim – Jim Widmayer from the USA who defeated Tony O’Shea. Jim from New York hit an 82 average to take the game 6 legs to 4.

There were wins for Gary Robson and Irina Armstrong before the crowd were treated to the return to the oche of Andy ‘The Viking’ Fordham who took on the Lakeside Runner Up Alan Norris. This proved to be a very high scoring game with 36 ton plus scores between the two players. However Alan proved too powerful for ‘The Viking’ winning the game in 15 darts.




Sharon Prins progressed to the next round after beating Rachel Brooks and Ross Montgomery beat the New Zealand qualifier Mike Day despite Mike breaking the throw in the first leg.

There was an all Dutch affair in the game between Remco Van Eidjen and Wesley Harms. Wesley appeared to have the upper hand but Remco won 6 legs on the bounce to win the game 6-5.

The last ladies match of the night saw pair’s partners Anastasia Dobromyslova and Lorraine Winstanley pitch against each other. This was a tight game and another one that went all the way with Anastasia just coming out on top.



At the end of the night the diehard darting fans saw an exceptional display from the Japanese qualifier who took the number 14 seed Paul Jennings all the way. Aiba Katsuya from Zushi-shi, Kanagawa Japan took legs in 14, 15 and 16 darts before Paul broke the throw in the last leg to win 6-5. They also saw Jan Dekker take on qualifier Lee Williams and yet another game went to the final leg with Jan coming out 6-5.





 

PDC UK Open Qualifier 1- Results

ANDY HAMILTON won his first title on the PDC Pro Tour since 2007 after a 6-2 victory over his Stoke compatriot Adrian Lewis in the first Coral UK Open Qualifier on Friday.
The three-time major finalist produced a fine display of darts in Wigan, which saw an incredible three nine-darters recorded on a dramatic day at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.

The world number 11 started his run to victory with a win over Michael Burgoine before edging out Jeff Batham by a 6-5 scoreline.

Hamilton then recorded fantastic wins over a trio of major championship winners in the shape of James Wade, Michael van Gerwen and Kevin Painter before dismissing Dave Chisnall 6-1 to seal his place in the final.

In the decider the 46-year-old faced world number four Adrian Lewis and he enjoyed the better start by taking the opening two legs of the game.

The next two legs were shared before the two-time World Champion held throw on double 16 to win the fifth leg and keep in the hunt.

Hamilton though, won the sixth leg to move 4-2 up after Lewis wasted opportunities to level the contest before hitting a brilliant 144 checkout to go a leg away from victory.

That left Lewis trailing by three legs and he had no answer to his opponent who took out a 96 finish on double 18, to end the match with a 105.27 average to win the £10,000 first prize in style.

Lewis continued his fine form of 24 hours earlier where he destroyed Simon Whitlock in his opening Premier League contest, starting the day with wins over Matt Padgett and Adam Hunt before surviving a Robert Thornton comeback to defeat the Scotsman 6-5, having led 5-2.

The 29-year-old dismissed Ronnie Baxter and Justin Pipe before a 6-5 win over Peter Wright secured his place in the final, overturning a 4-2 deficit.

Lewis was unable to match a strong performance from Hamilton in the decider, but secured his place in the televised finals in March, at the Butlins Minehead Resort, after claiming the £5,000 runners-up prize.

Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright enjoyed fine runs to the last four, collecting £2,500 in the process following their fantastic Premier League debut wins at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, on Thursday evening.

Chisnall’s big highlight on route to the semi-finals was a nine-dart finish to close out his last 32 contest against Keegan Brown. It was the third of the day following Terry Jenkins and David Ladley’s fantastic efforts in their second round games.

World Champion Michael van Gerwen fell victim to eventual winner Andy Hamilton by a 6-4 scoreline at the last 16 stage, while 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor lost his opening game to Keegan Brown, continuing his tough start to 2014.

Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting made his eagerly awaited PDC debut on in Wigan. He defeated Jake Patchett 6-4 in his opening match, which featured a 151 checkout, before losing 6-3 to van Gerwen in the next round.

The second part of the triple header weekend in Wigan will take place on Saturday, where the second Coral UK Open Qualifier will be contested with £50,000 prize money on offer once again.

The leading 96 players plus ties, from the UK Open Order of Merit, following the six Qualifiers will progress to compete in the Coral UK Open televised finals from March 7-9 in Minehead, where they will be joined by a series of amateur qualifiers.

Coral UK Open Qualifier One
Friday February 7
Preliminary Round
Stuart Bousfield 6-2 Darren Mawer

First Round
Robert Thornton Bye
James Richardson 6-4 Andrew Johnson
Kirk Shepherd 6-2 Jack Tweddell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Steven Pearson
Adrian Lewis Bye
Matt Padgett 6-1 Doug Thompson
Adam Hunt 6-5 Dennis Priestley
Ryan Harrington 6-4 Dyson Parody
Ronnie Baxter Bye
Kevin McDine 6-0 Ryan Palmer
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 6-2 Daniel Day
Paul Amos 6-5 Dave Honey
Paul Nicholson Bye
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Mark Flawn
James Hubbard 6-2 Steve Hine
Dennis Smith 6-2 Danny de Haas
John Part Bye
Brandon Walsh 6-5 Ian Lever
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 Ryan Herrington
Tim Martin 6-0 Scott Johnson
Mark Webster Bye
Terry Temple 6-0 Scott Rand
Benito van de Pas 6-0 Michael Uxa
Dylan Duo 6-2 Tomas Seyler
Wes Newton Bye
David Place 6-4 Matthew Dennant
Steve Brown 6-5 Robert Owen
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Mark Jones
Justin Pipe Bye
Andree Welge 6-4 Arron Monk
Peter Hudson 6-3 Lee Hayes
Mark Cox 6-2 Gaz Cousins
Stuart Kellett Bye
Kevin Dowling 6-2 Garry Spedding
Dick van Dijk 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Adrian Gray 6-2 Martin Homer
Gary Anderson Bye
Jason Hogg 6-3 Jamie Guilfoyle
Tony Newell 6-1 Pete Dyos
Darren Webster 6-2 Brett Claydon
Jamie Caven Bye
Leon de Geus 6-2 Colin Osborne
Ross Smith 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Richie Howson 6-3 Terry Roach
Peter Wright Bye
Dave Bird 6-3 Damien Sherwood
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Steve Grubb
Richard van Zijtveld 6-0 Jonathan Worsley
Ian White Bye
John Bowles 6-1 Sam Hill
Keith J Stephen 6-0 Ben Gaiter
John Newland 6-5 Ben Ward
Steve Beaton Bye
Robert Parker 6-1 Jamie Robinson
William O'Connor 6-1 Max Hopp
Darren Johnson 6-2 Denis Ovens
Wayne Jones Bye
Jerry Hendriks 6-2 Mareno Michels
Mark Barilli 6-3 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Bousfield 6-2 Par Riihonen
Brendan Dolan Bye
Josh Payne 6-4 Ian McFarlane
Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Glenn Spearing
Michael Barnard 6-5 Wayne Dunn
Mark Walsh Bye
Joey Palfreyman 6-2 Alan James Tabern Jnr
Stuart White 6-5 Jamie Gemmell
Jon Jukes 6-5 Alan Derrett
Michael van Gerwen Bye
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Jake Patchett
John Henderson 6-4 Gino Vos
Barrie Bates 6-3 Lee Moffatt
James Wade Bye
Mark Dudbridge 6-0 Jay Foreman
Darron Brown 6-1 Mark Hylton
Michael Rasztovits 6-2 Paul Rowley
Andy Hamilton Bye
Michael Bourgoine 6-2 Tony Tasker
Jeff Batham 6-4 Lee Grimshaw
Adam Smith Neale 6-3 Nathan Richards
Mervyn King Bye
Matt Clark 6-3 Mark Forman
Alan Tabern 6-3 Ricky Sudale
Dean Winstanley 6-3 Brian Woods
Vincent van der Voort Bye
Andy Relf 6-5 Dave Weston
Ronny Huybrechts 6-4 Tony Richardson
David Copley 6-0 David A Murphy
Kevin Painter Bye
Chris Aubrey 6-0 Michael Blake
Steve Maish 6-4 Steve West
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Ricky Evans
Raymond van Barneveld Bye
Magnus Caris 6-1 Paul Carter
Christian Kist 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 David Pallett
Richie Burnett Bye
Johnny Haines 6-5 Jason Lovett
Nick Fullwell 6-3 John Scott
David Ladley 6-1 Eric van Meel
Michael Smith Bye
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Jamie Landon
Ryan De Vreede 6-2 Joe Murnan
Steven Mead 6-2 Shane Edwards
Dave Chisnall Bye
Jason Wilson 6-4 Rocco Maes
Andrew Howarth 6-3 Andy Pearce
Bernd Roith 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Phil Taylor Bye
Keegan Brown 6-4 Gary Stone
Mark Jones (Worcs) 6-1 Joe Cullen
Kevin Thomas 6-2 Mark Lawrence
Andy Smith Bye
Aden Kirk 6-4 Darren Whittingham
Jim Walker 6-1 Sean Ryan
Mick Todd 6-2 Andy Parsons
Terry Jenkins Bye
Kurt Parry 6-3 Dave Kelly
Conan Whitehead 6-2 Stephen Perkins
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Michael Mansell
Kim Huybrechts Bye
Mark Stephenson 6-5 Jyhan Artut
Lee Palfreyman 6-3 Dan Russell
Matthew Edgar 6-0 Paul Lennon
Simon Whitlock Bye
Ian Moss 6-5 Ewan Hyslop
Martyn Turner 6-5 Paul Redfern
Peter Evison 6-4 Kirt Middleton

Second Round
Robert Thornton 6-1 James Richardson
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Adrian Lewis 6-1 Matt Padgett
Adam Hunt 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Kevin McDine
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 6-1 Paul Amos
Paul Nicholson 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Dennis Smith 6-5 James Hubbard
Brandon Walsh 6-5 John Part
Antonio Alcinas 6-3 Tim Martin
Mark Webster 6-3 Terry Temple
Benito van de Pas 6-4 Dylan Duo
Wes Newton 6-2 Dave Place
Steve Brown 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Justin Pipe 6-3 Andree Welge
Peter Hudson 6-4 Mark Cox
Kevin Dowling 6-5 Stuart Kellett
Adrian Gray 6-4 Dick van Dijk
Gary Anderson 6-4 Jason Hogg
Tony Newell 6-5 Darren Webster
Jamie Caven 6-2 Leon de Geus
Ross Smith 6-3 Richie Howson
Peter Wright 6-2 Dave Bird
Richard van Zijtveld 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
Ian White 6-4 John Bowles
John Newland 6-2 Keith J Stephen
Steve Beaton 6-4 Robert Parker
William O'Connor 6-3 Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones 6-3 Jerry Hendriks
Mark Barilli 6-2 Stuart Bousfield
Josh Payne 6-1 Brendan Dolan
Michael Barnard 6-4 Ron Meulenkamp
Mark Walsh 6-3 Joey Palfreyman
Jon Jukes 6-4 Stuart White
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Stephen Bunting
John Henderson 6-1 Barrie Bates
James Wade 6-1 Mark Dudbridge
Darron Brown 6-4 Michael Rasztovits
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Michael Burgoine
Jeff Batham 6-1 Adam Smith Neale
Mervyn King 6-4 Matt Clark
Dean Winstanley 6-1 Alan Tabern
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Andy Relf
David Copley 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts
Kevin Painter 6-3 Chris Aubrey
Steve Maish 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 Magnus Caris
Christian Kist 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Richie Burnett 6-4 Johnny Haines
Nick Fullwell 6-3 David Ladley - Ladley hits nine-dart finish
Michael Smith 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Steven Mead 6-4 Ryan De Vreede
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jason Wilson
Bernd Roith 6-4 Andrew Howarth
Keegan Brown 6-2 Phil Taylor
Kevin Thomas 6-3 Mark Jones (Worcs)
Andy Smith 6-3 Aden Kirk
Mick Todd 6-5 Jim Walker
Terry Jenkins 6-2 Kurt Parry - Jenkins hits nine-dart finish
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Conan Whitehead
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Mark Stephenson
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Lee Palfreyman
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Ian Moss
Martyn Turner 6-2 Peter Evison

Third Round
Robert Thornton 6-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Adam Hunt
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Dennis Smith
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 Brandon Walsh
Mark Webster 6-5 Benito van de Pas
Wes Newton 6-2 Steve Brown
Justin Pipe 6-3 Peter Hudson
Adrian Gray 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Gary Anderson 6-5 Tony Newell
Jamie Caven 6-3 Ross Smith
Peter Wright 6-0 Richard van Zijtveld
Ian White 6-1 John Newland
Steve Beaton 6-0 William O'Connor
Mark Barilli 6-2 Wayne Jones
Michael Barnard 6-4 Josh Payne
Mark Walsh 6-3 Jon Jukes
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 John Henderson
James Wade 6-2 Darron Brown
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Jeff Batham
Dean Winstanley 6-3 Mervyn King
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 David Copley
Kevin Painter 6-5 Steve Maish
Raymond van Barneveld 6-0 Christian Kist
Nick Fullwell 6-3 Richie Burnett
Michael Smith 6-3 Steven Mead
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Bernd Roith
Keegan Brown 6-2 Kevin Thomas
Mick Todd 6-3 Andy Smith
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-1 Terry Jenkins
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Matthew Edgar
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Martyn Turner
Losers £250

Fourth Round
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Robert Thornton
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Paul Nicholson
Mark Webster 6-5 Antonio Alcinas
Justin Pipe 6-5 Wes Newton
Gary Anderson 6-5 Adrian Gray
Peter Wright 6-3 Jamie Caven
Steve Beaton 6-4 Ian White
Mark Barilli 6-3 Michael Barnard
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Mark Walsh
Andy Hamilton 6-2 James Wade
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Dean Winstanley
Kevin Painter 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Michael Smith
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Keegan Brown - Chisnall hits nine-dart finish
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 Mick Todd
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Simon Whitlock
Losers £500

Fourth Round
Adrian Lewis 6-1 Ronnie Baxter
Justin Pipe 6-2 Mark Webster
Peter Wright 6-2 Gary Anderson
Steve Beaton 6-4 Mark Barilli
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Kevin Painter 6-2 Vincent van der Voort
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Rowby John Rodriguez
Losers £1,000

Quarter-Finals
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Justin Pipe
Peter Wright 6-5 Steve Beaton
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Kevin Painter
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Kim Huybrechts
Losers £1,500

Semi-Finals
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Peter Wright
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Dave Chisnall
Losers £2,500

Final
Andy Hamilton 6-2 Adrian Lewis

PDC Premier League- Week 1 Liverpool

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN kicked off the Betway Premier League Darts season with a stunning whitewash of Phil Taylor at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Thursday, as brilliant duo Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis and debutants Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright opened with victories.
Reigning Premier League Darts champion van Gerwen left the six-time winner stunned as he averaged 109.59 in a flawless performance during a repeat of last year's final.

Taylor, returning to competitive action for the first time since his second round exit at the World Championship exit in December, had only four darts at a double during the 13-minute contest as he suffered his heaviest-ever Premier League Darts defeat.

Van Gerwen showed his intentions by breaking throw with a 13-darter in the game's opening leg, and finished 121 on the bull to double his lead before another 13-darter moved him three legs clear.

Taylor hit three 140s in the fourth leg, but missed two darts at double 12 as the Dutchman finished a 14-darter before pinning a 12-dart leg for a 5-0 cushion.

Taylor, using a new design of dart in competition for the first time, landed a 180 in the sixth leg but was left waiting on a finish as tops put van Gerwen 6-0 up, before the new World Champion posted a 180 in a 15-dart leg as he wrapped up an incredible win.

 The night also saw another brilliant performance from the Premier League's other Dutch star, as Raymond van Barneveld averaged 108.52 in a superb 7-2 win over 2011 Premier League Darts champion Gary Anderson.

The five-time World Champion opened the game with a 13-darter and added two 11-dart legs as he moved 3-0 up, with Anderson replying on tops only for the Dutchman to hit a third 11-dart finish of the game in another burst as he moved 6-1 up.

Anderson - last weekend's German Darts Championship winner - traded 180s with his rival as double top kept him in the game, but he missed the bullseye for a 126 checkout in the next as van Barneveld sealed a huge victory.

 Two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis was another heavy winner on the opening night, bringing the Echo Arena crowd to their feet with a 7-1 romp against another former Premier League Darts finalist, Simon Whitlock.

Lewis raced into a four-leg lead with some superb finishing on double top and ten, took out 61 on double four to win a fifth leg and then posted a 130 finish to lead 6-0.

Whitlock finished 61 to reply as he got avoided a whitewash, but two missed doubles in the next allowed Lewis to complete a heavy win, ending with a 99.13 average and seven doubles from 11 attempts.

 Debutants Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright also enjoyed victories as they opened their Premier League Darts campaigns with defeats of Robert Thornton and Wes Newton respectively.

Chisnall punished missed doubles from Thornton as he won two of the opening three legs, and though the Scot edged into a 3-2 lead, the world number five hit back to regain the edge before breaking throw in the game's final leg to claim victory.

 World Championship finalist Wright, meanwhile, was a 7-3 winner against world number eight Newton, who never recovered from falling 3-0 and 4-1 down early on.

Newton pulled back to 4-3 only to miss two darts at double six to level the game, and Wright raced clear to punish further wayward finishing by securing the points.


 The Betway Premier League Darts season continues next Thursday at the BIC in Bournemouth, with the five games on the night including the all-Stoke contest between Taylor and Lewis.

The week also sees van Barneveld face Newton as he returns to the venue of his famous nine-darter in 2006, while van Gerwen plays Thornton, Whitlock plays Anderson and the two newcomers, Wright and Chisnall, also clash.


Betway Premier League Darts
Week One
Echo Arena, Liverpool
Dave Chisnall 7-5 Robert Thornton
Peter Wright 7-3 Wes Newton
Raymond van Barneveld 7-2 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor 0-7 Michael van Gerwen
Simon Whitlock 1-7 Adrian Lewis

League Table

After Week One	P	W	D	L	Legs +/-	Pts
Michael van Gerwen	1	1	0	0	+7	2
Adrian Lewis	1	1	0	0	+6	2
Raymond van Barneveld	1	1	0	0	+5	2
Peter Wright	1	1	0	0	+4	2
Dave Chisnall	1	1	0	0	+2	2
Robert Thornton	1	0	0	1	-2	0
Wes Newton	1	0	0	1	-4	0
Gary Anderson	1	0	0	1	-5	0
Simon Whitlock	1	0	0	1	-6	0
Phil Taylor	1	0	0	1	-7	0

Match Information
Dave Chisnall v Robert Thornton
1-0 - Thornton posts the tournament's first 180 of the season, but wires tops to win the opening leg as Chisnall finishes 64 in two darts on double eight to get off the mark and settle any early nerves.
1-1 - Thornton finishes 96 on double nine to level.
2-1 - Thornton again hits a 180 leaves a finish, but misses two darts at double 18 to finish 61 as Chisnall hits tops to win his second leg.
2-2 - Chisnall lands a 180 in reply, but both players initially miss double 16 for ton-plus finishes before Thornton returns to hit double four to hold throw.
2-3 - The Scot opens with a 180 and breaks throw on tops.
3-3 - Chisnall lands another maximum, but initially misses the bull for a 121 finish and two darts at double eight, only for two misses from Thornton on his trusted double top to allow the debutant back to break and level.
4-3 - Chisnall posts his third 180 of the game, and hits double four to regain the lead.
4-4 - Chisnall hits another maximum, but can only watch on as Thornton finishes 95 on the bull to level once more.
5-4 - Chisnall takes out 92 on double 16 to move back ahead.
5-5 - Thornton hits back to level the contest again.
6-5 - Thornton lands a 180 but misses the bull for a 129 finish as well as two further darts at double four, allowing Chisnall in to finish double five to secure a minimum of a point.
7-5 - Chisnall, against the throw, is first to a finish as he lands double ten to claim victory on his Betway Premier League Darts debut.

Match Stats

Dave Chisnall	7-5	Robert Thornton
15	100+	14
6	140+	8
0	170+	0
4	180	4
93.87	Average	93.28
92	High Finish	96
2	Breaks of Throw	1
7/16 - 44%	Finishing %	5/17 - 29%

Peter Wright v Wes Newton
1-0 - Wright makes an ideal start as he finishes double 16 at the first time of asking to win the opening leg.
2-0 - Wright opens with a 180, before finishing double eight for a 12-darter to break throw immediately.
3-0 - The debutant continues his superb start by pinning double top.
3-1 - Newton kicks off the leg with a 180, and despite a 177 in reply from the World Championship finalist, the Fleetwood ace is first to a finish and hits double ten to get off the mark.
4-1 - Wright misses two darts at double eight, but Newton is unable to take out 151 and the Scot returns to pin double four.
4-2 - Newton again opens with a 180 before double 14 puts his second leg on the board.
4-3 - Newton misses two darts at doubles to finish 72, but Wright is unable to land two attempts at double 12 to take out 81 as the Fleetwood ace returns to break throw on double three.
5-3 - Newton misses two darts at double 16 to level the game, for an 83 finish, and Wright finishes 75 on double 12 to break back and restore his two-leg lead.
6-3 - Wright opens the leg with a 180 before double 12 secures at least a point for the newcomer.
7-3 - Newton misses four darts to save the game - with two at double 12, one at double six and another at double three - to allow Wright in to seal a debut victory on tops.

Match Stats

Peter Wright	7-3	Wes Newton
17	100+	12
2	140+	8
1	170+	0
2	180	2
97.53	Average	93.75
75	High Finish	28
3	Breaks of Throw	1
7/12 - 58%	Checkout %	3/13 - 23%

Raymond van Barneveld v Gary Anderson
1-0 - van Barneveld opens with two 140s, and though Anderson lands a 180 in his second visit, the Dutchman finishes tops for a 13-darter to lead.
2-0 - The Dutchman kicks off with five perfect darts in scoring 180 and 140, before pinning a 100 finish for an 11-darter.
3-0 - van Barneveld scores 180, 100 and 180 in another 11-dart leg, which he finishes on double 16.
3-1 - Anderson lands tops to get off the mark.
4-1 - van Barneveld takes out 110 on double 18 to continue his flawless finishing so far.
5-1 - van Barneveld lands two 180s to set up a possible nine-darter, and though he misses the treble 19 on the 141 finish, he returns to finish another 11-darter on double 18 for another break of throw.
6-1 - Anderson hits a 180 but can only watch on as double eight secures at least a point for van Barneveld.
6-2 - The pair trade 180s before Anderson pins tops to keep his hopes of grabbing a point alive.
7-2 - Anderson misses the bull to finish 126, and van Barneveld hits double ten to complete a stunning victory, averaging 108.52 in the process.

Match Stats

Raymond van Barneveld	7-2	Gary Anderson
12	100+	8
6	140+	6
0	170+	0
6	180	3
108.52	Average	100.71
110, 100	High Finish	40
2	Breaks of Throw	0
7/10 - 70%	Checkout %	2/4 - 50%

Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
0-1 - van Gerwen wins the opening leg against the darts on double 18 as Taylor, using new darts, makes a slow start.
0-2 - van Gerwen takes out 121 on the bull to double his advantage.
0-3 - The World Champion lands a 180 before posting double 16 to break again and move three legs clear of the six-time Premier League winner.
0-4 - Taylor hits three 140s, but misses two darts at double 12 as van Gerwen finishes double eight for a 14-darter.
0-5 - van Gerwen takes out 81 on double 16 to move five legs clear with a third break of throw, maintaining an average around 110.
0-6 - Taylor opens the leg with a 180, but is unable to take out 122 and van Gerwen hits tops to ensure at least a point.
0-7 - van Gerwen opens with a 180, and when Taylor misses darts at double top and ten, the Dutchman steps in to inflict a first-ever Premier League Darts whitewash on the Stoke legend.

Match Stats

Phil Taylor	0-7	Michael van Gerwen
6	100+	9
6	140+	7
0	170+	0
1	180	2
99.45	Average	109.59
-	High Finish	121
0	Breaks of Throw	4
0/4 - 0%	Checkout %	7/9 - 78%

Simon Whitlock v Adrian Lewis
0-1 - Lewis opens the game with a 180, and finishes 80 on tops to pick up an immediate break of throw.
0-2 - Double ten sees Lewis move two legs up.
0-3 - Whitlock misses two darts at double eight to finish 70, and Lewis takes out 62 on tops for another break.
0-4 - Lewis hits a 180 before pinning double ten to continue his charge.
0-5 - Lewis finishes 61 on double four to break again and continue his hunt for another whitewash on the evening.
0-6 - Lewis takes out 130 on double five to ensure he will pick up at least a point.
1-6 - Lewis hits a 180 to leave 43, but Whitlock takes out 61 on double 18 to finally get off the mark.
1-7 - Whitlock misses darts at double top and ten to keep the game alive, and Lewis completes a rapid win by landing tops.

Match Stats

Simon Whitlock	1-7	Adrian Lewis
8	100+	11
6	140+	6
0	170+	0
0	180	4
86.31	Average	99.13
61	High Finish	130
0	Breaks of Throw	2
1/5 - 20%	Checkout %	7/11 - 64%

BDO Dutch Open Results

Results:

Men Singles:

1 Ross Montgomery (Sch)
2 Scott Waites (Eng)
3 Jeffrey de Zwaan (Ned)
3 Vladimir Andersen (Den)

Ladies Singles:

1 Aileen de Graaf (Ned)
2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Rus)
3 Danielle IJpelaar (Ned)
3 Zoe Jones (Eng)

Juniors:

1 Mike van Duivenboden (Ned)
2 Brian Raman (Bel)
3 Kevin Doets (Ned)
3 Colin Roelofs (Ned)

Aspirants:
1 Wesley Hurrebrink (Ned)
2 Cem Yucubillgili (Ned)
3 Wessel Mandos (Ned)
3 Gijsbert van Malsen (Ned)

Girls:
1 Michelle Lindhardt (Den)
2 Sharon Jansen (Ned)
3 Valerie Schvets (Rus)
3 Vera Speth (Ned)

Mens Pairs:
1 Richie George& Scott Mitchell (Eng)
2 Jamie Hughes & Willem Mandigers (Eng/Ned)
3 Butler& Edwards (Eng)
3 Martin Atkins & Scott Waites (Eng)

Ladies Pairs:

1 Lorraine Farlam, & Anastasia Dobromyslova (Eng/Rus)
2 Deta Hedman & Fallon Sherrock (Eng)
3 Tamara Schuur & Rachna David (Ned/Nor)
3 Elbrich Halbersma, & Jacqueline Draaisma (Ned)

PDC Coral UK Open Q1-3 Entries

THE Coral UK Open Qualifiers for professional players will commence with the first three £50,000 tournaments to be held from February 7-9 at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre.

Over 220 PDC Tour Card Holders and PDPA Associate Members will compete in the three days of UK Open Qualifiers in Wigan as they bid to win their places in the Televised Finals at the Butlins Minehead Resort in March.

Prize money in the Coral UK Open Qualifiers this year has increased to £50,000 per event, in line with Players Championship tournaments, with the leading 96 players, plus ties, from the final Coral UK Open Order of Merit to qualify for the Televised Finals.

Entry lists are below for the three tournaments, which will each commence at 12pm and will be held across 32 boards in Wigan.

All games will be the best of 11 legs, with the leading 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit who have entered being exempt to the Last 128 stage, where they are drawn at random.


Coral UK Open Qualifier One Entries
Friday February 7
Antonio Alcinas
Paul Amos
Gary Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Chris Aubrey
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Jeff Batham
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Dave Bird
Michael Blake
Stuart Bousfield
John Bowles
Darron Brown
Keegan Brown
Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting
Michael Burgoine
Richie Burnett
Magnus Caris
Paul Carter
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Brett Claydon
David Copley
Gaz Cousins
Mark Cox
Joe Cullen
Daniel Day
Leon de Geus
Danny de Haas
Ryan De Vreede
Matthew Dennant
Alan Derrett
Matthew Dicken
Brendan Dolan
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Wayne Dunn
Dylan Duo
Pete Dyos
Matthew Edgar
Shane Edwards
Ricky Evans
Peter Evison
Connie Finnan
Mark Flawn
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Nick Fullwell
Ben Gaiter
Jamie Gemmell
Andrew Gilding
Neil Gould
Adrian Gray
Lee Grimshaw
Steve Grubb
Jamie Guilfoyle
Daryl Gurney
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Ryan Harrington
Lee Hayes
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Ryan Herrington
Nigel Heydon
Sam Hill
Steve Hine
Jason Hogg
Martin Homer
Dave Honey
Max Hopp
Andrew Howarth
Richie Howson
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Ewan Hyslop
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Andrew Johnson
Darren Johnson
Scott Johnson
Mark Jones (W Mids)
Mark Jones (Worcs)
Wayne Jones
Jon Jukes
Stuart Kellett
Dave Kelly
Mervyn King
Aden Kirk
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
David Ladley
Jamie Landon
Mark Lawrence
Paul Lennon
Ian Lever
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Jason Lovett
Rocco Maes
Steve Maish
Michael Mansell
Tim Martin
Darren Mawer
Kevin McDine
Ian McFarlane
Steven Mead
Ron Meulenkamp
Mareno Michels
Krit Middleton
Lee Moffat
Arron Monk
Ian Moss
Joe Murnan
David Murphy
Tony Newell
John Newland
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Denis Ovens
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Kevin Painter
Joey Palfreyman
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Robert Parker
Dyson Parody
Kurt Parry
Andy Parsons
John Part
Jake Patchett
Josh Payne
Andy Pearce
Steven Pearson
Stephen Perkins
Justin Pipe
Dave Place
Gerwyn Price
Dennis Priestley
Scott Rand
Michael Rasztovits
Paul Redfern
Andy Relf
Nathan Richards
James Richardson
Tony Richardson
Par Riihonen
Terry Roach
Jamie Robinson
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Bernd Roith
Paul Rowley
Dan Russell
Sean Ryan
John Scott
Tomas Seyler
Kirk Shepherd
Damien Sherwood
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Glenn Spearing
Garry Spedding
Keith J Stephen
Mark Stephenson
Gary Stone
Ricky Sudale
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Tony Tasker
Phil Taylor
Terry Temple
Kevin Thomas
Doug Thompson
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Jack Tweddell
Michael Uxa
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dick van Dijk
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Eric van Meel
Richard van Zijtveld
Kevin Voornhout
Gino Vos
James Wade
Jim Walker
Brandon Walsh
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Andree Welge
Steve West
Dave Weston
Ian White
Stuart White
Conan Whitehead
Simon Whitlock
Darren Whittingham
Jason Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright

Coral UK Open Qualifier Two Entries
Saturday February 8
Antonio Alcinas
Paul Amos
Gary Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Chris Aubrey
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Jeff Batham
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Dave Bird
Michael Blake
Stuart Bousfield
John Bowles
Darron Brown
Keegan Brown
Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting
Michael Burgoine
Richie Burnett
Magnus Caris
Paul Carter
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Brett Claydon
David Copley
Gaz Cousins
Mark Cox
Joe Cullen
Steven Cupitt
Daniel Day
Leon de Geus
Danny de Haas
Ryan De Vreede
Matthew Dennant
Alan Derrett
Nathan Derry
Marc Dewsbury
Matthew Dicken
Brendan Dolan
Steve Douglas
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Wayne Dunn
Dylan Duo
Pete Dyos
Matthew Edgar
Shane Edwards
Ricky Evans
Peter Evison
Connie Finnan
Mark Flawn
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Colin Fowler
Nick Fullwell
Ben Gaiter
Jamie Gemmell
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Lee Grimshaw
Steve Grubb
Jamie Guilfoyle
Daryl Gurney
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Ryan Harrington
Lee Hayes
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Ryan Herrington
Nigel Heydon
Sam Hill
Steve Hine
Jason Hogg
Martin Homer
Dave Honey
Max Hopp
Andrew Howarth
Richie Howson
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Ewan Hyslop
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Andrew Johnson
Darren Johnson
Scott Johnson
Mark Jones (W Mids)
Mark Jones (Worcs)
Wayne Jones
Jon Jukes
Stuart Kellett
Dave Kelly
Mervyn King
Aden Kirk
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
David Ladley
Jamie Landon
Mark Lawrence
Paul Lennon
Ian Lever
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Jason Lovett
Scott Mackenzie
Rocco Maes
Steve Maish
Michael Mansell
Tim Martin
Darren Mawer
Kevin McDine
Ian McFarlane
Lewis McGurn
Stephen McNally
Steven Mead
Ron Meulenkamp
Mareno Michels
Krit Middleton
Lee Moffat
Arron Monk
Ian Moss
Joe Murnan
David Murphy
Tony Newell
John Newland
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Denis Ovens
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Kevin Painter
Joey Palfreyman
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Robert Parker
Dyson Parody
Kurt Parry
Andy Parsons
John Part
Jake Patchett
Josh Payne
Andy Pearce
Steven Pearson
Stephen Perkins
Justin Pipe
Dave Place
Gerwyn Price
Dennis Priestley
Scott Rand
Michael Rasztovits
Paul Redfern
Andy Relf
Nathan Richards
James Richardson
Tony Richardson
Par Riihonen
Terry Roach
Jamie Robinson
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Bernd Roith
Paul Rowley
Dan Russell
Sean Ryan
John Scott
Tomas Seyler
Kirk Shepherd
Damien Sherwood
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Glenn Spearing
Garry Spedding
Keith J Stephen
Mark Stephenson
Gary Stone
Tony Stone
Ricky Sudale
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Tony Tasker
Phil Taylor
Terry Temple
Joey Ten Berge
Kevin Thomas
Wayne Thomas
Doug Thompson
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Jack Tweddell
Michael Uxa
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dick van Dijk
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Eric van Meel
Richard van Zijtveld
Kevin Voornhout
Gino Vos
James Wade
Jim Walker
Brandon Walsh
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Andree Welge
Steve West
Dave Weston
Ian White
Stuart White
Conan Whitehead
Simon Whitlock
Darren Whittingham
Jason Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright

Coral UK Open Qualifier Three Entries
Sunday February 9
Antonio Alcinas
Paul Amos
Gary Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Chris Aubrey
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Jeff Batham
Ronnie Baxter
Steve Beaton
Dave Bird
Michael Blake
Stuart Bousfield
John Bowles
Darron Brown
Keegan Brown
Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting
Michael Burgoine
Darren Burksfield
Richie Burnett
Magnus Caris
Paul Carter
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Brett Claydon
David Copley
Gaz Cousins
Mark Cox
Joe Cullen
Steven Cupitt
Daniel Day
Leon de Geus
Danny de Haas
Ryan De Vreede
Matthew Dennant
Alan Derrett
Nathan Derry
Marc Dewsbury
Matthew Dicken
Brendan Dolan
Steve Douglas
Kevin Dowling
Mark Dudbridge
Wayne Dunn
Dylan Duo
Pete Dyos
Matthew Edgar
Shane Edwards
Ricky Evans
Peter Evison
Connie Finnan
Mark Flawn
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Colin Fowler
Nick Fullwell
Ben Gaiter
Jamie Gemmell
Andrew Gilding
Adrian Gray
Lee Grimshaw
Steve Grubb
Jamie Guilfoyle
Daryl Gurney
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Ryan Harrington
Lee Hayes
John Henderson
Jerry Hendriks
Ryan Herrington
Nigel Heydon
Sam Hill
Steve Hine
Jason Hogg
Martin Homer
Dave Honey
Max Hopp
Andrew Howarth
Richie Howson
James Hubbard
Peter Hudson
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Ewan Hyslop
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa
Andrew Johnson
Darren Johnson
Scott Johnson
Mark Jones (W Mids)
Mark Jones (Worcs)
Wayne Jones
Jon Jukes
Stuart Kellett
Dave Kelly
Mervyn King
Aden Kirk
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
David Ladley
Jamie Landon
Mark Lawrence
Paul Lennon
Ian Lever
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Jason Lovett
Scott Mackenzie
Rocco Maes
Steve Maish
Michael Mansell
Tim Martin
Darren Mawer
Kevin McDine
Ian McFarlane
Lewis McGurn
Stephen McNally
Steven Mead
Ron Meulenkamp
Mareno Michels
Krit Middleton
Lee Moffat
Arron Monk
Ian Moss
Joe Murnan
David Murphy
Tony Newell
John Newland
Wes Newton
Paul Nicholson
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Denis Ovens
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Kevin Painter
Joey Palfreyman
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Robert Parker
Dyson Parody
Kurt Parry
Andy Parsons
John Part
Jake Patchett
Josh Payne
Andy Pearce
Steven Pearson
Stephen Perkins
Justin Pipe
Dave Place
Gerwyn Price
Dennis Priestley
Scott Rand
Michael Rasztovits
Paul Redfern
Andy Relf
Nathan Richards
James Richardson
Par Riihonen
Terry Roach
Jamie Robinson
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Bernd Roith
Paul Rowley
Dan Russell
Sean Ryan
John Scott
Tomas Seyler
Kirk Shepherd
Damien Sherwood
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Glenn Spearing
Garry Spedding
Keith J Stephen
Mark Stephenson
Gary Stone
Tony Stone
Ricky Sudale
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Tony Tasker
Phil Taylor
Terry Temple
Joey Ten Berge
Kevin Thomas
Wayne Thomas
Doug Thompson
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Martyn Turner
Jack Tweddell
Michael Uxa
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dick van Dijk
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Eric van Meel
Richard van Zijtveld
Kevin Voornhout
Gino Vos
James Wade
Jim Walker
Brandon Walsh
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Andree Welge
Steve West
Dave Weston
Ian White
Stuart White
Conan Whitehead
Simon Whitlock
Darren Whittingham
Jason Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright