PDC Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier

STEVE BEATON, Joe Cullen, Kevin McDine and Alan Tabern were amongst the 20 UK Qualifiers for the Austrian Darts Open event in Friday's knockout at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.

Former World Champion Beaton defeated veterans Steve Maish and Denis Ovens to earn his spot in the £100,000 event, which will be held from May 31-June 2 at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt.


First Round Michael Smith 6-3 Jake Patchett
Terry Temple 6-4 Ted Hankey
Michael Barnard 6-2 Lee Palfreyman
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Reece Robinson
Kevin McDine 6-1 Sam Hill
Adrian Gray 6-4 David Pallett
Paul Barham 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Mark Hylton 6-4 Kentaro Suzuki
Steve Beaton 6-1 Steve Maish
Denis Ovens 6-2 Barrie Bates
Alex Roy 6-0 Sean Ryan
Ross Smith 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Joey Palfreyman 6-5 Steve Grubb
Nigel Heydon 6-2 Mark Jones
Alan Tabern 6-2 Andrew Gilding
Prakash Jiwa 6-4 Scott Rand
Darren Whittingham 6-1 Lee Moffat
Steve West 6-4 Michael Mansell
Steve Hine 6-2 Johnny Haines
Andy Jenkins 6-2 Brandon Walsh
Chris Aubrey 6-1 Darren Johnson
John Bowles 6-1 Dave Honey
Dean Winstanley 6-2 Stephen Hardy
Darren Webster 6-2 John Scott
James Hubbard 6-2 Jamie Robinson
Joe Murnan 6-2 Dave Ladley
Ken MacNeil 6-4 Matthew Dennant
John Henderson 6-3 Matt Clark
Richie Howson 6-3 Nick Fullwell
Jim Walker 6-1 Keith Rooney
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Mark Lawrence
Dennis Smith 6-2 William O'Connor
Steve McNally 6-5 Tony Littleton
Peter Hudson 6-3 Connie Finnan
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Atif Hussain
Kevin Dowling 6-3 James Richardson
Campbell Jackson 6-4 Steve Brown
Matthew Dicken 6-2 Glen Miller
Joe Cullen 6-1 Ewan Hyslop
Ricky Evans 6-5 Gaz Cousins

Second Round
Terry Temple 6-5 Michael Smith
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Michael Barnard
Kevin McDine 6-1 Adrian Gray
Paul Barham 6-2 Mark Hylton
Steve Beaton 6-1 Denis Ovens
Ross Smith 6-5 Alex Roy
Nigel Heydon 6-1 Joey Palfreyman
Alan Tabern 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
Steve West 6-2 Darren Whittingham
Steve Hine 6-3 Andy Jenkins
John Bowles 6-5 Chris Aubrey
Darren Webster 6-2 Dean Winstanley
Joe Murnan 6-0 James Hubbard
John Henderson 6-2 Ken MacNeil
Jim Walker 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Dennis Smith 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Peter Hudson 6-2 Steve McNally
Kevin Dowling 6-4 Matthew Edgar
Campbell Jackson 6-5 Matthew Dicken
Joe Cullen 6-1 Ricky Evans

Qualifiers
Terry Temple
Jamie Lewis
Kevin McDine
Paul Barham
Steve Beaton
Ross Smith
Nigel Heydon
Alan Tabern
Steve West
Steve Hine
John Bowles
Darren Webster
Joe Murnan
John Henderson
Jim Walker
Dennis Smith
Peter Hudson
Kevin Dowling
Campbell Jackson
Joe Cullen