RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD won two matches on Friday afternoon to book his place in the third round of the Coral UK Open, as Paul Hogan whitewashed former finalist John Part at the Butlins Minehead Resort.
The £250,000 tournament kicked off on Friday as the majority of the 138 qualifiers began their bid for the title in the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds, with play across eight stages.
Dutch star van Barneveld, the 2006 and 2007 UK Open champion, had to defeat Rileys Amateur Qualifiers Tony Broughton and Martin Stead to win through to Friday night's last 64, where he now plays Newark's Mick Todd.
"I'm happy with that," said van Barneveld. "Both players played really well against me so I'm happy that I had some good finishes at the right time to get me through.
"It's been like old-school darts and this event is all about giving players a chance at this level. Every round's like a final because these lads all came here thinking that they can win the tournament, which is great for the PDC.
"I'll have a couple of hours of rest now and hopefully I can get another good result tonight. It's been fantastic to win this tournament before but I just want to make sure that my name's in the fourth round draw later tonight."
Todd had also won two games on Friday afternoon, as he edged out Mick Baker before defeating Dave Weston 5-3.
There was disappointment, though, for three-time World Champion John Part as the 2004 UK Open runner-up was whitewashed in the second round by another amateur qualifier, Paul Hogan.
Experienced Hampshire ace Hogan also overcame Adam Cousins on the opening afternoon, and now progresses to play Dutch youngster Benito van de Pas, who picked up wins over Doug Thompson and David Dodds.
Stoke's Ian White claimed a 5-4 victory over Daryl Gurney in thrilling style, setting up a possible nine-darter in the deciding leg of their game with two 180s and hitting a seventh perfect dart - missing the treble 19 for a 141 finish but returning to secure the win.
White now plays Peter Hudson, who enjoyed a 5-2 win over experienced UK Open ever-present Dennis Smith in their second round clash.
Jelle Klaasen's 5-1 win over John Henderson means that he now plays Andy Hamilton, the 2013 UK Open runner-up, while whitewash wins for Ronny Huybrechts and Steve Maish, against Adrian Gray and Ben ward respectively, see them play Simon Whitlock and Nigel Heydon respectively.
Nottingham's 22-year-old Aden Kirk defeated Conan Whitehead and Gerwyn Price on his UK Open debut as he set up a Third Round date with reigning UK Open champion Phil Taylor on Friday evening.
World Champion Michael van Gerwen will face former World Youth Champion James Hubbard in the last 64, with the Norfolk ace having to defeat Jeff Batham and Steve Hine to progress to the evening session.
Aberdeen's Jason Hogg defeated Wolverhampton's Wayne Jones 5-3 as he set up an all-Scottish third round game with Robert Thornton, the 2012 UK Open champion.
Former Grand Slam of Darts semi-finalist Kevin McDine had to defeat Sheffield amateur Aaron Holdstock, Australia's Kyle Anderson and Scottish newcomer Ewan Hyslop as he won through to the last 64.
Simon Stevenson, an amateur qualifier from Plymouth, defeated Ian Jones, Jason Lovett and Mark Barilli as he moved into the Third Round to play Belgium's Rocco maes.
Tony Randell and Andy Boulton complete a quartet of the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers who have won through to the Third Round, as they prepare to face Mensur Suljovic and Dean Winstanley respectively.
Kevin Dowling's wins over Chris Dobey and Jamie Caven mean that he now plays reigning Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting, who is making his first televised appearance since joining the PDC circuit recently.
Wes Newton, who missed Thursday's Betway Premier League Darts with tonsillitis, has withdrawn from the Coral UK Open, with his planned Third Round opponent Andrew Gilding receiving a Bye.
2014 Coral UK Open
Friday March 7
Afternoon Session (11.45am-5pm)
Preliminary, First & Second Rounds
Main Stage – Skyline Pavilion
Preliminary Round
Carl Green 3-5 Lionel Sams
First Round
Glenn Spearing 2-5 Antonio Alcinas
Kevin Taylor 1-5 Arron Monk
Raymond van Barneveld 5-3 Tony Broughton
Kyle Anderson 4-5 Kevin McDine
Second Round
John Henderson 1-5 Jelle Klaasen
Keegan Brown 3-5 Mensur Suljovic
Ian White 5-4 Daryl Gurney
Paul Hogan 5-0 John Part
Stage Two – Reds Bar
Preliminary Round
Brian Woods 3-5 Dean Stewart
First Round
Dennis Smith 5-1 Mark Hylton
Ewan Hyslop 5-4 Steve Brown
Alan Derrett 5-2 Jyhan Artut
Ben Burton 4-5 Michael Mansell
Second Round
Steve Maish 5-0 Ben Ward
Ronny Huybrechts 5-0 Adrian Gray
Jason Hogg 5-3 Wayne Jones
Martin Stead 2-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Stage Three – Centre Stage
Preliminary Round
Paul Whitworth 0-5 Rhys Griffin
First Round
Steve Douglas 3-5 Johnny Haines
James Hubbard 5-4 Jeff Batham
Joe Murnan 5-0 Shaun Lovett
Dean Reynolds 4-5 Martin Stead
Second Round
Garry Spedding 2-5 David Pallett
Dennis Smith 2-5 Peter Hudson
Ewan Hyslop 2-5 Kevin McDine
Alex Roy 5-4 Tony Newell
Stage Four – Centre Stage
Preliminary Round
Alan Tabern 1-5 Tony Randell
First Round
Conan Whitehead 4-5 Aden Kirk
Mark Cox 5-4 Shaun Narain
Lionel Sams 5-3 Chris Aubrey
Rhys Griffin 3-5 Karl Merchant
Second Round
John Bowles 1-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rocco Maes 5-2 Nigel Daniels
Alan Derrett 3-5 Adam Hunt
Sam Allen 3-5 Ross Smith
Stage Five – Centre Stage
Preliminary Round
Martin Stead 5-3 Alan Casey
First Round
Adam Cousins 2-5 Paul Hogan
Pete Dyos 3-5 William O'Connor
Adam Hunt 5-3 Michael Malone
Dean Stewart 5-0 Graham Dando
Second Round
Andy Boulton 5-4 Josh Payne
James Hubbard 5-3 Steve Hine
Arron Monk 4-5 Karl Merchant
Benito van de Pas 5-3 David Dodds
Stage Six – Centre Stage
Preliminary Round
Kevin McDine 5-2 Aaron Holdstock
First Round
Andy Boulton 5-2 Jonathan Worsley
Matthew Edgar 5-1 Matt Clark
Jason Lovett 3-5 Simon Stevenson
Tony Randell 5-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Second Round
Nigel Heydon 5-4 Johnny Haines
Dave Weston 3-5 Mick Todd
Antonio Alcinas 5-3 Matthew Edgar
Lionel Sams 4-5 Joe Murnan
Stage Seven – Centre Stage
Preliminary Round
Ian Jones 3-5 Simon Stevenson
James Young 3-5 David O'Brien
First Round
Benito van de Pas 5-3 Doug Thompson
Jim Hill 1-5 Alex Roy
Sam Allen 5-3 Chris Mackie
Nathan Derry 4-5 Gerwyn Price
Second Round
Michael Barnard 1-5 Stuart Kellett
Tony Randell 5-4 Steve West
Jamie Caven 3-5 Kevin Dowling
Michael Mansell 5-2 Dean Stewart
Stage Eight – Centre Stage
Preliminary Round
Nathan Derry 5-2 Jason Mold
William Naylor 4-5 Sam Allen
First Round
Nigel Daniels 5-3 Scott Bennett
Mick Baker 4-5 Mick Todd
Kevin Dowling 5-4 Chris Dobey
David Dodds 5-1 David O'Brien
Second Round
Mark Cox 1-5 Darren Webster
Ian Lever 3-5 William O'Connor
Aden Kirk 5-2 Gerwyn Price
Simon Stevenson 5-3 Mark Barilli
REIGNING Coral UK Open champion Phil Taylor was sensationally knocked out of the tournament by TV debutant Aden Kirk at the Butlins Minehead Resort on Friday.
Taylor's below-par start to 2014, which has seen him lose four of his opening five Premier League Darts games so far this season, continued as he suffered a 9-7 Third Round loss to Kirk in the biggest upset in the 11-year history of the event.
The 22-year-old factory worker from Nottingham, playing in his first televised event since progressing through the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour, had to defeat Conan Whitehead and Gerwyn Price earlier on Friday just to set up the clash with Taylor.
However, he showed no nerves with a resilient display, opening the game with a 14-dart leg and leading 4-2 and 5-3 before Taylor hit back to level with an 11-darter - although he also incredibly burst his score on 130 twice in one leg by hitting double 12 on both occasions during that run.
Kirk regained the lead by finishing 88 on the bull, and though Taylor took out 109 and 96 to stay in the hunt, the youngster took out 60 on tops to secure an amazing scalp.
Kirk will now play in-form Premier League Darts leader Peter Wright, after the World Championship runner-up was a narrow 9-8 winner against another youngster, Michael Smith, earlier on Friday night - with the St Helens ace missing seven darts to claim victory in the deciding leg.
World Champion Michael van Gerwen had fewer problems as he overcame former World Youth Champion James Hubbard 9-1, and he now plays Andy Hamilton in an eye-catching fourth round game - after last year's UK Open runner-up came from 4-0 down to defeat Jelle Klaasen 9-8.
Two-time UK Open champions James Wade and Raymond van Barneveld impressed in their big Third Round wins, with the left-hander defeating Michael Mansell 9-1 with a 101 average and the Dutch ace following up his two earlier victories with a 9-3 defeat of Mick Todd.
Wade has been drawn with Belgian star Kim Huybrechts, who was a 9-5 winner against Ross Smith, while van Barneveld now takes on Bolton's Joe Murnan, who came from 7-4 down to win 9-8 against another Dutchman, Dirk van Duijvvenbode.
Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting defied seven 180s from Kevin Dowling as he claimed a dramatic 9-8 victory in their Third Round game, with the Coventry thrower paying for missed match darts in the penultimate leg as the PDC newcomer took out 151 and then won the decider.
Bunting now plays Dean Winstanley in the Fourth Round, with the Yorkshireman claiming a 9-2 win over Andy Boulton in their last 64 clash.
While Boulton was knocked out, two fellow Rileys Amateur qualifiers did win through to the last 32, with Plymouth newcomer Simon Stevenson overcoming Belgium's Rocco Maes 9-6 to set up a clash with Welsh youngster Jamie Lewis, who was a 9-8 winner over Ireland's William O'Connor.
Hampshire's Paul Hogan won 9-3 against Dutch youngster Benito van de Pas and now plays former Lakeside Champion Mark Webster, who was a 9-5 winner against 2005 UK Open finalist Mark Walsh.
Another former Lakeside Champion, Holland's Christian Kist, enjoyed a winning UK Open debut as he saw off Spain's Antonio Alcinas 9-2, missing double 12 for a nine-dart finish during an impressive display.
Kist has been drawn in an all-Dutch Fourth Round tie against Vincent van der Voort, who was a 9-6 winner against Darren Webster in their Minehead contest.
Dave Chisnall and Mervyn King will clash in a tasty Fourth Round game following their wins over Justin Pipe and Karl Merchant, while Kevin Painter's 9-5 win over Richie Burnett sees him progress to play Andrew Gilding, who received a bye after his scheduled opponent Wes Newton was forced to withdraw through tonsillitis.
Two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis enjoyed a 9-5 win over Ronnie Baxter and now plays Belgian ace Ronny Huybrechts, who knocked out world number three Simon Whitlock 9-6.
Shropshire youngster David Pallett, who hit a nine-darter in qualifying for the UK Open, defeated Kevin McDine 9-8 in a see-saw contest and now plays Gary Anderson, the 2010 UK Open finalist who was a 9-3 winner against Andy Smith.
2012 UK Open champion Robert Thornton was a 9-3 winner in his all-Scottish clash with Jason Hogg, and he now plays Austrian number one Mensur Suljovic, who won by the same scoreline against Rileys Amateur Qualifier Tony Randell.
Northern Irish star Brendan Dolan was a 9-6 winner against Steve Beaton and now plays Nigel Heydon, whose return to form this year continued as he defeated Steve Maish 9-1.
Terry Jenkins, who followed up his nine-darter at the World Championship with another perfect leg during the UK Open Qualifiers, was a 9-4 winner over Stuart Kellett.
He now plays Paul Nicholson in the last 32, after the former Players Championship Finals winner came from 5-3 down to win 9-5 against emerging County Durham ace Adam Hunt.
World Championship quarter-finalist Ian White's narrow 9-8 win over Peter Hudson moved him into the last 32, where he now plays Alex Roy after the UK Open veteran enjoyed a 9-1 win over Nick Fullwell.
2014 Coral UK Open
Friday March 7
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Third Round - Best of 17 legs
Main Stage – Skyline Pavilion
Peter Wright 9-8 Michael Smith
Ronnie Baxter 5-9 Adrian Lewis
Aden Kirk 9-7 Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen 9-1 James Hubbard
Kevin Dowling 8-9 Stephen Bunting
Stage Two – Reds Bar
Justin Pipe 7-9 Dave Chisnall
Kevin Painter 9-5 Richie Burnett
Raymond van Barneveld 9-3 Mick Todd
James Wade 9-1 Michael Mansell
Stage Three – Centre Stage
Steve Beaton 6-9 Brendan Dolan
Adam Hunt 5-9 Paul Nicholson
Terry Jenkins 9-4 Stuart Kellett
Stage Four – Centre Stage
Mark Webster 9-5 Mark Walsh
Kevin McDine 8-9 David Pallett
Andy Smith 3-9 Gary Anderson
Steve Maish 1-9 Nigel Heydon
Stage Five – Centre Stage
Ronny Huybrechts 9-6 Simon Whitlock
Jamie Lewis 9-8 William O'Connor
Robert Thornton 9-3 Jason Hogg
Mensur Suljovic 9-3 Tony Randell
Stage Six – Centre Stage
Paul Hogan 9-3 Benito van de Pas
Christian Kist 9-2 Antonio Alcinas
Andrew Gilding Bye (Wes Newton withdrew through illness)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-9 Joe Murnan
Stage Seven – Centre Stage
Kim Huybrechts 9-5 Ross Smith
Peter Hudson 8-9 Ian White
Andy Boulton 2-9 Dean Winstanley
Nick Fullwell 1-9 Alex Roy
Stage Eight – Centre Stage
Darren Webster 6-9 Vincent van der Voort
Rocco Maes 6-9 Simon Stevenson
Karl Merchant 4-9 Mervyn King
Andy Hamilton 9-8 Jelle Klaasen
Fourth Round Draw and Order of Play
Main Stage
James Wade v Kim Huybrechts
Vincent van der Voort v Christian Kist
Michael van Gerwen v Andy Hamilton
Aden Kirk v Peter Wright
Stage Two - Reds Bar
Paul Nicholson v Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld v Joe Murnan
Dave Chisnall v Mervyn King
Dean Winstanley v Stephen Bunting
Stage Three - Centre Stage
Alex Roy v Ian White
Nigel Heydon v Brendan Dolan
Kevin Painter v Andrew Gilding
Ronny Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
Stage Four - Centre Stage
Mensur Suljovic v Robert Thornton
Gary Anderson v David Pallett
Jamie Lewis v Simon Stevenson
Mark Webster v Paul Hogan
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