Smith’s Joy With Barnsley Win

ANDY SMITH picked up his first victory of 2011 with a 6-2 defeat of Dave Chisnall in Sunday’s Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship.

Andy "The Pieman" Smith

The Studley ace continued a trend of winning Players Championships in June with a summer victory for the third successive year, as he took the £6,000 first prize for the sixth PDC ProTour win of his career.

Smith, who turns 44 on June 22, edged 6-5 wins over Wayne Atwood and James Richardson in his opening two matches, but turned on the style with defeats of Alan Tabern, Andy Hamilton, Gary Anderson and James Wade to reach the final.

Chisnall edged an early 2-1 lead, but Smith levelled with a 13-darter and broke throw with a third 180 of the final in leg five, which he took in 12 darts.

Both players hit 180s in the sixth, which Smith took in 14 darts, before a missed double top from Chisnall in the next allowed his opponent in to finish 76 on double four to lead 5-2.

Smith then hit four scores of 100 or better to be first to a finish, and he took out double top for a 13-darter in claiming victory, averaging 106.71 in the process

“I’m chuffed to bits,” said Smith, who moves up to 20th in the PDC Order of Merit after the victory.

“People don’t realise how much pressure is on players like myself who are fighting to qualify for events like the World Matchplay. We all need to do well and the pressure is immense, which is showing in how well players are playing.

“Wayne Atwood had three darts at double top to beat me, James Richardson was 5-1 up and I came back to beat him 6-5, but against Gary, James and Andy Hamilton I played really well.

“I felt I had the tougher side of the draw, but it shows I’m playing well. When I get to a final, I usually win it and that happened again, and I’m so pleased it’s got me into Blackpool.”

Chisnall’s run followed a semi-final appearance on Saturday and was also his second PDC ProTour final in Barnsley as his impressive debut year in the PDC continues.

The St Helens ace whitewashed Michael Rosenauer in his opening game, and then defeated Mervyn King, Co Stompe, picked up a 6-0 win over Simon Whitlock and also overcame Wayne Jones.

In the semi-finals, he punished three missed match darts in the deciding leg against Mark Hylton to win through to the decider, with the £5,000 prize money for the weekend guaranteeing his qualifying place in next month’s World Matchplay.

Hylton had edged out Steve Beaton 6-5 in the quarter-finals as he reached the last four for the second time in a month, having impressed with whitewashes of Michael van Gerwen and Ronnie Baxter during the event.

Wade followed up last week’s victory in the Speedy Hire UK Open with his best PDC ProTour run of the year as he won through to the semis, defeating three-time World Champion John Part and rising star Shaun Griffiths along the way.

Part, a two-time Players Championship winner already this year, was amongst the quarter-finalists, alongside Gary Anderson, Beaton and Jones.

The day also included a nine-dart finish from Simon Whitlock, who took out a perfect leg in his third round defeat of Devon Petersen, hitting 180, 177 and finishing 144 with two treble 18s and double 18 to claim a £2,800 bonus.

World Champion Adrian Lewis allowed a 5-1 lead to slip as he was defeated 6-5 in the second round by Dave Smith, while Saturday’s Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship winner Paul Nicholson lost 6-2 to Beaton in the last 32.

Sunday’s event was named in memory of Bobby Bourn, the former PDC official who passed away in 2002.

Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship
First Round
Simon Whitlock (1) Bye
Nigel Heydon 6-1 John Walton
Tony Eccles (32) 6-1 Ian Jopling
Devon Petersen 6-2 Brian Woods
Co Stompe (16) Bye
Magnus Caris 6-5 Peter Manley
Mervyn King (17) 6-5 Steve Grubb
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Michael Rosenauer
Colin Lloyd (8) Bye
Shane O’Connor 6-4 John Henderson
Wayne Jones (25) 6-2 Matt Padgett
Michael Mansell 6-3 Dave Ladley
Mark Webster (9) Bye
Adam Hunt 6-5 Steve Maish
Colin Osborne (24) 6-3 Nicky Bache
Peter Hudson 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Paul Nicholson (5) Bye
Steve Hine 6-2 Martyn Turner
Steve Beaton (28) 6-5 Steve Evans
Louis Blundell 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Adrian Lewis (12) Bye
Dave Smith 6-2 Andy Hutchings
Roland Scholten 6-4 Steve Farmer (21)
Matt Clark 6-1 Andy Pearson
Ronnie Baxter (4) Bye
Gary Welding 6-4 Kevin McDine
Mark Hylton (29) 6-2 Dylan Duo
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Matt Jackson
Denis Ovens (13) Bye
Simon Burt 6-5 Wayne Mardle
Kevin Painter (20) 6-3 Michael Smith
Robert Thornton 6-2 Barrie Bates
Gary Anderson (2) Bye
Mareno Michels 6-4 Steven Pearson
Dennis Smith (31) 6-3 Reece Robinson
William O’Connor 6-3 Adrian Bolitho
Terry Jenkins (15) Bye
Peter Wright 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Michael Barnard 6-3 Dennis Priestley (18)
Chris Thompson 6-5 Ken MacNeil
Vincent van der Voort (7) Bye
Adam Smith-Neale 6-4 Andy Brown
Andy Hamilton (26) 6-2 Darren Johnson
Nick Fullwell 6-3 Gary Eastwood
Alan Tabern (10) Bye
Chris Aubrey 6-4 Nigel Birch
Andy Smith (23) 6-5 Wayne Atwood
James Richardson 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
Mark Walsh (6) Bye
Scott Rand 6-0 Ashley Holgate
Richie Burnett (27) 6-2 Matthew Edgar
Mark Lawrence 6-5 Ian White
John Part (11) Bye
Joe Cullen 6-1 Gary Mawson
Steve Brown (22) 6-0 Jon Archer
Adrian Gray 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Jamie Caven (3) Bye
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Prakash Jiwa
Jelle Klaasen (30) 6-2 Geoff Whitworth
Mark Jones 6-4 Tony Ayres
Justin Pipe (14) Bye
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Darren Whittingham
James Wade (19) 6-5 Mark Frost
Paul Rowley 6-3 Mick Todd

Second Round
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Nigel Heydon
Devon Petersen 6-2 Tony Eccles
Co Stompe 6-5 Magnus Caris
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Mervyn King
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Shane O’Connor
Wayne Jones 6-2 Michael Mansell
Mark Webster 6-0 Adam Hunt
Colin Osborne 6-1 Peter Hudson
Paul Nicholson 6-2 Steve Hine
Steve Beaton 6-2 Louis Blundell
Dave Smith 6-5 Adrian Lewis
Matt Clark 6-4 Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Gary Welding
Mark Hylton 6-0 Michael van Gerwen
Denis Ovens 6-3 Simon Burt
Kevin Painter 6-1 Robert Thornton
Gary Anderson 6-0 Mareno Michels
William O’Connor 6-1 Dennis Smith
Peter Wright 6-4 Terry Jenkins
Chris Thompson 6-4 Michael Barnard
Vincent van der Voort 6-1 Adam Smith-Neale
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Nick Fullwell
Alan Tabern 6-2 Chris Aubrey
Andy Smith 6-5 James Richardson
Scott Rand 6-2 Mark Walsh
Richie Burnett 6-1 Mark Lawrence
John Part 6-2 Joe Cullen
Adrian Gray 6-4 Steve Brown
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Jamie Caven
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Mark Jones
Justin Pipe 6-3 Brendan Dolan
James Wade 6-4 Paul Rowley
Losers £200

Third Round
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Devon Petersen – Simon Whitlock hits nine-dart finish
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Co Stompe
Wayne Jones 6-2 Colin Lloyd
Mark Webster 6-2 Colin Osborne
Steve Beaton 6-2 Paul Nicholson
Matt Clark 6-4 Dave Smith
Mark Hylton 6-0 Ronnie Baxter
Denis Ovens 6-4 Kevin Painter
Gary Anderson 6-4 William O’Connor
Peter Wright 6-0 Chris Thompson
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Vincent van der Voort
Andy Smith 6-3 Alan Tabern
Richie Burnett 6-2 Scott Rand
John Part 6-3 Adrian Gray
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
James Wade 6-4 Justin Pipe
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Simon Whitlock
Wayne Jones 6-2 Mark Webster
Steve Beaton 6-4 Matt Clark
Mark Hylton 6-4 Denis Ovens
Gary Anderson 6-2 Peter Wright
Andy Smith 6-2 Andy Hamilton
John Part 6-2 Richie Burnett
James Wade 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Wayne Jones
Mark Hylton 6-5 Steve Beaton
Andy Smith 6-1 Gary Anderson
James Wade 6-3 John Part
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Mark Hylton
Andy Smith 6-3 James Wade
Losers £2,000

Final
Andy Smith 6-2 Dave Chisnall
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

Final – Leg-by-leg
Dave Chisnall v Andy Smith
0-0 – Dave Chisnall wins the bull and throws first
1-0 – Chisnall is first to a finish and lands double two to lead, having missed four earlier darts to win the leg.
1-1 – Smith hits scores of 135, 100 and 140 before finishing 68 for a 15-dart leg to level.
2-1 - Smith opens with a 180 but misses darts at double 12, six and three before Chisnall finishes 61 on double four to hold throw.
2-2 - Smith scores 140, 140 and 180 and finishes double 16 for a 13-darter.
2-3 - Smith kicks off against the throw with a 180, and adds further scores of 140 and 100 before finishing double top for a 12-darter and the first break.
2-4 - The Studley ace opens with scores of 140, 180 and 145, and although Chisnall replies with a 180 it is Smith who finishes double four for a 14-darter
2-5 – Chisnall is first to a double but misses tops for a 104 finish, and Smith picks off 76 on double four for a second break to move a leg away from the win.
2-6 – Smith hits four scores of 100 or better to leave 40 after 12 darts, and hits tops to seal victory in 13 darts.

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Nicholson’s Players Championship Treble

PAUL NICHOLSON won his third PDC ProTour event of the year with victory over Steve Brown in the final of Saturday’s Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Paul Nicholson

Nicholson followed up his pair victories in Crawley earlier this year with a fine display to scoop the £6,000 first prize in Barnsley.

Having defeated Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor in reaching the quarter-finals of the Speedy Hire UK Open last week, he continued that form to sweep through the 111-player field.

Newcastle-born Nicholson overcame Louis Blundell, Peter Wright and Mark Webster in his opening three matches before taking a fine 6-1 win against Mervyn King in the quarter-finals.

He then edged a dramatic semi-final with Dave Chisnall, who came from 3-1 down to level before the pair progressed to a deciding leg.

Chisnall, also a quarter-finalist in the UK Open, was first to a finish but missed five darts for victory before Nicholson clawed back and then took out 76 in two darts to reach the final.

Brown led 1-0 and 3-2 in the final, courtesy of a 118 finish in the fifth leg, but was punished for missing the bullseye for checkouts of 161 and 164 in the next two legs as Nicholson hit back-to-back 13-darters to move 4-3 up.

Brown also missed two darts at double top to break and level in the eighth leg as Nicholson edged to the brink of victory, and though Brown hit double four to keep the match alive it was Nicholson who sealed the win in the tenth leg on double ten.

Nicholson dedicated the victory to Wes Newton, partner Stacy and newborn baby Fraser Newton, who was born on Friday and led to last week’s UK Open finalist withdrawing from Saturday’s event.

“Wes was one of the first people to phone me after the win to congratulate me, which means a lot after the distractions of Fraser’s birth yesterday,” said Nicholson.

“Wes has been an inspiration with his form over the last year and I’m hoping to follow him into the world’s top ten.

“After last Sunday I was obviously very tired and it had been a very challenging weekend at the UK Open, but I rehabilitated myself over the first couple of days of the week and came into this weekend with a little bit of energy.

“I don’t think I deserved to win every game today and I had a couple scraps, but came through it with wins and I’m really chuffed with myself.

“A lot of people say that when you start winning it’s a good habit to get into, and that’s what I’ve tried to do this year. When you get into some bad form it’s hard to get out of it, but this year has been a dream come true.

“I’ve worked really hard over Christmas and come back fighting. Every single game I’m in, whether I’m behind or in front, I’m still fighting to keep winning.

“I really want to get into the top ten and I feel that I let myself down after winning the Players Championship Finals lasy January, but this year I’m coming true on the floor.

“I’m starting to prove what I’m made of and I’m really happy with myself.”

Brown had won his place in the final in dramatic fashion in another tight semi-final, as he edged out Justin Pipe 6-5.

Pipe had trailed 3-0 and 4-1 before hitting back to force a decider with a 13-darter in leg ten, and opened the last leg with scores of 180, 100 and 140.

With Brown on 156, Pipe opted against throwing for the bull when on 81, hitting 18 to leave 32, but the Bristol ace powered home his huge finish to win through to the final.

That semi-final was one of four successive 6-5 wins for Brown, who also won in a decider against Michael Barnard, Terry Jenkins and Brian Woods, and had been preceded by a 6-4 win over Shaun Griffiths and a 6-1 defeat of Kevin Dowling in round one.

Pipe’s run to the semis saw him lose for the sixth time at that stage as he was cruelly denied a place in his first PDC ProTour final, but he picked up £2,000 for his day’s work.

Chisnall also claimed £2,000 and joins Pipe and Brown in strengthening their claims for a qualifying place in next month’s World Matchplay.

St Helens’ Chisnall twice missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish during the event, and also defeated three-time World Champion John Part,

In-form Robert Thornton reached the quarter-finals alongside King, Part and Brian Woods, who appeared in the last eight for the first time since winning a PDC ProTour Card in January.

The Players Championship was named in memory of the late PDC official Eddie Cox, who passed away in December 2008, with Sunday’s event being played in memory of another former PDC Players’ Marshal, Bobby Bourn.

Nicholson added: “Eddie was a fellow Geordie and I know he’s missed by so many people within darts, so it’s a big honour for me to win the event named in his memory.”

Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship
First Round
Board One
Gary Anderson (1) Bye
Matt Clark 6-0 Ken MacNeil
Tony Eccles (32) 6-5 Nicky Bache
Ian White 6-0 Geoff Whitworth
James Wade (16) Bye
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Michael Rosenauer
Mervyn King (17) Bye
John Henderson 6-2 Devon Peterson
Paul Nicholson (8) Bye
Louis Blundell 6-0 Gary Mawson
Colin Osborne (25) 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Peter Wright 6-1 Ian Jopling
Mark Webster (9) Bye
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Kevin McDine
Wayne Jones (24) 6-0 Gary Eastwood
William O’Connor 6-1 Gary Welding
Mark Walsh (5) Bye
Mark Jones 6-4 Ashley Holgate
Mark Hylton (28) 6-1 Adam Hunt
Chris Thompson 6-3 Steve Evans
Denis Ovens (12) Bye
Antonio Alcinas 6-1 Matt Padgett
Magnus Caris 6-5 Steve Farmer (21)
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Wayne Atwood
Ronnie Baxter (4) Bye
Matthew Edgar 6-5 Reece Robinson
Roland Scholten 6-4 Jelle Klaasen (29)
Dave Smith 6-2 Mick Todd
John Part (13) Bye
Brendan Dolan 6-0 Mike Roberts
Kevin Painter (20) 6-3 Steve Grubb
James Richardson 6-5 Mark Frost
Simon Whitlock (2) Bye
Michael Barnard 6-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Steve Brown (31) 6-1 Kevin Dowling
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Kirk Shepherd
Terry Jenkins (15) Bye
Simon Burt 6-4 Dylan Duo
Dennis Priestley (18) 6-0 Mareno Michels
Darren Johnson 6-4 Mark Lawrence
Colin Lloyd (7) Bye
Prakash Jiwa 6-5 Darren Whittingham
Brian Woods 6-5 Richie Burnett (26)
Michael Mansell 6-4 Nigel Heydon
Alan Tabern (10) Bye
Scott Rand 6-2 Joe Cullen
Andy Hamilton (23) 6-3 Andy Brown
Tony Ayres 6-5 Andy Hutchings
Vincent van der Voort (6) Bye
Robert Thornton 6-2 Michael Smith
Steve Beaton (27) 6-2 Matt Jackson
Shane O’Connor 6-1 Adrian Gray
Adrian Lewis (11) Bye
Chris Aubrey 6-3 John Walton
Steve Hine 6-4 Andy Smith (22)
Paul Rowley 6-4 Steven Pearson
Jamie Caven (3) Bye
Nigel Birch 6-1 Jon Archer
Dennis Smith (30) 6-4 Steve Maish
Peter Hudson 6-1 Peter Manley
Justin Pipe (14) Bye
Barrie Bates 6-4 Ryan Harrington
Co Stompe (19) 6-1 Adrian Bolitho
Wayne Mardle 6-4 Dave Ladley

Second Round
Gary Anderson 6-2 Matt Clark
Tony Eccles 6-1 Ian White
James Wade 6-0 Nick Fullwell
Meryvn King 6-5 John Henderson
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Louis Blundell
Peter Wright 6-4 Colin Osborne
Mark Webster 6-1 Michael van Gerwen
Wayne Jones 6-3 William O’Connor
Mark Walsh 6-1 Mark Jones
Mark Hylton 6-3 Chris Thompson
Denis Ovens 6-3 Antonio Alcinas
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Magnus Caris
Matthew Edgar 6-4 Ronnie Baxter
Roland Scholten 6-5 Dave Smith
John Part 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Kevin Painter 6-4 James Richardson
Michael Barnard 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Steve Brown 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Simon Burt
Darren Johnson 6-5 Dennis Priestley
Prakash Jiwa 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Brian Woods 6-4 Michael Mansell
Alan Tabern 6-3 Scott Rand
Tony Ayres 6-5 Andy Hamilton
Robert Thornton 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Steve Beaton 6-2 Shane O’Connor
Chris Aubrey 6-5 Adrian Lewis
Steve Hine 6-1 Paul Rowley
Jamie Caven 6-2 Nigel Birch
Peter Hudson 6-5 Dennis Smith
Justin Pipe 6-4 Barrie Bates
Co Stompe 6-4 Wayne Mardle
Losers £200

Third Round
Gary Anderson 6-1 Tony Eccles
Mervyn King 6-5 James Wade
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Peter Wright
Mark Webster 6-2 Wayne Jones
Mark Walsh 6-4 Mark Hylton
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Denis Ovens
Roland Scholten 6-3 Matthew Edgar
John Part 6-3 Kevin Painter
Steve Brown 6-5 Michael Barnard
Terry Jenkins 6-2 Darren Johnson
Brian Woods 6-3 Prakash Jiwa
Alan Tabern 6-5 Tony Ayres
Robert Thornton 6-2 Steve Beaton
Steve Hine 6-1 Chris Aubrey
Peter Hudson 6-5 Jamie Caven
Justin Pipe 6-5 Co Stompe
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Mervyn King 6-5 Gary Anderson
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Mark Wesbter
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Mark Walsh
John Part 6-3 Roland Scholten
Steve Brown 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Brian Woods 6-1 Alan Tabern
Robert Thornton 6-2 Steve Hine
Justin Pipe 6-3 Peter Hudson
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Mervyn King
Dave Chisnall 6-2 John Part
Steve Brown 6-5 Brian Woods
Justin Pipe 6-1 Robert Thornton
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Steve Brown 6-5 Justin Pipe
Losers £2,000

Final
Paul Nicholson 6-4 Steve Brown
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

Semi-Finals
Paul Nicholson completes amazing comeback in final leg, with Dave Chisnall missing double eight for a 124 finish (with Nicholson on 273) before missing four further match darts, and Nicholson returns to finish 76 in two darts.
There was more drama in the deciding leg of the other semi-final, when Justin Pipe hit scores of 180, 100 and 140 in the deciding leg after coming from 3-0 down against Steve Brown. With Brown on 156, Pipe opted against throwing at the bullseye and instead left 32, but Brown checked out 156 for victory and his second ProTour final in Barnsley of the year.

Final – Leg-by-leg
Paul Nicholson v Steve Brown
0-0 – Steve Brown wins the bull and will throw first
0-1 – Brown hits three ton-plus scores to leave 36 after 12, and despite a 180 from Nicholson – to leave two! – hits double 18 for a 13-dart opening leg.
1-1 - Nicholson opens with a 180, which is followed by scores of 100 and 140, before eventually winning the leg on double three.
2-1 – Nicholson breaks in 16 darts with double eight at the first time of asking.
2-2 – Brown breaks back immediately after Nicholson misses a dart at tops for a 75 finish, checking out 118 on the same bed.
2-3 - Nicholson opens with a 180, but after two further ton-plus scores misses the bull for an 85 finish and Brown follows up a 171 with double ten for a 14-dart leg.
3-3 – Both players leave a finish after nine darts, with Nicholson missing double eight for a 127 and Brown missing the bull for a 161 before the Geordie returns to hit double eight for a 13-darter.
4-3 – Nicholson breaks with a brilliant 13-darter, hitting a 165 score to leave double 18, as Brown missed the bull for a 164 finish.
5-3 – Nicholson misses double 16 and three darts at double eight to give Brown a glimmer, but needing 52 he misses two darts at tops to allow his opponent back to hit double eight.
5-4 – Brown is first to a finish and lands double four with his third dart to keep the match alive, as Nicholson waited on 52.
6-4 - Nicholson a first to a finish with the darts but misses two darts at tops for the game, but when Brown cannot finish 136 he returns to land double ten for the win.

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RESULTS, information and links to reports from the Speedy Hire UK Open with our NetZone from the Reebok Stadium.

The Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium hosted the four-day tournament, with coverage live through Sky Sports HD in the UK.

Speedy Hire UK Open
Schedule of Play
Thursday June 2
Preliminary Round
Dave Prins 4-3 John Donaldson
Louis Blundell 4-0 Duncan Hastings
Michael Rosenauer 4-0 Peter White
Bruce Harrison 4-1 Curtis Hammond
Paul Harvey 4-2 Mick Todd
Nigel Heydon 4-0 Chris Thompson
Dave Ladley 4-3 Mark Lawrence
Phil Daniels 4-1 Nicky Bache
Nick Fullwell 4-2 Tony Broughton
Michael Barnard 4-0 Eddie Lovely
Wayne Atwood 4-1 Lee Rose
Andy Pearce 4-1 Eddy Martin

First Round
Steve Beaton 4-2 Scott Rand
Mark Stephenson 4-1 Ben Burton
Wayne Mardle 4-0 Darrin Pugh
Mark Hylton 4-1 Brian Woods
Colin Lloyd 4-3 Jelle Klaasen
John Bowles 4-2 Peter Manley
James Wade 4-2 Davey Dodds
Devon Petersen 4-2 Stuart White
Reece Robinson 4-0 Barrie Bates
John Henderson 4-1 Lee Palfreyman
Brandon Walsh Bye (Mensur Suljovic timed out)
Shaun Griffiths Bye (John MaGowan withdrew through injury)
Justin Pipe 4-0 Gary Welding
Kirk Shepherd 4-1 Paul Cartwright
Steve Grubb 4-1 Andy Beardmore
Roland Scholten 4-0 Kevin Edwards
John O’Shea 4-1 Alex Roy
Robbie Green 4-2 Steve Clews
Ryan Murray 4-1 Colin Monk
Stuart Monaghan 4-0 James Richardson
Steve Werrett 4-0 John Kennedy
Peter Hudson 4-3 Steve Evans
Andy Pearce 4-1 Matt Jackson
Andy Boulton 4-3 Jimmy Mann
Jamie Ellam 4-2 Ian Moss
Andy Smith 4-0 Mick McGowan
Arron Monk 4-3 Steve Hine
Ian Covill 4-2 Stuart Daniels
Rocco Maes 4-0 Colin Appleton
Steve Maish 4-3 Martin Perring
Dave Prins 4-1 Jon Jukes
Wayne Atwood 4-3 Louis Blundell
Michael Mansell 4-0 Gordon Foster
Mark Jones 4-0 John Jackson
Tony Eccles 4-0 Bruce Harrison
Dan Butler 4-3 Jason Crawley
Craig Mucklow 4-3 Matt Padgett
Richard North 4-3 Paul Whitworth
Jon Bott 4-2 Michael Rosenauer
Conan Whitehead 4-0 Charlie Cooper
Antonio Alcinas 4-1 Mareno Michels
Tony Ayres 4-1 Jyhan Artut
Richie Howson 4-2 Stephen Hardy
Chris Jones 4-0 Danny Jones
Joe Murnan 4-3 Damian Sherwood
Steve Douglas 4-0 John Keating
Paul Harvey 4-0 Charlie Burns
Matthew Edgar 4-2 Nigel Heydon
Michael van Gerwen 4-0 Dean Stewart
Martyn Turner 4-0 Tommy Little
Matt Clark 4-3 Jamie Hagen
William O’Connor 4-1 Darren Hawken
Dennis Priestley 4-3 Dave Ladley
Peter Wright 4-2 Phil Daniels
Magnus Caris 4-2 Kevin McDine
Ian Gleeson 4-0 Kirk Gordon
Geoff Whitworth 4-1 Kevin Simm
Co Stompe 4-0 Terry Temple
Jamie Robinson 4-0 Michael Barnard
Graham Hollis 4-3 Matthew Jordan
Shane O’Connor 4-3 Chris Aubrey
Sam Hill 4-3 Aodhagan O’Neill
Nick Fullwell 4-1 Dennis Smith
Andrew Gilding 4-0 Brendan Dolan

Second Round
John Henderson 4-1 Ian Covill
Michael Mansell 4-0 Antonio Alcinas
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Shane O’Connor
Peter Hudson 4-3 Magnus Caris
Mark Hylton 4-1 Geoff Whitworth
Co Stompe 4-3 Chris Jones
Martyn Turner 4-2 Ryan Murray
Andrew Gilding 4-2 Matt Clark
Sam Hill 4-1 William O’Connor
Andy Smith 4-0 Craig Mucklow
James Wade 4-2 Dave Prins
Mark Jones 4-3 Ian Gleeson
Steve Beaton 4-2 Steve Werrett
Dennis Priestley 4-2 Robbie Green
Justin Pipe 4-1 John O’Shea
Reece Robinson 4-0 Wayne Mardle
Stuart Monaghan 4-2 Jamie Robinson
Joe Murnan 4-0 Steve Douglas
Steve Maish 4-2 Mark Stephenson
Roland Scholten 4-1 Nick Fullwell
Graham Hollis 4-1 Jamie Ellam
Richard North 4-0 Dan Butler
Andy Boulton 4-1 Jon Bott
Wayne Atwood 4-2 Conan Whitehead
Richie Howson 4-0 Tony Ayres
Kirk Shepherd 4-0 Rocco Maes
John Bowles 4-3 Devon Petersen
Matthew Edgar 4-1 Andy Pearce
Colin Lloyd 4-2 Arron Monk
Peter Wright 4-0 Steve Grubb
Tony Eccles 4-0 Shaun Griffiths
Paul Harvey 4-0 Brandon Walsh

From the conclusion of the Second Round onwards an open draw will be made.

Friday June 3
Third Round – features players ranked 1-32 in UK Open Order of Merit plus 32 Second Round winners (eight boards)

Third Round
Co Stompe 9-7 Simon Whitlock
Raymond van Barneveld 9-5 Steve Brown
Phil Taylor 9-3 Mark Frost
Terry Jenkins 9-7 Adrian Lewis
Richie Burnett 9-7 Colin Lloyd
Mark Walsh 9-5 Mervyn King
Gary Anderson 9-4 Ian White
John Part 9-2 Roland Scholten
Kirk Shepherd 9-6 Darren Johnson
Dave Chisnall 9-2 Richard North
John Bowles 9-7 Justin Pipe
Robert Thornton 9-6 Wayne Atwood
Andrew Gilding 9-6 Andy Hamilton
Mark Hylton 9-0 Andy Jenkins
Wes Newton 9-3 John Henderson
Colin Osborne 9-4 Mark Jones
Michael Smith 9-2 Sam Hill
Denis Ovens 9-4 Kevin Painter
Andy Boulton 9-7 Vincent van der Voort
Joe Murnan 9-8 Mark Dudbridge
Reece Robinson 9-8 Wayne Jones
Joe Cullen 9-8 Stuart Monaghan
Dennis Priestley 9-7 Alan Tabern
Matthew Edgar 9-6 Martyn Turner
Mark Webster 9-5 Tony Eccles
James Wade 9-2 Michael Mansell
Michael van Gerwen 9-2 Richie Howson
Steve Beaton 9-2 Jamie Caven
Ronnie Baxter 9-6 Steve Maish
Peter Wright 9-1 Peter Hudson
Paul Nicholson 9-3 Graham Hollis
Andy Smith 9-4 Paul Harvey

Saturday June 4
1pm-5pm
Fourth Round – Last 32 (four boards)
Best of 17 legs

Fourth Round
Paul Nicholson 9-8 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor 9-3 Dennis Priestley
James Wade 9-6 Terry Jenkins
Dave Chisnall 9-7 Ronnie Baxter
Wes Newton 9-3 Michael van Gerwen
Andy Smith 9-8 Reece Robinson
Raymond van Barneveld 9-4 Michael Smith
Mark Webster 9-8 Co Stompe
Richie Burnett 9-6 Joe Murnan
Denis Ovens 9-4 Mark Walsh
Robert Thornton 9-8 John Part
Colin Osborne 9-7 Kirk Shepherd
Andy Boulton 9-5 Matthew Edgar
Mark Hylton 9-2 Andrew Gilding
John Bowles 9-8 Steve Beaton
Peter Wright 9-5 Joe Cullen

7pm-11pm
Fifth Round – Last 16 (two boards)
Best of 17 legs

Fifth Round
James Wade 9-7 Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton 9-7 Colin Osborne
Paul Nicholson 9-8 Phil Taylor
Wes Newton 9-1 Raymond van Barneveld
Mark Hylton 9-7 Peter Wright
Mark Webster 9-4 Andy Boulton
Denis Ovens 9-6 Andy Smith
Dave Chisnall 9-4 John Bowles

Sunday June 5
1pm-5pm
Tickets £25
Quarter-Finals (main stage)
Best of 19 legs

Quarter-Finals
Denis Ovens 10-6 Mark Hylton
Robert Thornton 7-10 Mark Webster
Dave Chisnall 8-10 Wes Newton
James Wade 10-7 Paul Nicholson

7pm-11pm
Tickets £30
Semi-Finals & Final (main stage)
Semi-Finals – Best of 19 legs
James Wade 10-9 Mark Webster
Wes Newton 10-6 Denis Ovens

Final – Best of 21 legs
James Wade 11-8 Wes Newton

Prize Fund
Winner £40,000
Runner-Up £20,000
Semi-Finalists: £10,000
Quarter-Finalists: £6,000
Last 16: £4,000
Last 32: £2,000
Last 64: £1,000
Total: £200,000

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Wade Wins Speedy Hire UK Open

JAMES WADE bagged the seventh major title of his career, defeating Wes Newton 11-8 in the Speedy Hire UK Open final at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Sunday.

Left-hander Wade followed up his 2008 success in Bolton with a second UK Open title, scooping £40,000 with wins over Paul Nicholson, Mark Webster and Newton in a gruelling final day of darts.

The Aldershot ace picked up his first major since revealing his battle with bipolar affective disorder and ADHD in a tight final against Newton as the lead changed hands three times.

Newton took three legs in a row to come from 4-3 down to lead 6-4, but Wade won four of the next five in taking command before going on to seal victory with double top.

“It’s amazing for me,” said Wade. “I’ve had so many problems but I’ve got through it and I’m happier than I’ve ever been.

“My sponsors stuck by me and my manager stuck by me and this is dedicated to them. My life’s easier now and the World Championship is a possibility for me now after this.

“The UK Open’s such a hard tournament to win and I started in the first round on Thursday, which seems ages ago, so it’s a proud moment.”

Wade, who won the final three legs of his dramatic semi-final against Mark Webster to win 10-9, started in good fashion winning the opening leg with a two-dart 78 finish and then doubled his lead with a 13-darter.

The world number four had a chance to win the third leg, but his attempt at double top was unsuccessful and Newton stepped in to land double ten and get off the mark.

Newton hit a 180 in the process of taking the fourth leg in just 14 darts, but Wade regained the lead by winning the next on double five.

Wade missed two opportunities to break throw in the sixth as two darts at double top were off-target, and Newton completed a 65 finish by hitting double four with his third dart.

Wade hit double ten in the seventh leg to lead again, but wasted four darts at doubles to lead 5-3 and Newton capitalised by hitting double eight to level.

Another miss at double top proved costly for Wade in the ninth leg as Newton hit a clinical 120 checkout to break throw and lead the match for the first time.

The same fate hit Wade again in the next leg as he missed one dart at tops for a 104 finish, and Newton stepped in to hit the same bed and establish a two leg advantage.

The Fleetwood ace missed the chance to claim his fourth successive leg, and Wade took out 74 before hitting a 13-dart finish to square the game at six apiece.

Wade won his third straight leg with the aid of his third maximum of the game to lead 7-6, before Newton held his nerve in the 14th leg to hit an 80 finish with his opponent waiting on double top to leave matters finely balanced.

Newton fired in his fourth 180 of the game in the next leg, but it wasn’t enough to see him reach a double first as Wade hit tops at the first time of asking to lead 8-7.

Wade then stepped up a gear in the next two legs as he put together consecutive 14-dart finishes to move 10-7 ahead and go one leg away from the title.

He had one chance to end the contest in the next, but missed tops for a 101 finish as Newton posted double 16 to stay alive.

Wade, though, hit back with his fifth maximum of the match to forge ahead in the next, and took out double top for a 13-darter to seal the triumph.

“Wes did really well to reach the final and both of us found it hard, but I really gave it to him in the final five or six legs,” said Wade. ”

“Each game becomes harder and harder, but it’s the same for every player. I’ve drunk four litres of water throughout the day and we were both tired.

“I’m back up to third in the world and I’m delighted. This time I’ll go away and really enjoy the win because it’s been a hard time for me, but I’m happier than ever.”

Newton’s run to the final consolidated his place in eighth in the PDC Order of Merit, just two years after he had slumped to 36th in the world.

“I’m happy but at the same time I’m gutted,” said Newton. “When you get to the final you want to win it, but James was the better player and I congratulate him for that.

“It was a battle of a game without us both producing our top form. It was new territory for me and I’ll take a lot of positives from it – it’s a great confidence boost for me.

“We went to the break when I was 6-4 up and that break seemed to kill me because he came back and won the next three legs, and I went from being in control to behind, and James didn’t look back.”

Newton is due to become a father for the first time in a fortnight, and added: “Everything’s going well for me at the moment.

“I’m disappointed with the final because I know I can play better, but I’ve been in my first major final and I’ll hopefully be back for more.”

Newton had won his place in the final with a comeback victory over Denis Ovens in the semis, as he overturned a 5-2 deficit by winning eight of the next nine legs, hitting a 170 finish in the process.

Wade had also shown his battling qualities in the tightest of semi-finals with fellow left-hander Mark Webster, who led 3-1 and 7-3 before Wade hit back to within a leg at 8-7.

Webster took the 16th to move a leg away from victory, but missed the bull for the match as Wade took out pressure finishes of 120 and 61 to force a decider, which he brilliantly won in 11 darts.

Speedy Hire UK Open
Final
James Wade 11-8 Wes Newton

Match Stats

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