2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic

The 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the seventh installment of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held in the evenings (GMT, morning local time/PST) between June 30 and July 6.

Phil Taylor emerged as the champion, in all but one match posting above a 100 average, beating James Wade in the final. This was his fourth Desert Classic title, having bounced back from a first round defeat to Mark Dudbridge in the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic.

Last year's champion Raymond van Barneveld was looking to retain his title but he was knocked out in the second round by Alan Tabern.

Prize money

A total prize fund of £126,400 was available for the tournament, unchanged from the previous year.

• Champion - £20,000
• Runner-up - £10,000
• Semi-finalists - £7,000
• Quarter-finalists - £5,000
• Second round losers - £3,000
• First round losers £2,000
• Qualifying round losers - £200

Qualified Players

Pre-qualified players

PDC Top 12[1] Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade John Part Terry Jenkins Andy Hamilton Adrian Lewis Colin Lloyd Roland Scholten Wayne Mardle Peter Manley Dennis Priestley

BEN-Pro Qualifiers Darin Young Bill Davis Larry Butler

Canadian Number One Gerry Convery

Qualifiers

Monday Qualifiers Adrian Gray Mervyn King Co Stompé Shawn Brenneman Mark Walsh Robert Thornton Martin Burchell Steve Maish

Tuesday Qualifiers Jelle Klaasen Barrie Bates Mick McGowan Dennis Smith Kevin Painter Matt Clark Sam Rooney Alan Tabern

Draw

Format - Round 1: First to 6 Round 2: First to 8 Quarter Final: First to 11 Semi-final: First to 11 Final: First to 13

1st Round,[2] July 2–3 b.o.11 legs, losers £2,000					2nd Round, July 4 b.o.15 legs, losers £3,000					Quarter Finals, July 5 b.o.21 legs, losers £5,000					Semi Finals, July 6 b.o.21 legs, losers £7,000					Final, July 6, b.o.25 legs, £20,000 / £10,000
1	Phil Taylor 108.84	6
	K. Painter 103.68	4			1	Phil Taylor 103.67	8
	D. Priestley 88.54	6				D. Priestley 93.19	4
	Co Stompé 86.07	2								1	Phil Taylor 99.00	11
8	Colin Lloyd 82.94	5									A. Gray 88.53	4
	S. Rooney 84.38	6				Sam Rooney 88.95	3
	W. Mardle 87.98	4				A. Gray 85.34	8
	A. Gray 84.39	6													1	Phil Taylor 103.26	11
4	John Part 87.38	4														R. Scholten 92.83	2
	M. King 89.29	6				M. King 97.18	8
	D. Young 83.22	6				Darin Young 91.45	6
	M. Burchell 80.34	4									M. King 85.36	2
5	T. Jenkins 81.38	6									R. Scholten 88.81	11
	M. McGowan 82.06	4			5	T. Jenkins 94.11	6
	R. Scholten 87.70	6				R. Scholten 94.73	8
	Barrie Bates 83.96	4																		1	Phil Taylor 105.53	13
2	v.Barneveld 91.09	6																		3	James Wade 92.26	7
	Matt Clark 87.13	0			2	v.Barneveld 93.78	4
	Larry Butler 86.12	4				Alan Tabern 90.85	8
	Alan Tabern 90.62	6									Alan Tabern 86.91	8
7	A. Lewis 91.73	6									P. Manley 87.52	11
	R. Thornton 89.00	5			7	A. Lewis 96.74	6
	P. Manley 95.71	6				P. Manley 98.67	8
	Steve Maish 92.32	3														P. Manley 95.36	8
3	J. Wade 92.63	6													3	J. Wade 98.73	11
	Dennis Smith 89.07	1			3	J. Wade 88.30	8
	Bill Davis 80.83	5				Mark Walsh 88.19	5
	Mark Walsh 87.75	6								3	J. Wade 92.88	11
6	A. Hamilton 100.50	6								6	A. Hamilton 92.10	7
	S. Brenneman 73.44	1			6	A. Hamilton 87.53	8
	G. Convery 86.91	1				J. Klaasen 86.53	7
	J. Klaasen 95.24	6

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Tournament review

Day 1, Wednesday 2nd July

The tournament began with veteran Dennis Priestley defeating Co Stompé 6-2. This was Stompé's debut in a televised PDC tournament having moved over from the British Darts Organisation a month earlier. Last year's runner-up and the fifth seed Terry Jenkins also defeated top Irish player Mick McGowan 6-4 - having led 3-0 Jenkins then slumped to allow McGowan to take the match to 4-4. However, Jenkins rallied and took the last two legs to win the match.

An upset was caused in the next match as 27-year old Adrian Gray defeated Wayne Mardle, twice runner-up in the competition. Gray, who twice has reached the second round here before, checked out impressive finishes of 156 and 126 on the bullseye on his way to a 6-4 victory. Another upset also took place as fourth seed, world champion, and winner of this event in 2006, John Part, was defeated by Mervyn King 6-4. Neither player played at their best, both averaging below 90 despite hitting 8 180's between them.

The best match of the night came as top seed Phil Taylor clashed with Kevin Painter. Both players incredibly averaged over 100 (Taylor - 108, Painter - 104) and Painter did not miss a double. However he still lost 6-4 to Taylor, who had lost in the first round of this event the year previous.

Another seed was dumped out of the competition in the next match - eighth seed Colin Lloyd lost 5-6 to qualifier Sam Rooney. Rooney hit a 104 checkout in his win. Another upset looked to be taking place as Welshman Barrie Bates took a 3-0 lead against Roland Scholten however the Dutchman improved upon his scoring and managed to take the match 6-4. The final match of the night saw American and North American Championship winner Darin Young defeating Martin Burchell 6-4. Young hit a 158 checkout, the highest of the night, in the win.

• Summary of Day 1

Day 2, Thursday 3rd July

The second day of the tournament saw sixth seed Andy Hamilton hit a 100+ average in defeating Canadian Shawn Brenneman 6-1. Among the highlights of the match were a 128 checkout on the bull from Hamilton, and winning the match with a ten dart leg. Mark Walsh was also on the verge of an upset against American Bill Davis who took a 5-3 lead. However, Walsh powered back to win the next three legs and the match; despite Davis having such a lead, he never actually had a dart to win the match.

The next match was a quick-fire contest between young Dutchman Jelle Klaasen and Canadian Gerry Convery. Despite six perfect darts towards a nine dart leg from Convery (a leg he later lost), Klaasen's 95 average and clinical finishing saw him win 6-1. The closest match of the night saw Scotsman Robert Thornton push seventh seed Adrian Lewis all the way - Thornton had led 2-0 and 4-2, but Lewis pulled back to 5-5. In the final leg both players hit 180s but Lewis was first to the double, which he hit to win 6-5.

Raymond van Barneveld, the second seed and defending champion, began his defence with a comprehensive victory 6-0 over Matt Clark. Clark scored well but couldn't hit the doubles which led to a Barneveld victory. A high-quality affair followed as number three seed James Wade took on Dennis Smith - despite no 180s being hit in the match both players had averages around 90 and Wade's 6-1 victory scoreline was perhaps harsh on Smith's efforts.

2003 Desert Classic champion Peter Manley then faced off against Steve Maish in another high scoring match. This time both players had averages above 90 but Manley's finishing was clinical, living up to his 'One Dart' nickname and taking the match 6-3. To close the first round, Alan Tabern defeated 1994 World Matchplay champion Larry Butler 6-4, despite Butler having darts to take a 5-3 lead.

• Summary of Day 2

Day 3, Friday 4th July

American Independence Day and the date of all eight second round matches began with a steady victory for third seed James Wade over Mark Walsh, 8-5. Walsh was 4-1 down but levelled to 5-5 - with Walsh missing a dart to take the lead, Wade soon wrapped up the game. A more heavy scoring match followed with Premier League veterans Adrian Lewis and Peter Manley trading the lead and sharing 11 180s in a match where both averaged above 95. Lewis was 4-1 up however Manley produced some inspired darts and finally finished on double 1 to win 8-6.

Next up was sixth seed Andy Hamilton facing off against Jelle Klaasen - an unspectacular match saw Klaasen take a 6-3 lead, though Hamilton levelled to 7-7 and a 180 in the deciding leg helped Hamilton to an 8-7 victory, setting up a clash with third seed James Wade in the quarter finals. Two more experienced Premier League players met in the next match - Terry Jenkins became another seed to lose out when he met Roland Scholten. In a match with both players averaging 94 and the first seven legs going against throw, Scholten eventually sneaked past with an 8-6 victory.

Phil Taylor, the top seed, produced another 100+ average in seeing off old rival Dennis Priestley 8-4. Taylor included 101 and 109 checkouts in his win. The biggest story of the night came though as second seed and defending champion Raymond van Barneveld was knocked out of the tournament - Alan Tabern was a fairly comfortable victor 8-4. From 4-4 Tabern won four successive legs to set up an encounter with Peter Manley.

Adrian Gray continued his fine finishing form with a 160 checkout in an 8-3 win over Sam Rooney. From a steady start at 2-2, Gray soon zoomed into a 5-2 lead and never looked back as he won 3 of the next 4 legs to seal the win and a rematch with Taylor, whom he had defeated in a major upset in the first round of the 2007 World Grand Prix. The final match of the night and the second round saw the lone American left in the competition, Darin Young, face off against Mervyn King. A high-quality match saw 6 180s and three checkouts over 100 from King; in one instance Young performed a 12 darter despite King hitting back-to-back 180s to leave 41 - in the next leg King hit two more 180s making 12 perfect darts in a row. Young held onto the onslaught, levelling the match at 6-6 from 6-4, but King produced 14 and 13 darters to take the match 8-6.

• Summary of Day 3

Day 4, Saturday 5th July

The quarter-finals opened with an unexpected heavy victory for Roland Scholten, the sole non-English player left in the competition, over Mervyn King. King never played his best game, perhaps because of the late game the previous day against Darin Young. After a 1-1 scoreline, Scholten won the next 7 legs to take a commanding 8-1 lead, one that King couldn't come back from and Scholten took the game comfortably 11-2. His opponent in the semi-finals would be top seed Phil Taylor, who defeated Adrian Gray 11-4. Gray took the lead 3-1 early on with an encouraging start, but Taylor soon upped a gear - with the match at 4-4, Taylor also won 7 successive legs to win the match.

The other pair of quarter-finals saw third seed James Wade make an impressive start against sixth seed Andy Hamilton - he opened the match with a 170 checkout and went 2-0 up. Hamilton fought back to take the lead 3-2, but Wade then took the next 5 legs without reply and soon took a 10-4 lead. With Wade one leg away from victory, Hamilton began a spirited fightback, including a 135 checkout to take the match to 10-7, but Wade held his nerve and wrapped up the game on double top. The last quarter-final was somewhat unspectacular though steady; neither Peter Manley nor Alan Tabern could muster a 90+ average though Manley included checkouts of 161, 120, and 118 in his 11-8 win over Barneveld's conqueror.

• Summary of Day 4

Day 5, Sunday 6th July

The final day of the tournament opened with the first semi-final between Roland Scholten and Phil Taylor. Both players had defeated their quarter-final opponents heavily but it was Scholten who was on the wrong end of an 11-2 defeat this time. With Taylor posting a 103 average and hitting 11 out of 13 attempts at a double, the Dutchman could not do much to stem the onslaught and his missed chances were unlikely to have changed the outcome of the match. Taylor would meet James Wade in the final who came through a high-quality match against 2003 champion Peter Manley. Both players averaged over 95 and Manley looked to be heading for a win at 8-6 up. However, uncharacteristic missed doubles from Manley saw Wade take the next five legs in a row to seal the win 11-8.

James Wade however suffered the after-effects of a gruelling match in the final which followed soon after. Phil Taylor on the other hand had some time to rest and it soon showed as he took a 4-0 lead. Wade could only muster a 92 average and with Taylor on 105 a victory was rarely in doubt. While Wade hit back to 5-3 Taylor upped his game and soon lead 10-4. Wade hit a 126 checkout to get back to 10-5 but Taylor won two more legs to put himself on the brink of victory. Wade then won the next two legs, one of which was an 11 darter, but Taylor hit an 11 darter himself afterwards and took the title with a 13-7 win.

• Summary of Day 5

Qualifying

Las Vegas Desert Classic - Monday June 30 and Tuesday July 1 Qualifier^[3]

Monday Qualifying

Preliminary Round

Ron Colvard 5-0 Keith Luck Martyn Graham 5-1 Roger Goswell Steve Smith 5-2 Taro Yachi Kevin McDine 5-1 Tony Little Kevin Dowling 5-1 Brian Jones Paul Lim 5-2 Dave Essex Scott Burnett 5-0 Danny Llanes Mark Tiller 5-3 Wayne Atwood Robbie Clear 5-4 Alan Codlin Richie Burnett 5-0 Ron Peppers Tom Wilson 5-0 Davey Harris Brian Derbyshire 5-3 Jerry Hull Sam Sawyer 5-0 Steve Randall Tomokazu Onoda 5-3 Marcus Maraitis Anton Pein 5-0 Niall Rooney Dave Cameron 5-2 Robbie Newland Dave Honey 5-0 Joe Formica Eddie White 5-4 Cyril Pearce M. van Gerwen 5-1 J. Worthington Sam Rooney 5-0 Bobby Peters Alan Matthews 5-2 Alan Wyatt John Murray 5-1 John Hursey Simon Whatley 5-0 Par Rihonen Scott Kirchner 5-0 Darren Dixon Gary Blades 5-4 Robert Heckman Steve Mason 5-0 Steve Hogan

Donnie Strode 5-0 Marc Garcia Sue Cusick Bye (Steven Harbert) Roger Carter 5-1 Kenji Mayama Steve Hine 5-0 Jason Smith Nick Rivera 5-0 Takeyama Daisuke Steve Beaton 5-0 James Stephenson Geoff Daniels 5-4 C. Eberley Steve Brown 5-2 Russell Stewart Peter Walford 5-2 Scott Clifford Michael Rosenauer 5-0 Dan Lauby Chris White 5-0 Mark K Robinson Shawn Brenneman 5-1 John Dawes Steve Hills 5-1 Joseph Swick Andy Mason 5-2 Dave Ansell Robert Watson-Lang 5-3 Matt Clark Mark Nielsen 5-1 David Uribe Mark Frost 5-0 Jayson Barlow Sean Palfrey 5-3 Dave Smith Dan Olson 5-0 David Ley Dale Arthur 5-3 N.J. MacPherson Ben Hendon 5-1 Robert Race G. Warburton 5-0 V. Gavrielatos Keith Bedding 5-0 Gary Mawson Robert Thornton 5-1 Isaac Julian S. Panuncialman 5-3 Paul Nicholson Ben Burton 5-1 Isen Veljic

Peter Wright 5-1 Thomas Jackowski Steve Cusick Bye (Tarek Hamdy) Joe Slivan 5-4 Dale Masterman Mark Card 5-2 Alexander Plachutin Steve Grubb 5-4 Pete Riehl John Quantock 5-1 Paul Cohen Steve Farrow 5-0 Gilbert Llanes Dennis Smith 5-3 Anthony Clark Martin Burchell 5-2 Gregor Cruickshank Mark Carter 5-0 Stephen Grant Philip Smith 5-3 Gordon Dixon Greg Lewis 5-4 John Kuczynski Terry Stewart 5-2 Jim Withers Andy Beardmore Bye (Victor DeWilde) Stacy Bromberg 5-3 Frederick Krueger John Ferrell 5-1 Nigel Panton Danny King 5-4 Bryan Willis Mena Maximo 5-1 Brenda Roush Mark Stephenson 5-4 Geoff Dyer Stuart Holden 5-0 Karl Loiseau Tony Ayres Bye (Martin Tremblay) Alan Caves Bye (Anthony Eugenia) Danny Pinhorne 5-1 Grant Firmager Dan Zimmerman 5-2 Tony Thompson Steve Maish 5-2 Rocco Maes

First Round

Jelle Klaasen 5-4 Ronnie Baxter Ron Colvard 5-4 Martyn Graham Aaron Turner 5-4 Steve Smith Kevin Dowling 5-4 Kevin McDine Adrian Gray 5-1 Gary Broomhead Paul Lim 5-1 Scott Burnett Lee Holden 5-1 Steve Perkins Mark Tiller 5-0 Robbie Clear Mervyn King 5-2 Jimmy Williams Tom Wilson 5-2 Richie Burnett Brian Derbyshire 5-1 Peter Webb Sam Sawyer 5-2 Tomokazu Onoda Barrie Bates 5-2 Alan Warriner-Little Anton Pein 5-2 Dave Cameron Dave Honey 5-1 David Fatum Michael van Gerwen 5-0 Eddie White Denis Ovens 5-0 Mark Billing Alan Matthews 5-4 Sam Rooney Co Stompe 5-0 John Murray Simon Whatley 5-1 Scott Kirchner Wes Newton 5-4 Masahiko Sano

Steve Mason 5-2 Gary Blades Donnie Strode 5-0 Chris Chadwick Roger Carter 5-1 Sue Cusick Colin Osborne 5-0 Phil Jones Steve Hine 5-0 Nick Rivera Steve Beaton 5-3 Terry Takacs Steve Brown 5-0 Geoff Daniels Mick McGowan 5-3 David Wilderman Michael Rosenauer 5-3 Peter Walford Tony Eccles 5-2 Chris White Shawn Brenneman 5-4 Steve Hills Kevin Painter 5-1 Richie Blake Robert Watson-Lang 5-3 Andy Mason Ken MacNeill 5-0 Mark Nielsen Sean Palfrey 5-2 Mark Frost Mark Walsh 5-0 Ian Frame Dan Olson 5-0 Dale Arthur Ian Jopling 5-1 Pat Breithaupt Graham Warburton def Ben Hendon Andy Jenkins 5-0 Andy Relf Robert Thornton 5-1 Keith Bedding

Stephen Panuncialman 5-1 Kim Whiffen Ben Burton 5-2 Peter Wright Kirk Shepherd 5-3 Lee Williams Joe Slivan 5-4 Steve Cusick Darren Moulsley 5-1 Mark Card John Quantock 5-1 Steve Grubb Mark Dudbridge 5-2 Brian Cyr Dennis Smith 5-0 Steve Farrow Martin Burchell 5-0 Danny White Mark Carter 5-4 Philip Smith Alan Reynolds 5-4 Andy Smith Greg Lewis 5-2 Terry Stewart Kit Young 5-2 Dennis Sayre Jnr Andy Beardmore 5-3 Stacy Bromberg Alan Tabern 5-0 Eddie Lawrence Danny King 5-4 John Ferrell John Rutherford 5-1 Mena Maximo Stuart Holden 5-1 Mark Stephenson Alex Roy 5-0 Scott Cummings Tony Ayres 5-2 Alan Caves Steve Evans 5-3 Danny Pinhorne Steve Maish 5-1 Dan Zimmerman

Second Round

Jelle Klaasen 5-1 Ron Colvard Kevin Dowling 5-2 Aaron Turner Adrian Gray 5-3 Paul Lim Mark Tiller 5-2 Lee Holden Mervyn King 5-4 Tom Wilson Brian Derbyshire 5-1 Sam Sawyer Barrie Bates 5-3 Anton Pein Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Dave Honey Denis Ovens 5-2 Alan Matthews Co Stompe 5-1 Simon Whatley Wes Newton 5-0 Steve Mason Roger Carter 5-0 Donnie Strode Steve Hine 5-4 Colin Osborne Steve Brown 5-4 Steve Beaton Mick McGowan 5-3 Michael Rosenauer Shawn Brenneman 5-2 Tony Eccles

Kevin Painter 5-0 Robert Watson-Lang Ken MacNeill 5-2 Sean Palfrey Mark Walsh 5-0 Dan Olson Ian Jopling 5-1 Graham Warburton Robert Thornton 5-2 Andy Jenkins Stephen Panuncialman 5-2 Ben Burton Joe Slivan 5-2 Kirk Shepherd John Quantock 5-2 Darren Moulsley Dennis Smith 5-4 Mark Dudbridge Martin Burchell 5-2 Mark Carter Alan Reynolds 5-1 Greg Lewis Kit Young 5-2 Andy Beardmore Alan Tabern 5-0 Danny King John Rutherford 5-4 Stuart Holden Alex Roy 5-2 Tony Ayres Steve Maish 5-1 Steve Evans

Third Round

Kevin Dowling 5-4 Jelle Klaasen Adrian Gray 5-2 Mark Tiller Mervyn King 5-2 Brian Derbyshire Barrie Bates 5-3 Michael van Gerwen Co Stompe 5-4 Denis Ovens Roger Carter 5-3 Wes Newton Steve Brown 5-3 Steve Hine Shawn Brenneman 5-2 Mick McGowan

Kevin Painter 5-4 Ken MacNeill Mark Walsh 5-1 Ian Jopling Robert Thornton 5-1 Stephen Panuncialman Joe Slivan 5-3 John Quantock Martin Burchell 5-4 Dennis Smith Kit Young 5-2 Alan Reynolds Alan Tabern 5-3 John Rutherford Steve Maish 5-3 Alex Roy

Losers £100

Fourth Round

Adrian Gray 5-3 Kevin Dowling Mervyn King 5-3 Barrie Bates Co Stompe 5-2 Roger Carter Shawn Brenneman 5-4 Steve Brown

Mark Walsh 5-3 Kevin Painter Robert Thornton 5-4 Joe Slivan Martin Burchell 5-0 Kit Young Steve Maish 5-3 Alan Tabern

Losers £200

Tuesday Qualifying

Preliminary Round

Stuart Holden 5-0 Eddie Lawrence Brian Cyr Bye (David Wilderman) Simon Whatley 5-1 David Uribe Paul Nicholson 5-1 Lee Williams Gary Broomhead 5-0 James Stephenson Scott Burnett 5-1 Donnie Strode Wayne Atwood 5-0 Peter Walford Jerry Hull 5-0 Robert Heckman Jelle Klaasen 5-1 Ian Frame Joe Slivan 5-1 Anthony Clark John Dawes 5-3 Napoleon McPherson Jim Withers 5-0 Kenji Mayama Steve Mason 5-1 Bobby Peters Peter Webb 5-2 Marcus Maraits Ian Jopling 5-0 Niall Rooney Brian Jones Bye (Tomokazu Onoda) Danny Pinhorne Bye (Keith Luck) Tony Ayres 5-2 Darren Moulsley Danny King 5-1 Bryan Willis Joseph Swick 5-4 Mena Maximo Brian Derbyshire 5-0 Vasilios Gavrielatos Dale Masterman 5-3 Dave Ley

Steve Cusick 5-2 Ron Peppers Stephen Panuncialman Bye (D. Dixon) Scott Kirchner Bye (John Murray) Dennis Smith 5-1 Roger Carter Mark Tiller 5-4 Graham Warburton Andy Mason 5-3 John Hursey Tom Wilson 5-4 Sam Sawyer Steve Evans 5-3 Stacy Bromberg Andy Beardmore 5-2 Anton Pein Andy Relf 5-0 Joe Formica Alan Reynolds 5-0 Ben Hendon Kit Young 5-4 Terry Takacs Mark Billing 5-0 Chris Chadwick Rocco Maes 5-4 Steve Hills Tony Eccles 5-0 Steve Perkins Cyril Pearce Bye (Mark Card) Karl Loiseau Bye (Alan Codlin) Richie Blake 5-0 Marc Garcia Keith Bedding 5-2 Anthony Eugenia Eddie White 5-2 Steve Grubb Dave Cameron 5-1 Terry Stewart Dave Ansell 5-4 Philip Smith

Mark Stephenson 5-4 Gordon Dixon Sean Palfrey Bye (Danny White) Matt Clark 5-0 Sue Cusick Kim Whiffen 5-4 Gary Blades Takeyama Daisuke 5-2 Mark Neilsen Dave Honey 5-0 Dave Essex John Rutherford 5-0 Isaac Julian Nick Rivera 5-2 John Ferrell Sam Rooney 5-0 Dennis Sayre Jnr John Worthington 5-1 Alan Wyatt Paul Cohen 5-3 Jimmy Williams Aaron Turner 5-2 Jason Smith Michael Rosenauer 5-1 Dan Olson Isen Veljic 5-3 John Quantock Lee Holden 5-3 Tony Thompson Steve Hine 5-1 Jayson Barlow Russell Stewart 5-2 Steve Farrow Gregor Cruickshank 5-2 Steve Hogan Kevin Dowling 5-0 Robbie Clear Ken MacNeill 5-0 Roger Goswell Dan Lauby 5-2 Steve Brown Alan Matthews 5-0 Pete Reihl

First Round

Ronnie Baxter 5-1 Lee Holden Simon Whatley 5-4 Brian Cyr Mark Carter 5-0 Brenda Roush Paul Nicholson 5-0 Gary Broomhead Alan Warriner-Little 5-4 Davey Harris Wayne Atwood 5-4 Scott Burnett Alan Caves 5-0 Stephen Grant Jelle Klaasen 5-1 Jerry Hull Barrie Bates 5-0 Phil Jones Joe Slivan 5-2 John Dawes John Kuczynski 5-2 Pat Breithaupt Jim Withers 5-1 Steve Mason Kirk Shepherd 5-0 Steve Randall Ian Jopling 5-1 Peter Webb Steven Harbert 5-0 Gilbert Llanes Danny Pinhorne 5-1 Brian Jones Denis Ovens 5-3 Ron Colvard Tony Ayres 5-1 Danny King Mark Frost 5-1 Dan Zimmerman Brian Derbyshire 5-3 Joseph Swick Mick McGowan 5-2 Dave Smith Steve Cusick 5-0 Dale Masterman

R. Watson-Lang 5-1 F. Krueger Scott Kirchner 5-4 Stephen Panuncialman Colin Osborne 5-3 Taro Yachi Dennis Smith 5-2 Mark Tiller Ben Burton 5-4 Paul Lim Tom Wilson 5-0 Andy Mason Greg Lewis 5-3 Alex Roy Andy Beardmore 5-3 Steve Evans Scott Cummings 5-4 Martyn Graham Alan Reynolds 5-1 Andy Relf Kevin Painter 5-2 Kit Young Rocco Maes 5-0 Mark Billing Mark K Robinson 5-4 Thomas Jackowski Tony Eccles 5-0 Cyril Pearce Gary Mawson 5-3 Par Rihonen Richie Blake 5-1 Karl Loiseau Grant Firminger 5-3 Christopher Eberley Eddie White 5-1 Keith Bedding Andy Jenkins 5-0 Geoff Dyer Dave Cameron 5-1 Dave Ansell Robbie Newland 5-1 Alexander Plachutin

Mark Stephenson 5-3 Sean Palfrey Peter Wright 5-1 Andy Smith Matt Clark 5-3 Kim Whiffen Nigel Panton 5-0 Scott Clifford Dave Honey 5-2 Takeyama Daisuke David Fatum 5-4 Mark Dudbridge Nick Rivera 5-3 John Rutherford Steve Smith 5-2 Masahiko Sano Sam Rooney 5-1 John Worthington Chris White 5-2 Wes Newton Aaron Turner 5-0 Paul Cohen Kevin McDine 5-0 Dale Arthur Michael Rosenauer 5-0 Isen Veljic Alan Tabern 5-0 Danny Llanes Steve Hine 5-1 Lee Holden Michael van Gerwen 5-0 Geoff Daniels Russell Stewart 5-3 Gregor Cruickshank Steve Beaton 5-0 Robert Race Kevin Dowling 5-4 Ken MacNeill Richie Burnett 5-0 Tony Little Dan Lauby 5-2 Alan Matthews

Second Round

Ronnie Baxter 5-2 Simon Whatley ** Ronnie Baxter 9-darter ** Paul Nicholson 5-2 Mark Carter Wayne Atwood 5-1 Alan Warriner-Little Jelle Klaasen 5-0 Alan Caves Barrie Bates 5-3 Joe Slivan John Kuczynski 5-4 Jim Withers Kirk Shepherd 5-1 Ian Jopling Steven Harbert 5-4 Danny Pinhorne Denis Ovens 5-3 Tony Ayres Brian Derbyshire 5-2 Mark Frost Mick McGowan 5-1 Steve Cusick Scott Kirchner 5-4 Robert Watson-Lang Dennis Smith 5-3 Colin Osborne Ben Burton 5-4 Tom Wilson Andy Beardmore 5-2 Greg Lewis Scott Cummings 5-4 Alan Reynolds

Kevin Painter 5-3 Rocco Maes Tony Eccles 5-1 Mark K Robinson Richie Blake 5-4 Gary Mawson Eddie White 5-1 Grant Firminger Andy Jenkins 5-0 Dave Cameron Robbie Newland 5-4 Mark Stephenson Matt Clark 5-4 Peter Wright Dave Honey 5-0 Nigel Panton David Fatum 5-4 Nick Rivera Sam Rooney 5-4 Steve Smith Chris White 5-3 Aaron Turner Kevn McDine 5-4 Michael Rosenauer Alan Tabern 5-2 Steve Hine Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Russell Stewart Steve Beaton 5-3 Kevin Dowling Dan Lauby 5-2 Richie Burnett

Third Round '

Ronnie Baxter 5-3 Paul Nicholson Jelle Klaasen 5-1 Wayne Atwood Barrie Bates 5-4 John Kuczynski Kirk Shepherd 5-4 Steven Harbert Denis Ovens 5-2 Brian Derbyshire Mick McGowan 5-0 Scott Kirchner Dennis Smith 5-2 Ben Burton Andy Beardmore 5-1 Scott Cummings

Kevin Painter 5-1 Tony Eccles Richie Blake 5-0 Eddie White Andy Jenkins 5-1 Robbie Newland Matt Clark 5-3 Dave Honey Sam Rooney 5-4 David Fatum Chris White 5-4 Kevin McDine Alan Tabern 5-2 Michael van Gerwen Steve Beaton 5-0 Dan Lauby

Losers £100

Fourth Round

Jelle Klaasen 5-3 Ronnie Baxter Barrie Bates 5-3 Kirk Shepherd Mick McGowan 5-2 Denis Ovens Dennis Smith 5-2 Andy Beardmore

Kevin Painter 5-1 Richie Blake Matt Clark 5-4 Andy Jenkins Sam Rooney 5-3 Chris White Alan Tabern 5-2 Steve Beaton

Losers £200

References

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