2011 Weekend Pro Tour

MERVYN KING won the opening Players Championship of 2011, defeating Vincent van der Voort 6-1 at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle.

King ended an 11-month gap between titles by claiming victory in the first of two tournaments being staged in Germany this weekend, earning £6,000 in the process.

The world number 11 came through tough battles with Patrick Bulen, Kevin Munch, Gary Welding and Mark Hylton to reach the last eight, coming from 5-3 down against Hylton before edging victory.

Having overcome Ireland's William O'Connor 6-1 in the quarter-finals, he then knocked out world number seven Simon Whitlock 6-3 in the semis, winning five of the final six legs.

He then swept past van der Voort in the decider, taking out a 101 finish and double four to lead 2-0 before van der Voort hit back to take the third with the aid of a 180.

King finished 120 for the fourth, and punished three misses from the Dutchman for a 4-1 lead.

He then hit two successive 180s for six perfect darts in the next, which he won in ten darts before sealing a 6-1 victory on double four for his first title since winning back-to-back events in Swindon last February.

"It means a huge amount to me because it's the first tournament I've won since losing my Dad last year, and this was for him," said King. "It's been a tough period for me but to win an event is a huge relief.

"This is a venue I've been successful at before, reaching the German Darts Championship final in 2009, and it's been good to me again.

"I wanted to make a good start to the year after dropping out of the top ten and I've done that. It's a huge boost and I'd love to keep this form going."

Van der Voort's run to the final continued his challenge for a spot in the world's top 16 after he reached the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship recently.

The Dutchman, who won two Players Championships on mainland Europe last year, edged past Scotland's John Henderson 6-4 in the semis, sealing victory with a 127 finish.

He had earlier defeated Colin Osborne in a deciding leg in the quarter-finals, and also overcame World Championship semi-finalist Mark Webster, Justin Pipe and Dave Chisnall - who hit a nine-darter in their second round game.

Henderson enjoyed a superb debut on the PDC ProTour, reaching the semi-finals a fortnight after winning a Tour Card at Qualifying School in Wigan.

The Scot picked up victories against England's Dave Smith, Greece's John Michael and Belgium's Kim Huybrechts before edging out Andy Smith in the quarter-finals, only to miss key doubles in the semis against van der Voort.

"I'm delighted to have reached the semi-finals," said Henderson. "I thought it may take me a few events to settle in but all the players made me feel really welcome and I've fitted in great, and that has helped.

"It's a shame I didn't go on to win but my confidence is really high after reaching the semi-finals."

Smith's route to the last eight included a win over world number one Phil Taylor, who hit back from 4-0 down to trail 5-4 before falling to defeat in his first appearance since losing to Mark Webster in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship four weeks ago.

"Andy played really well," said Taylor. "I could have been 3-1 up but I didn't take my chances and he finished really well.

"It's frustrating when you get beaten but sometimes it gives you a kick up the backside. I'm still a little bit off my form but other players, like Andy, are playing really well too.

"I've got some new darts which I need to practice more with because I haven't had a lot of time with them yet. I've got some hard work to do and I'll put it right."

Australian Simon Whitlock made a strong start to the new year, with his run to the last four including a fine 6-1 quarter-final victory over five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld.

Like Henderson, another PDC newcomer Dave Chisnall also made an immediate impact on his PDC ProTour debut, hitting a nine-dart finish during a narrow loss to van der Voort, earning him a £1,200 bonus.

Ireland's Willie O'Connor reached his second Players Championship quarter-final, while namesake Shane O'Connor was one of three youngsters who won through Qualifying School to progress to the last 32, alongside Shaun Griffiths and Adam Smith-Neale.

Play continues with a second £35,000 Players Championship on Sunday at the Gerry Weber Centre.

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Players Championship 1
Preliminary Round
Lothar Freiberger 6-2 Christian Braumer
Karsten Koch 6-2 Vedran Dukic
Lucio Rave 6-1 Karsten Kornath
Olaf Fiss 6-5 Dietmar Burger
Richard van Zijtveld 6-4 Lars Erkelenz
Remco van Eijden 6-0 Marcel Radmer
Armend Avdija 6-4 Mario Hermann
Marcel Ruiters 6-4 Kai Hanus
Johnny Okken 6-2 Matheus Ziolkowski
Christian Kruger 6-0 Wolfgang Pelzer
Michael Rasztovits 6-5 Peter Martin
Johann Honner 6-5 Jasmin Beganovic
Boris Krcmar 6-2 Sebastian Lemmer
Jan-Guldsten Hansen 6-1 Christian Bachmeier
Rocco Maes 6-1 Dennis Crook
Stefan Schaffer 6-4 Michael Peters
Patrick Bulen 6-3 Kai Nithammer
Mareno Michels 6-5 Vladimir Andersen
Kevin Munch 6-1 Dieter Proksch
Roland Kurok 6-3 Wolfgang Honert
Christian Kallinger 6-3 Jann Hoffmann
Sladan Nedic 6-1 Gerhard Kremer
Simon Craven 6-0 Hans-Christian Paffrath
Reinhard Timmermann 6-5 Martin Santamaria
Stefan Nilles 6-0 Markus Hoffmann
Antonio Justicia 6-4 Erwin Renkema
Sebastijan Pecjak 6-0 Markus Reither
Gregor Gorjup 6-3 Huseyin Zengin
Stefanie Luck 6-1 Frank Liebeton
John Michael 6-1 Sabrina Sporle
Davyd Venken 6-0 Heiko Gallinat
Maik Langendorf 6-0 Frank Eisentrager
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Rene Hellmich
Detlef Barchanowitz 6-2 Marko Balzer
Ingo Vogt 6-2 Zeki Tatli
Tonci Restovic 6-3 Peter Trapp
Patrick Langbecker 6-1 Arno Merk
Jon Archer 6-4 Ronnie Volkenant

First Round
Simon Whitlock (1) 6-0 Lothar Freiberger
Peter Manley 6-4 Wayne Mardle
Steve Hine (32) 6-0 Karsten Koch
Steve Evans 6-4 Par Riihonen
Mark Dudbridge (16) 6-4 Lucio Rave
Arron Monk 6-4 Mick Todd
Alan Tabern (17) 6-1 Olaf Fiss
Peter Wright 6-1 Richard van Zijtveld
Ronnie Baxter ( 6-5 Remco van Eijden
Magnus Caris 6-3 Andree Welge
Jelle Klaasen (25) 6-1 Armend Avdija
Tomas Seyler 6-2 Adrian Gray
Denis Ovens (9) 6-4 Marcel Ruiters
Raymond van Barneveld 6-0 Marko Kantele
Steve Brown (24) 6-2 Johnny Okken
Ian White 6-2 Dylan Duo
Mark Walsh (5) 6-0 Christian Kruger
William O'Connor 6-1 Devon Petersen
Paul Nicholson (28) 6-3 Michael Rasztovits
Adam Smith-Neale 6-4 Jyhan Artut
Wayne Jones (12) 6-2 Johann Honner
Shane O'Connor 6-4 Scott Rand
Terry Jenkins (21) 6-3 Boris Krcmar
Michael Rosenauer 6-3 Jan-Guldsten Hansen
Wes Newton (4) 6-1 Rocco Maes
Matt Padgett 6-2 Carlos Rodriguez
Dennis Smith (29) 6-1 Stefan Schaffer
Gary Welding 6-4 Dave Ladley
Mervyn King (13) 6-3 Patrick Bulen
Mark Hylton 6-2 Chris Thompson
Steve Beaton (20) 6-3 Mareno Michels
Kevin Munch 6-2 Andy Jenkins
Colin Lloyd (2) 6-4 Roland Kurok
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Darren Johnson
Brendan Dolan (31) 6-1 Christian Kallinger
Kirk Shepherd 6-3 John Part
Kevin Painter (15) 6-1 Sladan Nedic
Per Laursen 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Colin Osborne (18) 6-3 Simon Craven
Bernd Roith 6-4 Richard Timmermann
Vincent van der Voort (7) 6-1 Stefan Nilles
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Michael Smith
Justin Pipe (26) 6-3 Antonio Justicia
Kevin McDine 6-2 Nandor Bezzeg
Mark Webster (10) 6-4 Sebastijan Pecjak
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Gregor Gorjup 6-4 Richie Burnett (23)
Steve Maish 6-3 Martyn Turner
Jamie Caven (6) 6-2 Stefanie Luck
Steve Grubb 6-4 Roland Scholten
John Michael 6-2 Tony Eccles (27)
John Henderson 6-3 Dave Smith
Andy Hamilton (11) 6-4 Davyd Venken
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Joe Cullen
Barrie Bates (22) 6-4 Maik Langendorf
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
Phil Taylor (3) 6-0 Detlef Barchanowitz
Wayne Atwood 6-4 Brian Woods
Nigel Heydon (30) 6-2 Ingo Vogt
Aodhagan O'Neill 6-0 Matthias Jacobi
Tonci Restovic 6-2 Co Stompe (14)
Robert Marijanovic 6-1 Albin Kulasic
Andy Smith (19) 6-0 Patrick Langbecker
Jon Archer 6-2 Rudiger Lohse

Second Round
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Peter Manley
Steve Evans 6-2 Steve Hine
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 Arron Monk
Alan Tabern 6-4 Peter Wright
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Magnus Caris
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Tomas Seyler
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Denis Ovens
Steve Brown 6-1 Ian White
William O'Connor 6-5 Mark Walsh
Adam Smith-Neale 6-2 Paul Nicholson
Shane O'Connor 6-5 Wayne Jones
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Michael Rosenauer
Wes Newton 6-3 Matt Padgett
Gary Welding 6-4 Dennis Smith
Mervyn King 6-5 Mark Hylton
Kevin Munch 6-5 Steve Beaton
Shaun Griffiths 6-4 Colin Lloyd
Kirk Shepherd 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Kevin Painter 6-2 Per Laursen
Colin Osborne 6-2 Bernd Roith
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Dave Chisnall - Dave Chisnall hits nine-darter
Justin Pipe 6-3 Kevin McDine
Mark Webster 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
Steve Maish 6-0 Gregor Gorjup
Steve Grubb 6-5 Jamie Caven
John Henderson 6-5 John Michael
Andy Hamilton 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Kim Huybrects 6-5 Barrie Bates
Phil Taylor 6-1 Wayne Atwood
Aodhagan O'Neill 6-4 Nigel Heydon
Tonci Restovic 6-4 Robert Marijanovic
Andy Smith 6-0 Jon Archer
Losers £200

Third Round
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Steve Evans
Alan Tabern 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Steve Brown
William O'Connor 6-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Shane O'Connor
Gary Welding 6-3 Wes Newton
Mervyn King 6-3 Kevin Munch
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Colin Osborne 6-3 Kevin Painter
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Justin Pipe
Mark Webster 6-3 Steve Maish
John Henderson 6-2 Steve Grubb
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor 6-2 Aodhagan O'Neill
Andy Smith 6-2 Tonci Restovic
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Alan Tabern
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
William O'Connor 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Mervyn King 6-4 Gary Welding
Colin Osborne 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Mark Webster
John Henderson 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Andy Smith 6-4 Phil Taylor
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Raymond van Barneveld
Mervyn King 6-1 William O'Connor
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Colin Osborne
John Henderson 6-5 Andy Smith
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Mervyn King 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 John Henderson
Losers £2,000

Final
Mervyn King 6-1 Vincent van der Voort
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

Semi-Finals
Simon Whitlock 3-6 Mervyn King
1-0 - Whitlock finishes 102 to hold throw
1-1 - King checks out double 18 to level
2-1 - Whitlock hits a 180 and finishes 96 in two darts
2-2 - King replies with a 180 before levelling on double two
2-3 - King breaks for the first time in the game, hitting another maximum and double eight
2-4 - Double top puts King two legs clear
3-4 - Whitlock hits back with double 16, following his second 180 of the game earlier in the leg
3-5 - King finishes 100 to move a leg away from the win
3-6 - Whitlock misses the bullseye for a 116 finish and King checks out double six with his third dart for victory

Vincent van der Voort 6-4 John Henderson
1-0 - van der Voort breaks on double top, hitting the finish at the fifth time of asking following a missed double five, for a 95 finish, from Henderson
2-0 - The Dutchman lands double top again to extend his lead
2-1 - Henderson hits a 180 in an 11-darter to get off the mark, as he takes out 81 in two darts
2-2 - The Scot takes out 81 for the second successive leg as he levels
3-2 - van der Voort punishes three misses from Henderson with double ten to lead again
4-2 - van der Voort moves two clear with double four at the third time of asking
4-3 - Henderson finishes double ten for a third leg
5-3 - The Dutchman checks out 77 on double ten to move to the brink of victory
5-4 - Henderson keeps the game alive with double top
6-4 - Henderson hits another maximum but misses three darts at double 12 and van der Voort takes out 127 on double eight for a place in the final

Final
Mervyn King 6-1 Vincent van der Voort
1-0 - King takes out 101 for the first leg
2-0 - Double four sees King break throw to extend his lead
2-1 - van der Voort breaks back on double eight after hitting a 180
3-1 - King checks out 120 for another break
4-1 - van der Voort opens the fifth leg with a 180 but misses three darts at a double and King steps in on double eight
5-1 - King checks out a brilliant ten-dart finish, opening with back-to-back 180s, and hitting a 125 before landing double eight
6-1 - King pulls clear with two 140s and lands double four to take the win

RONNIE BAXTER edged out Antonio Alcinas to claim Sunday's German Players Championship title at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle.

The Blackpool ace took a 6-4 win over rising Spanish star Alcinas in a high-quality final to take the £6,000 first prize, joining Mervyn King in taking victory in the opening PDC ProTour events of the year.

He was in fine form at the Gerry Weber Centre, dropping a total of eight legs in his first four games in wins over Jasmin Beganovic, Steve Evans and Justin Pipe and Richie Burnett, before defeating Alan Tabern 6-4 to reach the semis.

There, he won five successive legs in taking a 5-1 lead against Mark Walsh before completing a 6-2 victory which set up a final against Alcinas.

The Spaniard matched him blow for blow in a top-drawer final, checking out 100, 160 and 121 in sharing the first six legs with Baxter, who had landed a 100 finish of his own and traded maximums with Alcinas in their first darts of the game.

Alcinas also took out 80 to level in the eighth, despite a fourth maximum score from Baxter of the game, but the next two legs saw the game slip away from him in dramatic fashion as the Englishman took victory.

In the ninth, Alcinas hit scores of 180 and 140 in leaving 84 after nine darts, but missed double 11 to break throw as Baxter posted double top for a 5-4 lead.

The Spanish ace landed another 180, his fourth of the match, in the next, but miscounted when needing 123 to level - checking out 133 to burst his score and allow Baxter in on double ten to take victory.

"It was a great final and I'm happy and relieved to have been the winner," said Baxter. "I couldn't believe it when Antonio miscounted on the 123 but it was my opportunity and I took it.

"Antonio was brilliant, and as soon as he followed my 180 at the start of the game I knew I was in for a match. I saw him in the World Cup when he knocked out the English team and he was impressive again.

"It's pleasing for me too because I've worked hard over the last three weeks since the World Championship, not just on my darts but also on my fitness after getting the EA Sports Active game for the Wii, and it paid off in a long day today.

"Winning this is a great way to start the year and I want to keep it going now. We've got the Players Championship Finals next weekend and I'm on a high going into that."

Alcinas' run saw him reach his first PDC ProTour final, a year after he joined the PDC circuit full-time.

Having taken out a 106 to defeat Peter Manley in a deciding leg in the first round, Alcinas then edged out Mark Dudbridge, Steve Hine and John Henderson in a deciding leg and also overcame Adrian Gray in reaching the semis.

He then defeated Denis Ovens 6-3 in the last four, winning four successive legs to come from 3-2 down to take victory and emulate Carlos Rodriguez in being his country's second Players Championship finalist.

Ovens had knocked out world number one Phil Taylor 6-4 in the quarter-finals, with the Stoke great coming from 3-1 down to lead 4-3 before his Stevenage rival took three successive legs for the win on his way to a £2,000 pay-day.

World number nine Walsh also enjoyed a run to the semis, which included a narrow win over Andy Hamilton and a quarter-final defeat of Nigel Heydon.

Henderson's debut weekend on the PDC ProTour saw him follow up Saturday's semi-final with a quarter-final appearance 24 hours later - and he missed three darts to defeat Alcinas in the last eight before the Spaniard prevailed.

The Scot also knocked out William O'Connor, Paul Nicholson and Mark Webster on his way to the last eight, while Webster ended the hopes of Raymond van Barneveld in the last 16.

Players Championship 2 (Gerry Weber Centre, Halle)
Preliminary Round
Davyd Venken 6-3 Kai Hanus
Martin Santamaria 6-3 Jan-Guldsten
Kevin Munch 6-1 Daniel Bliss
Jasmin Beganovic 6-1 Frank Liebeton
Michael Peters 6-0 Marcel Radmer
Huseyin Zengin 6-1 Markus Hoffman
Remco van Eijden 6-2 Detlef Barchanowitz
Peter Trapp 6-3 Sebastijan Pecjak
Johann Honner 6-0 Rudiger Lohse
Ingo Vogt 6-5 Gerhard Kremer
Arno Merk & Mario Geissler - both players timed out
Sladan Nedic 6-2 Sabrina Sporle
Gregor Gorjup 6-1 Stefan Nilles
Robert Marijanovic 6-3 Lucio Rave
Michael Rasztovits 6-5 Rocco Maes
Rene Groteloh 6-1 Hans-Christian Paffrath
Vedran Dukic 6-1 Heiko Gallinat
Marko Balzer 6-3 Lars Erkelenz
Roland Kurok 6-5 Rene Hellmich
Kai Nithammer 6-0 Ronnie Volkenant
Zeki Tatli 6-2 Erwin Renkema
Johnny Okken 6-0 Mario Hermann
Christian Kallinger 6-3 Stefanie Luck
Vladimir Andersen 6-5 Patrick Langbecker
Christian Kruger 6-4 Marcel Ruiters
Tonci Restovic 6-0 Karsten Kornath
Dieter Proksch 6-2 Armend Avdija
Christian Braumer 6-2 Markus Riether
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Dennis Crook

First Round
Davyd Venken 6-2 Simon Whitlock (1)
John Michael 6-1 Carlos Rodriguez
Martin Santamaria 6-4 Steve Maish (32)
Nick Fullwell 6-2 Peter Martin
Andy Smith (16) 6-4 Ian White
Magnus Caris 6-1 Dave Smith
Alan Tabern (17) 6-3 Kevin Munch
Wayne Atwood 6-3 Aodhagan O'Neill
Ronnie Baxter ( 6-1 Jasmin Beganovic
Steve Evans 6-4 Dylan Duo
Justin Pipe (25) 6-0 Michael Peters
Tomas Seyler 6-4 Gary Welding
Mervyn King (9) 6-1 Huseyin Zengin
Jyhan Artut 6-5 Steve Grubb
Richie Burnett (24) 6-4 Remco van Eijden
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Michael Smith
Mark Walsh (5) 6-2 Peter Trapp
Michael Rosenauer 6-4 Simon Craven
Dennis Smith (28) 6-0 Johann Honner
Michael van Gerwen Bye (Mensur Suljovic timed out)
Andy Hamilton (12) 6-3 Ingo Vogt
Arron Monk 6-5 Roland Scholten
Barrie Bates (21) Bye
Andree Welge 6-4 Darren Johnson
Wes Newton (4) 6-1 Sladan Nedic
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Joe Cullen
Nigel Heydon (29) 6-2 Gregor Gorjup
Marko Kantele 6-2 Dietmar Burger
Wayne Jones (13) 6-1 Robert Marijanovic
Boris Krcmar 6-4 Devon Petersen
Terry Jenkins (20) 6-0 Michael Rasztovits
Kevin McDine 6-1 Par Riihonen
Colin Lloyd (2) 6-1 Rene Groteloh
Adam Smith-Neale 6-4 Bernd Roith
Steve Hine (31) 6-5 Vedran Dukic
Mareno Michels 6-5 Matt Padgett
Adrian Gray 6-2 Kevin Painter (15)
Chris Thompson 6-5 Scott Rand
Mark Dudbridge (18) 6-0 Marko Balzer
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 Peter Manley
Vincent van der Voort (7) 6-1 Roland Kurok
Jann Hoffmann 6-1 Jon Archer
Paul Nicholson (26) 6-0 Kai Nithammer
John Henderson 6-1 William O'Connor
Mark Webster (10) 6-0 Zeki Tatli
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Steve Brown (23) 6-4 Johnny Okken
Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Brian Woods
Jamie Caven (6) 6-2 Christian Kallinger
Nandor Bezzeg 6-2 Stefan Schaffer
Tony Eccles (27) 6-2 Vladimir Andersen
Kirk Shepherd 6-0 Per Laursen
Denis Ovens (11) 6-0 Christian Kruger
Mark Hylton 6-4 Wayne Mardle
Jelle Klaasen (22) 6-4 Tonci Restovic
Shane O'Connor 6-1 Martyn Turner
Phil Taylor (3) 6-0 Dieter Proksch
Peter Wright 6-1 Antonio Justicia
Brendan Dolan (30) 6-0 Christian Braumer
Patrick Bulen 6-4 Karsten Koch
Colin Osborne (14) 6-3 Maik Langendorf
John Part 6-3 Matheus Zioklowski
Steve Beaton (19) 6-1 Kim Huybrechts
Mick Todd 6-4 Dave Ladley

Second Round
John Michael 6-3 Davyd Venken
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Martin Santamaria
Magnus Caris 6-2 Andy Smith
Alan Tabern 6-4 Wayne Atwood
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Steve Evans
Justin Pipe 6-2 Tomas Seyler
Jyhan Artut 6-2 Mervyn King
Richie Burnett 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Mark Walsh 6-2 Michael Rosenauer
Dennis Smith 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Arron Monk
Andree Welge 6-1 Barrie Bates
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Wes Newton
Nigel Heydon 6-3 Marko Kantele
Boris Krcmar 6-4 Wayne Jones
Terry Jenkins 6-2 Kevin McDine
Adam Smith-Neale 6-2 Colin Lloyd
Steve Hine 6-3 Mareno Michels
Adrian Gray 6-3 Chris Thompson
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Vincent van der Voort 6-1 Jann Hoffmann
John Henderson 6-5 Paul Nicholson
Mark Webster 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Steve Brown
Jamie Caven 6-1 Nandor Bezzeg
Tony Eccles 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
Denis Ovens 6-3 Mark Hylton
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Shane O'Connor
Phil Taylor 6-4 Peter Wright
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Patrick Bulen
John Part 6-4 Colin Osborne
Steve Beaton 6-1 Mick Todd
Losers £200

Third Round
John Michael 6-4 Nick Fullwell
Alan Tabern 6-5 Magnus Caris
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Justin Pipe
Richie Burnett 6-2 Jyhan Artut
Mark Walsh 6-1 Dennis Smith
Andy Hamilton 6-2 Andree Welge
Nigel Heydon 6-3 Shaun Griffiths
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Boris Krcmar
Steve Hine 6-4 Adam Smith-Neale
Antonio Alcinas 6-2 Adrian Gray
John Henderson 6-5 Vincent van der Voort
Mark Webster 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Tony Eccles 6-5 Jamie Caven
Denis Ovens 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
Phil Taylor 6-2 Brendan Dolan
Steve Beaton 6-1 John Part
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Alan Tabern 6-5 John Michael
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Richie Burnett
Mark Walsh 6-5 Andy Hamilton
Nigel Heydon 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 Steve Hine
John Henderson 6-2 Mark Webster
Denis Ovens 6-2 Tony Eccles
Phil Taylor 6-3 Steve Beaton
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Alan Tabern
Mark Walsh 6-3 Nigel Heydon
Antonio Alcinas 6-5 John Henderson
Denis Ovens 6-4 Phil Taylor
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Mark Walsh
Antonio Alcinas 6-3 Denis Ovens
Losers £2,000

Final
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

Semi-Final Updates
Antonio Alcinas 6-3 Denis Ovens
0-1 - Ovens finishes 80 on double top to take the opening leg
1-1 - Alcinas takes out 76 for the second leg
1-2 - Ovens takes out 100 to hold throw again
2-2 - A 74 checkout sees Alcinas level once more
2-3 - Ovens edges the fifth leg on double two with his eighth dart to take the leg, after Alcinas missed tops for a 114 finish to break
3-3 - Ovens sees three darts at double 16 land just outside the wire, before Alcinas lands double ten with his third dart to hold throw
4-3 - Alcinas breaks throw to lead for the first time in the game courtesy of double 16
5-3 - Alcinas checks out 44 on double four for a second successive 15-darter as he moves to the brink of his maiden PDC ProTour final
6-3 - Ovens misses four darts at double 16 to stay in the game, and Alcinas checks out double two to reach the decider.

Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Mark Walsh
0-1 - Walsh opens with a 180 and takes out 121 for a 12-dart finish
1-1 - Baxter clinically takes out 74 in two darts to level
2-1 - Baxter hits a 180 in breaking throw for the lead
3-1 - Double four puts Baxter two legs clear after Walsh misses two darts at double 11 to break back
4-1 - Another double four finish gives Baxter his fourth successive leg, after he had wired the bull for a 161 finish
5-1 - Baxter lands double ten to move to the brink of victory
5-2 - Walsh hits double top to win his second leg and stay in the contest
6-2 - Baxter secures victory on double ten

Final Updates
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
1-0 - both players open the final with 180s, and Baxter lands double four to hold throw in 14 darts
1-1 - Alcinas replies with a 14-darter of his own, taking out 100 in two darts
2-1 - Double four gives Baxter the third leg
2-1 - Alcinas' brilliant finishing continues with a 160 checkout as he levels
3-2 - Baxter edges the fifth with a 100 checkout
3-3 - Alcinas takes out another ton-plus finish, this time landing a 121 checkout for his third leg
4-3 - Baxter hits a 177 in leaving 33 after nine darts, but misses six darts to take the leg before double one denies Alcinas the chance to break
4-4 - Alcinas defies a 180 from Baxter to square the game again, this time finishing 80 on double ten
5-4 - Baxter lands double top to win a potentially crucial leg, with Alcinas hitting a 180 but missing double 11 for an 84 finish to break and take the lead
6-4 - Baxter dramatically takes the win, hitting double top for victory after Alcinas miscounts when needing a 123 finish, checking out 133 in error