The football season may be over for Bolton, but the Reebok Stadium has been hosting the Darts UK Open or the FA Cup of Darts as it has been dubbed. The tournament started on Thursday and today will the see the quarter finals to the final. The biggest surprise is that only two from the Premier League have survived as new names look set to take over the mantle.
World Champion Adrian Lewis was the first to fall as he lost 9-7 in the third round to Terry Jenkins. Simon Whitlock also fell in round three with a 9-7 defeat to Co Stompe, 2010 Premier League participant Mervyn King lost 9-5 to Mark Walsh.
Yesterday saw rounds four and five take place with yet more huge upsets. Premier League champion Gary Anderson went 5-1 ahead of Paul Nicholson but Nicholson managed to win 9-8. Jenkins lost in a big battle with James Wade as Wade won 9-6. Stompe went 6-0 ahead, then 8-4 ahead but Mark Webster was able to fight back and win 9-8. Another 2010 Premier League participant was knocked out as Ronnie Baxter lost 9-7 to Dave Chisnall.
Round five saw the two big scalps as both Taylor and Van Barneveld were beaten. Taylor faced Paul Nicholson who carried on his momentum after beating Anderson, Nicholson won 9-8 by winning the deciding leg against the throw. Van Barneveld got completely hammered by Wes Newton 9-1.
This leaves only Wade and Webster from the Premier League in the quarter finals. Paul Nicholson will have to do it the hard way after beating both Anderson and Taylor, he now faces Wade in the quarters. Mark Webster will face Scotland's Robert Thornton, Newton will face Chisnall and veteran Denis Ovens will take on Mark Hylton.
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