Lewis, Van Barneveld, Wade and Newton joined the list into the second round last night with wins in their respective first round matches. The night kicked off with a close fought match between Wayne Jones and Mark Walsh. The match went to 5-5 before Walsh hit the final double top to progress into the second round.
Dutchman Jelle Klaasen faced Dave Chisnall in the next match, Klaasen didn't feature in the Matchplay whereas Chisnall lost in the first round. Klaasen took an early 2-0 lead before Chisnall turned the scoreline on its head to lead 5-2. Klaasen fought back to 5-4 but Chisnall wasn't going to lose his grip and won the match 5-4.
Ronnie Baxter lost in the first round of his home tournament, the World Matchplay, and was determined to put it behind him against Michael Van Gerwen. The Rocket led from the start, leading 2-0 and 3-1. Van Gerwen equalised at 3-3 before Baxter went on to win 6-4.
Belgian debutant Kim Huybrechts made a name for himself beating fellow youngster, Spaniard Antonio Alcinas. Huybrechts went 2-0 ahead and 3-2 ahead before seeing the match out 6-2 leaving Alcinas with no response.
Wade had a relatively easy first round match up against Swede Magnus Caris. The Matchplay runner-up continued his decent form and after Caris initially equalised a 1-1, The Machine tore the Swede apart 6-1.
Adrian Lewis faced a repeat of his first round Matchplay match against Vincent Van Der Voort. This first round match went virtually the same way as Van Der Voort didn't really turn up. The Dutchman found himself 4-1 down before he reduced the arrears to 5-4. Lewis quashed the comeback with double top to progress through.
Matchplay semi-finalist Wes Newton faced Andy Smith for the second time in a week after meeting in Blackpool. Newton again ruined the pie man and took a quick 4-0 lead. Smith did fight back to 4-2 before Newton finished the demolition job, winning 6-2.
The final match of the night saw Van Barneveld take on Andy Hamilton in a tough match. Barney reached the quarter-finals in Blackpool before losing to James Wade. Hamilton made it to the semi-finals with a first round victory over Gary Anderson and then that unbelievable comeback against Whitlock in the quarter-final. Hamilton was again looking in the mood for an upset and soon took a 3-1 lead. Barney finally got his game back on track and turned it around to lead 4-3. Barney then took the match 6-4 to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
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