Day six of the World Championship saw another seed bite the dust in just the first round. Kevin Painter has had a bit of bad luck in recent television draws, with most tournaments being ended by Phil Taylor. However this first round match Painter was against Northern Irishman Brendan Dolan. Painter played possibly his worst match ever on television and Dolan took full advantage to win in straight sets. Dolan will play Wes Newton in the second round.
The first match of the night saw Alan Tabern come from 2-1 down to beat Richie Burnett 3-2 to book his place in the second round. James Wade met a recent foe in Spaniard Antonio Alcinas. Alcinas was part of the Spanish double that beat Wade and Taylor in the World Cup. But Wade was in great form and beat Alcinas in straight sets with some showboating early on.
Jyhan Artut of Germany won the preliminary match of the night against Hong Kong representative Scott Mackenzie. Artut went 3-0 ahead before Mackenzie pulled it back to 3-3 and also had a dart to win the match, however nerves got the better of him and Artut pinched the first round place. His opponent in the first round was an ill Denis Ovens. Artut should have won the first leg to break throw but failed to do so and allowed Ovens to take the first set. Artut levelled but Ovens went onto win 3-1 and book a second round match up against Simon Whitlock.
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