The second half of the first round of the World Matchplay took place on Monday and Tuesday, providing many shocks along the way. Monday saw Wayne Jones beat Scott Rand 10-6, he will face Phil Taylor in the second round. Taylor was fought right to the end by Mark Hylton but The Power, who was riled by Nicholson earlier this week, managed to win 10-8. The shock of Monday night saw Mervyn King lose 10-6 to Justin Pipe. Pipe will now face the newly fancied Wes Newton who continued to boost his reputation with a 10-2 thrashing of Andy Smith.
There were bigger shocks to come on Tuesday as three top fifteen players were dumped out of the tournament. It began with the home boy, twelfth seed Ronnie Baxter, he suffered a 10-8 defeat to the veteran Denis Ovens. Then the thirteenth seed, Colin Lloyd, lost 10-7 to debutant John Henderson. But the big shock came in the third match of the night as second favourite Gary Anderson lost 10-6 to Andy Hamilton who will face Henderson in the second round. Fortunately for the big names, Premier League competitor Simon Whitlock managed to see of Peter Wright 10-7 to set up a second round match against Denis Ovens.
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