Mervyn King became the latest big name to fall from the World Darts Championships as the second concluded yesterday. King kicked off the afternoon session against youth tour winner, Michael Van Gerwen. The first set went to the final leg which the Dutchman won but King retaliated with a 3-0 second set victory. Van Gerwen retook the lead by winning the third set 3-1. The following two sets both went to the deciding leg and Van Gerwen won both of the vital legs to win the match 4-1.
Simon Whitlock continued to impress even though he was fought hard by Steve Beaton. Whitlock won the first set via a decider before taking the second set without conceding. Beaton put a set on the board by winning the third set 3-2 to make it 2-1. Again the following two sets went the distance with Whitlock winning both deciding legs to also win 4-1.
The final match of the afternoon session saw Colin Lloyd take on Scott Rand. This again followed a similar patter to the previous two matches. Lloyd took the first set 3-1 before Rand equalised by winning the deciding leg in the second set. Lloyd then made it 2-1 with a 3-1 third set win. The next two sets again went to that deciding leg and Lloyd won them both to also win 4-1.
The final second round match took place in the evening and Gary Anderson faced a tougher test against Devon Petersen than many of us predicted. Anderson took the first set within six minutes and without conceding. But any thoughts of a whitewash were gone when Petersen won the first and fifth legs of the second set to make it 1-1. Anderson then took a 3-1 lead with set victories of 3-1 and 3-2 but Petersen fought back to 3-2 with a 3-1 set victory of his own. The sixth set also went to the final leg but Anderson produced a 124 checkout to win the match.
The third round began with Adrian Lewis producing his most convincing performance so far, conceding just four legs against Wayne Jones. The World Champion took the first set without conceding before making it 2-0 with a 3-1 second set victory. The third set did go to the decider but Lewis again won it before winning the fourth set 3-1 to comfortably progress to the quarter finals.
The final match of the night saw Terry Jenkins face Justin Pipe. Pipe's slow pace didn't deter Jenkins and the Bull secured the first two sets 3-1 then 3-2. Pipe fought back with a third set victory of 3-1 but Jenkins prevailed by taking the fourth set on the decider and the fifth without conceding.
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