Four days down and we now know our quarter final line-up for tomorrow's action. The shock of the night, in some respects, sees the World Champion becoming the latest big seed to be ousted before the last eight, meaning that none of the top five seeds will be playing tomorrow. Andy Hamilton, Paul Nicholson and Wes Newton make up the rest of the draw. Here's the round-up:
Andy Hamilton 3-2 Steve Beaton: Hamilton never led, in set terms, before winning this tight fought contest. After two legs that went against throw, Beaton was the first to hold with a 101-checkout before winning the set 3-2. Hamilton roared straight back in the second set as the break seemed to buoy Beaton, a 109-checkout was the start the Hammer was looking for before winning the set without conceding. Hamilton looked to be cruising when he took a 2-0 lead in the third set, but a 103-checkout was just the start for Beaton to mount a comeback and somehow take the set 3-2 to lead 2-1. The fourth set also went down to the wire, but Beaton was unable to seal the victory as Hamilton took it 3-2 to force a deciding set. The fight then looked to have left Beaton as the Premier League man took it without conceding to book his place into the next round.
Colin Osborne 1-3 Paul Nicholson: The Geordie Aussie has now only dropped one set out of six during his first two matches. The first set went with throw until the fifth leg where Nicholson won it to take the lead. Osborne began the second set with a 116-checkout but it wasn't enough to stop Nicholson from taking a 2-0 lead, again in the fifth leg. The third set was also just as close and Osborne kicked this one off with a 127-checkout. Nicholson did take a 2-1 lead from there before Osborne battle back to force a fourth set. Ozzy once again won the opening leg of the set. But that would be his last leg of the tournament as Nicholson reeled off three consecutive legs to put his name into the quarter finals.
Adrian Lewis 1-3 Michael Van Gerwen: The 23-year old takes out the World Champion in their first ever match on TV. Lewis blew very hot and cold throughout the match and got off to the worst possible start as Van Gerwen won the opening set without conceding. Lewis did come back from the break in better form and repaid the compliment by levelling the match by winning the second set 3-0. After the pair were level in the third set, Van Gerwen managed to take it 3-1 to regain the lead. Lewis started the fourth set with a majestic 170-checkout and did go onto lead 2-1. But he couldn't force a deciding set as the Dutchman took the final two legs to book his place against Andy Hamilton in the quarter finals.
Wes Newton 3-1 Ian White: Newton is now the highest seed still in the competition after this victory. Both players were immaculate with their finishing for the majority of the match which led to the first set being won 3-2 by Newton, the highlight being a 151-checkout in the third leg to go 2-1 ahead. Newton began the second set with a finish on the bull but would end losing the set 3-1 as White levelled the score. With momentum in hand, White then went 2-1 ahead in the third set before Newton fought back to take it 3-2 and regain the lead. The fourth set saw the pair locked together at 1-1 before Newton played some great shots to take the set 3-1 and secure his passage into the last eight.
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