The second day of the World grand Prix sees the conclusion of the first round. There was an almighty comeback from Wes Newton while the World Champion and Paul Nicholson claimed a safe passage. World number three, James Wade, ended up having a meltdown on stage to lose to Colin Osborne and Raymond Van Barneveld also failed to progress. Here's the round-up:
Steve Beaton 2-0 Andy Smith: The night began with a thrashing from Beaton. The Bronzed Adonis took the first set without conceding. Smith did level the second set a 1-1 before Beaton finished the job off in style with a 104-checkout.
Andy Hamilton 2-0 Mark Webster: Webster's horrid 2012 continues with another first round defeat. Hamilton took the opening leg of the game with relative ease and could have made it 2-0 if it wasn't for Webster making a superb 140-checkout via two double tops. The Welshman then led 2-1 before Hamilton levelled with a 90-finish on the bull and then took the first set 3-2. Webster looked out of sorts once again throughout the second set which Hamilton took 3-1 to progress.
Michael Van Gerwen 2-1 Colin Lloyd: The Dutchman had to come from behind to take his place in the second round. Despite winning the first leg, Van Gerwen lost the first 3-1. Lloyd then won the first leg of the second set before Van Gerwen levelled with a 110-checkout. That was enough to spur him on enough to take the second set 3-2. Lloyd lost his finishing doubles in the third set, allowing Van Gerwen to win it 3-0 and finalised the result with a 101-checkout.
Wes Newton 2-1 Ronnie Baxter: Newton performs the mother of all comebacks against Baxter. The Warrior was out of sorts at the beginning of the match and Baxter took full advantage by taking the first set without conceding. Baxter then continued to cruise in the second leg and went 2-0 ahead and had a dart to win the match within six legs. But Newton somehow dug deep and found his darts, managing to level the set before hitting a 109-checkout to force a deciding set. With his new found momentum, Newton took the first two legs of the third set before winning it 3-1 to somehow make it into the second round.
James Wade 1-2 Colin Osborne: There was just as a remarkable story in this match as Wade turned from definite winner to tearful loser within five minutes. Osborne took the first leg with a impressive 129-checkout before his recent form came back to haunt him, allowing Wade to easily take the first set 3-1. The Machine wasn't in top form but was in cruise control and took a 2-0 lead in the second set. But something happened and Osborne suddenly found darts to come back and level the set before taking a 106-checkout to win the set. Ozzy then went ahead in the final set and it almost reduced Wade to tears. Whether it was something personal or maybe even a dreaded case of dartitis, Wade looked to his girlfriend Gemma and gave a shake of the head before practically admitting defeat. From there, he just threw his darts without any real conviction, allowing Osborne to win the set 3-0 to somehow make it into the second round.
Adrian Lewis 2-1 Richie Burnett: The World Champion comes through a tough match against Burnett. Lewis easily took the first set without conceding. But Burnett found his game as the second set went with throw, thus giving the Welshman a 3-2 set victory. The third set saw Lewis take a 2-0 lead before Burnett pulled one back but ultimately couldn't force a deciding leg and Lewis progresses to face Van Gerwen in the second round.
Raymond Van Barneveld 0-2 Ian White: Barney becomes the victim of the first whitewash in a surprise defeat. The Dutchman did lead the first 2-0 courtesy of a 121-checkout in the second leg. He also had a dart to take the set but he missed and allowed White to claim a 144-checkout before securing the whitewash to level the set. A 132-finish was the icing on the cake for White to win the first set. The interval didn't deter White who then secured a 112-checkout in the first leg of the second set. Barney did level the set but White prevailed to win the set 3-1 to dump the five time World Champion out.
Michael Mansell 0-2 Paul Nicholson: Nicholson sets up a tie against Osborne with this win over the Northern Irishman. Despite taking a 2-0 lead in the first set, the Asset needed a 156-checkout to win the set 3-2. The second set was much more convincing as Mansell failed to get out of the starting blocks until late, this was more than enough time for Nicholson to get down and win the three legs to win the set 3-0 and progress through.
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