Painter Resists Baxter Comeback, Lloyd Sees Off Webster and Barney Also Progresses

After the most impressive first round display, Raymond Van Barneveld sets up a last-16 tie against Gary Anderson after another decent performance against Brendan Dolan. Mark Webster couldn't continue his decent first round effort into the second round as Colin Lloyd managed to stem a slight comeback to also progress into the third round.

The afternoon session began with another second round classic between Kevin Painter and Ronnie Baxter. After being locked together after two legs, Painter quickly took the following two legs to take the opening set. Baxter missed two darts to win the second set without conceding. It didn't matter too much as Baxter would win the fourth leg to level the match.

Painter took a fabulous 151-checkout to begin the third set. This became the first of six consecutive legs as Painter moved into a commanding 3-1 lead, which included a 116-checkout to take the third set. The Artist then reeled off a seventh leg before Baxter retaliated to take the fifth set 3-1. The sixth set was taken without conceding by Baxter to set up a seventh and deciding set.

The Rocket continued his comeback to go within a leg of victory. This time it was Painter who had to force a comeback and he managed to force a tie-break situation. The fifth set also went the way of the Artist before Painter finally sealed the match with a 4-2 victory in the final set.

After a ton plus average in the first round, Barneveld could only muster a 95.75 average against Dolan. The Dutchman did continue where he had left off as he stormed the opening set without conceding. Dolan missed countless doubles in the second set but did manage to level the set at 1-1. But Barney continued to average 108 to win the set 3-1 and go 2-0 up.

Following the break, an imposter took Van Barneveld's place as the Dutchman suddenly lost his ability to hit anything. Dolan instantly capitalised with a ton checkout followed by a 124-finish to take the third set without conceding. Dolan then hit a 103-checkout to go 2-0 ahead in the fourth set but Barneveld regained composure to take the following three legs to move 3-1 ahead. The Northern Irishman managed to take the opening leg of the fifth set but that would be his last leg of the tournament as Barneveld took the next three legs to win the match 4-1.

Lloyd had to fend off a mini Webster comeback during his progress into the third round. Webster managed to hit a 129-checkout in the third leg before Lloyd forced a deciding set. Webster would miss three darts at the double as Lloyd found 117-checkout to steal the set.

Webster's doubles continued to be off target and Lloyd comfortably took the second set without conceding. The Welshman managed to force a deciding leg in the third set, but Lloyd again took it to take a commanding 3-0 lead. Webster wasn't done though and he managed to take the fourth set without conceding to finally post a set on the board.

Lloyd would go a leg away from victory in the fifth set. But Webster managed to force a deciding leg before taking his second set with a 110-checkout after Lloyd missed three darts to win it. Jaws then managed to go within a leg of victory once again before Webster prolonged the match for one more leg. But Lloyd finally managed to get the job done in the fourth leg to set up a date with the last-16.