UK Open - First Day, Afternoon
EMERGING stars Keegan Brown, Joe Murnan and Ryan Harrington impressed as they progressed to the third round of the Coral UK Open on Friday afternoon - but former finalist John Part was amongst the victims in the early rounds in Minehead.
The 300,000 pound tournament kicked off as 115 players, a mixture of professional stars and Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, took part in the preliminary, first and second rounds across eight stages.
Reigning World Youth Champion Brown, who hails from the Isle of Wight, defeated Merseyside-based amateur qualifier Mick Brooks 5-3 on the Main Stage at the Butlins Minehead Resort before then seeing off Dutch youngster Mike Zuydwijk by the same scoreline. Brown's reward is a third round clash with Norfolk's Nathan Derry, who edged out former UK Open semi-finalist Alan Tabern 5-4 in their second round encounter.
Bolton's Joe Murnan, who reached a European Tour quarter-final in Germany last month, was a 5-1 winner against Cheshire's Stuart Kellett as he progressed to a third round tie with two-time UK Open champion James Wade.
Former Youth Tour event winner Ryan Harrington - the son of two-time World Matchplay winner Rod - was another youngster to impress in the early rounds as he celebrated his televised debut with a 5-0 whitewash of Derbyshire's Matt Padgett. Harrington now takes on 2014 Grand Slam of Darts finalist Dave Chisnall, the current Premier League leader who overcame World Champion Gary Anderson in Exeter on Thursday night.
Australian ace Kyle Anderson's narrow 5-4 win over Terry Temple - who missed three darts to win an enthralling contest - earned him a clash with UK Open debutant Alan Norris, the former Lakeside Championship runner-up.
Devon Petersen's wins over Matt Clark and Mark Cox saw him progress to the last 64, where he now meets Scotland's Mark Barilli in the evening session. Premier League ace Stephen Bunting defeated Rileys qualifier Adam Huckvale 5-2 before later being drawn against St Helens rival Michael Smith in the third round.
Kevin Painter began his challenge for a second major TV title with a 5-2 win over Scotland's Jamie Bain, and he will now play Suffolk's Andrew Gilding.
Experienced Rileys qualifier John Ferrell overcame Paul Dawkins, Alex Roy and Darren Webster as he moved through to the third round - where he has drawn five-time UK Open champion Phil Taylor.
Norfolk's Jason Mold was another Rileys qualifier to progress to the last 64, as he defeated both Jamie Robinson and Matthew Edgar in a deciding leg, and he now plays 2011 UK Open finalist Wes Newton, who had seen off Martyn Turner and Jon Jukes on Friday afternoon. Hampshire's Paul Hogan defeated Lee Russell, Derek Brand and Darren Johnson as he joined Ferrell and Mold in the last 64, where he now plays Dutch youngster Benito van de Pas, who saw off teenager Jeffrey De Zwaan 5-2.
Shropshire youngster David Pallett saw off experienced duo Mark Dudbridge and Andy Smith as he moved through to a clash with Colin Fowler, who whitewashed Steve West and defeated Jason Wilson.
Three-time World Champion John Part, the 2004 UK Open runner-up, suffered a first round exit to Zuydwijk, while Dean Winstanley exited to Ireland's William O'Connor with a 5-3 reverse.
UK Open debutant James Wilson enjoyed a whitewash win over Mark Frost before being drawn against former World Youth Championship finalist Ricky Evans.
Another debutant, Gloucestershire's Lee Evans, defeated Nick Fullwell and Ronny Huybrechts as he reached the third round to set up a clash with Vincent van der Voort.
Youngster Nathan Aspinall defeated Chris Dobey to set up a clash with James Richardson, the Northamptonshire ace who defeated Johnny Haines and Dean Stewart. Jelle Klaasen's 5-1 win over John Henderson means that he now plays Andy Hamilton, the 2013 UK Open runner-up, while whitewash wins for Ronny Huybrechts and Steve Maish, against Adrian Gray and Ben ward respectively, see them play Simon Whitlock and Nigel Heydon respectively.
Nottingham's 22-year-old Aden Kirk defeated Conan Whitehead and Gerwyn Price on his UK Open debut as he set up a Third Round date with reigning UK Open champion Phil Taylor on Friday evening.
World Champion Michael van Gerwen will face former World Youth Champion James Hubbard in the last 64, with the Norfolk ace having to defeat Jeff Batham and Steve Hine to progress to the evening session.
Aberdeen's Jason Hogg defeated Wolverhampton's Wayne Jones 5-3 as he set up an all-Scottish third round game with Robert Thornton, the 2012 UK Open champion.
Former Grand Slam of Darts semi-finalist Kevin McDine had to defeat Sheffield amateur Aaron Holdstock, Australia's Kyle Anderson and Scottish newcomer Ewan Hyslop as he won through to the last 64.
Simon Stevenson, an amateur qualifier from Plymouth, defeated Ian Jones, Jason Lovett and Mark Barilli as he moved into the Third Round to play Belgium's Rocco Maes.
Tony Randell and Andy Boulton complete a quartet of the Rileys Amateur Qualifiers who have won through to the Third Round, as they prepare to face Mensur Suljovic and Dean Winstanley respectively.
Kevin Dowling's wins over Chris Dobey and Jamie Caven mean that he now plays reigning Lakeside Champion Stephen Bunting, who is making his first televised appearance since joining the PDC circuit recently.
Wes Newton, who missed Thursday's Betway Premier League Darts with tonsillitis, has withdrawn from the Coral UK Open, with his planned Third Round opponent Andrew Gilding receiving a Bye.