Tweet MICHAEL VAN GERWEN whitewashed Michael Smith to win the sixth and final Coral UK Open Qualifier at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, to claim the £10,000 prize. The World Champion and world number one continued his domination of the darting world, winning his second title in the space of seven days following his triumph in the Dutch Darts Masters. Van Gerwen dropped just one leg to Dirk van Duijvenbode in his first game of the day before recording 6-3 wins against Michael Barnard and Ross Smith to reach the last 16. The Dutch sensation, who sits at the top of the Premier League table after three weeks, continued his excellent run as he recorded 6-3 triumphs over Justin Pipe and Adrian Lewis to seal his place in the final. Van Gerwen broke Michael Smith’s throw in the opening leg of the decider with a 13-darter before taking out a 52 finish to double his lead. Smith hit a 180 in the third but was punished for missed doubles by van Gerwen who posted a 58 finish before quickly moving 4-0 up with his second 13-dart finish of the game. Van Gerwen hit double eight to win the fifth leg before completing the rout in the next on double 20, to win the match in just 11 minutes, and finish top of the UK Open Order of Merit. Smith’s run to his fourth Pro Tour Final began with tough 6-5 wins over Robert Owen and Nigel Heydon before producing a 103 average in his 6-1 win against James Wade, who averaged over 101. In the last 16 the 2013 PDC Under 21 World Champion defeated Ronnie Baxter 6-4 before seeing off Vincent van der Voort by the same scoreline to reach the last four. Smith came out on top by a 6-5 scoreline for the third time in the day to win his semi-final clash against Wes Newton before finding the world number one too much of an obstacle to overcome. Adrian Lewis reached the semi-finals on Sunday to complete an impressive series of Coral UK Open qualifier performances, following two appearances in finals a fortnight ago. The two-time World Champion beat Arron Monk, Kim Huybrechts and Mervyn King on route to the last four before falling to world number one Michael van Gerwen by a 6-3 margin. Wes Newton reached the semi-finals of a PDC event for the first time since last October, breaking a run of six quarter-final appearances. The Fleetwood ace claimed 6-2 wins over Richie Burnett and Kevin Painter on route to the last four before narrowly losing out on a place in the final to Smith. Justin Pipe reached the quarter-finals, following his run to the last four on Saturday while Dutchman Vincent van der Voort reached the quarter-finals for the second day running and was joined by Mervyn King and Kevin Painter, who all took away £1,500 for their day’s efforts. Steve Maish, who produced his best performance in two years after reaching the last 16 of Saturday’s event, matched that performance 24 hours later in Wigan, while Steve West also enjoyed an excellent run to the last 16 for the first time since last summer’s UK Open. Two-time major champion Colin Lloyd failed in his last gasp bid to gain qualification for the UK Open televised stages in two weeks time. Lloyd edged past Andy Pearce in his first game only to lose 6-2 in the next round to Karl Merchant - whose run to the last 16 saw him claim a place in Minehead. Premier League stars Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright suffered first game exits while Colin Osborne, the 2009 UK Open runner-up’s first round defeat ended his hopes of qualifying for the televised stages. World Champions Raymond van Barneveld and John Part will both enter the televised of the UK Open at the Butlins Minehead Resort at the second round stage while amateur qualifiers from around the country will be drawn in the first round of ‘The FA Cup of Darts’. Coral UK Open Qualifier Six Sunday February 23, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan Preliminary Round Benito van de Pas 6-4 Dave Bird Barry Lynn 6-2 Ben Gaiter Alex Roy 6-4 Stuart Bousfield Doug Thompson 6-2 Leo Hendriks Jamie Robinson 6-1 Mark Forman Karl Merchant 6-5 Mark Dudbridge Ricky Sudale 6-2 Hermie van Orsouw Johnny Haines 6-3 Chris Aubrey Joe Cullen 6-2 Jack Tweddell Kyle Anderson 6-1 Barry Tyler Kevin Lane 6-5 Ian Lever First Round Wayne Jones Bye Mareno Michels 6-1 Nathan Derry Terry Temple 6-5 Dylan Duo Steve Maish 6-3 Benito van de Pas Jamie Caven Bye Christian Kist 6-5 Mick Todd Keith J Stephen 6-5 Richard van Zijtveld Rocco Maes 6-3 Stephen Gallimore Mervyn King Bye Darren Webster 6-1 Steve Brown Steve Hine 6-3 Mark Stephenson Krit Middleton 6-5 Jon Jukes Brendan Dolan Bye Mark Jones (Worcs) 6-0 Mark Cox Aden Kirk 6-3 Dan Russell Andy Jenkins 6-1 Adam Smith Neale Terry Jenkins Bye Jamie Landon 6-4 Simon Cassidy Kurt Parry 6-4 Andrew Johnson Dennis Priestley 6-2 Jamie Guilfoyle Kim Huybrechts Bye Andrew Gilding 6-1 Paul Redfern Joey Palfreyman 6-4 Kirk Shepherd Ryan De Vreede 6-3 Paul Carter Peter Wright Bye John Crossley 6-1 Matthew Edgar Arron Monk 6-4 Martin Homer Kevin Voornhout 6-2 Steve Grubb Adrian Lewis Bye Josh Payne 6-3 Sam Hill David Ladley 6-2 Wayne Dunn Dennis Smith 6-4 Gaz Cousins Paul Nicholson Bye Paul Amos 6-3 Ross Twell Prakash Jiwa 6-3 Shane Edwards Nick Fullwell 6-1 Ryan Palmer Stuart Kellett Bye Shaun Narain 6-4 Colin Fowler Steve West 6-3 Jim Walker Barry Lynn 6-2 Michael Burgoine Dave Chisnall Bye Ross Smith 6-3 Magnus Caris Alan Derrett 6-5 Ting Chi Royden Lam Dick van Dijk 6-3 Lee Moffat Michael van Gerwen Bye Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Tony Richardson Connie Finnan 6-2 John Newland Michael Barnard 6-2 Brandon Walsh Justin Pipe Bye Wayne Thomas 6-3 Martyn Turner Conan Whitehead 6-2 Alan Tabern Jonathan Worsley 6-3 Craig Pope Robert Thornton Bye Max Hopp 6-1 Jay Foreman Joe Murnan 6-3 Peter Hudson Ronny Huybrechts 6-1 Ryan Harrington Jelle Klaasen Bye Michael Mansell 6-4 Darren Johnson David Pallett 6-4 Darron Brown Alex Roy 6-1 Bernd Roith Mark Walsh Bye Robert Parker 6-4 Brian Woods William OConnor 6-1 Tomas Seyler Doug Thompson 6-2 Peter Evison Ian White Bye Terry Roach 6-0 Steven Cupitt Dave Place 6-2 Lee Frost Stephen Bunting 6-4 James Richardson Mark Webster Bye Pete Dyos 6-4 Ricky Evans Dean Winstanley 6-2 Stephen McNally Jamie Robinson 6-5 Colin Osborne Kevin Painter Bye Kevin Dowling 6-4 Jerry Hendriks Antonio Alcinas 6-1 Ben Songhurst Jeff Batham 6-5 Paul Anthony Colin Lloyd Bye Andy Pearce 6-0 Stephen Perkins Kevin Thomas 6-4 Barrie Bates Karl Merchant 6-5 Matthew Dicken Richie Burnett Bye Jamie Bain 6-0 Jyhan Artut David Dodds 6-1 Sean Ryan Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Ricky Sudale Steve Beaton Bye John Scott 6-1 Joshua Tunnicliffe Glenn Spearing 6-3 Matthew Dennant Daryl Gurney 6-2 Dimitri Van Den Bergh Wes Newton Bye Alan James Tabern Jnr 6-3 Campbell Jackson Steve Douglas 6-2 Ian McFarlane James Hubbard 6-5 Scott Rand Andy Hamilton Bye Kevin McDine 6-2 Danny de Haas Stuart White 6-5 Lee Palfreyman Tony Newell 6-4 Darren Whittingham Gary Anderson Bye Denis Ovens 6-1 Richie Howson Andree Welge 6-4 Ewan Hyslop Garry Spedding 6-4 Gerwyn Price Simon Whitlock Bye Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Michael Blake Jason Lovett 6-2 Andy Parsons Jason Hogg 6-0 Dave Kelly Vincent van der Voort Bye Matt Padgett 6-0 Mark Flawn Gary Stone 6-1 Jake Patchett Johnny Haines 6-4 Jason Wilson John Part Bye Matt Clark 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez Mark Hylton 6-2 David Copley Marc Dewsbury 6-2 Joe Cullen Ronnie Baxter Bye Keegan Brown 6-3 Mark Lawrence Mark Barilli 6-4 Nathan Aspinall Adrian Gray 6-3 Tim Martin Andy Smith Bye Dave Weston 6-5 Adam Hunt Ben Ward 6-3 Ron Meulenkamp Kyle Anderson 6-5 John Bowles Michael Smith Bye Robert Owen 6-2 Brett Claydon Nigel Heydon 6-4 Ian Moss Robert Turner 6-1 Kevin Lane James Wade Bye Wayne Pepper 6-5 Paul Rowley Jamie Lewis 6-2 Lewis McGurn John Henderson 6-3 Keith Rooney Second Round Mareno Michels 6-5 Wayne Jones Steve Maish 6-5 Terry Temple Christian Kist 6-5 Jamie Caven Rocco Maes 6-2 Keith J Stephen Mervyn King 6-3 Darren Webster Steve Hine 6-1 Krit Middleton Brendan Dolan 6-2 Mark Jones Aden Kirk 6-4 Andy Jenkins Terry Jenkins 6-0 Jamie Landon Dennis Priestley 6-5 Kurt Parry Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Andrew Gilding Ryan De Vreede 6-0 Joey Palfreyman John Crossley 6-5 Peter Wright Arron Monk 6-5 Kevin Voornhout Adrian Lewis 6-2 Josh Payne Dennis Smith 6-4 David Ladley Paul Nicholson 6-3 Paul Amos Prakash Jiwa 6-5 Nick Fullwell Stuart Kellett 6-1 Shaun Narain Steve West 6-2 Barry Lynn Ross Smith 6-1 Dave Chisnall Alan Derrett 6-5 Dick van Dijk Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode Michael Barnard 6-4 Connie Finnan Justin Pipe 6-2 Wayne Thomas Jonathan Worsley 6-3 Conan Whitehead Robert Thornton 6-5 Max Hopp Joe Murnan 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Michael Mansell David Pallett 6-1 Alex Roy Mark Walsh 6-1 Robert Parker Doug Thompson 6-3 William OConnor Ian White 6-4 Terry Roach Stephen Bunting 6-3 Dave Place Mark Webster 6-3 Pete Dyos Dean Winstanley 6-4 Jamie Robinson Kevin Painter 6-2 Kevin Dowling Antonio Alcinas 6-4 Jeff Batham Colin Lloyd 6-5 Andy Pearce Karl Merchant 6-3 Kevin Thomas Richie Burnett 6-1 Jamie Bain Mensur Suljovic 6-5 David Dodds Steve Beaton 6-3 John Scott Glenn Spearing 6-3 Daryl Gurney Wes Newton 6-1 Alan James Tabern Jnr Steve Douglas 6-4 James Hubbard Andy Hamilton 6-2 Kevin McDine Tony Newell 6-2 Stuart White Gary Anderson 6-1 Denis Ovens Garry Spedding 6-4 Andree Welge Simon Whitlock 6-3 Luke Woodhouse Jason Lovett 6-4 Jason Hogg Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Matt Padgett Johnny Haines 6-5 Gary Stone John Part 6-2 Matt Clark Marc Dewsbury 6-5 Mark Hylton Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Keegan Brown Mark Barilli 6-5 Adrian Gray Andy Smith 6-0 Dave Weston Ben Ward 6-4 Kyle Anderson Michael Smith 6-5 Robert Owen Nigel Heydon 6-4 Robert Turner James Wade 6-1 Wayne Pepper John Henderson 6-4 Jamie Lewis Third Round Steve Maish 6-4 Mareno Michels Christian Kist 6-2 Rocco Maes Mervyn King 6-2 Steve Hine Brendan Dolan 6-5 Aden Kirk Terry Jenkins 6-4 Dennis Priestley Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Ryan De Vreede Arron Monk 6-1 John Crossley Adrian Lewis 6-4 Dennis Smith Paul Nicholson 6-1 Prakash Jiwa Steve West 6-4 Stuart Kellett Ross Smith 6-3 Alan Derrett Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Michael Barnard Justin Pipe 6-1 Jonathan Worsley Robert Thornton 6-3 Joe Murnan Jelle Klaasen 6-4 David Pallett Mark Walsh 6-5 Doug Thompson Stephen Bunting 6-4 Ian White Mark Webster 6-5 Dean Winstanley Kevin Painter 6-2 Antonio Alcinas Karl Merchant 6-2 Colin Lloyd Richie Burnett 6-3 Mensur Suljovic Glenn Spearing 6-4 Steve Beaton Wes Newton 6-2 Steve Douglas Tony Newell 6-4 Andy Hamilton Gary Anderson 6-2 Garry Spedding Simon Whitlock 6-4 Jason Lovett Vincent van der Voort 6-1 Johnny Haines John Part 6-2 Marc Dewsbury Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Mark Barilli Andy Smith 6-2 Ben Ward Michael Smith 6-5 Nigel Heydon James Wade 6-4 John Henderson Losers £250 Fourth Round Steve Maish 6-4 Christian Kist Mervyn King 6-2 Brendan Dolan Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Terry Jenkins Adrian Lewis 6-4 Arron Monk Steve West 6-5 Paul Nicholson Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Ross Smith Justin Pipe 6-5 Robert Thornton Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Mark Walsh Mark Webster 6-2 Stephen Bunting Kevin Painter 6-5 Karl Merchant Richie Burnett 6-0 Glenn Spearing Wes Newton 6-5 Tony Newell Simon Whitlock 6-3 Gary Anderson Vincent van der Voort 6-0 John Part Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Andy Smith Michael Smith 6-1 James Wade Losers £500 Fifth Round Mervyn King 6-2 Steve Maish Adrian Lewis 6-5 Kim Huybrechts Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Steve West Justin Pipe 6-1 Jelle Klaasen Kevin Painter 6-5 Mark Webster Wes Newton 6-2 Richie Burnett Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Simon Whitlock Michael Smith 6-4 Ronnie Baxter Losers £1,000 Quarter-Finals Adrian Lewis 6-1 Mervyn King Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Justin Pipe Wes Newton 6-2 Kevin Painter Michael Smith 6-4 Vincent van der Voort Losers £1,500 Semi-Finals Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Adrian Lewis Michael Smith 6-5 Wes Newton Losers £2,500 Final Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Michael Smith Winner £10,000 Runner-up £5,000 Final - Leg-by-Leg 1-0 - van Gerwen starts well with two 140 scores before hitting double eight for a 13-darter to break throw. 2-0 - The world number one takes out a 52 finish to double his advantage. 3-0 - Smith hits the first 180 of the game but five missed darts at doubles are punished by van Gerwen who converts a 58 finish on double top. 4-0 - Dominant leg from the Dutch star as he hits scores of 180, 134 and 137 before hitting double eight for his second 13-darter. 5-0 - Accurate dart at double eight for the second leg running from van Gerwen moves him a leg away from the title. 6-0 - van Gerwen hits a 52 finish for the second time in the match on double 20 to round-off a comfortable victory
Posted on: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:06:38 +0000
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