HOGAN vs PHILLIPS
First set
1-0 Relaxed start to the match as Hogan holds throw with a 78 finish on tops
2-0 Phillips misses two darts at tops, enabling a Hogan checkout on double 9
3-0 Hogan runs away with the leg in spite of four missed darts at doubles
Second set
0-1 Two misses at double 16 gets Phillips on the board with a dart at double 8
1-1 Hogan's first maximum puts him in position for a two-dart 70 checkout
2-1 Phillips responds with his first maximum but Hogan misses 161 on the bull and cleans up in three darts
3-1 17-darter for Hogan with Phillips miles behind in the leg
Third set
1-0 Double 16 and a 16-darter to put Hogan even further ahead
1-1 Phillips improves his scoring and records an 81 finish to stop the rot
2-1 Phillips can't find a dart at double and Hogan hits double 18 to put the Welshman on the brink
2-2 Hogan's scoring falls off; Phillips 180 and 66 finish saves the match
2-3 Impressive break of throw for Phillps who finds his rhythm and hits the 56 checkout
Fourth set
0-1 Phillips misses bull for 84 finish but cleans up in 18 darts
1-1 Shanghai 120 won't go for Hogan but no trouble on double 10
1-2 Hogan can't find the bull to break throw; Phillips returns fire on double 10
1-3 Odd leave of 30 from Phillips not punished by Hogan's three darts at double
Fifth set
1-0 Phillips misses 122 finish on D7; Hogan makes him pay with a clinical dart at tops
1-1 Three darts at tops enough for Phillips as his opponent can't hit 135 to break throw
2-1 No pressure on Hogan as he hits D10 to hold throw
3-1 Impressive break of throw to win the match for the Englishman, who wins on a 78 checkout.
WINSTANLEY vs ZIJLSTRA
First set
1-0 Beautiful two-dart 81 finish for Winstanley
2-0 58 finish to break the Zijlstra throw
3-0 Zijlstra pressures the Winstanley throw but the Englishwoman only needs one dart at tops
Second set
1-0 Zijlstra continues to underwhelm on the trebles as Winstanley hits double 2
2-0 Zijlstra misses first dart at double of the match at bull; Winstanley cleans up on double 10
3-0 Sloppy leg from both players but Winstanley perseveres to the whitewash.
DE VOS vs Raymond SMITH
First set
0-1 Four perfect darts from Smith to start and a 14-darter to break throw
1-1 The Belgian breaks straight back with a 72 checkout on tops
1-2 Smith needs only two darts from 48 after de Vos misses D20, 10 and 5
2-2 de Vos finds a fourth consecutive break in 13 darts after Smith misses inside on D16
3-2 Superb 136 finish seals the set for de Vos
Second set
0-1 de Vos can't pressurize the Smith throw as the Aussie hits a 16-darter
1-1 80 finish to level the set from the Belgian with Smith waiting on 122
1-2 de Vos wires the bull for a 161 finish but Smith punishes with an emphatic 72 checkout
2-2 Shanghai won't go for Smith as de Vos drills double 8 for a 16-darter
3-2 Superb setup shot from de Vos to leave 32, which he sees off in three darts
Third set
1-0 Slow start to the third set but de Vos finishes the job with his 21st dart
1-1 A second 72 finish for Smith punishes de Vos' miss at tops
2-1 Another four perfect darts for Smith but de Vos steals the leg with a 116 finish
2-2 More heavy scoring and a lovely 14-darter for Smith to even the set
3-2 180, 140 to start for the Belgian who sweeps the Aussie with a 13-darter
SMITH vs DAWSON
First set
1-0 Smith under no pressure from the Yorkshireman as he drills D10 for a break
2-0 Rough leg from Dawson as Smith takes out tops to extend his lead
2-1 17-darter on double 16 from Dawson to get on the board
3-1 Canadian in control as he hits a clutch D18 for a 53 finish
Second set
1-0 Dawson closes the gap at the end but Smith takes a fourth leg on double 20
1-1 Smith makes a mess of 68, missing doubles 10 and 5, allowing Dawson to hit a critical 84 finish on the bull
1-2 Dawson hits a 90 finish on double 5 to break the Smith throw
1-3 Impressive scoring from Dawson who hits the double after 14 darts, leveling the match
Third set
0-3 Smith leaves a bogey and Dawson hits tops to sweep the set
Fourth set
0-1 Smith hits D16 after a perfect setup and Dawson miscues around T20
1-1 Four perfect darts from the Yorkshireman and a 14-dart leg to hold throw
2-1 Smith finds D18 for a 76 checkout with Dawson waiting on three figures
3-1 First 180 for Smith and he breaks throw with an 80 finish under pressure
Fifth set
0-1 Smith missed double let off the hook by Dawson who misses 3 doubles of his own to hold throw
0-2 Fatal error on single 20 from Dawson and Smith hits D16 to pull away
0-3 Dawson can't overcome weak start in the leg and Smith nails the 118 finish for a match-winning break.
Full Results:
Mens:
Paul Hogan 3-2 Martin Phillips
Geert De Bos 3-0 Raymond Smith
Jeff Smith 3-2 Brian Dawson
Ladies:
Lorraine Winstanley 2-0 Anca Zijlstra
First set
1-0 Relaxed start to the match as Hogan holds throw with a 78 finish on tops
2-0 Phillips misses two darts at tops, enabling a Hogan checkout on double 9
3-0 Hogan runs away with the leg in spite of four missed darts at doubles
Second set
0-1 Two misses at double 16 gets Phillips on the board with a dart at double 8
1-1 Hogan's first maximum puts him in position for a two-dart 70 checkout
2-1 Phillips responds with his first maximum but Hogan misses 161 on the bull and cleans up in three darts
3-1 17-darter for Hogan with Phillips miles behind in the leg
Third set
1-0 Double 16 and a 16-darter to put Hogan even further ahead
1-1 Phillips improves his scoring and records an 81 finish to stop the rot
2-1 Phillips can't find a dart at double and Hogan hits double 18 to put the Welshman on the brink
2-2 Hogan's scoring falls off; Phillips 180 and 66 finish saves the match
2-3 Impressive break of throw for Phillps who finds his rhythm and hits the 56 checkout
Fourth set
0-1 Phillips misses bull for 84 finish but cleans up in 18 darts
1-1 Shanghai 120 won't go for Hogan but no trouble on double 10
1-2 Hogan can't find the bull to break throw; Phillips returns fire on double 10
1-3 Odd leave of 30 from Phillips not punished by Hogan's three darts at double
Fifth set
1-0 Phillips misses 122 finish on D7; Hogan makes him pay with a clinical dart at tops
1-1 Three darts at tops enough for Phillips as his opponent can't hit 135 to break throw
2-1 No pressure on Hogan as he hits D10 to hold throw
3-1 Impressive break of throw to win the match for the Englishman, who wins on a 78 checkout.
WINSTANLEY vs ZIJLSTRA
First set
1-0 Beautiful two-dart 81 finish for Winstanley
2-0 58 finish to break the Zijlstra throw
3-0 Zijlstra pressures the Winstanley throw but the Englishwoman only needs one dart at tops
Second set
1-0 Zijlstra continues to underwhelm on the trebles as Winstanley hits double 2
2-0 Zijlstra misses first dart at double of the match at bull; Winstanley cleans up on double 10
3-0 Sloppy leg from both players but Winstanley perseveres to the whitewash.
DE VOS vs Raymond SMITH
First set
0-1 Four perfect darts from Smith to start and a 14-darter to break throw
1-1 The Belgian breaks straight back with a 72 checkout on tops
1-2 Smith needs only two darts from 48 after de Vos misses D20, 10 and 5
2-2 de Vos finds a fourth consecutive break in 13 darts after Smith misses inside on D16
3-2 Superb 136 finish seals the set for de Vos
Second set
0-1 de Vos can't pressurize the Smith throw as the Aussie hits a 16-darter
1-1 80 finish to level the set from the Belgian with Smith waiting on 122
1-2 de Vos wires the bull for a 161 finish but Smith punishes with an emphatic 72 checkout
2-2 Shanghai won't go for Smith as de Vos drills double 8 for a 16-darter
3-2 Superb setup shot from de Vos to leave 32, which he sees off in three darts
Third set
1-0 Slow start to the third set but de Vos finishes the job with his 21st dart
1-1 A second 72 finish for Smith punishes de Vos' miss at tops
2-1 Another four perfect darts for Smith but de Vos steals the leg with a 116 finish
2-2 More heavy scoring and a lovely 14-darter for Smith to even the set
3-2 180, 140 to start for the Belgian who sweeps the Aussie with a 13-darter
SMITH vs DAWSON
First set
1-0 Smith under no pressure from the Yorkshireman as he drills D10 for a break
2-0 Rough leg from Dawson as Smith takes out tops to extend his lead
2-1 17-darter on double 16 from Dawson to get on the board
3-1 Canadian in control as he hits a clutch D18 for a 53 finish
Second set
1-0 Dawson closes the gap at the end but Smith takes a fourth leg on double 20
1-1 Smith makes a mess of 68, missing doubles 10 and 5, allowing Dawson to hit a critical 84 finish on the bull
1-2 Dawson hits a 90 finish on double 5 to break the Smith throw
1-3 Impressive scoring from Dawson who hits the double after 14 darts, leveling the match
Third set
0-3 Smith leaves a bogey and Dawson hits tops to sweep the set
Fourth set
0-1 Smith hits D16 after a perfect setup and Dawson miscues around T20
1-1 Four perfect darts from the Yorkshireman and a 14-dart leg to hold throw
2-1 Smith finds D18 for a 76 checkout with Dawson waiting on three figures
3-1 First 180 for Smith and he breaks throw with an 80 finish under pressure
Fifth set
0-1 Smith missed double let off the hook by Dawson who misses 3 doubles of his own to hold throw
0-2 Fatal error on single 20 from Dawson and Smith hits D16 to pull away
0-3 Dawson can't overcome weak start in the leg and Smith nails the 118 finish for a match-winning break.
Full Results:
Mens:
Paul Hogan 3-2 Martin Phillips
Geert De Bos 3-0 Raymond Smith
Jeff Smith 3-2 Brian Dawson
Ladies:
Lorraine Winstanley 2-0 Anca Zijlstra