with a convincing 6-1 victory over debutant Jamie Lewis.
Andy Hamilton found himself with it all to do after starting poorly
against John Part. The UK Open finalist trailed 5-1, but proved once
more why he can never be written off as he landed five straight legs
to clinch a deciding leg victory in one of the first round’s most thrilling
encounters.
Adrian Lewis was third favourite heading into the tournament and he
showed why as he overcame Kevin Painter 6-3 to set up a second round
clash with Michael van Gerwen that was sure to have fans everywhere
on the edge of their seats.
Brendan Dolan came from 3-1 down to W