Beaton edged past 'Chuck' in a 6-4 victory with a 88 average as he continues his excellent run on the
European Tour run which has seen 'Bronzed Adonis' rediscover some of his best form as of late.
You can keep up with all the latest scores from this weekend’s Dutch Darts Masters (May 24-26), right here on dartsnews.com. Click here to go to the livescores. Nilsson on the other-hand eased through against debutant Hol who didn't offer any real resistance to the Swede as he won 6-0 with a 84 average.
This was compared to a 68 average from his opponent who himself missed all nine of his attempts on the double. It will get a lot more tougher though for Nilsson who will face Jonny Clayton tomorrow.
Click here for more information about the PDC European Tour, including the format, calendar and the prize fund breakdown.Alan Norris (84.37) 4-6 (88.36) Steve Beaton Dennis Nilsson (84.85) 6-0 (68.82) Erik Hol Luke Woodhouse v Mervyn King Ross Smith v Krzysztof Ratajski Andy Boulton v Vincent van der Voort Max Hopp v Nathan Aspinall Pal Szekely v Raymond van Barneveld Ritchie Edhouse v Jimmy Hendriks