Clayton edges out Smith, Richardson continues run with win over Smith and Brown continues form with victory over Evans

Clayton edged out Ross Smith in a match that went ‘Smudger’s way for the most part but ‘The Ferret’ surged in the end to claim a 6-4 win to move into the third round at the European Darts Grand Prix. Richardson came through a high quality clash with Mervyn King with a 102 average. He won 6-3 in a match that included six 180’s a piece. It is the Rushden ace though that came through to continue his run. Finally Brown also showed some form in a 6-2 win over a fellow in-form player in Ricky Evans. He averaged 95.5, hit three 180’s and two ton-plus checkouts on his way to an impressive win. Michael Smith (97.52) 6-4 (101.85) Krzysztof Ratajski Joe Cullen (90.81) 5-6 (93.09) Mark McGeeney Jonny Clayton (88.95) 6-4 (88.01) Ross Smith Mervyn King (100.19) 3-6 (102.19) James Richardson Ricky Evans (94.16) 2-6 (95.5) Keegan Brown Ian White v Dimitri Van den Bergh Gerwyn Price v Gavin Carlin