Nine-dart hero Beaton eases through against Shepherd, Hendriks enjoys winning return to the European Tour

Beaton hit in leg two of the contest with the former World finalist but kept playing well throughout. It ended up 6-3 with Beaton hitting a 102 average in the end. Jerry Hendriks was the final player through from the afternoon session with the Dutchman seeing off James Wilson. Hendriks was making his first appearance on the European Tour for some time and the player known for his at the World Championship in 2017 came through 6-3. Afternoon session schedule (12:00 GMT) James Richardson (98.06) 6-5 (94.61) Wayne Jones Mickey Mansell (94.63) 6-3 (88.59) Steve West Jamie Hughes (100.37) 6-4 (105.54) Brendan Dolan Karsten Koch (71.61) 4-6 (81.21) Vincent Van der Meer Mike de Decker (93.79) 5-6 (91.34) David Pallett Pavel Jirkal (87.53) 0-6 (98.02) Luke Humphries Kirk Shepherd (93.22) 3-6 (102.78) Steve Beaton Jerry Hendriks (84.89) 6-3 (83.52) James Wilson