Smith continues run despite injury with win over Wattimena and Beaton edges out Van den Bergh

He smashed Wattimena with a 10-3 victory to show his true class. ‘Bully Boy’ averaged 101 on his way to the win as well as hitting 55% on his doubles along the way. Beaton has also continued his run edging out Dimitri van den Bergh as he continues to roll back the years. He has reached the Quarter-Finals for the first time in a decade in seeing off the Belgian. It was a high checkout of 102 for ‘Bronzed Adonis’. With a lot of the big names heading out, both could see it as a big chance to win first PDC majors. for more information about the UK Open including the schedule, prize fund breakdown, TV coverage and format. Ross Smith (90.5) 10-8 (92.2) James Wade Krzysztof Ratajski (95.0) 3-10 (104.6) Gerwyn Price Michael Smith (101.6) 10-3 (85.6) Jermaine Wattimena Rob Cross v Cristo Reyes Nathan Aspinall (91.5) 7-10 (96.7) Steve Lennon Dave Chisnall (90.1) 9-10 (90.7) Simon Stevenson Steve Beaton (86.0) 10-8 (85.1) Dimitri Van den Bergh Simon Whitlock v Josh Payne