Smith edged out Krzysztof Ratajski in the first tie of the day in a 6-4 win over the Polish Eagle. 'Bully Boy' hit seven 180's and a 97 average en route in a classy display from the St Helens ace with Ratajski playing his part hitting a 101 average.
McGeeney had it even tougher having to come through a last leg decider against Joe Cullen. It was level throughout but the turning point had to be 'The Gladiator' breaking back to make it 5-5 with an 86 checkout on the bull which sent it all the way.
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Michael Smith (97.52) 6-4 (101.85) Krzysztof Ratajski Joe Cullen (90.81) 5-6 (93.09)
Mark McGeeney 13:00 Jonny Clayton v Ross Smith 13:30 Mervyn King v James Richardson 14:00 Ricky Evans v Keegan Brown 14:30 Ian White v Dimitri Van den Bergh 15:00 Gerwyn Price v Gavin Carlin