White hits 111 average in win over Taylor, Anderson eases past Tabern

White has been in great form all year and lived up to his billing as the number one seed. Alongside that, as usual his doubling was superb with the Stoke ace hitting six out of eight on his doubles on the way to his win.
He had a high of a 121 checkout on the bull which was for the win. Taylor also hit the exact same checkout in the match but it’s White who takes the plaudits.
Gary Anderson his stablemate was also in emphatic form in his victory over Alan Tabern. He hit four 180’s and fifty five percent on the doubles with a 108 average.
Anderson will be looking to set a marker after losing out in the Grand Slam final last weekend. 'The Flying' Scotsman' has done just that and he will be pleased to progress to the second round.
There was also a win for Stephen Burton on stage two with the Ipswich ace edging out Jermaine Wattimena in one of the first shocks in Minehead.
Also Joe Cullen is through seeing off John Henderson in one of the tougher first round assignments. He produced a timely 110 checkout in the decider to see off the Highlander and claim a good victory.
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Main Stage
Ian White (111.12) 6-2 (92.91) Scott Taylor
Gary Anderson (107.95) 6-2 (82.99) Alan Tabern
20:15 Rob Cross v Cristo Reyes
20:45 Krzysztof Ratajski v Gerwyn Price
21:15 Peter Wright v Toni Alcinas
21:45 Michael van Gerwen v Matthew Edgar
22:15 Michael Smith v Vincent van der Voort
Stage Two
Jermaine Wattimena (88.05) 5-6 (95.65) Stephen Burton
John Henderson (97.78) 5-6 (93.87) Joe Cullen
20:00 Jonny Clayton v Mark Webster
20:30 Ricky Evans v Jan Dekker
21:00 James Wilson v Dimitri Van den Bergh
21:30 Danny Noppert v Rowby-John Rodriguez
22:00 Chris Dobey v Ron Meulenkamp
22:30 Darren Webster v Jeffrey de Graaf
23:00 Steve Beaton v Kim Huybrechts (Probably moved to the main stage)
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