Dave Chisnall holds off Mensur Suljovic to reach last 16 of UK Open, Stephen Bunting and Damon Heta come through last-leg deciders

Dave Chisnall saw off Michael van Gerwen's conqueror Mensur Suljovic as he tries to finally win his first PDC major at the UK Open. Chisnall averaged 98 in a 10-6 victory over the resurgent Austrian. The best run that 'Chizzy' has had at the UK Open is a semi final in 2012.

On stage two, Kevin Doets missed four match darts to beat Stephen Bunting and have his best run at a major. Doets showed more good signs on building from his World Championship campaign, as the Dutchman threw six 180s and hit three ton-plus checkouts, but couldn't hold it together when he needed to most and the reigning Masters champion was there to mop up.

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There was drama also on the main stage, where Damon Heta came back to beat Nathan Aspinall in a last-leg decider and put his name in the fifth round draw. Aspinall, a winner in the Premier League on Thursday, was 8-4 up at one point, but Heta showed some Aussie fight to win the six of the next seven legs to go through what turned out to be a nail-biting encounter.

Keane Barry had no trouble in beating Ryan Meikle 10-3. The Irishman has had success at this tournament before, reaching the semi finals in 2022. A good run will go a long way to defending that ranking money as Barry attempts to solidify his place in the world's top 50.