Earlier in the evening Nathan Aspinall defeated his compatriot Joe Murnan 3-2 in a blistering game. ‘The Asp’ fought back twice from a considerable deficit and even survived a match dart from Murnan.
Evening session program (from 8 p.m.)
Second round (best of five sets)
• Nathan Aspinall (Eng, 10) – Joe Murnan (Eng) 3-2
• Dirk van Duijvenbode (Ned, 17) – Boris Koltsov (Russian) 3-2
• Kim Huybrechts (Bel, 32) – Steve Beaton (Eng) 3-1
• Simon Whitlock (Aus, 20) – Martijn Kleermaker (Ned) 1-2
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