EMERGING stars Keegan Brown, Joe Murnan and Ryan Harrington impressed as they progressed to the third round of the Coral UK Open on Friday afternoon - but former finalist John Part was amongst the victims in the early rounds in Minehead.
The £300,000 tournament kicked off as 115 players, a mixture of professional stars and Rileys Amateur Qualifiers, took part in the preliminary, first and second rounds across eight stages.
Reigning World Youth Champion Brown, who hails from the Isle of Wight, defeated Merseyside-based amateur qualifier Mick Brooks 5-3 on the Main Stage at the Butlins Minehead Resort before then seeing off Dutch youngster Mike Zuydwijk by the same scoreline.
Brown's reward is a third round clash with Norfolk's Nathan Derry, who edged out former UK Open semi-finalist Alan Tabern 5-4 in their second round encounter.
Bolton's Joe Murnan, who reached a European Tour quarter-final in Germany last month, was a 5-1 winner against Cheshire's Stuart Kellett as he progressed to a third round tie with two-time UK Open champion James Wade.
Former Youth Tour event winner Ryan Harrington - the son of two-time World Matchplay winner Rod - was another youngster to impress in the early rounds as he celebrated his televised debut with a 5-0 whitewash of Derbyshire's Matt Padgett.
Harrington now takes on 2014 Grand Slam of Darts finalist Dave Chisnall, the current Premier League leader who overcame World Champion Gary Anderson in Exeter on Thursday night.
Australian ace Kyle Anderson's narrow 5-4 win over Terry Temple - who missed three darts to win an enthralling contest - earned him a clash with UK Open debutant Alan Norris, the former Lakeside Championship runner-up.
Devon Petersen's wins over Matt Clark and Mark Cox saw him progress to the last 64, where he now meets Scotland's Mark Barilli in the evening session.
Premier League ace Stephen Bunting defeated Rileys qualifier Adam Huckvale 5-2 before later being drawn against St Helens rival Michael Smith in the third round.
Kevin Painter began his challenge for a second major TV title with a 5-2 win over Scotland's Jamie Bain, and he will now play Suffolk's Andrew Gilding.
Experienced Rileys qualifier John Ferrell overcame Paul Dawkins, Alex Roy and Darren Webster as he moved through to the third round - where he has drawn five-time UK Open champion Phil Taylor.
Norfolk's Jason Mold was another Rileys qualifier to progress to the last 64, as he defeated both Jamie Robinson and Matthew Edgar in a deciding leg, and he now plays 2011 UK Open finalist Wes Newton, who had seen off Martyn Turner and Jon Jukes on Friday afternoon.
Hampshire's Paul Hogan defeated Lee Russell, Derek Brand and Darren Johnson as he joined Ferrell and Mold in the last 64, where he now plays Dutch youngster Benito van de Pas, who saw off teenager Jeffrey De Zwaan 5-2.
Shropshire youngster David Pallett saw off experienced duo Mark Dudbridge and Andy Smith as he moved through to a clash with Colin Fowler, who whitewashed Steve West and defeated Jason Wilson.
Three-time World Champion John Part, the 2004 UK Open runner-up, suffered a first round exit to Zuydwijk, while Dean Winstanley exited to Ireland's William O'Connor with a 5-3 reverse.
UK Open debutant James Wilson enjoyed a whitewash win over Mark Frost before being drawn against former World Youth Championship finalist Ricky Evans.
Another debutant, Gloucestershire's Lee Evans, defeated Nick Fullwell and Ronny Huybrechts as he reached the third round to set up a clash with Vincent van der Voort.
Youngster Nathan Aspinall defeated Chris Dobey to set up a clash with James Richardson, the Northamptonshire ace who defeated Johnny Haines and Dean Stewart.
The third round draw saw reigning UK Open champion Adrian Lewis picked out against two-time winner Raymond van Barneveld, while World Champion Gary Anderson takes on Mervyn King.
World number one Michael van Gerwen takes on Paul Nicholson in another tasty contest, while 2014 finalist Terry Jenkins plays Jamie Caven, Simon Whitlock plays 2012 winner Robert Thornton and Steve Beaton drew Peter Wright.
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Friday March 6
Afternoon Session
Preliminary Round
Ben Ward 5-2 Jason Lovett
Adam Huckvale 5-2 Rory Duffy
John Ferrell 5-3 Paul Dawkins
Mark Dudbridge 5-1 Lloyd Pennel
Jamie Robinson 5-1 Chris Packer
Connie Finnan 5-4 James McEwan
Mark Layton 5-2 Tommy Sanwell
Dave Prins 5-2 Simon Stevenson
Stuart White 5-4 Matthew Tedstone
Dave Ladley 5-1 Kevin Edwards
Stephen Hardy 5-3 Dean Sanders
Robbie Green 5-1 Graham Hall
Ian Moss 5-1 Adi Acott
Matt Padgett 5-2 Gerwyn Price
Dave Parletti 5-2 Bradley Williams
Nigel Daniels 5-4 Scott Dale
Paul Hogan 5-1 Lee Russell
Mick Todd 5-1 Kevin Smith
Steve Douglas 5-3 Mark Robinson
First Round
Devon Petersen 5-1 Matt Clark
Mike Zuydwijk 5-2 John Part
Keegan Brown 5-3 Mick Brooks
Alan Tabern 5-4 Adam Hunt
Wes Newton 5-2 Martyn Turner
Mark Layton 5-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jay Foreman 5-1 Dave Ladley
Stuart Kellett 5-0 Robbie Green
Darren Johnson 5-0 Ricky Sudale
Lee Evans 5-2 Nick Fullwell
Mark Cox 5-1 Ben Ward
Paul Hogan 5-3 Derek Brand
Joey Ten Berge 5-1 Brett Claydon
Jermaine Wattimena 5-1 Johnny Clayton
Matt Padgett 5-3 Stuart White
John Ferrell 5-1 Alex Roy
Mark Barilli 5-2 Steve Hine
Colin Fowler 5-0 Steve West
Mike De Decker 5-1 Stephen Hardy
Dave Prins 5-3 Luke Woodhouse
Jason Wilson 5-3 Mark Jones
Josh Payne 5-3 Lionel Sams
Nigel Daniels 5-0 Mick Todd
Steve Douglas 5-2 John Bowles
James Richardson 5-4 Johnny Haines
Jon Jukes 5-2 Shaun Griffiths
Adam Huckvale 5-2 Gary O'Donnell
Ian Moss 5-3 Connie Finnan
Rob Smith 5-4 Peter Hudson
Jason Mold 5-4 Jamie Robinson
Arron Fairweather 5-1 Dave Parletti
David Pallett 5-2 Mark Dudbridge
Second Round
Kyle Anderson 5-4 Terry Temple
Kevin Painter 5-2 Jamie Bain
James Wilson 5-0 Mark Frost
William O'Connor 5-3 Dean Winstanley
Ryan Harrington 5-0 Matt Padgett
Stephen Bunting 5-2 Adam Huckvale
Christian Kist 5-3 Ian Moss
Josh Payne 5-4 Dave Prins
Benito van de Pas 5-2 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Wes Newton 5-3 Jon Jukes
Keegan Brown 5-3 Mike Zuydwijk
David Pallett 5-4 Andy Smith
Nathan Apsinall 5-1 Chris Dobey
Lee Evans 5-3 Ronny Huybrechts
Steve Douglas 5-4 Andy Boulton
Andy Jenkins 5-0 Nigel Daniels
Joe Cullen 5-1 Rob Smith
James Richardson 5-1 Dean Stewart
Joe Murnan 5-1 Stuart Kellett
Paul Hogan 5-3 Darren Johnson
Mark Barilli 5-1 Dennis Smith
Kevin McDine 5-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Aaron Turner 5-4 Jay Foreman
Ronnie Baxter 5-2 Arron Fairweather
Colin Fowler 5-3 Jason Wilson
Ricky Evans 5-3 Mark Layton
Jan Dekker 5-3 Mike De Decker
Jason Mold 5-4 Matthew Edgar
Nathan Derry 5-4 Alan Tabern
Devon Petersen 5-4 Mark Cox
John Ferrell 5-2 Darren Webster
Joey Ten Berge 5-2 Wayne Jones
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Third Round
Main Stage
Raymond van Barneveld v Adrian Lewis
John Ferrell v Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson v Mervyn King
Paul Nicholson v Michael van Gerwen
Stage Two
Steve Beaton v Peter Wright
Simon Whitlock v Robert Thornton
Michael Smith v Stephen Bunting
Max Hopp v Kim Huybrechts
Stage Three
Paul Hogan v Benito van de Pas
David Pallett v Colin Fowler
Vincent van der Voort v Lee Evans
Jelle Klaasen v Brendan Dolan
Stage Four
John Henderson v Steve Douglas
Nathan Aspinall v James Richardson
Nathan Derry v Keegan Brown
James Wade v Joe Murnan
Stage Five
Mensur Suljovic v Joey Ten Berge
James Wilson v Ricky Evans
Josh Payne v Andy Jenkins
Alan Norris v Kyle Anderson
Stage Six
Andrew Gilding v Kevin Painter
Ronnie Baxter v Brian Woods
Aaron Turner v Andy Hamilton
Terry Jenkins v Jamie Caven
Stage Seven
Joe Cullen v Eddie Dootson
Justin Pipe v Jan Dekker
William O'Connor v Mark Webster
Ian White v Christian Kist
Stage Eight
Mark Barilli v Devon Petersen
Jason Mold v Wes Newton
Dave Chisnall v Ryan Harrington
Kevin McDine v Daryl Gurney