Dutch number one Gian van Veen was the most illustrious casualty...Danny Noppert conjured a sublime nine darter to conclude his victory over the struggling Dimitri van den Bergh ...

Another deliciously tantalising collision arrives in the form of Michael van Gerwen against Nathan Aspinall. Between them they possess four UK Open titles,

And as is tradition with this gloriously chaotic tournament, a sizeable number of PDC Tour Card holders promptly discovered the dreaded trap door waiting beneath their feet...