FORMER champion Peter Manley was amongst the final six qualifiers for the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic on Monday.

 

Manley, the 2003 winner, had to enter the qualifiers at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas after dropping outside the world’s top 16 recently.

 

However, he bounced back from the disappointment of a defeat to Shane O’Connor on Sunday by winning through 24 hours later.

 

His victories on Monday included a revenge win over O’Connor, at the semi-final stage, before he whitewashed Holland’s Bryan de Hoog to win his place in the first round draw.

 

Wes Newton, twice a Desert Classic semi-finalist, booked his spot in this year’s event with a 5-1 defeat of Roland Scholten in his deciding game.

 

Newton also saw off Graham Warburton, Mark Carter and Paul Lim on the day, with the latter pushing the Fleetwood ace all the way to a deciding leg.

 

Scotland’s Gary Anderson secured a Desert Classic debut, overcoming Sam Rooney 5-1 in the final and also knocking out number four seed Mark Dudbridge.

 

Colin Monk responded to a second round exit on Sunday to win his first Desert Classic appearance with a 5-3 defeat of Canadian Ken MacNeil.

 

He also defeated John Murray, Kevin Dowling and Denis Ovens to earn his place in the main event, just weeks after hitting a nine-darter in a Players Championship in Barnsley.

 

New Zealander Phillip Hazel will make his first-ever televised appearance after condemning Barrie Bates to defeat in the final game for a second successive day.

 

Bates lost to Australian Simon Whitlock on Sunday and went down 5-2 to Hazel a day later, as the 53-year-old joiner from Napier progressed to the big stage.

 

Another player to ensure a first full appearance in front of the Sky Sports cameras is Chorley’s Louis Blundell, whose only other televised event was the UK Open in Bolton last month.

 

Blundell was a 5-3 winner against Mark Lawrence in his deciding game to secure a spot in the Desert Classic.

 

American Ray Carver took out 108 to defeat former Lakeside Champion Mark Webster in a deciding leg, only to lose a nine-leg clash with Blundell in the semi-finals.

 

The draw for the PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic will be made on Tuesday evening, while a £30,000 Las Vegas Players Championship event will be held during Tuesday.

 

The first round of the Desert Classic, which begins on Wednesday, sees the PDC’s top 16 drawn against the 12 qualifiers from Sunday and Monday and four leading north Americans.

 

The event will then progress in a bracket format, with the top eight players seeded.

 

PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic Monday Qualifier

First Round

Board One

Peter Manley (1) Bye

David Flowers Bye

James Barton 5-2 Ron Peppers

Chris Cooper 5-0 Geoff Daniels

 

Board Two

Steve Brown (24) Bye

Shane O’Connor 5-2 Jon Archer

John Kuczynski 5-0 Joe Formica

Dan Zimmerman 5-4 Gary Barnett

 

Board Three

Andy Smith (7) Bye

Kevin Harris 5-0 Neil McKnight

Bryan de Hoog 5-0 Andy Bradbury

Ben Burton 5-0 Andy Askey

 

Board Four

Jan van der Rassel (18) Bye

Joachim Koessler 5-0 Preston Fox

Daz Horler 5-1 Mark Nielsen

Brian Rowe 5-4 Chris Goodband

 

Board Five

Robert Thornton (2) Bye

Anthony Eugenia Bye

Mark Stephenson 5-1 Pat Breithaupt

Andy Fordham 5-2 Gregory Coburn

 

Board Six

Jason Clark (23) Bye

Larry Butler 5-1 Robert Race

Phillip Hazel 5-0 Chris White

Aaron Turner 5-4 Robert Heckman

 

Board Seven

Barrie Bates (8) Bye

Lee Williams 5-2 Steve Gooch

John Quantock 5-0 Adrian W Lewis

Steve Hine 5-1 Bernard Prenter

 

Board Eight

Gary Mawson (17) Bye

Steve Hogan 5-4 Steve Carey

Robbie Newland 5-2 Gary Storey

Scott Henning 5-4 Pete Riehl

 

Board Nine

Denis Ovens (3) Bye

Mark W Robinson 5-4 Brad Hann

Gordon Morrison 5-1 David Goodchild

Dave Ladley 5-2 Michael Putz

 

Board Ten

Colin Monk (22) Bye

John Murray 5-0 Anne Gustafsson

Tony Ayres 5-1 Corey Donham

Kevin Dowling 5-2 Pete Galloway

 

Board 11

Tony Eccles (9) Bye

Joe Cullen 5-0 Kevin Hill

Darren Johnson 5-3 Ian Jopling

Paul Knighton 5-3 David Fatum

 

Board 12

Steve Maish (16) Bye

Andreas Waldenmaier 5-0 Roger England

Ken MacNeil 5-1 Andy Mason

John Denich 5-2 Stephen Osborne

 

Board 13

Mark Dudbridge (4) Bye

Gary Anderson 5-0 Drazen Severin

Joe DaVanti 5-4 Patrick Thernstrom

Allan Snabel 5-3 Sato Fumihiro

 

Board 14

Jacko Barry (21) Bye

Stuart Holden 5-0 Dale A Slamon

Karl Loiseau 5-0 Paul DiCecca

Matt Jackson 5-2 Davey Mansell

 

Board 15

Michael van Gerwen (10) Bye

Jeff Hubbard 5-4 Mark Venable

Sean Palfrey 5-0 Mark Tiller

Jules Budd 5-2 John Jenkinson

 

Board 16

Matt Clark (15) Bye

Gerry Convery 5-0 John Dawes

Morihiro Hashimoto 5-0 Pete Allsopp

Sam Rooney 5-4 Timmy Nicoll

 

Board 17

Roland Scholten (5) Bye

Dan Butler 5-3 Sara Rose

Alan Taylor 5-1 John Latchic

Darren Latham 5-1 Mark K Robinson

 

Board 18

Mick McGowan (20) Bye

Brian Jones 5-2 Adam Young

Nick Fullwell 5-0 Kevin Fletcher

Stephen Panuncialman 5-3 Par Riihonen

 

Board 19

Andy Jenkins (11) Bye

Paul Lim 5-0 Paul Walker

Brian Griffiths 5-2 Marc Garcia

Jim Newman 5-0 Bill Grubb

 

Board 20

Wes Newton (14) Bye

Graham Warburton 5-0 Stephen Grant

Mark Carter 5-3 Gregor Cruickshank

Scott Clifford 5-0 Piki Morrison

 

Board 21

Kirk Shepherd (6) Bye

David Ansell 5-2 Neil Dickson

Dieter Schutsch 5-1 Chris Duff

Mark Lawrence 5-0 Jeff Angione

 

Board 22

Dennis Smith (19) Bye

Martyn Turner 5-4 Scott Robertson

Nikash Patel 5-1 Eddie Lawrence

Steve Grubb 5-0 Simon Craven

 

Board 23

Kevin McDine (12) Bye

Louis Blundell 5-0 Jim McKevitt

Chuck Pankow 5-4 Tom Wilson

Rocco Maes 5-4 Dan Lauby

 

Board 24

Steve Beaton (13) Bye

Ray Carver 5-0 Davis Snider

Mark Webster 5-0 Andrew Bennett

Anthony Thompson 5-2 Martin S Rodda

 

Second Round

Peter Manley 5-0 David Flowers

James Barton 5-4 Chris Cooper

Shane O’Connor 5-3 Steve Brown

John Kuczynski 5-2 Dan Zimmerman

Andy Smith 5-1 Kevin Harris

Bryan de Hoog 5-3 Ben Burton

Jan van der Rassel 5-0 Joachim Koessler

Daz Horler 5-1 Brian Rowe

Robert Thornton 5-0 Anthony Eugenia

Mark Stephenson 5-1 Andy Fordham

Jason Clark 5-1 Larry Butler

Phillip Hazel 5-3 Aaron Turner

Barrie Bates 5-3 Lee Williams

Steve Hine 5-1 John Quantock

Gary Mawson 5-1 Steve Hogan

Scott Henning 5-1 Robbie Newland

Denis Ovens 5-2 Mark W Robinson

Dave Ladley 5-4 Gordon Morrison

Colin Monk 5-0 John Murray

Kevin Dowling 5-4 Tony Ayres

Tony Eccles 5-4 Joe Cullen

Paul Knighton 5-4 Darren Johnson

Steve Maish 5-0 Andreas Waldenmaier

Ken MacNeil 5-0 John Denich

Gary Anderson 5-1 Mark Dudbridge

Joe DaVanti 5-3 Allan Snabel

Jacko Barry 5-2 Stuart Holden

Matt Jackson 5-0 Karl Loiseau

Michael van Gerwen 5-0 Jeff Hubbard

Sean Palfrey 5-2 Jules Budd

Gerry Convery 5-4 Matt Clark

Sam Rooney 5-0 Morihiro Hashimoto

Roland Scholten 5-0 Dan Butler

Darren Latham 5-3 Alan Taylor

Mick McGowan 5-0 Brian Jones

Nick Fullwell 5-3 Stephen Panuncialman

Paul Lim 5-3 Andy Jenkins

Jim Newman 5-2 Brian Griffiths

Wes Newton 5-0 Graham Warburton

Mark Carter 5-0 Scott Clifford

Kirk Shepherd 5-0 Dave Ansell

Mark Lawrence 5-3 Dieter Schutsch

Martyn Turner 5-1 Dennis Smith

Steve Grubb 5-1 Nikash Patel

Louis Blundell 5-3 Kevin McDine

Chuck Pankow 5-4 Rocco Maes

Ray Carver 5-3 Steve Beaton

Mark Webster 5-2 Anthony Thompson

 

Third Round

Peter Manley 5-3 James Barton

Shane O’Connor 5-4 John Kuczynski

Bryan de Hoog 5-4 Andy Smith

Daz Horler 5-2 Jan van der Rassel

Mark Stephenson 5-3 Robert Thornton

Phillip Hazel 5-3 Jason Clark

Barrie Bates 5-4 Steve Hine

Gary Mawson 5-0 Scott Henning

Denis Ovens 5-2 Dave Ladley

Colin Monk 5-3 Kevin Dowling

Paul Knighton 5-3 Tony Eccles

Ken MacNeil 5-2 Steve Maish

Gary Anderson 5-1 Joe DaVanti

Jacko Barry 5-4 Matt Jackson

Michael van Gerwen 5-3 Sean Palfrey

Sam Rooney 5-3 Gerry Convery

Roland Scholten 5-1 Darren Latham

Mick McGowan 5-2 Nick Fullwell

Paul Lim 5-4 Jim Newman

Wes Newton 5-3 Mark Carter

Mark Lawrence 5-3 Kirk Shepherd

Steve Grubb 5-4 Martyn Turner

Louis Blundell 5-2 Chuck Pankow

Ray Carver 5-4 Mark Webster

 

Fourth Round

Peter Manley 5-3 Shane O’Connor

Bryan de Hoog 5-1 Daz Horler

Phillip Hazel 5-0 Mark Stephenson

Barrie Bates 5-1 Gary Mawson

Colin Monk 5-2 Denis Ovens

Ken MacNeil 5-1 Paul Knighton

Gary Anderson 5-1 Jacko Barry

Sam Rooney 5-1 Michael van Gerwen

Roland Scholten 5-4 Mick McGowan

Wes Newton 5-4 Paul Lim

Mark Lawrence 5-4 Steve Grubb

Louis Blundell 5-4 Ray Carver

Losers £250

 

Fifth Round

Peter Manley 5-0 Bryan de Hoog

Phillip Hazel 5-2 Barrie Bates

Colin Monk 5-3 Ken MacNeil

Gary Anderson 5-1 Sam Rooney

Wes Newton 5-1 Roland Scholten 

Louis Blundell 5-3 Mark Lawrence

Winners – Place in PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic

Losers £1,000

 

Qualifiers

Peter Manley

Phillip Hazel

Colin Monk

Gary Anderson

Wes Newton

Louis Blundell

 

PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic – Complete Field

PDC Top 16 Qualifiers

Phil Taylor (seed 1)

James Wade (2)

Raymond van Barneveld (3)

John Part (4)

Terry Jenkins (5)

Mervyn King (6)

Adrian Lewis (7)

Alan Tabern (8)

Dennis Priestley

Ronnie Baxter

Colin Lloyd

Wayne Mardle

Colin Osborne

Kevin Painter

Andy Hamilton

Mark Walsh

 

North American Order of Merit Qualifiers

Darin Young

Scott Burnett

Chris White

Bill Davis

 

Qualifiers

Gary Anderson

Louis Blundell

Jamie Caven

Phillip Hazel

Jelle Klaasen

Peter Manley

Colin Monk

Wes Newton

Co Stompe

Vincent van der Voort

Simon Whitlock

Peter Wright

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