6–2 on checkouts of 68 and 74. Wes Newton used Peter Wright's errors to win 6–2 and attain a three-dart average of 97.59. Osborne led 3–1 and finished on the double 4 and 16 rings to beat Co Stompé 6–3 and requite his loss to the latter in the first round of the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic. Walsh led Steve Hine 3–0 before the latter took four of the next six legs to go 5–4 ahead. Walsh twice threw on an 84 checkout to win 6–4. Both Jelle Klaasen and Gary Anderson shared the first two legs of their match before Klaasen took five consecutive legs to win 6–1. Anderson said he practised well but did not perform during the game. Mervyn King beat James Wade 6–5. Trailing 5–2, checkouts of 130 and 96 allowed King to force a final leg decider, which he won on a 106 checkout after two errors from Wade. After coming from 4–1 down, Ronnie Baxter defeated Mark Dudbridge 6–5 in a final leg decider forced by Dudbridge and won by Baxter on a double 8 ring finish. Baxter failed to complete a nine-dart finish after missing the double 12 ring on his ninth throw. The final first round match saw Michael van Gerwen defeat Jamie Caven 6–2. Round 2 The second round consisted on best-of-15 legs on 30 January. Beaton became the second world champion to be eliminated from the tournament when he lost 8–5 to Nicholson. The two players twice shared the lead in the first eight legs before Nicholson led by two legs en route to earning the first quarter-final spot on a 70 checkout in leg 13. Lloyd came from 4–2 down to win six successive legs on checkouts of 106 and 108 with a three-dart average of 102.36 in an 8–4 victory over Painter. Jones came from 5–2 behind Walsh to secure six legs in a row and win 8–5. The afternoon's final match saw Newton defeat Baxter 8–7 on a final leg decider. He led 5–2 from checkouts of 99, 124 and a 13-dart finish before Baxter's 116 checkout and finish on the double 20 ring saw him win three of the next five legs. Five misses for Newton allowed Baxter to win the next two legs on finishes on the double 6 ring to force a final leg decider won by the former on the double 4