an ović ▁and ▁Ton či ▁Rest ović . ▁Mans ell ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁a ▁P DC ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁May ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁Play ers ▁Championship , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 4 – 6 ▁to ▁Paul ▁Nich ol son . ▁Mans ell ▁beat ▁Co ▁St omp é ▁and ▁Con an ▁White head ▁to ▁face ▁Michael ▁van ▁Ger wen ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Open , ▁which ▁he ▁lost ▁ 3 – 9 . ▁Mans ell ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁qual ifier ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁super b ▁opportunity ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁biggest ▁win ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁date ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁match ▁d arts ▁against ▁world ▁number ▁four ▁Simon ▁Whit lock ▁in ▁the ▁dec iding ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁set ▁but ▁missed ▁them ▁all . ▁Mans ell ▁later ▁revealed ▁how ▁this ▁match ▁impact ed ▁his ▁d arts ▁for ▁the ▁subsequent ▁year ▁ahead ▁as ▁every ▁time ▁he ▁played ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁his ▁mind . ▁At ▁the ▁Dutch ▁D arts ▁Masters ▁he ▁beat ▁Ton či ▁Rest ović ▁and ▁G ino ▁V os , ▁before ▁losing ▁ 6 – 4 ▁to ▁Kim ▁H uy bre chts ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁ ▁Mans ell ▁beat ▁Ben ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁Dean ▁Stewart ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁UK ▁Open ▁but ▁there ▁lost ▁ 9 – 1 ▁to ▁James ▁W ade . ▁In ▁June , ▁Mans ell ▁and ▁Dol an ▁beat ▁Peter