KEITH DELLER rolled back the years to defeat Steve Beaton and move into the second day of the Budweiser UK Open at Bolton's Reebok Stadium.
Deller, the 1983 World Champion, produced some vintage darts to overturn deficits of 4-1 and 6-3 against Steve Beaton.
He pulled level with a 94 checkout, finishing on the bull, before a neat two-dart finish on 57 put him 7-6 up.
Deller then landed double eight to win the match and move into the third round - where the likes of Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd and Raymond van Barneveld will enter the tournament on Saturday.
"I'm determined to do well in this tournament," said Deller. "I missed out on the World Championship last December and that really hurt me.
"Nobody will forget me winning in 1983 against Eric Bristow, but want to do something in a major tournament again and this is my chance."
Deller will be joined in the third round by 2004 UK Open champion Roland Scholten, who safely overcame Vic Hubbard 8-3 in his opening clash.
Scholten will now face 2006 World Championship finalist Peter Manley in the heavyweight clash of round three.
Rising star Adrian Gray, from East Sussex, defeated established star Dennis Smith 8-5 in one of the shocks of the first day.
Gary Noonan - a postman from London - won through games against Bolton local Paul Williams and Darren Williams and was rewarded with a clash against defending champion Phil Taylor in the third round.
Two pub qualifiers who came through a series of knockouts held in Greene King houses around the UK will join 62 players from the professional circuit in round three.
London Underground emergency response worker Lee Topper defeated Peter Hall and Stuart Pickles to progress to round three, and Kent's Geoff Harkup won against Chris Hill and Steve Johnson.
"It wasn't easy for me but I'm delighted," said Topper, the 1986 Dutch Open winner who meets Andrew Hamilton in the next round.
"There were nerves up there and it is hot on stage. I'm just a pub player, but this is the UK Open and I can't wait for tomorrow."
World number one Colin Lloyd, the tournament's top seed, faces former World Grand Prix champion Alan Warriner-Little in another big second round match.
Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld will begin his challenge for his first major PDC title against Yeovil's Simon Whatley, while former World Champions Richie Burnett and Bob Anderson also clash.
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Budweiser UK Open Results
Preliminary Round
Norman Fletcher 6-3 Eddie Lovely
Mark Thomson 6-4 Kevin Spiolek
Jan van der Rassel 6-3 Steve Evans
Simon Craven 6-2 Guy Christyn
Darren Webster 6-4 Dave Jowett
First Round
Steve Coote 6-3 Kevin Dalwood
Gary Noonan 6-3 Paul Williams
Sean Palfrey 6-5 Alan Caves
Shayne Burgess 6-3 Cliff Lazarenko
Bob Crawley 6-2 Alan Green
Jamie Harvey 6-2 Wayne Squirrell
Kevin Dowling 6-5 Tom Wilson
Steve Johnson 6-3 Pip Brown
Perry Regan 6-5 James Dorenbos
David Platt 6-4 Mick Chambers
Rocco Maes 6-4 Danny Pinhorne
Jan van der Rassel 6-2 Coen Wiekamp
Andy Hayfield 6-2 Ian Haines
Darren Williams 6-5 Wayne Brown
Stuart Pickles 6-2 Gary Miller
Darren Webster 6-0 Ian McLean
Geoff Harkup 6-3 Chris Hill
Jess Archer 6-1 John Harris
Chris Allen 6-3 Paul Everson
Norman Fletcher 6-3 Peter Lock
Yves Cottenge 6-2 Lee Rose
Darren Johnson 6-4 Ricki Blay
Graeme Stoddart 6-1 Glen Baxter
Shaun McDonald 6-0 John Nesbitt
Gary Barnett 6-1 Peter Dillingham
David Fairbrass 6-1 Tony Smith
Johnny Haines 6-3 Dave Johnston
Dave Honey 6-1 Simon Craven
Nicky Turner 6-1 Tom Allies
Wayne Atwood 6-1 Tom Murphy
Lee Topper 6-1 Peter Hall
Nigel Langton 6-2 Mark Thomson
Round Two
Adrian Gray 8-5 Dennis Smith
Keith Deller 8-6 Steve Beaton
Roland Scholten 8-3 Vic Hubbard
Steve Hine Bye (Erik Clarys withdrew through injury)
Darren Latham 8-7 Pete Allen
Colin Osborne 8-5 Jason Clark
Wes Newton 8-5 Henry O'Neill
Jimmy Mann 8-4 Matt Chapman
Andy Callaby 8-6 David Platt
Kevin Pearson 8-7 Sean Palfrey
Wayne Atwood 8-6 Johnny Haines
Steve Coote 8-3 Shaun McDonald
Kevin Dowling 8-3 Shayne Burgess
Jason Roberts 8-4 Jess Archer
Ian Whillis 8-3 Bob Crawley
John MaGowan 8-6 Rocco Maes
Geoff Harkup 8-5 Steve Johnson
Mick McGowan 8-6 Yves Cottenge
Michael Barnard 8-1 Nigel Langton
Lee Topper 8-4 Stuart Pickles
Simon Whatley 8-1 Dave Honey
Mark Robinson 8-3 David Fairbrass
Gary Welding 8-6 Gary Barnett
Chris Allen 8-6 Perry Regan
Lee Palfreyman 8-3 Jan van der Rassel
Robbie Widdows 8-4 Andy Hayfield
Graeme Stoddart 8-2 Nicky Turner
Darren Johnson 8-6 Darren Webster
Alan Reynolds 8-1 Mark Frost
Robbie Green 8-7 Jamie Harvey
Gary Noonan 8-4 Darren Williams
Dave Askew 8-0 Norman Fletcher
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