NORTHWICH ace Stuart Kellett’s run to the last 32 on Friday afternoon is his best during a PDC Players’ Championship tournament to date this year.
He bowed out after a deciding leg against Scot Mark Barilli at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.
Earlier in the day, the 33-year-old had seen off Jyhan Artut (6-3), from Germany, and Dutchman Dimitri Van den Bergh (6-5) to reach the third round for the first time in 2015.
On Saturday, Kellett scored a notable success against in-form Andrew Gilding – who reached the UK Open semi finals in March – to reach the second stage.
However he lost 6-3 to Darren Webster.
The Cheshire regular’s weekend ended with a first-round exit, by 6-4, on Sunday against Jason Lovett.
World number one, and Premier League leader, Michael van Gerwen won Friday’s competition before Peter Wright and Keegan Brown – the World Youth champion – matched that feat on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
It leaves Kellett 39th in the world rankings and 61st in the one-year ProTour standings with £7,750 in prize money.
He returns to action in the next two Players’ Championship tournaments later this month.
Results
Players’ Championship 6
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Friday
First Round
Stuart Kellett 6-3 Jyhan Artut
Second Round
Stuart Kellett 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Last 32
Mark Barilli 6-5 Stuart Kellett (£750)
Players’ Championship 7
Saturday
First Round
Stuart Kellett 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Second Round
Darren Webster 6-3 Stuart Kellett (£250)
Players’ Championship 8
Sunday
First Round
Jason Lovett 6-4 Stuart Kellett
Just when i think im getting somewhere i put in that performance today. Very poor but got to think of the positives n move on to Crawley
— Stuart Kellett (@StuKellett) May 3, 2015
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