Dutchman Jelle Klaasen consigned Mervyn King to defeat while Terry Jenkins was also shocked in the StanJames.com World Matchplay.
Dutchman reels off eight consecuitve legs, Jenkins also defeated
A spectacular hot streak from Dutchman Jelle Klaasen consigned fourth seed Mervyn King to defeat while Terry Jenkins was also shocked in the first round of the StanJames.com World Matchplay.
In a contest played at a ferocious pace, King edged into a 4-2 lead but Klaasen then reeled off eight consecutive legs to progress to the second round in Blackpool.
The pair both produced impressive finishes to break each other's throw in the early stages before King began to take control with a 13-darter in the sixth leg.
However Klaasen then caught fire, levelling the match with a 107 finish before taking the lead despite a maximum 180 from his opponent.
King missed a chance to halt the run at 6-4 before the 25-year-old landed a double six to stretch his lead to three legs.
Unstoppable
From thereon, Klaasen was simply unstoppable as he checked out 70, 86 and 121 to win the match 10-4.
"I'm very pleased to have won," Klaasen said after the contest.
"My doubles have let me down many times in the last couple of years but I've worked hard on that recently and it showed."
In the first contest of the evening, two-time runner-up Terry Jenkins was sent crashing out as World Matchplay debutant Steve Brown beat him 10-6.
Brown, playing only his third match on television, showed no sign of nerves as he checked out 127 with a bullseye finish in the opening leg.
Jenkins got off the mark in the third leg, but Brown continued to hold the edge over the world number five, moving into a 6-4 lead after some more impressive finishes.
Lead
But his best was yet to come as the 29-year-old checked-out 149 to take a three-leg lead over the 2009 finalist.
Jenkins then missed some crucial doubles as he tried to find a way back into the contest and was made to pay as his opponent moved to the brink of victory at 9-4.
Jenkins did finally manage to pull two legs back, but Brown sealed the victory in the 16th leg, nailing double six after twice missing to progress to the second round.
Simon Whitlock had a comfortable ride through the opening round as the Australian thrashed Tony Eccles 10-1.
The World Championship runner-up took a stranglehold from the start, winning the second leg against the throw after a 180 maximum and 55 check-out.
Whitlock refused to let his opponent into the matchas he continued to reel off the legs, although Eccles did avoid the embarrassment of a whitewash.
Robert Thornton was not as lucky as Eccles, however, suffering the first whitewash for six years at the World Matchplay as he was defeated 10-0 by Gary Anderson.
Thornton missed doubles when trying to get a leg on the board early on, but Anderson then showed his clinical touch as he raced away to record a thumping win.
