BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS | Harvey ousts top seed Manley

Shell-shocked number one seed Peter Manley has been sent crashing out of the Skol World Darts Championships by Scotland's Jamie Harvey.

World number 21 Harvey, known as `Brave Dart', defeated Manley 3-2 at Pufleet, Essex, with a consistent display of scoring and finishing.

Harvey showed no signs of nerves as he breezed through the first set without allowing Manley a leg.

Now he has his sights set on beating title holder Phil 'The Power' Taylor later in the competition.

It was not until the third leg of the second set that the number one seed made his mark on the scoreboard.

But that was not enough to stop the Scot taking a two-set lead, doubling his advantage with a 116 out shot.

Jamie was taking his darts out of the board slowly and it messed my game up

Beaten top seed Peter Manley

Manley fought back in the third set to reduce the arrears.

And the Cumbrian won the next as well to level the match with the help of a 103 out shot in the second leg to cancel out Harvey's 101 finish the leg before.

But Harvey showed his true mettle by holding his nerve to edge out Manley 3-1 in the final set to record a notable victory.

He said: "I just went in and did the exact same thing as I have done before, but this time I was finishing.

"I can score and live with (Phil) Taylor and I proved that in the first few legs at the World Matchplay but the finishing is my main problem.

"Hopefully, I'll get Taylor in the semi-finals now but I've got another two matches first.

Peter Manley
Out: Manley's tournament is over

"I'd rather beat Taylor than Manley

"I've every respect for Manley because he's entered all the competitions and got to number one.

"But I would still say that Taylor is the number one player in the world."

Manley blamed the defeat on the deliberate slowing-down tactics employed by Harvey.

He said: "When I got back to 2-2 I thought I was going to nick it.

"But Jamie was taking his darts out of the board slowly and it messed my game up.

"Normally I'm straight up behind him and I've thrown three darts before he's walked back.

"But fair play to him as I've done it as well. It's part of the game."

Meanwhile, world number five Dennis Priestley fell to Keith Deller, who won a nail-biting final set to land a second round tie against Richie Burnett.

Keith Deller
Deller beat world number five Priestley

The battle between the two former world champions went into a deciding fifth set.

Priestley led 2-1 in the clincher but Deller's 110 check-out ensured the match went into a tie-break, meaning a two clear leg winning margin was required.

The next two legs were shared before a 142 check-out from Deller put him 4-3 ahead only for Priestley to level the match again.

Deller edged 5-4 ahead and then won a dramatic tenth leg with just 12 darts and a 122 out shot.

Phil Taylor was never at his best in beating Nigel Justice in the round's final match - but he never needed to be.

He sealed a 3-0 victory with a 151 finish.

Veteran John Lowe had to work hard for a 3-1 victory against tournament debutant Garry Spedding.

Lancastrian Les Fitton was another first day winner, advancing 3-1 at the expense of Denis Ovens.


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