Roland Scholten beat Cliff Lazarenko

But the "Prince of Style" hit back in the sixth and soon began to relax for the first time in the match.

And the third seed finally clinched the seventh set and the match, nailing a double 10 to the delight of his fans in the crowd.

After the match, Harrington revealed there was no real confrontation between himself and Deller.

"What happened was that when Keith was releasing his third dart, he was flicking his left leg out.

"I'm a little bit of an on the edge player where I want to get to the oche quickly.

"I'm moving onto the back of him just a little bit quick and he caught me on the shin three times.

"I've known Keith for years and there was actually no niggle. I would never use gamesmanship because I don't think I have to."

Part through

In the evening's other match, Dennis Priestley booked his place in the second round after a 4-1 victory over 20-year-old qualifier Matt Chapman.

Earlier, Roland Scholten saw off crowd favourite "Big" Cliff Lazarenko 4-1.

The "Flying Dutchman" took a 3-0 lead after the first three sets, with Lazarenko pulling one back in the fourth.

But Scholten took the match in the fifth set - although he acknowledged it was not one of his best performances.

Former finalist John Part also advanced into the next round after a 4-2 victory over Mick Manning.