Painter finished with a nine-dart average of 92.04

"The Artist" produced a clinical display of finishing to outline his aspirations of claiming the title.

Wales's Barrie Bates reached the third round for the first time in his career after a hard-fought 4-3 win against Holland's Erwin Extercatte.

Third seed James Wade also progressed after edging Steve Beaton 4-3 and Kirk Shepherd downed Mick McGowan 4-3.

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The first match of the evening session saw Adrian Lewis secure his place in the third round thanks to a 4-2 victory over Vincent van der Voort.

He was joined by 2003 champion John Part, who dispatched Austria's Mensur Suljovic 4-1, winning three of the five sets 3-0.

In the final game of the night, Wade looked to be cruising at 2-0 but former world champion Beaton hit back and forced the match into a deciding set, only for Wade to rediscover his form and clinch it 3-1.