Defending champion Phil Taylor was knocked out of the UK Open on Friday night by a 22-year-old factory worker from Nottingham.

'The Power' entered the tournament in round three, where he was beaten 9-7 by Aden Kirk.

There was no such trouble for world number one Michael van Gerwen, who booked his place in the fourth round by thrashing James Hubbard 9-1.

Fellow World Championship finalist Peter Wright also made it through, after snatching a dramatic 9-8 win over Michael Smith, who missed eight match darts in the 17th leg.

Elsewhere in round three, Adrian Lewis, Kim Huybrechts and James Wade recorded comfortable victories over Ronnie Baxter, Ross Smith and Michael Mansell respectively.

Simon Whitlock's poor form continued as he lost 9-6 to Ronny Huybrechts.

Dave Chisnall overcame Justin Pipe 9-7, while Gary Anderson stormed past Andy Smith 9-3.

Two-time winner Raymond van Barneveld had a busy but successful day. Unlike the majority of his main rivals, the affable Dutchman began the event in round one.

'Barney' opened up with a 5-3 triumph over Tony Broughton, before seeing off Martin Stead 5-2. He then cruised into round four with a 9-3 win against Mick Todd.

Results in full:

Preliminary round: Carl Green 3-5 Lionel Sams, Brian Woods 3-5 Dean Stewart, Paul Whitworth 0-5 Rhys Griffin, Alan Tabern 1-5 Tony Randell, Martin Stead 5-3 Alan Casey, Kevin McDine 5-2 Aaron Holdstock, Ian Jones 3-5 Simon Stevenson, James Young 3-5 David O'Brien, Nathan Derry 5-2 Jason Mold,
 William Naylor 4-5 Sam Allen.

Round one: Glenn Spearing 2-5 Antonio Alcinas,
 Kevin Taylor 1-5 Arron Monk,
 Raymond van Barneveld 5-3 Tony Broughton, Kyle Anderson 4-5 Kevin McDine, Dennis Smith 5-1 Mark Hylton, 
Ewan Hyslop 5-4 Steve Brown,
 Alan Derrett 5-2 Jyhan Artut,
 Ben Burton 4-5 Michael Mansell, Steve Douglas 3-5 Johnny Haines, 
James Hubbard 5-4 Jeff Batham,
 Joe Murnan 5-0 Shaun Lovett, 
Dean Reynolds 4-5 Martin Stead, Conan Whitehead 4-5 Aden Kirk,
 Mark Cox 5-4 Shaun Narain,
 Lionel Sams 5-3 Chris Aubrey,
 Rhys Griffin 3-5 Karl Merchant, Adam Cousins 2-5 Paul Hogan,
 Pete Dyos 3-5 William O'Connor,
 Adam Hunt 5-3 Michael Malone,
 Dean Stewart 5-0 Graham Dando, Andy Boulton 5-2 Jonathan Worsley,
 Matthew Edgar 5-1 Matt Clark,
Jason Lovett 3-5 Simon Stevenson, 
Tony Randell 5-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez, Benito van de Pas 5-3 Doug Thompson,
 Jim Hill 1-5 Alex Roy,
 Sam Allen 5-3 Chris Mackie,
 Nathan Derry 4-5 Gerwyn Price, Nigel Daniels 5-3 Scott Bennett, 
Mick Baker 4-5 Mick Todd,
 Kevin Dowling 5-4 Chris Dobey, 
David Dodds 5-1 David O'Brien.

Round two: John Henderson 1-5 Jelle Klaasen,
 Keegan Brown 3-5 Mensur Suljovic,
 Ian White 5-4 Daryl Gurney, 
Paul Hogan 5-0 John Part, Steve Maish 5-0 Ben Ward,
 Ronny Huybrechts 5-0 Adrian Gray, 
Jason Hogg 5-3 Wayne Jones,
 Martin Stead 2-5 Raymond van Barneveld, Garry Spedding 2-5 David Pallett,
 Dennis Smith 2-5 Peter Hudson, 
Ewan Hyslop 2-5 Kevin McDine, Alex Roy 5-4 Tony Newell, John Bowles 1-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode,
 Rocco Maes 5-2 Nigel Daniels,
 Alan Derrett 3-5 Adam Hunt, 
Sam Allen 3-5 Ross Smith, Andy Boulton 5-4 Josh Payne,
 James Hubbard 5-3 Steve Hine,
 Arron Monk 4-5 Karl Merchant,
 Benito van de Pas 5-3 David Dodds, Nigel Heydon 5-4 Johnny Haines, Dave Weston 3-5 Mick Todd,
 Antonio Alcinas 5-3 Matthew Edgar,
 Lionel Sams 4-5 Joe Murnan, Michael Barnard 1-5 Stuart Kellett,
 Tony Randell 5-4 Steve West, Jamie Caven 3-5 Kevin Dowling,
 Michael Mansell 5-2 Dean Stewart, Mark Cox 1-5 Darren Webster, 
Ian Lever 3-5 William O'Connor,
 Aden Kirk 5-2 Gerwyn Price,
 Simon Stevenson 5-3 Mark Barilli.

Round three: Peter Wright 9-8 Michael Smith,
 Ronnie Baxter 5-9 Adrian Lewis,
 Aden Kirk 9-7 Phil Taylor,
 Michael van Gerwen 9-1 James Hubbard,
 Kevin Dowling 8-9 Stephen Bunting, Justin Pipe 7-9 Dave Chisnall, 
Kevin Painter 9-5 Richie Burnett, Raymond van Barneveld 9-3 Mick Todd,
 James Wade 9-1 Michael Mansell, Steve Beaton 6-9 Brendan Dolan,
 Adam Hunt 5-9 Paul Nicholson,
 Terry Jenkins 9-4 Stuart Kellett, Mark Webster 9-5 Mark Walsh,
 Kevin McDine 8-9 David Pallett,
 Andy Smith 3-9 Gary Anderson, 
Steve Maish 1-9 Nigel Heydon, Ronny Huybrechts 9-6 Simon Whitlock,
 Jamie Lewis 9-8 William O'Connor, 
Robert Thornton 9-3 Jason Hogg, 
Mensur Suljovic 9-3 Tony Randell, Paul Hogan 9-3 Benito van de Pas,
 Christian Kist 9-2 Antonio Alcinas, 
Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-9 Joe Murnan, Kim Huybrechts 9-5 Ross Smith,
 Peter Hudson 8-9 Ian White,
 Andy Boulton 2-9 Dean Winstanley,
 Nick Fullwell 1-9 Alex Roy, Darren Webster 6-9 Vincent van der Voort,
 Rocco Maes 6-9 Simon Stevenson,
 Karl Merchant 4-9 Mervyn King,
 Andy Hamilton 9-8 Jelle Klaasen, Andrew Gilding received a bye after Wes Newton withdrew through illness.