Matchplay a doubt for Wayne Jones

Wolverhampton's Wayne Jones today feared for his place in the PDC's next televised tournament after a disastrous weekend on the floor.

Jones has £2,900 to make up just to reclaim his place in the world top 16 and qualify for this month's World Matchplay in Blackpool.

'The Wanderer' tumbled out of two competitions he really had to do something in, the weekend's PDC Players Championship in Crawley.

The 47-year-old was first the subject of Paul Rowley's revenge, his 6-5 win avenging Jones' 6-2 victory in the same competition in March.

Jones was back at the oche yesterday to take on South African darter Devon Petersen and again ended up of the wrong side of 11 legs.

His 6-5 reverse left him needing the performance of his life in this weekend's third European tour event in Duesseldorf, Germany.

To make matters worse, a supershow from Colin Lloyd left Jones 18th in the Order of Merit after yesterday run of play.

'Jaws ' ended almost two years without a ranking title after going all the way and results went no better for Jones on Saturday.

Dave Chisnall - holding 16th before the weekend - took Saturday's tournament by seeing off Ronnie Baxter 6-4 in the final.

Stourbridge's Nick Fullwell went on better than Jones after reaching the second round of Saturday's event before woe yesterday.

Fullwell reached the money stages and banked £200 after edging out Swede Magnus Caris 6-5 before a 6-2 defeat to finalist Baxter.

But yesterday was a disappointment for the 43-year-old, who bowed out with 6-3 defeat to Andrew Gilding in his first game.

Rugeley's Mark Hylton went the furthest of all of the West Midlands darters in yesterday's event, reaching the quarter-finals.

'Mile High' took £1,000 in the process despite losing 6-4 to Andy Hamilton, who went on to lose to Lloyd in the final.

Hylton had took out Reece Robinson, Dave Chisnall, Adam Smith-Neale and Steve Beaton by scorelines of 6-3, 6-3, 6-5 and 6-4.

But the former airline cabin crew manager was whitewashed by finalist Baxter 6-0 on Saturday desspite impressing to that point.

The 46-year-old had the beating of Dutchman Co Stompe 6-3 and turned on the style to wipe out Adrian Gray in a commanding 6-1 win.