Phil Taylor began his bid for a third successive Speedy Hire UK Open title with a 9-3 win over Mark Frost at the Reebok Stadium on Friday night, but World Champion Adrian Lewis crashed out to Terry Jenkins in Bolton

Taylor, who has won the title in the Premier Suite at the Reebok Stadium for the past two years, bounced back from his recent semi-final loss in the 888.com Premier League Darts with a strong showing in his all-Stoke battle.

Frost matched Taylor for the first four legs, but the world number one pulled clear with five in a row - including a key 140 finish - before securing a 9-3 triumph with a 98 average.

"I'm not the player I was a year ago when I won this event but it's coming back and I will get there," said Taylor. "This is an exciting tournament and I love coming to Bolton.

"It's one of the toughest tournaments to win too, and the important thing is I'm into the fourth round on Saturday now and can prepare for that."

Taylor will face long-time foe Dennis Priestley in the fourth round, after the 60-year-old ground out a narrow 9-7 win over Alan Tabern earlier on Friday.

There was disappointment, though, for World Champion Adrian Lewis, who went down 9-7 to a fine Terry Jenkins performance.

Jenkins led 4-1 and 7-4 - hitting a ten-darter along the way - before Lewis missed three darts to win a key 12th leg, with Jenkins moving 8-4 up and although the Stoke ace took the next three it was the Ledbury man who prevailed.

"Adrian gave me a few chances and I took them, but I kept my nerve when he came back strongly," said Jenkins. "It's always great to defeat Adrian and especially as he is World Champion, but I've got to move on and focus on my next game now."

Jenkins' next game will see him face 2008 winner James Wade, who had to win two games on Thursday just to win through to the last 64 before seeing off fellow left-hander Michael Mansell 9-2.

Two-time winner Raymond van Barneveld, the 2006 and 2007 UK Open champion, suffered a scare early on against Bristol's Steve Brown when he trailed 3-2, but eventually came through to win 9-5 in his bid for a third Bolton victory.

Gary Anderson, the recent Premier League champion who also reached last year's UK Open, began his challenge with a confident win over Stoke's Ian White.

Anderson led 5-0 early on and although White pulled back four legs the Scot had too much in progressing to the last 32, where he meets Paul Nicholson for the second successive year, with the latter defeating Graham Hollis 9-3 in his opener.

Australian Simon Whitlock was knocked out with a 9-7 loss to Co Stompe, who now plays Welsh star Mark Webster in the fourth round.

Stompe is joined by another Dutchman in the last 32, after Michael van Gerwen defeated Richie Howson 9-2 before being drawn with in-form Wes Newton, who was a 9-3 winner against John Henderson.

Four of the ten Rileys Qualifiers who had reached the last 64 will compete in Saturday's fourth round.

Andrew Gilding defeated Andy Hamilton and local favourite Joe Murnan saw off Mark Dudbridge 9-8, while John Bowles and Andy Boulton produced stirring comebacks to defeat Justin Pipe and Vincent van der Voort respectively.

Murnan will now meet Welshman Richie Burnett, who avoided a strong fightback from Colin Lloyd to progress 9-7, after the Essex ace hit back from 8-3 to 8-7 before missing a dart to force a deciding leg in their contest.

Widnes' Bowles has drawn former World Champion Steve Beaton, Boulton plays Daventry newcomer Matthew Edgar and Suffolk's Gilding faces Mark Hylton.

Mark Walsh, who knocked out Mervyn King, will play last year's semi-finalist Denis Ovens, resurgent pair Robert Thornton and John Part clash and Ronnie Baxter faces Dave Chisnall, who defeated Richard North 9-2 on his Bolton debut.

Hull youngster Reece Robinson followed up Thursday's wins over Barrie Bates and Wayne Mardle with a defeat of Wayne Jones, and now plays Andy Smith in the last 32.

Colin Osborne, the 2009 UK Open runner-up, will take on former World Championsihp finalist Kirk Shepherd in another tasty contest and Peter Wright plays Joe Cullen, who edged an all-Yorkshire affair with Rileys Qualifier Stuart Monaghan 9-8.

Speedy Hire UK Open - Third Round 

Co Stompe 9-7 Simon Whitlock

Raymond van Barneveld 9-5 Steve Brown

Phil Taylor 9-3 Mark Frost

Terry Jenkins 9-7 Adrian Lewis

Richie Burnett 9-7 Colin Lloyd

Mark Walsh 9-5 Mervyn King

Gary Anderson 9-4 Ian White

John Part 9-2 Roland Scholten

Kirk Shepherd 9-6 Darren Johnson

Dave Chisnall 9-2 Richard North

John Bowles 9-7 Justin Pipe

Robert Thornton 9-6 Wayne Atwood

Andrew Gilding 9-6 Andy Hamilton

Mark Hylton 9-0 Andy Jenkins

Wes Newton 9-3 John Henderson

Colin Osborne 9-4 Mark Jones

Michael Smith 9-2 Sam Hill

Denis Ovens 9-4 Kevin Painter

Andy Boulton 9-7 Vincent van der Voort

Joe Murnan 9-8 Mark Dudbridge

Reece Robinson 9-8 Wayne Jones

Joe Cullen 9-8 Stuart Monaghan

Dennis Priestley 9-7 Alan Tabern

Matthew Edgar 9-6 Martyn Turner

Mark Webster 9-5 Tony Eccles

James Wade 9-2 Michael Mansell

Michael van Gerwen 9-2 Richie Howson

Steve Beaton 9-2 Jamie Caven

Ronnie Baxter 9-6 Steve Maish

Peter Wright 9-1 Peter Hudson

Paul Nicholson 9-3 Graham Hollis

Andy Smith 9-4 Paul Harvey

Fourth Round Draw & Schedule of Play

Saturday (1pm)

All games the best of 17 legs

Main Stage

Paul Nicholson v Gary Anderson

Dennis Priestley v Phil Taylor

Terry Jenkins v James Wade

Dave Chisnall v Ronnie Baxter

Board Two

Michael van Gerwen v Wes Newton

Andy Smith v Reece Robinson

Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld

Mark Webster v Co Stompe

Board Three

Richie Burnett v Joe Murnan

Denis Ovens v Mark Walsh

Robert Thornton v John Part

Colin Osborne v Kirk Shepherd

Board Four

Matthew Edgar v Andy Boulton

Mark Hylton v Andrew Gilding

Steve Beaton v John Bowles

Joe Cullen v Peter Wright