Stoke’s Andy Hamilton lost 11-4 in his first UK Open Final against 16 time World Champion Phil Taylor. Hamilton who had performed brilliantly and beaten James Wade 10-8 in the quarter finals and Raymond Barneveld 10-9 in a thrilling semi-final game could not quite muster the same intensity from his previous 2 matches and subsequently found an in-form Taylor too hot to handle. Hamilton will now be appearing on stage at Butlins in Bognor Regis on Sunday 16th June in a JBD Darts Challenge against Darren Webster, Steve Brown and Jamie Caven.