Welsh veteran Wayne Warren went close to Lakeside history during his upset first-round win over Dutch favourite Wesley Harms.
No 12 seed Dean Reynolds will meet Chris Harris after the Welshman came through a see-saw preliminary-round match against animated Turk Umit Uygunsozlu, winning the deciding fifth set 3-1.
Read more: Lakeside 2018 Umit Uygunsozlu 2 Vs 3 Chris Harris
Defending women’s champion Lisa Ashton overcame early double trouble to defeat Rhian Griffiths 2-0. Ashton found herself 2-0 behind in the first set after blowing chances to win both the opening legs. After that, her finishing was 100 per cent.
No 10 seed Willem Mandigers got his Lakeside campaign underway with a 3-0 win over Nick Kenny.
You can now enter the 2018 Pontin's RedDragon Welsh Open online.
You can now download the booking form for the 2017 Pontins Welsh Open. Please click the link below.
Pontins RedDragon 2018 Welsh Open Booking form
The British Internationals 2018 will now be played on the 6th, 7th and 8th of April 2018 at the Penydarren Social Club, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AF.
