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JOHN PART 2-1 ADRIAN LEWIS
(0-3, 3-2, 3-1)
JOHN PART produced one of the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix's greatest comebacks as he hit back from the brink of defeat to knock World Champion Adrian Lewis out of the tournament on Monday night.

Lewis looked set to coast to victory when he won the game's opening five legs to win the first set and move to the brink of a place in the last 16.

But missed doubles gave Part his chance, and the Canadian took the next three legs to level the game, before winning the decider 3-1.

Lewis made a confident opening, winning the first leg on double ten and opening the second with a 160 before doubling his lead on tops.

Part missed six darts to kick off the third leg, and Lewis took full advantage with a 13-darter to wrap up the set.

Lewis then took out double four and double two to lead 2-0 in the second set, but failed to close out the victory in the next despite hitting scores of 180 and 140, with Part winning his first leg of the match.

The Canadian landed a 180 in the next, and after three more misses from Lewis he hit double four to level the set.

Lewis gave himself another chance to secure victory in the set's fifth leg, but missed tops and Part capitalised by hitting double 16 to square the game.

A fired-up Lewis opened the deciding set superbly with a 160 start to the opening leg, which he won with a party-piece 100 finish of two double tops.

Part, though, replied to level on double four, and when Lewis failed to finish the third he hit double eight to move 2-1 up and move a step closer to a remarkable triumph.

He dominated the next only to miss tops for a 78 finish and victory, but Lewis was unable to check out 100 and Part returned to hit double ten to complete a stunning fightback.

"It's a great win," said Part. "The sets format meant that the comeback was more achievable than if we were playing a legs format

"When I was 2-0 down in the second set I didn't panic because I was still only one break behind.

"I'm not afraid to lose and, as bad as it was at the beginning for me, I just kept it in perspective of the game and felt I was going to claw my way back.

"Under pressure at the end, when my arm and hand was shaking because of the pressure, I hit a lot of doubles in and out. But maybe Adrian's level came down because I wasn't showing him much but I scored pretty well when I got away and maybe I did a bit of a rope-a-dope on him!

"He's one of the most explosive, dangerous players that there is but I'm getting rewarded for patience and am loving the game at the moment."

Part now meets Brendan Dolan in the second round on Wednesday, and he added: "I told him four or five years ago that I think he's the best player ever to come from Northern Ireland.

"I know he's a good player and I know what he can do under pressure against the best players in the game. Hopefully I'll be on my doubles and I can stand toe-to-toe from the start."

Match Stats

Adrian Lewis	1-2	John Part
17	100+	8
9	140+	12
1	180	2
28.77	Ave1	27.31
86.30	Ave3	81.94
100	High Finish	56
2	Breaks of Throw	2
12/27 - 44%	Starting Doubles	12/44 - 27%
6/22 - 27%	Finishing Doubles	6/20 - 30%