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Callum Carson

Two West Lothian darts stars to star in UK Open this weekend

Two West Lothian darts stars are in action at the UK Open which gets underway on Friday.

Reigning world champion Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright could rise to world no.1 for the first time in his career with a good showing.

The 2017 winner enters as the second seed and receives a bye into the fourth round.

Meanwhile, William Borland will have to defeat one of the most famous names in darts if he is to avoid an early exit.

The 25-year-old from East Calder takes on five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the third round in Minehead.

Borland stunned the sporting world two months ago by throwing a nine-darter in the deciding leg of his first ever World Championship match.

He heads into his third UK Open event sitting one place behind his Dutch opponent in the current world rankings (55th) and will be keen to build momentum following his impressive exploits earlier this year.

The tournament is being televised live on ITV4.

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