David Pallett sits out first round at UK Open
David Pallett will enter his next PDC major competition at the second round stage after the field was decided for the 'the FA Cup of Darts.'
Pallett will be a part of the first session at the PDC's UK Open but has been handed a bye past the opening salvo,
The finals will be staged at Butlins in Minehead for three days from a week on Friday, with the ITV4 cameras broadcasting live.
The unseeded 128-player field is made up of the top 96 in the UK Open Order of Merit, played between the pros, and 32 wildcards from qualifiers at Rileys Sports Clubs across the country.
And Pallett's 35th place finish in the Order of Merit has granted him a bye past one stage, with the top 32 coming in at the third round stage.
The Shropshire thrower will toe the oche with Jason Marriott on board six during the Friday afternoon ties, with the victor then returning for the evening's third round affairs.
His work in the first trio of qualifiers proved to be enough, after failing to add to his prize tally over the final three tournaments at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan last weekend.
Needing to win two games per competition to make the money stages, Pallett suffered a first round exit to Joe Murnan 6-5 in the last leg on Friday.
He returned to the same venue on Saturday and dropped just a leg in defeating Adam Hunt 6-1, but then went out 6-4 to Vincent van der Voort.
The last call on Sunday saw him register another 6-1 success, over veteran Alan Tabern, before a second close-run battle with Mark Webster saw him bow out 6-5.
He finished with £2,750 in the standings, which would have been good enough for a third round spot going into the treble of qualifiers.