The Stoke-on-Trent player hit a 170 checkout during the match and missed a shot at double 12 for a nine-dart finish in the final leg of the match.

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The Operations and Checkout building will soon serve as the final assembly facility for the Orion capsule during NASA's next phase of space exploration, the Constellation program.

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