ACOMB arrows ace Chris Thompson whitewashed one former world darts champion but was then knocked out by another at the latest PDC Players Championship event at Reading.

Thompson beat 1997 BDO world title winner Les Wallace 6-0 during the first round in Berkshire but then succumbed 6-1 to 1996 champion Steve Beaton, who went on to reach the semi-finals.

Whitwell-on-the-Hill’s Terry Temple, meanwhile, fell at the first hurdle 6-3 to Darren Johnson.

In the previous day’s Players Championship, Thompson was also defeated in the second round, going down 6-3 to Kevin McDine after beating Bernd Roith 6-1.

Temple lost 6-2 to Jamie Caven in the first round.