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Simon Whitlock began his bid to win a second Dutch Darts Masters title by wearing glasses on stage for the first time as he defeated Mike De Decker in Fridays first round in Venray.Australian ace Whitlock, who won the PDC European Tour event in the Netherlands in 2012, has responded to a slump in form which has seen him drop out of the worlds top 16 by trialling glasses.The 46-year-old wore the glasses in competition for the first time in last weekends Coral UK Open Qualifiers in Wigan - reaching one semi-final - before taking to the stage in Venray, where he sealed a 6-2 defeat of De Decker with a 102 checkout.Whitlock now takes on Ian White in Saturdays second round, and described his decision to start wearing glasses as potentially career changing.The whole game has changed now and I can see the board so clearly - its going to take a little time to adjust but this is a positive start, said Whitlock. Its amazing - a very big change.I needed them two years ago, maybe three years ago, but Ive broken the ice now. Im using them, I might look a bit weird but theyre working. Its very hard changing something as big as this, very difficult to make that transition.Another former European Tour winner, Mervyn King, overcame old rival Ronnie Baxter 6-3 to set up a clash with World Champion Gary Anderson in a tasty second round fixture.2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy runner-up Jamie Lewis impressed with a clinical 6-0 whitewash of Germanys Andree Welge, taking out a 146 checkout and averaging 98 as he set up a second round tie with Justin Pipe.Stephen Bunting also enjoyed a whitewash win as he took out a 167 finish on his way past Greeces John Michael, with the former Lakeside Champion now set to meet Peter Wright.Dutch Darts Masters - First Round results:Zoran Lerchbacher 5-6 James RichardsonRitchie Edhouse 6-4 Martin SchindlerPaul Milford 5-6 Remco van EijdenAndree Welge 0-6 Jamie LewisKevin Thomas 6-3 Jan DekkerDimitri Van den Bergh 5-6 John HendersonMike De Decker 2-6 Simon WhitlockRobbie Green 4-6 Rowby-John RodriguezKevin Painter 6-5 Jamie CavenJyhan Artut 5-6 Daryl GurneyRyan Harrington 6-4 David PallettJohn Michael 0-6 Stephen BuntingDirk van Duijvenbode 3-6 Gerwyn PriceMervyn King 6-3 Ronnie BaxterMark Webster 6-2 Jermaine WattimenaRicky Evans 5-6 Devon PetersenAlso See:Sky Bets darts oddsOn Sky TVSchedule/ResultsFeaturesGet Sky SportsAdidas Kengät Halvalla . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. Adidas NMD Cs2 Suomi . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/ . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Adidas Falcon Kengät .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Adidas Gazelle Kengät . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury.TORONTO - Conservative estimates have injured shortstop Jose Reyes returning by the all star break. But Reyes, who severely sprained his right ankle making an awkward slide on April 12 in Kansas City, has discarded the walking boot and could be back in the lineup by the end of June. "Were now looking at how many weeks does it take before hes sprinting and running," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "Lets say its two weeks before hes really getting involved and now you have a month to really get a lot of reps, batting practice, get into games." Since the injury, Reyes has spent most of his time at home in New York City. He will join his teammates this weekend at Yankee Stadium and then accompany them back to Toronto. Shhortly, possibly as early as later this week, Reyes will begin to take batting practice off a tee and he will begin a throwing program.ddddddddddddWhen his ankle is healthy enough to begin a running program, jogging to start, Reyes will do so. The aim, on or close to June 1, is to have Reyes playing in simulated games and taking live batting practice. A minor league rehab assignment will follow and Reyes will progress slowly toward playing a full nine innings. Itll be like spring training, all over again. "The fact that hes out of the boot and were in the middle of May, six weeks from now doesnt seem like a stretch," said Anthopoulos. Reyes, in 10 games prior to his injury, was hitting .395 with a .465 on-base percentage. ' ' '