 Nixon, making his debut in the tournament at the age of 50, hit checkouts of 121 and 110 as he refused to allow the seventh seed any way back into the match.Tony Eccles, seeded four but a 50/1 outsider for the title beat promising Welshman Mark Webster in straight sets.Webster failed to show the form that took him to a Europe Cup singles title and like van Gerwen earlier in the evening, his Lakeside debut ended in defeat.