KEV Beaumont heads into the sixth round of the Bill Houston Memorial Grand Prix Darts on Saturday in pole position.

Beaumont took himself to the top of the leaderboard by beating Rich Hall in the fifth round final at the Red River.

He has a five-point lead over James Kempster, with Stev Woodburn a point further back in third.

Woodburn and John Sides won the blind pairs last time out, with Gary Rice taking the open singles.

Saturday's sixth round starts at 12.30pm, with players asked to attend by noon. All players are welcome.

STANDINGS (AFTER FIVE ROUNDS)

1. Kev Beaumont, 25pts; 2. James Kempster, 20pts; 3. Steve Woodburn, 19pts; 4. Rich Hall, 18pts; 5. Paul Beaumont, 17pts; 6. Dave Eccles, 14pts; 7. Scott Tippett, 13pts; 8. Liam Armistead, 11pts; 9. Karen Kirkby, 11pts; 10. Baz Twiname, 11pts; 11. Toni Ormandy, 10pts; 12. Andy Watts, 10pts; 13. Daniel Backhouse, 9pts; 14. John Sides, 8pts; 15. Tyler Armistead, 8pts; 16. Ross Rimmer, 8pts; 16. Chris Irvine, 8pts.