18-12-17 PDC DARTS

PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

DAY 2

Phil Taylor made an unconvincing start to his final PDC World Darts Championship appearance as he beat Chris Dobey 3-1.

Dimitri Van den Bergh showed just why he's considered a world champion of the future with a sensational performance to beat Stephen Bunting 3-1.

Rob Cross eased into the second round of the PDC World Championship with a straight-sets victory over Seigo Asada.

DAY 3

Gary Anderson produced bursts of exhilarating darts and some distinctly average ones to whitewash Jeff Smith, who had earlier qualified for the first round by beating Luke Humphries.

Jan Dekker recovered from a slow start to beat fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen 3-1.

Jermaine Wattimena beat Joe Cullen 3-2 to reach the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship, in the match of the tournament so far.

Robert Thornton avoided a potential banana skin as he fought off the challenge of qualifier Brendan Dolan to win 3-1 in a pulsating first-round encounter.

Benito van de Pas suffered the ignominy of being the first seed knocked out of the PDC World Darts Championship as he lost 3-1 to Steve West on Saturday afternoon.

Mervyn King became the second seeded player to lose at Alexandra Palace as he let a 2-0 lead slip against Zoran Lerchbacher.

DAY 4

The seeds continued to struggle in the early stages of the World Championship as Dave Chisnall was dumped out after losing 3-0 to Vincent van der Voort.

There was a big surprise in the second game of the evening session as 11th seed James Wade was beaten by former World Youth champion Keegan Brown in a five-set thriller.

Ian White avoided being the fourth seed of the day to crash out as he defeated Cody Harris 3-1 in the final match of the night.

Jamie Lewis reminded fans of his huge potential as he produced a breathtaking display in a 3-0 victory over Jonny Clayton.

Alan Norris eased into round two of the World Darts Championship with few problems as he brushed aside Kim Viljanen 3-0.

Australian star Kyle Anderson was well below his best but punished Peter Jacques for a host of missed doubles as he progressed 3-1 at Alexandra Palace.