PDC World Darts Championship LIVE: Results, scores and updates from Alexandra Palace
Peter Wright is the latest seeded player to exit early after James Wade lost earlier in the week
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Your support makes all the difference.Two-time winner Peter Wright crashed out of the World Darts Championship in the second round after a 3-0 defeat to Jim Williams at Alexandra Palace.
Williams, a BDO runner-up in 2020, was also far from his best in a poor quality clash, admitting afterwards: “I was fighting myself all the way and it’s a little bit frustrating – but hopefully we’ll get there.”
16-year-old Luke Littler marked his World Championship debut with a blistering 3-0 win over experienced Dutchman Christian Kist.
Littler showed no nerves as he hit seven 180s and finished with an extraordinary average of 110 to mark himself out as a genuine contender for the crown.
Also in the Wednesday evening session, Richard Veenstra eased past Ben Robb 3-0 while Ryan Joyce was a 3-1 winner over Alex Spellman.
In the afternoon, 16th seed Ross Smith eased to a 3-1 victory over Niels Zonneveld before being stung by a wasp on stage.
Meanwhile Poland’s Cork-based Radek Szaganski overcame Finland’s Marko Kantele 3-2 with a final set 142 checkout helping him through to a second-round clash with five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld.
Owen Bates lost a two-set lead as Ireland’s Steve Lennon fought back to win 3-2. Lennon’s compatriot William O’Connor had a far more comfortable time with a 3-0 victory over Bhav Patel.
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Jose de Sousa 0(2) - 0(2) Jeffrey de Graaf
Jeffrey de Graaf adjusts well after a couple of dodgy trips but manages to land double 16 and hold his throw. The first set is coming down to the final leg.
Can De Graaf nick it against the throw?
Jose de Sousa 0(2) - 0(1) Jeffrey de Graaf
De Sousa has come to play. He hits the first 180 of the match in the third leg and then cleans out 103, ending with a one dart shot at double 20, to take the leg.
Jose de Sousa 0(1) - 0(1) Jeffrey de Graaf
De Graaf starts the second leg in better form but De Sousa finds a timely 134 then a visit of 59 to leave 160.
De Graaf misses his second attempt at bull trying to close out 132 but De Sousa goes wide at tops so de Graaf pins double 18 for a hold.
Jose de Sousa 0(1) - 0(0) Jeffrey de Graaf
Jose de Sousa gets off to an almost perfect start having secured a 15 dart leg with a three dart finish to tidy off a checkout of 60. De Graaf wasn’t really in the leg at all.
Slow start for him.
Jose de Sousa vs Jeffrey de Graaf
Okay.
After a barnstorming opening match Jose de Sousa and Jeffrey de Graaf go head to head in this afternoon’s second encounter.
Who will be advancing to the third round?
Brendan Dolan 3-2 Mickey Mansell
Brendan Dolan has the darts for this sudden death leg. Mickey Mansell’s accuracy slips and Dolan takes his time setting up a 68 finish after 12 darts.
Mansell is nowhere to be seen. Dolan can only take 36.
32 left, three darts for Dolan... he hits!
Brendan Dolan is through to round three after a cracker.
Brendan Dolan 2(5) - 2(5) Mickey Mansell
Mansell forces the one-leg shootout!
He cleans out 148 with a treble 20, another treble 20 and a double 14.
One leg to play to decide the winner.
Brendan Dolan 2(5) - 2(4) Mickey Mansell
Close! With 120 left as the checkout, Dolan hits the single 20, he hits the treble. He misses the double to leave 40.
Mansell can’t clean up and leaves 40 himself in a repeat of the previous leg.
Dolan is up first though this time and he hits double 20 with his first dart!
Brendan Dolan 2(4) - 2(4) Mickey Mansell
Mikey Mansell has been a deadeye for double 20 all match. Both players go toe-to-toe in the leg and each leaves 40 to win. Mansell has the throw and takes the first attempt.
He hits with his first dart. The match is level again. A maximum of three more legs to play.
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