Clayton, Van der Voort and Searle reach third round on Day Six
Jonny Clayton, Vincent van der Voort and Ryan Searle reached the third round of the William Hill World Darts Championship on Sunday at London s Alexandra Palace.
Welsh World Cup winner Clayton defeated Scotland s John Henderson, Van der Voort produced a great escape against Dutch compatriot Ron Meulenkamp, and Searle stormed past Jeffrey de Zwaan to progress.
Day six of the £2.5m tournament also saw the conclusion of the first round as Matthew Edgar, Keegan Brown, Nicky Kenny and Jason Lowe all won their openers.
Clayton fended off a fightback from Henderson, thanks in part to a stunning 140 checkout to level the fourth set as he went on to claim a 3-1 victory.
PDC World Championship darts: Day one predictions, odds, betting tips, accas, order of play & TV times
By Chris Hammer
21:04 · TUE December 15, 2020
Our guide for the opening night of the PDC s William Hill World Darts Championship includes the order of play, match-by-match previews, predictions, Sky Bet odds and a suggested acca.
Follow At last, the World Championship is finally upon to help get us through the end of the worst year in living memory and although it ll be lacking the usual Dartmas atmosphere, let s just be happy its being staged at all.
World champion Peter Wright is the headline act tonight and if he can avoid a shock exit, then he can head back home early for Christmas and not have to play again on the Ally Pally stage until after Boxing Day.