BRENDAN DOLAN eased into the third round of the William Hill World Darts Championship with a straight sets success over Joe Cullen at Alexandra Palace.
Dolan dropped just a single leg in defeating the 14th seed, landing the tournament's first 170 checkout in an impressive display.
The Northern Irish ace bossed the first set, taking it 3-0 with the aid of a 118 finish in the second leg.
Dolan made it six legs won in a row as he wrapped up the second set by taking out a superb 170.
Cullen finally got a leg on the board after losing seven in succession but former World Grand Prix finalist won the next two to progress.
Match Stats
Averages:
Cullen - 85.16
Dolan - 92.72
180s:
Cullen - 3
Dolan - 0
Highest Finish:
Cullen - 10
Dolan - 170
100+ Checkouts:
Cullen - 0
Dolan - 2
Finishing:
Cullen - 1/17
Dolan - 9/24
