MERVYN KING came through a tie-break to defeat Jan Dekker 3-2 in the second round of the 2018/19 William Hill World Darts Championship.
The opening leg saw five consecutive breaks of throw, with two-time semi-finalist King finding double eight to take the opening set, before doubling his lead without losing a leg in set two.
Set three went to a deciding leg and, after King missed a chance for a 98 checkout for the match, Dekker took out 100 in two darts to take the match to a deciding set.
With nothing to separate the pair tied at 2-2, the match went to a tie-break, and it was King who grabbed the initiative with a 15-dart break of throw before claiming the win at his ninth match dart attempt to set up a clash with Brendan Dolan in round three.
Match Stats
Averages:
King - 97.76
Dekker - 87.56
180s:
King - 9
Dekker - 1
Highest Finish:
King - 140
Dekker - 127
100+ Checkouts:
King - 1
Dekker - 2
Finishing:
King - 14/38
Dekker - 10/30
