GARY ANDERSON began his bid for a third world title with a 3-1 win over Kevin Burness in the second round.

CHRIS DOBEY dropped just two legs in his comfortable 3-0 win over Boris Koltsov in round one.

DANNY NOPPERT reeled off nine successive legs to run out a convincing 3-0 winner over Royden Lam in round one.

THE 2018/19 William Hill World Championship begins on Thursday at Alexandra Palace, London.

ROB CROSS began the defence of his William Hill World Championship title with a 3-1 victory over Jeffrey de Zwaan.

JAN DEKKER battled his way to a 3-1 victory over Lisa Ashton in round one of the William Hill World Darts Championship.

CODY HARRIS held his nerve to come through a five-set thriller with Martin Schindler in round one.

JEFFREY DE ZWAAN breezed past Nitin Kumar 3-0 to become the first winner at the 2018/19 World Championship.

The William Hill World Darts Championship begins tonight - with greater worldwide coverage than ever before.

A LIMITED number of Hospitality Packages remain on sale for the 2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship.