Beau Greaves overwhelmed 3-0 by Willie O’Connor Watch the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship – reside on Sky Sports activities actions Darts. We’re once more for a double session on Saturday at 12pm and 7pm with Simon Whitlock, Daryl Gurney, Lisa Ashton, Josh Rock and Dimitri Van den Bergh in movement
By Raz Mirza at Alexandra Palace & Ali Stafford
Closing Updated: 16/12/22 11:19pm
Beau Greaves’ PDC World Darts Championship debut resulted in defeat
There was no fairy story for teenage sensation Beau Greaves as she suffered a first-round exit to Ireland’s Willie O’Connor on the World Darts Championship, whereas Michael Smith acquired 9 straight legs to progress in style.
Eight-time PDC Girls’s Sequence winner Greaves was aiming to affix Fallon Sherrock in having overwhelmed their male counterpart on the home of darts, nevertheless Ireland’s O’Connor confirmed all his experience to return by 3-0 although the scoreline did not mirror the effectivity of ‘Beau ‘n’ Arrow’.
Friday, December 16 – Night time Outcomes
Rowby-John Rodriguez 2-3 Lourence Ilagan (R1) William O’Connor 3-0 Beau Greaves (R1) Keegan Brown 2-3 Florian Hempel (R1) Michael Smith 3-0 Nathan Rafferty (R2) 
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Beau Greaves rocked Alexandra Palace collectively together with her walk-on
Beau Greaves rocked Alexandra Palace collectively together with her walk-on
Greaves opened proceedings with a nerveless 120, nevertheless ‘The Magpie’ responded by worthwhile the following two legs.
The 18-year-old was not deterred as she broke throw on D2 to ship the opening set to a decider whereby the dogged O’Connor snatched in opposition to the darts on double 5 after Greaves wired one dart at double 16 for the set.
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Greaves hit a 120 checkout inside the first leg of her Ally Pally debut
Greaves hit a 120 checkout inside the first leg of her Ally Pally debut
The Doncaster thrower was making historic previous as a result of the youngest lady to compete inside the 30-year historic previous of the occasion and he or she immediately popped a mind-boggling 122 on double 7 to begin out the second set sooner than pinning double 3 to extend her profit.
Nonetheless O’Connor, who reached the semi-finals of the UK Open earlier this 12 months, hit once more to ship the set proper right into a decider whereby the earlier World Cup finalist nailed double 8 to edge nearer to victory.
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The 18-year-old purchased the Ally Pally crowd on their ft with this mind-blowing 122 finish
The 18-year-old purchased the Ally Pally crowd on their ft with this mind-blowing 122 finish
O’Connor was inside the ascendancy by now and WDF champion Greaves was rapidly blown away in a one-sided third set and left the stage shaking her head in disappointment.
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O’Connor progressed after a 3-0 victory over Greaves
O’Connor progressed after a 3-0 victory over Greaves
Two-time runner-up Smith eased into the third spherical of the occasion after beating Northern Irish star Nathan Rafferty 3-0.
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Smith started his match in opposition to Rafferty with this modern 114 finish
Smith started his match in opposition to Rafferty with this modern 114 finish
The Grand Slam of Darts champion made a commanding start by the opening set with out reply, kicking off with an enormous 114 out.
Fourth-seeded Smith casually notched the second set with further spectacular arrows and with the 22-year-old now utterly deflated, ‘Bully Boy’ rapidly achieved a whitewash win with a spectacular 130 on the bullseye.
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The St Helens thrower acquired his match in style with this spectacular 130
The St Helens thrower acquired his match in style with this spectacular 130
In an electrifying opening encounter of the night between Rowby-John Rodriguez and Lourence Ilagan, the latter took out 64 to seal the first set 3-1.
The 44-year-old from Manila – making his seventh look on the Worlds – moved one set away from a spot inside the second spherical after slamming in a wonderful 116 checkout and a neat 60 out-shot.
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Ilagan took out this 116 checkout all through his encounter with Rodriguez.
Ilagan took out this 116 checkout all through his encounter with Rodriguez.
Nonetheless Rodriguez labored his technique once more to halve the deficit with 4 180s and a beautiful 80 finish inside the fourth leg and ‘Little John’ was rapidly diploma after sweeping by the fourth set to ship us proper right into a decider.
The match went the hole however it was Ilagan who dragged himself over the worthwhile line after hitting double 18 to rearrange a date with Dimitri Van den Bergh.
Former Handball star Florian Hempel acquired an epic encounter to ship Keegan Brown to Q-Faculty in 2023, as a result of the German closed out a hard-fought 3-2 victory.
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Singer Lewis Capaldi was supported by Niall Horan as they graced the Alexandra Palace stage on Friday night
Singer Lewis Capaldi was supported by Niall Horan as they graced the Alexandra Palace stage on Friday night
Friday, December 16 – Afternoon Outcomes
Alan Soutar 3-0 Mal Cuming (R1) Boris Krcmar 3-0 Toru Suzuki (R1) Adrian Lewis 3-0 Daniel Larsson (R1) Kim Huybrechts 3-0 Grant Sampson (R2)
Lewis makes assertion with spectacular victory
Adrian Lewis claimed a formidable victory in his occasion opener on Friday
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis cruised into the second spherical with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Larsson, as Kim Huybrechts moreover progressed on Friday afternoon.
The 2011 and 2012 champion fired a formidable 19 treble 19s and posted a 93.57 widespread, with Lewis dropping merely three legs on his strategy to reserving a last-32 contest with Damon Heta.
Lewis wrapped up a scrappy opening set by taking out tops for a 13-dart leg and took out a 92 checkout on his strategy to doubling his lead, with the 37-year-old posting back-to-back maximums inside the final leg of the third as he claimed a 3-0 victory in his occasion opener.
“I didn’t know what to anticipate truly,” Lewis suggested Sky Sports activities actions. “I do know I have been practising successfully nevertheless I wasn’t 100 per cent positive what was going to happen up there tonight. Lucky ample for me it has gone successfully.”
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After a steady win over Daniel Larsson, Adrian Lewis said that he’s ‘up for the fight’ when he goes up in opposition to Damon Heta
After a steady win over Daniel Larsson, Adrian Lewis said that he’s ‘up for the fight’ when he goes up in opposition to Damon Heta
Huybrechts will face defending champion Peter Wright after Christmas after a routine victory over South Africa’s Grant Sampson, with a low-80s widespread ample to get properly from shedding the opening leg to breeze into the following spherical.
Scotland’s Alan Soutar kicked off the afternoon session with a commanding 3-0 win over Australian Mal Cuming, establishing a second-round battle with two-time Ally Pally quarter-finalist Daryl Gurney.
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Alan Soutar claimed a 3-0 win over Mal Cuming nevertheless admits that he should perform increased in opposition to Daryl Gurney on Saturday
Alan Soutar claimed a 3-0 win over Mal Cuming nevertheless admits that he should perform increased in opposition to Daryl Gurney on Saturday
Soutar landed 4 180s and reworked 124 and 119 finishes all through a routine success, signing off with a 12-dart break of throw, as Cuming solely registered two legs on a hard occasion debut.
Croatian star Boris Krcmar obtained right here by a low-scoring encounter in opposition to Toru Suzuki to beat the Japanese qualifier by the similar margin, securing him a gathering with two-time semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall in spherical two.
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Boris Krcmar acquired the opening leg of his match with this good 112 checkout in opposition to Toru Suzuki
Boris Krcmar acquired the opening leg of his match with this good 112 checkout in opposition to Toru Suzuki
Saturday at Ally Pally
Belgian No 1 Van den Bergh and World Youth Champion Josh Rock headline the movement on Great Saturday.
Saturday, December 17 – Fixtures (1230 GMT)
Martin Lukeman vs Nobuhiro Yamamoto (R1) Simon Whitlock vs Christian Perez (R1) Adam Gawlas vs Richie Burnett (R1) Daryl Gurney vs Alan Soutar (R2)
Saturday, December 17 – Fixtures (1900 GMT)
Ryan Meikle vs Lisa Ashton (R1) Cameron Menzies vs Diogo Portela (R1) Josh Rock vs Jose Justicia (R1) Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Lourence Ilagan (R2)
Former finalist Simon Whitlock, ‘SuperChin’ Daryl Gurney and ‘The Lancashire Rose’ Lisa Ashton, who grew to change into the first lady to win a PDC Tour Card by Q-Faculty in 2020, moreover attribute.
Watch the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship – reside on Sky Sports activities actions Darts – from December 15 to January 3.