Fermanagh’s Brendan Dolan put in a solid display to move safely through the first round at the William Hill World Championship.
The former decorator produced his best display at London’s Alexandra Palace for 3 years, to beat ex-Lakeside Champion Christian Kist 3-1.
There were also convincing 3-nil wins for 5-time World Champ Raymond van Barneveld and former European Champion Simon Whitlock.
Tonight, Derry’s Daryl Gurney finds out his second round opponent, as world number 9 Robert Thornton faces either Simon Stevenson or Zoran Lerchbacher.
Also world number 6 James Wade will get his campaign underway, as he faces Belgium’s Ronny Hy-Brechts
