SEEDED stars Simon Whitlock and Justin Pipe were dumped out of the William Hill World Darts Championship in Saturday's double session - round-up here.

THE PDC have released the following statement to clarify the situation in the tie-break at the end of the William Hill World Darts Championship between Wes Newton and Cristo Reyes on Thursday.

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PHIL TAYLOR started his William Hill World Darts Championship bid with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Germany’s Jyhan Artut in the first round on Friday night - round-up here.

REIGNING champion Michael van Gerwen started the defence of his William Hill World Darts Championship title with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Joe Cullen, while Cristo Reyes & Keegan Brown caused upsets.

WILLIAM HILL, the title sponsors of the William Hill World Darts Championship, are expecting to take a record breaking £10 million in bets during the course of the Christmas darts extravaganza!

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THE William Hill World Darts Championship kicks off on Thursday, with Michael van Gerwen beginning his defence of the Sid Waddell Trophy on a star-studded opening night at London's Alexandra Palace.

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