RYAN JOYCE's dream William Hill World Championship debut continued with a 3-0 victory over Simon Whitlock.

WILLIAM O'CONNOR won a five-set thriller against James Wilson to reach round three.

KIM HUYBRECHTS produced a fabulous performance to claim a whitewash win over Daniel Larsson.

BRENDAN DOLAN eased into the third round with a straight sets success over Joe Cullen. 

NOEL MALICDEM moved into the second round with a hard fought victory over Jeffrey De Graaf.

NATHAN ASPINALL claimed a comfortable victory over fellow World Championship debutant Geert Nentjes.

JAMES WADE survived a scare when he was taken to a tie-break by Japan's Seigo Asada as Michael Smith progressed to round three.

DARYL GURNEY eased into the third round of the William Hill World Darts Championship.

DARYL GURNEY sealed his passage into the last 32 thanks to a comfortable 3-0 triumph over Chuck Puleo.

DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH booked his place in the second round with a 3-0 win over Chuck Puleo.