Hempel shocks Van den Bergh on dramatic Day Seven

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Florian Hempel stunned Dimitri Van den Bergh to reach the third round of the World Championship.

William Hill World Darts Championship third round schedule

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The post-Christmas schedule of play for the William Hill World Darts Championship third round has been confirmed.

Germany's newest star Florian Hempel out to continue rapid rise

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There is a new German darts star at Alexandra Palace, whose speedy surge onto the darting scene is showing no sign of slowing down.

Five-set World Championship records

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PDC Stats Analyst takes a look at some key record statistics for five-set World Championship matches.

Van Barneveld exorcises Ally Pally demons with Ilagan win

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Raymond van Barneveld marked his return to the World Championship with a classy 3-0 victory Lourence Ilagan.

Building back better? Four reasons for Barney to believe again

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PDCTV commentator Chris Murphy gives four reasons why Raymond van Barneveld is in better shape now than two years ago.

Borland nine darts away from triggering £100k Selco bonus

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Willie Borland will be nine darts away from triggering a mammoth £100,000 jackpot when he returns to the William Hill World Darts Championship stage.

Beaton denies Sherrock dream Ally Pally return

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Steve Beaton denied Fallon Sherrock a dream return to the Alexandra Palace.

Van Gerwen gets through tricky Ally Pally opener

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Michael van Gerwen reached the third round as the Ally Pally crowd were treated to a second nine-darter of the week.

Bouncing back: Van Gerwen ready to prove he is still the main man

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Michael van Gerwen believes he is the front runner to win the World Darts Championship.

Jamie Lewis, Matthew Edgar, Ciaran Teehan and Karel Sedlacek secured a return to the William Hill World Darts Championship alongside debutants Nick Kenny and Niels Zonneveld in Monday's Tour Card Holder Qualifiers.

The final six places in the World Championship field were on offer at the Ricoh Arena as Tour Card Holders completed in the last-chance knockout.

2018 semi-finalist Lewis defeated former UK Open and World Grand Prix champion Robert Thornton 7-5 in a high-profile decider as he ensured his place on the Alexandra Palace stage.

The Welsh ace also saw off David Pallett and Alan Tabern during the UK Qualifier as he claimed a huge win to kick-start a bid to save his Tour Card.

Edgar will play in his third successive World Championship after defeating Gary Blades, Martin Atkins and Josh Payne to secure an Alexandra Palace return.

Irish youngster Teehan will play at Alexandra Palace for a second straight year, after defeating Barrie Bates, Michael Barnard, Mark McGeeney and Joe Murnan - winning the final clash with a 13-darter in their sudden-death leg.

Nick Kenny will cap his first year on the PDC circuit with an Alexandra Palace debut, after defeating James Wilson 7-6 to secure his World Championship spot, having earlier seen off Steve Brown and Ted Evetts.

Karel Sedlacek will make his second World Championship appearance after the Czech star defeated Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-0 and then lost just two legs in each of his wins over Benito van de Pas and Jan Dekker in the Rest of the World Qualifier.

Dutch left-hander Niels Zonneveld secured his World Championship debut with wins over Krzysztof Kciuk, Jelle Klaasen and Martin Schindler.

The six players complete the 96-player field for the World Championship, with the draw for the tournament due to take place at 0930 GMT on Thursday December 3 live on Sky Sports News.

The William Hill World Darts Championship will be held from December 15-January 3 at London's Alexandra Palace.

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