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PHIL TAYLOR made another remarkable comeback to edge out Mark Walsh 4-3 and book his place in the last 16 of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

The 13-time World Champion had to come from behind in his first round clash against Michael van Gerwen, and had to produce another Great Escape to see off Walsh.
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PETER MANLEY kept alive his hopes of a fourth Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship final with a 4-1 win over Alan Warriner-Little as the second round of the tournament began on Saturday.

Manley, the runner-up to Phil Taylor in 1999, 2006 and 2006, produced a clinical display to see off his fellow Cumbrian at Alexandra Palace in five sets.
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Number three seed James Wade made a fine start to his bid for the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on Friday night.

The World Matchplay and World Grand Prix champion dropped just one leg in a 3-0 destruction of Australian Steve MacArthur at London’s Alexandra Palace to reach the last 32.
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Austria’s Mensur Suljovic celebrated his Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship debut with a 3-2 defeat of Andy Smith on Friday afternoon.

Suljovic, the number one in the German Darts Corporation rankings, came from 2-1 down to see off Smith in a deciding set at Alexandra Palace.
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Source: Ireland Online.

Colin Osborne today became the latest seed to be sent packing by a qualifier at the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

Osborne lost 3-1 to Dutchman Erwin Extercatte, who defied 10 maximums from the 20th seed to progress to the second round.
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Source: Sun Sport, article by Tim Heming

Vincent van der Voort came back from the brink to defeat fellow countryman Jelle Klassen in an epic PDC World Championship encounter that really did go down to the wire.
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Raymond van Barneveld kicked off the defense of his Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship with a victory on Thursday night as former World Champions Dennis Priestley and Jelle Klaasen were dumped out of the tournament at Alexandra Palace.

Van Barneveld overcame a spirited challenge from Barbados’ Anthony Forde to book his place in the second round of the tournament with a straight sets win.
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Andy Hamilton overcame the pain of a foot injury to see off Dutch youngster Leroy Kwadijk 3-1 at Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship on Thursday afternoon.

Hamilton was left limping throughout his game after slipping down a flight of stairs at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday, when he visited to get a feel of the PDC’s new home ahead of his match. But he managed to land eight 180s to see off Kwadijk and book his second round berth, and will now return to his Stoke home for the Christmas break and to have checks on the injury.
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Number Three Seed Terry Jenkins crashed out of the 2008 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship to debutant Kirk Shepherd on Wednesday night. Jenkins, who has reached five televised finals in the past year, became the biggest-name casualty so far in this year’s event after allowing the qualifier to come from behind for a 3-2 victory.

Jenkins paid the price for seven missed doubles for the match in the fourth set, with Shepherd eventually taking the win. He will now meet Mick McGowan in round two, following the Irishman’s victory over fellow Dubliner Jason Barry.
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Qualifier Jamie Caven grabbed the headlines on day three of the 2008 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship with a straight sets victory over Wes Newton.

Leicester-based Caven dropped just four legs against Newton to book his place in round two.

The 31-year-old will now meet Wayne Mardle on Saturday in his bid to progress to the last 16.

“I’m thrilled to bits,” said Caven. “I came here to enjoy myself but I think I justified being up there.
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