Photo : Chris Mason

CHRIS MASON 3-0 WAYNE ATWOOD
(3-2, 3-1, 3-0)

CHRIS MASON produced one of his best displays of scoring to overpower Wayne Atwood 3-0 in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

Mason landed eight maximums in 12 legs to blow away the Welsh qualifier.

Mason, who recently relocated to the darts hotbed of Stoke, announced his intentions in the opening leg of the match with back-to-back 180s.

Atwood came back to lead the set 2-1, but Mason levelled matters before ending a 12-darter with a 125 finish to take the set.

He also led 2-0 in the second set before missed doubles allowed Atwood to hit back.

Mason, through, took a scrappy fourth leg to move 2-0 up, and regained his composure with a 13-darter to open set three.

An eighth maximum helped him take the second leg before he took out double five for the match.

JOHN PART 3-2 ALAN GREEN
(3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 1-3, 6-4)

JOHN PART edged out qualifier Alan Green in an epic contest to move into round two at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

The Canadian, the champion at the Circus Tavern four years ago, looked on course for a comfortable win when he opened up a 2-0 lead.

But Merseysider Green, on his Purfleet debut, put up a tremendous fight to pull back and level the match before taking the deciding final set into a tie breaker.

Canadian Part showed all his experience to twice come from behind in winning the first set 3-2.

He then took the second without reply, despite a maximum from Green, to open up a 2-0 lead.

Green, who qualified for the World Grand Prix in October, settled to win the third set 3-1.

And a 136 finish from Part was not enough to prevent the fourth set going to Green by the same scoreline as the match went into the deciding fifth set.

Green moved 2-1 up to move to within one leg of the match, before two for Part swung the momentum his way at 3-2.

But when the Canadian missed his chance to wrap up the win, Green stepped in to level at 3-3 and then edge himself ahead.

Part, needing two win by two clear legs, kicked back into gear to pull square once more and then take out double eight to go back to the brink of victory.

This time, he made no mistake by landing double top at the first time of asking and set up a repeat of last year's epic second round with Chris Mason on Friday.

PHIL TAYLOR 3-0 ANTON PEIN
(3-0, 3-0, 3-0)

PHIL TAYLOR began the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a crushing 3-0 whitewash of Austria's Anton Pein.

Taylor looked in imperious form against the Purfleet debutant, who was appearing for the first time in front of the television cameras after winning a qualifier in Germany last month.

Taylor failed to drop a leg in the match, and will now take on in-form Irishman Mick McGowan on Boxing Day.

"It's a relief to get the first game out of the way," said Taylor. "He was an unknown quantity and sometimes it's harder to win these games than the battles.

"He was nervous and is a better player than he showed but it's game on for me now!

"I've got Mick next and I'll have to improve because he beat me the only time we've played.

"He's come through well this year and I know what he can do."

Taylor quickly found his stride against Pein, opening up with a 14-dart leg and wrapping up the first set without being put under pressure.

Pein found a better rhythm in the first two legs of the second set, although Taylor took both in 16 darts before producing an excellent 11-darter for the set.

His heavy scoring, and clinical switching from the 20 to 19 bed, left Pein in the shade as the third set followed the same pattern.

Pein managed to set up a finish in the third leg, but misses at double four allowed Taylor back in to seal the win.

PETER MANLEY 3-0 DAVE JOWETT
(3-0, 3-1, 3-0)

PETER MANLEY made light work of qualifier Dave Jowett to book his place in the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

The three-time finalist showed his experience on the big stage against Jowett, a 56-year-old window cleaner from Doncaster whose only previous televised contest came against Manley in the 2004 World Matchplay.

Manley raced through the first set 3-0 to stamp his authority on the match from the off.

He led 2-0 in the second before Jowett got off the mark with double top, before Manley wrapped up the set in the fourth leg.

Jowett landed the first 180 of the match in the third set's opening leg, but it was Manley who hit the crucial double to extend his advantage.

The number seven seed wasted little more time in wrapping up the win, meaning he will now meet South African Wynand Havenga on Friday.

"I've seen Dave beat some good players on the circuit, but it's different on that stage," said Manley.

"I am used to it and I managed to stay one step ahead of him. He will be disappointed because he is a good player but he'll learn from this.

"I'm feeling good and I've got to forget all about Christmas and get on with the darts.

"Wynand did well to beat Steve Maish, who's a top player, so I know it will be a hard game on Friday but I'm enjoying myself at the moment."