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REPORTS, results and reaction from Thursday's play at the 2008 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship.

The tournament continues at Alexandra Palace with the first two Preliminary Round games and four more First Round matches in the afternoon, and four games in the evening session.

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2008 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship
Preliminary Round

Ashfaque Sayed 0-5 Shi Yongsheng
Alan Bolton 0-5 Erwin Extercatte

First Round
Andy Jenkins 3-2 Miloslav Navratil
Wayne Jones 0-3 Tony Eccles
Andy Hamilton (pictured above) 3-1 Leroy Kwaidjk
Alex Roy 3-2 Warren Parry

SHI YONGSHENG 5-0 ASHFAQUE SAYED

SHI YONGSHENG whitewashed Ashfaque Sayed in the preliminary round stages at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

The Chinese qualifier produced a solid display against Sayed to book a clash against Alan Warriner-Little on Friday afternoon.

Despite a 140 from Sayed at the beginning of the match, Yongsheng landed tops to take the opening leg.

He then took a 2-0 lead with a 54 finish, landing double top.

Sayed had opportunities to take the third leg, but missed three darts at double sixteen and Yongsheng made the Indian pay to extend his lead.

Sayed could not improve his scoring and Yongsheng managed to take the next two legs in comfortable fashion to take the victory.

Match Stats

Ashfaque Sayed	0-5	Shi Yongsheng
4	100+	6
2	140+	5
-	180	-
24.01	Average 1	26.09
72.03	Average 3	78.28
-	High Finish	54

ERWIN EXTERCATTE 5-0 ALAN BOLTON

ERWIN EXTERCATTE produced the second whitewash of the day against New Zealand's Alan Bolton in the last of the preliminary round matches at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

Bolton, making his debut at the World Championship never settled on the big stage and could not make any impression during the match.

Extercatte took the first leg of the match landing double sixteen.

Both players struggled to hit the winning double in legs two and three, Extercatte eventually taking both on double one.

Extercatte hit the only maximum of the contest in the fourth leg and took out a 55 finish to go one leg away from the match.

The Dutchman then ended the match with an 80 finish, his highest checkout of the match, to advance to the First Round and a clash against Colin Osborne, on Friday.

Match Stats

Alan Bolton	0-5	Erwin Extercatte
3	100+	7
-	140+	-
-	180	1
20.13	Average 1	21.05
60.38	Average 3	63.15
-	High Finish	80

ANDY JENKINS 3-2 MILOSLAV NAVRATIL
(3-1, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0)

ANDY JENKINS came back from 2-1 down to defeat Miloslav Navratil at the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.

The Czech Qualifier, who won his preliminary round game against Rizal Barellano 5-0 on Wednesday, put in a spirited performance, which included five maximums before being out-gunned by Jenkins' late surge of six straight legs.

Jenkins started the match well and took the first set 3-1, but Navratil hit back in the second set, taking all three legs without reply.

Both players upped their games in the third set, Jenkins taking the first leg with a 94 checkout before Navratil levelled with a fantastic 12-darter finish, which included two maximums.

Jenkins came back with a 15-darter to regain the lead but Navratil levelled the set and then produced two 140s and a 51 checkout in the deciding leg to shock last year's semi-finalist.

But the man from Cosham came to life after that and won six consecutive legs to win the match.

He took out double five to break the throw at the start of the set and a 110 finish to claim it and level the match.

He was in total command in the decider, completing the three legs in 15, 14 and 16 darts to claim victory and book a second round clash against Alan Tabern.

Match Stats

Andy Jenkins	3-2	Miloslav Navratil
23	100+	17
10	140+	12
3	180	5
28.93	Average 1	27.71
86.80	Average 3	83.12
110,103	High Finish	81

TONY ECCLES 3-0 WAYNE JONES
(3-1, 3-2, 3-0)

TONY ECCLES put in a clinical performance against Wayne Jones to record a 3-0 win on his Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship debut.

Eccles, making his first appearance in the event after qualifying through the Players Championship Order of Merit, started well, breaking the Jones throw in the third leg with an 11-darter and taking the opening set with a 14-darter.

Jones, a World Championship semi-finalist two years ago, missed chances to take the opening leg of the second set and Eccles made the man from Wolverhampton pay for his mistake.

He then doubled his lead in the set, landing double eight but Jones broke the Eccles throw to take the third leg.

Eccles missed six darts at doubles in the fourth leg to take extend his lead and Jones levelled up when he hit double four.

Eccles missed four further opportunities to take the set in the deciding leg, but Jones could not capitalise on the Hartlepool man's errors and Eccles held his nerve to land double five for a 2-0 lead.

Eccles broke the throw at the start of the third after Jones missed two darts at double 16.

He then took complete charge of the match and landed checkouts of 81 and 100 in the next two legs to claim victory.

Match Stats

Wayne Jones	0-3	Tony Eccles
22	100+	18
7	140+	9
-	180	3
27.90	Average 1	30.39
83.71	Average 3	91.17
42	High Finish	100

ANDY HAMILTON 3-1 LEROY KWADIJK
(3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0)

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.

He landed eight 180s to see off Kwaidjk 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.

"I was going outside last night and I missed the top step, and slipped down the stairs," he revealed.

"I'll go back home and have an X-ray on it to get it checked out, but it didn't affect my performance too much.

"Hopefully it's only a sprained ankle!"

Hamilton, who reached the final of the Grand Slam of Darts last month, hit eight maximums during a strong start to his World Championship challenge.

Hamilton opened his account by landing double top and then increased his lead when the young Dutchman missed eight darts at doubles, landing double ten for the second leg.

Hamilton then took the first set in fine style, winning the third leg with a 142 checkout.

He stepped up his form in the second set, winning it without reply from his opponent, including five maximums in three legs.

Hamilton missed the bull for a 118 finish at the start of the third and Kwadijk hit back with a stunning 160 to take his first leg of the match.

Hamilton levelled the set and then had four chances at doubles to take the lead, but he failed to convert and Kwadijk hit double ten to go one leg away from the set.

Hamilton missed the bull for a 170 finish in the fourth leg but came back to hit double eight and take the set into a deciding leg.

But Kwadijk hit an impressive 72 finish to keep the game alive and take the match into a fourth set.

Hamilton regained the form he showed in the first two sets, hitting two more maximums in the fourth set to wrap up the win without reply.

"It was hard playing Leroy because we've never played before," admitted Hamilton. "I didn't close out the game as soon as I should have but I was always confident I'd get the win."

Match Stats

Andy Hamilton	3-1	Leroy Kwadijk
12	100+	10
9	140+	6
8	180	-
30.07	Average 1	24.72
90.20	Average 3	74.17
142	High Finish	160

ALEX ROY 3-2 WARREN PARRY
(3-1, 2-3, 2-3, 3-0, 6-4)

ALEX ROY came from behind against New Zealand's Warren Parry to claim a place in the second round of the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship in a tie break thriller.

Roy took the opening set 3-1, making the Kiwi pay for two missed attempts at double in the fourth leg landing double sixteen.

The opening four legs of the second set where held with throw and it was the New Zealander who got a the vital break of throw in the decider hitting a 165, and then double top to level the match.

Parry then went ahead for the first time in contest but Roy soon levelled up, taking the fourth set without reply.

The local man took the first two legs of the final set, breaking throw with a 72 finish and then landed double top to complete a 60 checkout.

But the Kiwi fought back and levelled up with impressive checkouts of 91 and 72 to take the match into extra time.

The next four legs where shared with both players producing a 14 dart finish each.

Parry missed six doubles in the next leg and Roy pounced to take a 5-4 advantage.

This proved to be crucial and Roy went on to close out the match by landing double six.

Match Stats

Alex Roy	3-2	Warren Parry
39	100+	41
16	140+	13
2	180	1
28.80	Average 1	27.85
86.41	Average 3	83.56
96	High Finish	91