Alan Soutar, Jose De Sousa and Joe Cullen also progressed at the PDC World Darts Championship.

Chris Dobey rallied to defeat the two-time PDC World Darts champion.

The Scot was badly out of sorts and only averaged 91.28.

Rock, 21, beat Nathan Aspinall 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon.

There was disappointment for Cork’s John O’Shea who bowed out after a battling performance.

The 21-yer-old defeated Spanish opponent Jose Justicia in the first round of the PDC World Darts Championship.

It is the second time the 51-year-old Scottish player has won the illustrious prize, having previously been crowned champion in 2020.

The 2019 runner-up prevailed after fourth seed Wade had rallied to threaten a tense finish.

Meanwhile, Luke Humphries and Callan Rydz also progressed at the Ally Pally.

The Englishman follows Michael Van Gerwen and Vincent Van Der Voort in having to pull out of the tournament.

The two-time World Championship semi-finalist has been troubled by golfer’s elbow and tendinitis.

The Limerick man will go on to face Michael Smith.

The 19-year-old Meath native survived a scare before getting the better of Royden Lam at Alexandra Palace.

Carl Fletcher looks ahead to the key storylines and gives tips – with the latest William Hill odds – as they prepare to get underway at Ally Pally.

The 35-year-old defeated Gary Anderson 7-3 at Alexandra Palace.

Elsewhere, Lisa Ashton narrowly failed in her bid to emulate Fallon Sherrock.

Limerick’s Willie O’Connor was left to rue a costly error against favourite Gerwyn Price.

PDC chairman Barry Hearn said he has plans to expand darts to China, India and North America.

MVG beats Michael Smith 7-3 in the Alexandra Palace decider.

England’s Nathan Aspinall has advanced to the last four at the Alexandra Palace thanks to a 5-1 win.

The Fermanagh man will now square off with either 30th seed Benito van de Pas or the unseeded Toni Alcinas in the next round.

‘The Magpie’ was beaten by Ryan Searle tonight.

26-year-old Jamie Lewis from Wales will meet either Phil Taylor or Gary Anderson in the last four after a 5-0 thrashing against Darren Webster.

It’s about to get interesting at the Ally Pally.

The Dutchman takes the Sid Waddell trophy.

The world number one will face Gary Anderson after seeing off Raymond van Barneveld at Ally Pally tonight.

The champion will face Wright in the last four.

Simon Whitlock and his magnificent beard are on their way home.

Jackpot stayed true to his name by claiming the first set in spectacular fashion but went on to lose 4-3 tonight.

If you won’t make it to Ally Pally over the next fortnight, this is the next best thing.

Stoke-on-Trent meets Stoke-on-Trent as Adrian Lewis and Andy Hamilton face off in this year’s PDC World Championship final at Alexandra Palace.

Paul Nicholson was furious that Kim Huybrechts’ missus was getting more attention than the match at Alexandra Palace last night.

The 15-time world champion crashed out of the second round last night.

There was a major upset at Alexandra Palace last night as Raymond Van Barneveld was eliminated from the first round.

Take some time out. Here’s the virals this week .

A famous nine-dart finish, Keane’s head is on the block and there’s mixed injury news for Ireland’s provinces.