Leg of the night so far in terms of 180s scored.

Kim Huybrechts goes back-to-back in maximums either side of one from Keane Barry.

The Belgian then picks out double 20 at the first time of asking to level the set in 13 darts.

Keane Barry begins set two in this match and with his second visit, scores his first 180 of the night.

Barry has a 164 finish for a 12-dart leg, but lays up with dart three, knowing he has time on his hands.

He works around the board to finish off, but does so on double four.

Hopefully none of our players tonight suffer from dartitis.

Our colleagues at BBC News have been talking to Kevin Painter, who was runner-up in an epic world title final to Phil 'The Power' Taylor 20 years ago,.

Nicknamed ' The Artist', he thrived under pressure throughout his career, playing in the most prestigious competitions and taking home more than £900,000 in prize money.

But earlier this year, he went to throw a dart and it physically would not leave his hand.

"You're in shock, I stood there for ages. I just couldn't get my arm up to let go of the dart," he said.

Kevin was suffering from dartitis, a mental condition where the brain stops a player from being able to release a dart.

• You can read more in this piece about dartitis

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Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports

The Belgian takes the opening set and deservedly so. Keane Barry has some thinking to do.

A total of 22 100+ scores, including three 180s for Kim Huybrechts, were shared evenly between the duo in the first set.

Averages were lower than they felt, but Huybrechts' 11 missed darts at a double are a big reason for it.

Keane Barry took both of his two darts at a double so far, finishing on 103 and 112 in style.

Another 180 for Kim Huybrechts, the third one already in this opening set.

Keane Barry almost makes it four maximums, but his final dart strays left into treble five.

Barry has a chance to snatch the first set on 148, but fails to get going.

Huybrechts needs all three darts at double 12 to win the first set, but does so at the third go.

Almost a hat-trick of 100+ finishes in this opening set, with Kim Huybrechts narrowly missing out a 156 chance.

He gets the two treble 20s spot on, but misses out at double 18.

Huybrechts is back at double at eight and finishes there to break throw and level the opening set.

Kim Huybrechts is not fazed by that last finish from Keane Barry, going 180, 171 that included eight perfect darts.

At a chance of a 10-dart leg, Huybrechts misses six darts at double eight to give Keane Barry the sniff of a break.

Given a chance, Barry takes it superbly with an 112 finish. Two 100+ finishes in as many legs.

Some high scoring in this second leg from both mean, including a 140 from Irishman Keane Barry.

He goes one better in his finish, taking out 103 to level up. Excellent out from the 22-year-old.

Kim Huybrechts shows the quality he has early up in this match with 140 in his first visit of this World Championship and another one two visits later.

"The Hurricane" gives himself three darts at double eight to take the first leg, which he does at the second attempt.

We're about to get going in what is the final first round match of this evening.

Kim Huybrechts has the darts first up. Game on!

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Of tonight's four matches, the closest comes between Kim Huybrechts and Keane Barry, at least on paper.

Just 11 places separate Huybrechts and Barry in the PDC Order of Merit, sitting 41st and 52nd respectively.

Huybrechts' best performance in this competition came in the 2012 edition where he reached the quarter-finals.

Barry, 22, is at his sixth World Championship, but has never progressed further than the second round.

The winner of this match will face 2021 World Championship winner Gerwyn Price in the second round on Monday evening.

Monday's evening session will feature 2021 world champion Gerwyn Price, who faces the winner of tonight's encounter between Kim Huybrechts and Keane Barry.

Welshman Price has endured a frustrating spell heading into the tournament at Alexandra Palace following a testing 2024 so far.

But after competing in numerous exhibitions and spending additional time on the practice board of late, Price feels he has returned to peak form.

"I think I'm playing some of the best darts I've ever played," he told Ian Mitchelmore, of BBC Sport Wales.

• Price's journey from not wanting to play to hitting peak form

Jermaine Wattimena is ready for Monday's match with James Wade, who he beat en route to the European Championship final.

"I'm really happy. I was so nervous in the first set but I'm really confident, I play James Wade tomorrow afternoon and I'm ready for it," said Wattimena after a 3-0 win over Stefan Bellmont.

There is no doubt Stefan Bellmont will be back on this stage with more performances like that. He averaged 92.95, had 25 100+ scores including five 180s.

It was not enough for Jermaine Wattimena, who really was excellent. An average of 98.54, including 27 100+ scores and a 45% doubles percentage books his place in the second round.

John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports

Jermaine Wattimena was pushed. They deserve to hug each other as that was an excellent match to watch.

Stefan Bellmont is going out with a flourish if this is his last leg, finding his fifth 180 of the match.

Bellmont has a chance at 129 to break throw and win the set.

Treble 19, treble 16 and a miss at double 12.

Jermaine Wattimena punishes that miss, finishing off 55 in three darts to win the match 3-0.

An excellent showing from Wattimena, despite Bellmont's average of almost 93 on debut.

The Dutchman will play James Wade on Monday afternoon.

A big finish shootout in leg four.

Stefan Bellmont's 164 attempt ends instantly with a single one, while on Jermaine Wattimena, his 170 is met by a 130, missing the second treble 20.

An 84 finish on double nine for Bellmont sees him level the set.

After levelling this third set, Jermaine Wattimena uses the darts on his throw to his advantage, giving himself six darts at a finish.

Double 16 is his exit route, finishing up there to move within one leg of the second round.

It is raining 180s inside Alexandra Palace, with Jermaine Wattimena and Stefan Bellmont hitting one each in back-to-back visits.

Bellmont could have doubled his lead on a 108 out, but misses double 16 with one dart.

A scratchy end to the leg for Wattimena, but a finish on double five sees him level the set.