A brief fightback from Ben Robb is short-lived as Connor Scutt gets six darts to take out 76 and win the second set.

He only needs three, finishing up on double four to go 2-0 up.

Connor Scutt starts off the third leg of the second set with a 180 and receives a few sarcastic boos when his fourth dart does not find treble 20.

Scutt gets the chance of a hat-trick of 100+ finishes in this set on 126 but misses out on the bull finish.

Ben Robb is handed three darts at double 16 to win his first leg of the night. It takes all three, but the man from New Zealand holds throw.

Glen Durrant
Former Premier League champion on Sky Sports

There's no dilly dally at Ally Pally for Connor Scutt so far.

Connor Scutt's average is currently up above 100 and he has three darts at 112 for another big finish.

Does he take it? You bet he does.

18, treble 18, double 20. Scutt doubles his lead in this set.

Connor Scutt continues where he left off with the dominance he showed throughout the first set.

After another maximum, he takes out 117 on double 20 to break Ben Robb's throw and the opening leg of set two.

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Connor Scutt certainly like to work the crowd.

A wink here, a wave of the arms there.

He just loves the big stage at Ally Pally.

Connor Scutt has played well so far, averaging just below 96 in that first set.

Ben Robb is quite a way back on 83.53 following the opening three legs.

We've not seen much of Ben Robb in terms of checkouts so far.

He is finding trebles, but Connor Scutt has kept one or two steps ahead.

Scutt goes close to a 109 out, missing at double 16.

It gives Robb three darts to finish off 100. He goes low with his one shot at double 19.

Scutt pounces on his return with one dart to claim the first set.

Almost two 180s in two legs for Connor Scutt, who scores 140 before Ben Robb responds with a 44 and then a 41.

Scutt gets six darts to take out 141 as Robb trails behind him.

A missed double at 18 is no issue for Scutt who breaks throw with his first attempt on double nine.

Connor Scutt requires just two visits to find his first 180 of this year's World Championships.

Ben Robb is not too far behind in terms of scoring, but Scutt gets three darts at 92, finishing off in two of them to lead.

Yesterday, we saw Joe Comito of Australia in action.

Tonight, New Zealand's Ben Robb is playing to face another Australian in Damon Heta in round two.

Hoping to stop him is the only Englishman that is playing tonight in Connor Scutt.

He has the darts in hand, game on!

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Connor Scutt goes into the second match of the night as big favourite against unranked opponent Ben Robb.

Scutt, 70th in the PDC's order of merit, will look to at least emulate his World Championship debut 12 months ago where he reached round two.

Robb, of New Zealand, is at his fifth World Championship but has lost in all of his previous four outings.

The winner of this match will face Australian Damon Heta on Saturday night in the second round.

Germany's Kai Gotthardt earlier overcame a broken dart as he marked his tournament debut with a 3-1 win over Scotland's Alan Soutar.

The barrel of one of Gotthardt's darts snapped in half during the fourth leg of the first set, won by Soutar, but Gotthardt stormed back to take the next three sets in succession.

Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports

What a leg to win it, what a shot to produce. Robert Owen leaves Niels Zonneveld disconsolate.

Another set decider starts excellently for Niels Zonneveld, putting six of his first seven darts into treble 20 and leave 76 after nine darts.

Hope turns into dismay as Robert Owen is left with 121.

He takes it out superbly, going treble 20, treble 11 and double 14.

Owen runs to the side of the stage in celebration. That's how to get your first ever Alexandra Palace win!

Zonneveld is in shock, given how well he played in that leg.

Robert Owen is really in his groove now, a classy 177 sees him passionately swagger off the oche with confidence.

Meanwhile, Niels Zonneveld gets a third bounce out of what could have been another 180.

Zonneveld is gifted three darts at 56, which he takes out in two on double double.

Another break of throw. Shock.

Niels Zonneveld did not lose any of the first three legs in this match, but has since struggled to win any.

A second bounce out of the match is met by further frustration from the Dutchman, while Robert Owen keeps his cool.

A 123 from Zonneveld, which he has found a few times, would have been a real boost if dart three did not stray into treble one.

Owen has 118 left to go within a leg of victory, but an unplanned four ends the checkout.

The Welshman does then get three darts on 40, taking the third on the 10s.

Niels Zonneveld does not start the second leg in the best scoring form, but fortunately for him, neither does Robert Owen.

Just as I type that, Owen finds his third 180 of the night to set up 62.

The Welshman takes it out on the next visit, needing only one go at double 16.

Set four is all square after yet another break of throw.

Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports

Owen is one set away from a clash with German giant Gabriel Clemens.

There have been plenty of breaks of throw in this match and set four starts with Niels Zonneveld needing one to keep himself going in this match.

While he waits to go at 121, a second 180 for Robert Owen puts the pressure on and sets up 70.

An 18 and 12 set up one dart at double 20, which Owen misses.

A landed double 15 breaks throw for the Dutchman.