Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports

The Canadian was too strong. He never trailed at any stage of this match.

A 180 from Mensur Suljovic is no more than a consolation.

Matt Campbell, on 89, takes the leg and the match with a thrilling dart on bull.

A convincing performance in the last set. Campbell will face Ryan Searle in the second round.

Gutting for Suljovic.

Mensur Suljovic needs a hold of throw at the bare minimum. Not having the throw may cost him.

Matt Campbell does really well, working the board to his advantage to earn a 170 out, but one he cannot finish.

On 118, Suljovic takes treble 20 and 18, but goes too high on double 20.

A near miss on 91 from Campbell brings Suljovic back. He goes high, he goes low and then goes inside double 10.

Campell takes out 25 on double eight for the leg. A wasted leg for Suljovic.

As we mentioned earlier, each set has been won by the man starting it with the throw.

The decider is started by Matt Campbell who after a 177, gets a minimum of six darts to see off 164.

After six, Campbell leaves 32, but will get three more darts to see it off.

All three are misses across doubles 16 and eight, but he does get to return for double four, which he takes at the second attempt.

After losing the last two legs, Mensur Suljovic just has to hold his throw to take this to a fifth set.

A visit of 134 gives him six darts to take out 50.

Singles at 18 and 16 precede a miss on double eight, but he will be back for another crack at it.

Needing 16, Suljovic's first dart lands.

He beats his chest and we're off to a fifth set!

This was Mensur Suljovic during his walk-on.

He'll be feeling a bit deflated now.

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Matt Campbell starts the fourth leg with four straight treble 20s and gives himself as much time as he possible to see off 116.

Campbell will get at least six darts, but probably plenty more, to level this fourth set.

The Candian levels set four on double 16 in a 71 checkout, moving him one leg away from the second round.

From being three legs away from winning the match, Matt Campbell now has to win three in a row to avoid a deciding set.

He gets six darts at 170, leaving 110 after the first three.

On his return, a treble 19 and single 13 leave double 20, which he misses, but is allowed to come back to.

Campbell takes out tops to stay in the set and close the gap in this set.

The Austrian needed a bit of a gee up and four treble 20s in as many darts give the veteran exactly that!

On 96, Mensur Suljovic goes treble 20, single 18 and double nine.

He leads the set 2-0 and after the checkout, flexes his biceps on the oche.

The last set will have hurt Mensur Suljovic, who has to win two in a row for this match.

He gets six darts to finish the leg.

The first three leave 79. The Austrian takes out the treble 19 but misses double 11, but he will come back for an additional three.

A finish on double four gives Suljovic the leg.

Matt Campbell has had a brilliant third set and a hold of throw would see him take it in a matter of minutes.

The Canadian gets six darts at 160 and only needs three of them.

The first two land in treble 20 and the third picks out tops. Wow!

He wins the three legs in this set in 14, 11 and 12 darts. Sensational.

A very good scoring leg from both men, Mensur Suljovic needs 126 to hold his throw. No dice.

Matt Campbell breaks throw with an 81 out on double 12. He leads 2-0 in the set.

In both sets, we have gone the distance so far.

Whichever player starts the set, they have gone on to win it. Good news for Matt Campbell if this goes through all five.

He starts the third set a bull away from taking out 121 but comes back to hold his throw on double 18.

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Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports

Clinical from Mensur. Campbell knows it shouldn't be a level match.

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For the second set in a row, we are in a deciding leg.

After a couple of visits, Mensur Suljovic lands the first two treble 20s, but a single 20 leaves a bogey number.

Despite a low-scoring visit, he does get a go at 117, but again misses out, setting up 32.

With Matt Campbell missing out on 148, Suljovic pins his first attempt on double 16 to level the set.

Matt Campbell just needs to hold this leg on his throw for the set.

A 93 gives him three darts to take out 40, but misses double 20 once on each side and then goes wide at double 10.

Mensur Suljovic's 100 attempt only scores 60, but Campbell misses three more double attempts across 10 and five.

Suljovic needs three more darts to level the set and does so on double 10.

He celebrates with a sarcastic cheer and laugh. That should have been the set for Campbell.

Mensur Suljovic has to win three straight legs from here for the set.

On the first, he pins 137 excellently.

Treble 19, treble 16, double 16.

That's more like it, Mensur!

It is another tense leg in this match and after a first break in the game from Matt Campbell, Mensur Suljovic wants a slice of the same pie.

A 180 sets up 70 and after an inadvertent double 16, he misses one dart at double 12.

Poor finishing from Campbell invites Suljovic back, but he splits doubles 12, six and three in half.

Campbell does the same on tops and double 10, but takes double five to double his lead for the set.

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Matt Campbell is looking to start the second set with a break of throw and 180 from the Canadian will help his cause.

Mensur Suljovic misses out on 161, giving Campbell three darts at double 16.

The second lands and the Candian leads the second set.