PDC World Championship: Two-time winner Gary Anderson through to third round
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| William Hill PDC World Darts Championship 2021 |
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| Venue: Alexandra Palace, London Date: 15 December 2020 - 3 January 2021 |
| Coverage: Daily reports on the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text coverage of the final on 3 January |
Two-time winner Gary Anderson is through to round three of the PDC World Championship after victory over Madars Razma.
Anderson, who won back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016, beat the Latvian 3-1 at Alexandra Palace.
The Scot, seeded 13th, will take on 20th seed Mensur Suljovic next after the Austrian beat England's Matthew Edgar 3-1.
Fourth seed Michael Smith was a shock early exit as he lost to Jason Lowe.
England's Smith was beaten by compatriot and tournament debutant Lowe 3-1, losing three of the four sets 3-0.
Meanwhile, fellow Englishman Stephen Bunting beat compatriot Andy Boulton 3-2 and will face seventh seed James Wade in the third round.
Ricky Evans beat Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell 3-1 to set up a tie against world number one Michael van Gerwen.
Welsh debutant Nick Kennywas beaten 3-1 by Jermaine Wattimena of the Netherlands and will next play ninth seed Dimitri Van den Bergh.
Nathan Aspinall fought back from 2-0 down to defeat Scott Waites 3-2 while Dave Chisnall beat Keegan Brown 3-1 and will face Dutchman Danny Noppert next.
