2017 PDC Worlds day 5 preview: Jackpot’s campaign begins, Cadby and King feature

2017 PDC World Championship

• First round, day five
• Monday, December 19th
• Session starts: 19:00 GMT
• Alexandra Palace, London
• Live on Sky Sports Darts (3)

Adrian Lewis odds and more from first round, day five

There have been thrillers already in the first round of the 2017 PDC World Championship, so expect more of the same arrow quality and no less darting drama on day five.

Monday sees a return to one evening session, after a decadent weekend of double session enjoyment, with two-time world champ and last year’s losing finalist Adrian Lewis headlining.

Jackpot will jostle Swedish chucker Magnus Caris. The night’s other encounters include 2016 PDC Youth World Champion Corey Cadby’s preliminary match-up with China’s Sun Qiang for the chance to face Joe Cullen, while Mervyn King tackles Steve West with Michael Smith waiting for the winner in the second round.

Qiang Sun v Corey Cadby

Monday night’s intriguing opener pits preliminary hopefuls Sun and Cadby against one another, with the young Aussie arrowsmith heavy 1/12 favourite.

Shenzhen native Sun (13/2) failed to get past this stage in the 2016 edition, when he was sunk by Dublin dartsman Mick McGowen 2-0, clinching just the one leg in his defeat. So, up-and-comer Cadby, a character on and off the oche, should fancy his 1/3 chance of whitewashing his Chinese opposition to book a first round place versus Joe Cullen.