PDC WDC round 1 evening session: Wizard, Taylor add touch of magic

Holly Thackeray | December 18, 2015

Day 3: First round evening session plus preliminary action

• 2016 PDC World Darts Championship
• Saturday, December 19th
• Session from: 19:10-23:00 GMT
• Alexandra Palace, London
• Live on Sky Sports Darts and Sky Sports 2

The Power, The Wizard and Dutch Destroyer all to dazzle

Saturday evening brings further World Darts Championship oche entertainment, following on from an exciting afternoon of tungsten scraps.

The big stars are out in force for these day three fixtures, with 16-time world champion Phil Taylor awaiting the plucky winner of the preliminary round, while fan favourites Simon Whitlock and Vincent van der Voort also make their first outings.

Preliminary round (best of three sets, no tie-break)

Keita Ono v Alex Tagarao

East Asian arrowsmith Ono is a promising talent, having bested the World Japan Qualifying Event to reach Alexandra Palace. A former Japan Open winner also, Ono faces Philippino opponent Tagarao (11/8) as odds-on 8/15 favourite, having so far made a bigger splash on the darts scene.

Customers can back Ono at a better price of 11/5 to take this tie 2-1, though, and qualify for a later tussle with formidable Taylor.