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Wade, Suljovic and Thornton all through to second round

Wade had no trouble in his world darts first round match against Ronny Huybrechts
Wade had no trouble in his world darts first round match against Ronny Huybrechts

James Wade, Mensur Suljovic and Robert Thornton all eased their way into the second round of the World Darts Championship, not dropping a single set between them on Wednesday night.

Sixth seed Wade didn't have to be at his best to start his campaign with a win over Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts in the first round at Alexandra Palace.

He finished the game in style, celebrating wildly after a 141 checkout to win the match three sets to nil.

Austria's Suljovic, ranked eighth, saw off Ron Meulenkamp of the Netherlands, also 3-0.

And in the final game of Wednesday night Scotland's Thornton saw off the game challenge of Austrian Zoran Lerchbacher.

The ninth seed took the game 3-0, though he didn't have it all his own away against Lernbacher, who beat Simon Stevenson earlier in the evening in their preliminary round game.

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