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ST HELENS darter Dave Chisnall survived a scare as he fought back from two sets behind to defeat Josh Payne and reach round three of the World Darts Championship.

Payne, a winner on the PDC ProTour in 2018, looked to be cruising to victory when he took the first two sets without dropping a leg while averaging almost 110.

Chisnall produced a strong leg to break in the deciding leg in set three before taking the fourth set 3-1, forcing a decider, which he won by the same margin after Payne had missed a dart to level.

"I thought I was out when he was two-nil up," admitted Chisnall.

"I just had to believe that he wouldn't be able to keep playing as well as he was and I know that I get better the longer games go on.

"That's what happened and it gives me confidence for the longer format in the next round."