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TWO-time World Championship quarter-finalist Dave Chisnall safely secured his passage through to the third round with a 3-1 win over Vincent van der Voort.

Although Chisnall struggled to produce his trademark high-scoring on a consistent basis at Alexandra Palace last night, his accuracy on the outer ring saw him miss just five darts at double to keep Van der Voort at bay.

Chisnall, who has enjoyed a return to form in 2019, will face another Dutchman, Jeffrey de Zwaan in round three on Monday night when the tournament becomes the best of seven sets in the hunt for the £500,000 winner's prize.

"I'm really happy with the win, Vincent is a top player so I'm relieved to get a difficult first game out of the way," said Chisnall.

"I've changed darts but it's not just that, I feel relaxed playing and I probably want it more now than ever before.

"I've never practiced like this for a World Championship and hopefully this year we're going to see the best version of myself.

"If I play my best game all the way through, who knows what could happen?"

Chizzy will be joined by fellow St Helens thrower Stephen Bunting in the third round, while a third - Michael Smith - was one of three top-10 seeds to crash out at the first hurdle over the past week.