Scotland’s Peter Wright began his defence of the PDC World Championships title with a routine 3-0 win against Mickey Mansell at Alexandra Palace.
Given a bye into the second round, Wright ended Mansell’s challenge after the Northern Irish player beat Ben Robb earlier on Thursday.
Also on the opening night, South African debutant Grant Sampson beat UK Open semi-finalist Keane Barry 3-1.
Fellow debutant Nathan Rafferty claimed a 3-2 win against Jermaine Wattimena.