Gary Anderson booked his place within the second spherical of the PDC World Championship with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Adam Hunt.

Two-time champion Anderson, 54, was given a stern examination by world quantity 84 Hunt however the Flying Scotsman was capable of battle again from 2-1 all the way down to progress.

Anderson, seeded 14th, will subsequent play the winner of the match between Connor Scutt and Simon Whitlock .

“That is most likely the very best Adam has performed all season. The primary recreation is the toughest, however I am by,” Anderson instructed Sky Sports activities.

Anderson, who gained back-to-back world titles in 2015 and 2016, held his nerve to win the primary set 3-2 in opposition to the 32-year-old Englishman.

Nevertheless, he missed double high within the deciding leg within the second set and Hunt took his likelihood to stage the match up with a assured 72 checkout.

Hunt gained the third set as Anderson’s common plummeted however the Scot raised his recreation within the fourth and took management early within the decider as Hunt didn’t get well from an early break of throw.

Elsewhere, Welsh beginner David Davies secured a dream tie with defending champion Luke Littler within the subsequent spherical after inflicting a minor upset on his World Championship debut.

Davies claimed a 3-0 win over Belgium’s Mario Vandenbogaerde – 66th within the PDC rankings – because of a checkout common of 37.5%.

Andrew Gilding noticed off a spirited effort from 22-year-old event debutant Cam Crabtree as he progressed with a 3-1 win over his fellow Englishman because of a median of 97.89.

Luke Woodhouse recovered from a sluggish begin as he fought again from a set all the way down to beat Croatia’s Boris Krcmar 3-1.