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Stephen Bunting* 3-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 3-0)

Stephen Bunting wins his seventh leg on the spin to take the match.

Brilliant stuff after he came so close to having a mountain to climb.

That victory could be a springboard for the rest of his tournament.

Stephen Bunting 2-1 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 2-0)

Bunting has double top to put himself within one leg of winning the match.

The first dart is too high, while the second goes into single 20.

He then hits double 10 to take the leg.

Stephen Bunting* 2-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 1-0)

Bunting is brimming with confidence now.

He has 108 remaining and takes out double top with his last dart.

The fans are loving what they are seeing from the Englishman.

Stephen Bunting 2-1 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 3-0)

The tempo of the match is going with Bunting now.

Gotthardt misses one dart at double top and is punished.

Bunting has turned this game on its head when he should have gone two sets down.

Stephen Bunting* 1-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 2-0)

You wonder how much those three missed darts to go into a two-nil lead will hurt Gotthardt.

Bunting is capitalising on it nevertheless.

The Englishman hits double four to take the leg.

Stephen Bunting 1-1 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 1-0)

Bunting seems to be growing in confidence as he hits a maximum on the Gotthardt throw.

He is left with double tops while the German still tries to get on a finish.

Bunting hits it to take the first leg of the set.

Stephen Bunting* 1-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 3-2)

Wow, drama at Ally Pally.

Gotthardt has the chance to go two sets up but misses all three darts at the double.

Bunting takes advantage as he hits his double and takes the set.

Stephen Bunting 0-1 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 2-2)

Bunting misses a dart at the bull to take the set.

Gotthardt then has 65 remaining and hits the double with his last dart.

He has hit five out of six doubles this afternoon, great form.

Stephen Bunting* 0-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 2-1)

Bunting is definitely not going to go down without a whimper today.

He fights back in style to put himself on a double with Gotthardt only on an outshot.

With his last dart Bunting takes the leg to go ahead in the set.

Stephen Bunting 0-1 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 1-1)

Bunting starts getting his eye in on the treble 20 more now.

And boy did he need it.

He manages to break back to make it all level in the set.

Stephen Bunting* 0-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 0-1)

This is getting real serious for Bunting now.

Gotthardt racks up another maximum before hitting double 16 to win the leg against the throw.

Kai is looking in brilliant form this afternoon.

Stephen Bunting* 0-1 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 1-3)

Wow. This would be a massive upset here.

Gotthardt hits another 180 to pile the pressure on Bunting who is on a finish.

He sets it up well but only has one dart at the double and misses.

The German needs one more than him and knocks it off with only two darts.

Meanwhile the crowd encourage Ed Sheeran to take a drink in the crowd.

Stephen Bunting 0-0 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 1-2)

Gotthardt saves some darts for his own legs.

Once again he hits a maximum and is left on double 4 with Bunting still needing over 200.

The German takes one dart before securing the leg.

Stephen Bunting* 0-0 Kai Gotthardt (LEGS: 1-1)

The number 8 seed in this tournament comes back with an instant reply at Ally Pally.

Both players are pretty much matchiing each other's scores in this one but Bunting edges ahead.

He hits double 16 to take the leg.

Stephen Bunting 0-0 Kai Gotthardt* (LEGS: 0-1)

Well if Stephen Bunting wondered how tricky this match will be, he certainly knows now.

Gotthardt hits the first maximum of the match and leaves himself plenty of breathing space.

The German hits double 12 with his first dart.

Stephen Bunting v Kai Gotthardt

Next up we have a round two match.

England's Stephen Bunting is always a popular figure here.

He will not take Kai Gotthardt lightly this afternoon though after his impressive first round victory.

Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing

Well the next match has a lot to live up to after what we have just been treated to at Ally Pally.

There seem to be a lot of fans here today who have come to cheer on Stephen Bunting in our final match.

Now it is up to White and Sosing to see who can book a place in the second round.

Wessel Nijman 3-2 Cameron Carolissen* (LEGS: 3-2)

Nijman finds the score when he really needs them.

Carolissen cannot find a treble to get him down to a finish.

The Dutchman almost takes out bullseye for the match but it hits the wrong side of the wire.

Nijman hits double 8 for the match.

Wessel Nijman* 2-2 Cameron Carolissen (LEGS: 2-2)

The crowd are absolutely loving this.

Nijman hits a maximum and then Carolissen steps up and hits a 180 himself.

The Dutchman holds his nerve to take the leg with the throw.

Both players have hit six 180s in this match now.

Wessel Nijman 2-2 Cameron Carolissen* (LEGS: 1-2)

Carolissen is still hitting the big numbers as he seems to have his eye in on that treble 20.

He gets down to a double and takes it out with his final dart.

Pressure on the Nijman throw now.

Wessel Nijman* 2-2 Cameron Carolissen (LEGS: 1-1)

This has turned into an epic match at Ally Pally.

Nijman puts in some big scores to get down to a double but then the South African replies with a maximum.

The Dutchman holds his nerves to hit double 8 and draw level in the set.

Wessel Nijman 2-2 Cameron Carolissen* (LEGS: 0-1)

The two players match each other throw for throw in this leg.

Nijman is having to shut out that he has thrown away a two-set lead in this match.

Carolissen hits double 16 to make it three legs on the spin.

We could be seeing a big upset here.