Phil Taylor is in action at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
Sunday 18 December 2016 17:56, UK
The second double session of the World Darts Championship sees Phil Taylor begin his bid for another title at Alexandra Palace, live on Sky Sports Darts from 7pm.
Taylor plays either PDPA Qualifier John Bowles or Oceanic Masters winner David Platt in the final match of the night and victory would see the darting legend seal a second-round spot against Kevin 'The Artist' Painter in a repeat of their 2004 final.
Sunday afternoon includes former BDO Lakeside Champion, Mark Webster, taking on Joe Murnan.
Justin 'The Force' Pipe then meets Chris Dobey and Ian 'Diamond' White goes up against qualifier Kevin Simm or Philippines' Gilbert Ulang.
Northern Ireland's promising Daryl Gurney goes up against Dutch ace Jermaine Wattimena following the preliminary match in the evening session.
Then Alan 'Chuck' Norris, a runner-up at Lakeside in 2014, takes to the oche against Greece's John Michael before fourth-ranked Taylor makes his appearance.
Preliminary & First Round
Live World Darts Championship
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Kevin Simm v Gilbert Ulang (P)
Justin Pipe (26) v Chris Dobey
Mark Webster (25) v Joe Murnan
Ian White (14) v Simm/Ulang
Live World Darts Championship
Evening Session (7pm)
John Bowles v David Platt (P)
Daryl Gurney (24) v Jermaine Wattimena
Alan Norris (21) v John Michael
Phil Taylor (4) v Bowles/Platt
You can see all the action from day three from the Alexandra Palace from 7pm on Sky Sports Darts HD. Don't forget, you can send us your comments and predictions throughout this year's tournament by tweeting us @SkySportsDarts ... #LoveTheDarts
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