Four days after Luke Littler got this year's World Darts Championship under way, world No. 4 Stephen Bunting booked his place in the second round with a battling victory over the impressive Sebastian Bialecki.
Earlier on Thursday, Nitin Kumar became the first Indian to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship and Jonny Tata stunned Ritchie Edhouse.
Sunday's matches and results:
Afternoon session
(27) Ritchie Edhouse 0-3 Jonny Tata
Dom Taylor 3-0 Oskar Lukasiak
Richard Veenstra 2-3 Nitin Kumar
(32) Joe Cullen 3-0 Bradley Brooks
Evening session
- World Darts Championship 2026: Results, schedule, how to watch, more
- World Darts Championship prize money: All-time stats
- Best fancy dress at Alexandra Palace
Having reached the semifinals last time out, 'The Bullet' has had a solid but not spectacular year on tour. But Bunting slipped up at the two most recent televised tournaments, losing all three of his group matches at the Grand Slam of Darts and then being knocked out of the Players Championship Finals in the second round.
This year's world championship is the biggest yet -- an expanded 128-player field is competing for a share of the total £5 million prize pot, with the winner pocketing £1 million. Littler earned £500,000 for winning last year's tournament.
Littler is the favourite to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy once again on Jan. 3., 2026.