Ireland's Willie o'Connor is through to the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship after seeing off young English star Beau Greaves.
Greaves came into this contest with a lot of expectation on her young shoulders, but unfortunately for her O'Connor was not in the mood for an upset.
With a gripping first set finely balance at two legs apiece, Greaves missed double 16 to clinch the first and give the home crowd a lot to shout about.
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And O'Connor made her pay as he stepped up with 40 on the board; it took all three darts, however, as he first hit 20 and then hit 10 to leave double five for the set, a dart which he composed himself to land.
Greaves took a 1-0 lead in the second set as a brilliant 122 finish got her off and running, but O'Connor immediately looked to foil her and he stayed locked in as he averaged 95 to double his advantage on sets.
With 147 left on the board and a 2-0 lead on legs in the third set, O'Connor did leave Greaves - who had 44 left to clear - a slight chance as his own efforts went slightly astray.
However, misses at double 16 and double eight cost Greaves and ultimately rubberstamped the victory for O'Connor as he returned to the oche and made his last dart - and his second match dart - count as he rattled home the double eight to ensure a straight-sets victory.
Afterwards, O'Connor praised his young opponent.
He said: "[I'm] definitely happy to get the win in that one.
"I wasn't going to fall into the circus of what it was, I just dealt with the task that was at hand and I'm just lucky to get the win in the end.
"She had her chances, I had chances before that. Swings and roundabouts, she had her chances and didn't take it - it just fell my way.
"She threw absolutely brilliant stuff, she's got a huge future ahead of her."
And O'Connor made reference to the big build up that came ahead of the game as the media hyped up his clash with the promising young Briton.
"Hopefully this is the last time I'll play her for a long time!
"I'd just rather sneak away in the corner and mind my own business.
"I feel confident going into the next game."
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