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It all goes wrong for Wright as he bows out of World Championship

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2014 finalist falls at the first hurdle this time around.

World number three Peter Wright was dumped out of the PDC World Darts Championship on Sunday night as Toni Alcinas pulled off a surprise 3-1 triumph.

The Spaniard took the first two sets against Scotland's Wright, who was dressed in a Santa Claus themed outfit, and the 2014 finalist promptly pulled a set back.

But Wright found himself throwing to survive in the fourth set, which Alcinas won 3-2 before celebrating enthusiastically at Alexandra Palace.

Luke Humphries set up a second-round clash with Stephen Bunting by reeling off nine consecutive legs – including five 180s – to triumph 3-0 over Adam Hunt inside 20 minutes.

Newbury-born Humphries, 23, said afterwards: "If it weren't for the development tour I wouldn't be doing this."

Darius Labanauskas became the first ever Lithuanian to reach the second round after completing a 3-1 victory against Matthew Edgar.

Singapore's Paul Lim, making his 23rd appearance in the competition, could not cope with Ross Smith as the Kent hopeful turned on the style with a 138 checkout during his dominant 3-1 victory.

Earlier, Dave Chisnall fought back from two sets down to beat Josh Payne and reach the third round.

Payne took the first two sets without dropping a leg but Chisnall broke him and then forced a decider.

Chisnall told pdc.tv: "I just had to believe that he wouldn't be able to keep playing as well as he was and I know that I get better the longer games go on."

Elsewhere in the morning session, Brendan Nolan defeated Yuanjun Liu of China 3-0, Germany's Gabriel Clemens beat Aden Kirk in straight sets and William O'Connor dispatched Yordi Meeuwisse, also to nil.

Monday will see Labanauskas face four-time world champion Raymond Van Barneveld while Anastasia Dobromyslova is in action against Ryan Joyce in another eye-catching tie.

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