Wade became the first seeded player to exit the competition, slipping to a one-sided loss at the hands of Jermaine Wattimena. He remains without a win at Alexandra Palace since 2022, while Wattimena will play in round three for the first time in four years.

Luke Humphries made a perfect start to his PDC World Darts Championship defence at Alexandra Palace on Sunday, winning nine legs in a row to see off Thibault Tricole.

The lowdown on Luke Humphries ahead of his World Darts Championship defence, including net worth, his change of lifestyle and his relationship with Luke Littler

Luke Humphries has jokingly accused Sky Sports of “doing me over” with his walk-on music. In a chat with fellow darts sensation Luke Littler, the pair asked each other for their views on their walk-ons.

Luke Littler was virtually unknown a year ago. Now he is making millions, transcending his sport and is searched for more often on Google than King Charles and the British Prime Minister. That Littler is a 17-year-old darts player who still lives at home with his parents in northwest England makes his rise to fame and increasing fortune all the more remarkable.

Luke Littler named Young Sports Personality of the Year after ‘changing’ darts - The teenager was also second to Keely Hodgkinson in the voting for the main award.