Hamilton's Matt (The Ginga Ninja) Campbell defeated Lourence Ilagan of the Philippines on Sunday in first-round play at the 2.5-million-pound ($4.25 million) Paddy Power World Darts Championship.
It was the first win at the world championship in five tries for the 34-year-old from Hamilton, who sealed the 3-2 victory with a 128 checkout.
It did not come easy. Campbell missed five match darts up two sets to none with Ilagan rallying to win the third and fourth sets.
Campbell, who is ranked 57th in the world while the Filipino is unranked, will face 13th seed James Wade of England in the second round.
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