PDC World Darts Championship 2017: Tuesday Results, Scores and Latest Schedule

Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld all made it to the third round of the PDC World Darts Championship 2017 after winning at London's Alexandra Palace on Tuesday.

Taylor and Van Barneveld made easy work of their progress during the evening session. They each won 4-0, with the Power topping Kevin Painter after Van Barneveld had shutout Alan Norris.

By contrast, MVG was made to work harder by Cristo Reyes. The Spaniard wouldn't go away easily, trailing just 3-2 at one point, before Mighty Mike eventually edged things during a sixth set.

Earlier in the day, Dave Chisnall advanced to the third round after beating Chris Dobey during a lengthy afternoon session that also saw Robert Thornton and Mensur Suljovic eliminated. 

Chisnall beat Dobey 4-2 on Tuesday to cap the afternoon's play. Earlier, Mark Webster won 4-3 against Suljovic, while Daryl Gurney beat Thornton by the same score.

Here are the results from Tuesday's matches:

Player	Score	Player
Mensur Suljovic (8)	3-4	Mark Webster (25)
Robert Thornton (9)	3-4	Daryl Gurney (24)
Dave Chisnall	4-2	Chris Dobey
Raymond van Barneveld (12)	4-0	Alan Norris (21)
Phil Taylor (4)	4-0	Kevin Painter
Michael van Gerwen (1)	4-2	Cristo Reyes (32)

Here's what the upcoming schedule looks like, per PDC Darts:

Evening Recap

Van Barneveld made the rest sit up and take notice after whitewashing Norris. The Dutchman won 10 legs in a row to open up an unassailable three-set lead.

A double-eight helped Barney close out the fourth. He'd established some frightening scoring form at the oche, according to Live Darts:

The mercurial Van Barneveld against Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis is sure to be one of the more intriguing matches of the third round.

Next up, it was the Power's turn to prove his credentials to win another world championship. A double-eight gave him the first set, before double-one sealed the second.

Painter played some good darts at times, completing a 121 checkout, but missed too many throws at doubles. He was throwing for the set at 2-1 in the third, but more costly misses let Taylor land double-two and soon move three sets in front after hitting double-12.

The Artist had left too many points on the board. Now he had to know Taylor was in no mood to mess around after being pushed close during the previous set.

The Power soon gained a commanding lead, per PDC Darts:

Naturally, it didn't take long for Taylor to complete his own shutout victory and rival Van Barneveld's impressive result.

Live Darts confirmed how Taylor had simply maintained superiority over an opponent he's dominated through the years:

The scoreline may have been comfortable, but Taylor was less than complimentary about his own performance:

Van Gerwen may have felt the same about his own efforts after being pushed all the way by Spain's premier player, Reyes. MVG took the first set emphatically after winning three legs in a row, but Mighty Mike was given a taste of his own medicine when Reyes won the second without dropping a leg.

Reyes produced a terrific scoring average in the second:

However, such impudence appeared to anger the world No. 1, who hit a 12-darter to gain early control in the third set. MVG then hit bull to complete a 161 checkout and move into a 2-0 lead.

Reyes wasn't easily awed, though, and had things at two legs apiece after finding tops for a crucial break. Van Gerwen knew he was in a fight, but managed to scrap his way to claiming another set, this one much closer at 3-2.

A 76 checkout gave Van Gerwen the fourth set and a 3-1 overall lead. MVG soon went one better when he started the fifth set with a spectacular 164 checkout, but three misses on doubles kept Reyes hanging around.

He ended up taking the fifth set away from Van Gerwen after posting another awesome scoring average:

Reyes was on a roll, but missed a set dart in the sixth to let MVG even things at two legs each. The mistake proved fatal, as Van Gerwen finally powered home at 4-2.

Reyes had lost to the top-ranked player, but he could take some pride from setting a record mark, according to Sky Sport Darts:

It's not often the game's best player is pushed this far. The rest of the field will know MVG can play a lot better as the tournament progresses.

Afternoon Recap

Webster played some gutsy darts to outlast Suljovic after an epic six-set encounter. The latter even went in front early by claiming the first set after a 52 checkout gave him a 3-1 win.

However, Webster soon rallied and eventually took the second set after finding bull with this clutch throw, per PDC Darts:

The third set began with Suljovic finding tops to go a leg in front. Yet Webster was not to be deterred and took out double-two to go 2-1 ahead.

It was the start of seven wins on the spin for Webster, giving him a two-leg advantage in the fourth set. Checking out on 82 gave Webster the fourth, but Suljovic wasn't finished yet.

A double-four helped Suljovic tie the score at three sets apiece and force a tense decider. Webster took the additional set after finding tops to progress.

The result was a surprise, but Suljovic's early exit wasn't the only shock suffered by a higher-ranked player during the afternoon.

Gurney soon stunned the ninth seed Thornton. The 24th seed made quick work of the opening two sets to build a commanding lead.

Gurney established a relentless scoring pace early on, per 3 Dart Analyst:

Things didn't get much better for the Thorn at the start of the third, either. Not when Gurney broke throw after taking out double-eight.

Thornton was clearly rattled and had wasted his rare chances at doubles, according to Live Darts:

The Thorn finally found his range, though, and took out double-10 to make it one leg apiece in the third. A maximum in the next leg made it seem like a rally was on for the Scot.

Thornton did take the third set after a 3-1 win, but Gurney battled back in the fourth. He led 1-0 after completing a 72 checkout.

However, Thornton was now in the mood and beginning to rack up the 180s. A quartet of maximums helped him take the fourth set and even things at two apiece.

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Thornton's fifth 180 gave him a two-leg lead in the decider, before Gurney battled back to tie things at two each. He had hit a second and third maximum of his own to claw his way back into the set.

Yet Gurney couldn't hit bull to take the set, allowing Thornton to find double-10 to win his third set in a row. The momentum now belonged with the Thorn, who took a one-leg lead in the sixth after finding double-10.

Gurney pushed back to even the sixth at three legs apiece. A 58 checkout then put him two up in the decider before he finally closed things out.

Entry to the third round marks a first for Gurney. He expressed his relief at finally getting past the second stage:

It was left to Chisnall to adequately represent those players in the top quarter of the draw. The seventh seed raced into a one-set lead after winning 3-1 against Dobey.

However, a break from Dobey rattled Chisnall, who soon fell two behind in the second set. Dobey had already reeled off a hat-trick of 180s and was vying to seize control. He duly did so by claiming the second set after a whitewash.

Dobey was enjoying success because he wasn't wasting time getting to the doubles:

By contrast, Chisnall was struggling at doubles. He missed three on the spin to start the third set, but a costly miss from Dobey let him back in. Chizzy didn't waste it, finding double-four to break throw and win the first leg.

On a day of so many lead changes, it was hardly a surprise when Dobey returned the break in the next leg. Dobey forced another break by hitting double-eight to carry the third set to a decider, one taken by Chisnall after a 70 checkout.

Another deciding leg was needed to settle the fourth set. This time Dobey won after a 64 checkout.

Chisnall hit a fifth maximum before taking out 110 to win the first leg of the fifth set:

A 3-1 win gave Chisnall the fifth, before he hit double-18 to help build a two-leg lead in the sixth. Throwing for the match, Chisnall wrapped things up to advance.

He had earned a personal best at this tournament, thanks to some superb scoring:

Chisnall restored pride on a rough day among the seeds, but the tournament winner still looks like coming from the familiar group headlined by Van Gerwen and Taylor.