Limerick's William O'Connor takes to PDC World Championship stage

Limerick's William 'The Magpie' O'Connor will take to the oche this evening in a first round tie in the PDC World Darts Championship.

The Cappamore native will face Danny Lauby at 7pm in the opening round of today's evening session. The tie, the first to three sets, will be live on Sky Sports, with the winner set to face 24th seed Glen Durrant in the next round. 

O'Connor, now 35 years old is currently ranked 42nd in the World. The Alexandra Palace is sure to be rocking once more as O'Connor enters the arena.

Evening Session (1900 GMT)

3x First Round, 1x Second Round

William O'Connor v Danny Lauby (R1)

Ryan Meikle v Fabian Schmutzler (R1)

Ron Meulenkamp v Lisa Ashton (R1)

Gary Anderson v Lewis/Campbel (R2)