KIM HUYBRECHTS enjoyed a dream Alexandra Palace debut at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship with a superb straight-sets victory over World Grand Prix runner-up Brendan Dolan.Huybrechts won the opening six legs of the match to leave Dolan on the back foot, and the Belgian went on to take the third set and record a comfortable win.
"I'm happy that I won," said Huybrechts. "My doubles went well but I'm not happy with the average and it could have gone better for me.
"I was really nervous but I'll be better in the second round."
The Belgian, a quarter-finalist in the European Championship this summer, made a superb start by taking out finishes of 91 and 68 to win the first two legs of the game.
The third saw Dolan miss four darts at doubles, allowing Huybrechts to step in and secure the set for an early advantage.
Huybrechts made a winning start to set two as he hit double top at the first time of asking, capitalising on three missed darts at doubles from Dolan.
The 26-year-old, who has made a big impression in 2011, took out 86 to win the second and then hit double 16 in the next to claim a two-set lead.
Dolan, who hit the first double-start nine-dart finish during his run to the World Grand Prix final in October, won his first leg of the match at the start of the third before Huybrechts took the second by hitting double eight.
Huybrechts also won the third leg to move within touching distance of victory but Dolan managed to land double five in the fourth to keep the match alive.
Dolan had the advantage of throw in the deciding leg, but the Belgian produced excellent scoring to leave 84 after nine darts and hit double six to seal a memorable debut win.
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