MARK WALSH 6-3 MARK HYLTON

MARK WALSH continued his run of form to see off Mark Hylton 6-3 and move into the second round of the Cash Converters Players Championship in Doncaster.

Walsh had reached the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals three weeks ago, and returned to the televised stage with another victory.

He made the early running against Hylton by winning the first three legs without reply, punishing four missed doubles from the left-hander in the second leg and landing a 180 and a 96 finish in the third.

Hylton posted two 180s in winning the fourth leg on tops, and landed another maximum and double eight to pull back to 3-2, making Walsh pay for three misses on the wire of double 12.

Walsh did manage to land double 12 in the next and defied a 180 to move into a 5-2 advantage.

Hylton stepped in following three missed double tops from Walsh for the match in the eighth leg, landing double ten to keep the game alive, but the Hertfordshire ace sealed victory in 14 darts in the next, taking out 64 on tops.