PETRI KOTRE enjoyed a dream Alexandra Palace debut by coming from 2-0 down to defeat Per Laursen in a final-leg thriller at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship.
The Finnish player's reward is a clash against UK Open champion James Wade for a place in the last 32.
Laursen started the match superbly, hitting a 180 with his first three darts and finishing 137 for the opening leg.
The experienced Dane, who defeated John Part in last year's competition, hit double 14 to lead 2-0 before Korte hit a 174 in the third and won it on double five to reduce the deficit.
Korte took the fourth leg to level the match after Laursen was off-target on double four, and the Finnish qualifier then hit double top to lead the match for the first time.
Laursen won the sixth leg against the darts by hitting tops, but Korte held his nerve to hit double 16 with his third dart and progress to play Wade.
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