World Darts Championship: Day Nine Live Blog
- Live coverage of day nine of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London. Live blog available below from 12pm
- Second round action continues over two sessions. Afternoon session at 1200 GMT, evening session at 1800 GMT
- Last two sessions ensure second round concludes ahead of a three-day break over Christmas
- Gary Anderson begins his quest in the afternoon session. Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall among top seeds in action this evening
- Cross and Lewis suffer early exits, as Van den Bergh cruises through and Petersen does enough on day eight
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