Summary:
England's top two seeds are through to the second round of the world darts championships in Sheffield.

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Former winner Scott Waites came close to a shock exit from the BDO World Championship at the hands of debutant Sam Hewson at Lakeside. The 2013 champion was beaten at the first hurdle last year by Alan Norris and had to battle back from a set down to beat the 21-year-old. 'There were a couple of sloppy darts but, in between, my darts were fantastic,' Waites, who is nursing a shoulder injury, told BT Sport. 'That's the best I've played for months. 'I'm quite happy with that and if I can do that for the next few rounds, you never know.' Former champions Scott Waites avoided a repeat of his 2013 first round loss at the BDO World Championship . New boy Sam Hewson gets love from the crowd after giving Waites a run for his money . Number 15 seed Darryl Fitton, who has reached the semi-finals twice, won seven consecutive legs to beat Paul Jennings 3-0. Scotland captain Ross Montgomery is also through, with the 11th seed beating Pip Blackwell 3-1. There were also first-round victories for England's Brian Dawson, Karel Sedlacek of the Czech Republic and Canada's Jeff Smith.