Reigning Ladbrokes World Darts Champion Adrian Lewis and Terry Jenkins won through to the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship on Wednesday night.
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Lewis followed up his previous wins over Nigel Heydon and Robert Thornton with a clinical display to see off Wayne Jones in straight sets at London's Alexandra Palace.
The Stoke superstar hit 12 from 18 attempts at doubles during the win and dropped only four legs against Jones as he remains on course to become only the second player, after Phil Taylor, to retain the PDC World Championship title.
"I'm happy with that," said Lewis. "Every time I was under the cosh I produced the goods and I can't ask for any more than that.
"My finishing was brilliant and as long as that's consistent I know I can pull out the scores when I have to. I'm really hungry to keep this title and I can keep improving.
"I've got a day off to regroup, have a practice and come back on Friday to push on towards the title. My mind's strong, my throwing's good, my finishing is excellent and I can go up there and just enjoy it now."
Lewis will now play Jenkins in the quarter-finals on Friday, after the Ledbury ace overcame Justin Pipe 4-1 with a high-quality display which saw the seven-time major finalist average almost 103.
Jenkins, who has seen off Joe Cullen and Co Stompe so far in the event, impressed with seven 180s as he remains on course to match - if not better - last year's semi-final appearance.
"My darts feel quite comfortable and I'm delighted with that win," said Jenkins. "I paced myself well and winning the fourth set to lead 3-1 really put the pressure on Justin.
"I'm always confident and I know what I can throw like, and it was great to perform like that on stage.
"Hopefully I can do it again on Friday. I'm playing the World Champion and there will be a buzz in the game, and that's what's gets me going."
Gary Anderson, who was defeated by Lewis in the final 12 months ago, completed the second round action earlier on Wednesday night by seeing off South African Devon Petersen 4-2.
The emerging star from Cape Town hit back from losing the opening set to win the second, and after Anderson took a 3-1 lead he also took set five to give the Scot a scare.
Anderson, though, completed the win in style with finishes of 134, 98 and 124 for a trio of 12-darters in set six to set up a third round clash with Colin Lloyd on Thursday.
"I'm not making it easy for myself but Devon played well and it was a good match," said Anderson. "I've put a lot of work in over Christmas and it's not quite clicking on stage yet.
"I scored well again but then started snatching my darts and I've got to fight through that. It will be a good game with Colin Lloyd on Thursday, because we're both pretty direct in how we play and it will be a quick pace.
"We're getting to the nitty gritty end of the tournament now and there are 16 class players in the tournament, and I've just got to focus on my next game and making sure I hit enough doubles to win."
The third round will conclude with the remaining six matches on Thursday, split across two sessions at Alexandra Palace.
Three-time World Champion John Part meets in-form Kevin Painter, who won his first major title earlier in December at the Cash Converters Players Championship, before world number three James Wade takes on Steve Farmer and number nine seed Paul NIcholson plays Belgium's Kim Huybrechts.
The evening session opens when 2010 finalist Simon Whitlock meets Holland's Michael van Gerwen, Dave Chisnall looks to follow up his win over Phil Taylor with victory against Andy Hamilton and Anderson plays Lloyd.
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Wednesday December 28
Second Round
Mervyn King 1-4 Michael van Gerwen
Simon Whitlock 4-1 Steve Beaton
Colin Lloyd 4-1 Scott Rand
Gary Anderson 4-2 Devon Petersen
Third Round
Adrian Lewis 4-0 Wayne Jones
Justin Pipe 1-4 Terry Jenkins
Thursday December 29
Afternoon Session (1pm)
John Part v Kevin Painter
James Wade v Steve Farmer
Kim Huybrechts v Paul Nicholson
Evening Session (7pm)
Simon Whitlock v Michael van Gerwen
Dave Chisnall v Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson v Colin Lloyd
Best of Seven Sets
