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Reigning champion Adrian Lewis survived a major scare on the opening night of the 2012 Ladbrokes World Darts Championship.
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"I was 2-0 down and was stung by a wasp in the break and that's when I thought it's not my day," said Lewis, who nonetheless insisted he never felt he was going to crash out.
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With Lewis clearly struggling for form, Heydon was in no mood to let up and double six took him into a two-set lead.
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Lewis hailed his opponent's play, telling Sky Sports: "He had me under the cosh. The way he was finishing in the first two sets was phenomenal."
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While Lewis survived, the same could not be said of sixth seed Mark Webster, who crashed out to Richie Burnett.
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Afterwards, Burnett said he believes he can still add another world title to his CV.
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Earlier in the night, Roland Scholten saw off Jamie Caven 3-1 in the tournament's opening match.
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Despite some 'double trouble', Jones beat Scott MacKenzie 3-1 in the day's final match to progress.
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Thu 15 Dec 2011 - Evening Session
19:10 First Round Jamie Caven 1 - 3 Roland Scholten
20:15 Preliminary Round Paul Barham 2 - 4 Scott MacKenzie
Preliminary round - best of seven legs
21:00 First Round Mark Webster 2 - 3 Richie Burnett
22:00 First Round Adrian Lewis 3 - 2 Nigel Heydon
23:00 First Round Wayne Jones 3 - 1 Scott MacKenzie