Fourth round begins at Alexandra Palace
Luke Littler continues title defence
RESULT: Luke Littler 4-2 Rob Cross in last 16
Ryan Searle beats James Hurrell 4-0 in opening fourth-round tie
Josh Rock beat Callan Rydz 4-1 to conclude third round
Afternoon session results (third round): Justin Hood 4-1 Ryan Meikle, Ricky Evans 2-4 Charlie Manby, Nathan Aspinall 3-4 Kevin Doets
20-year-old Manby sets up last-16 tie against 10th seed Gian van Veen
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Hood 3-1 Meikle (2-1)
What a time for Ryan Meikle to hit a 180 but he only follows it up with 58.
Justin Hood is out on 206 and hits 100 to leave 106.
Hood goes treble 20, 14 but misses double 18 for the match.
Hood 3-1 Meikle (2-1)
Justin Hood threatens to take out 120 but misses double tops and leaves 20.
He comes back to the board but misses three more but Ryan Meikle can't capitalise and Hood takes the leg.
He's one away...
Hood 3-1 Meikle (1-1)
But Ryan Meikle fires straight back and takes out 75 to hold and level the set.
Hood 3-1 Meikle (1-0)
Justin Hood puts losing that last set behind him and takes out 70 to win the first leg.
Hood 3-1 Meikle
Image source, Getty ImagesRyan Meikle has ARRIVED!
He takes the 146 and now the 147 to get himself back in this darts match.
He couldn't, could he?
Hood 3-0 Meikle (1-2)
Ryan Meikle, welcome to the stage!
He leaves 146 and goes treble 20, treble 18 and double 16.
Lovely, that.
Hood 3-0 Meikle (1-1)
Justin Hood takes control of the leg to leave 28 with Ryan Meikle on 98.
Up he steps and bangs his dart in the double 14 to move two legs away from the last 16.
Hood 3-0 Meikle (0-1)
Justin Hood piles in another 180 to keep the pressure on Ryan Meikle, who can't take out 124.
Hood comes forward looking for 96 but misses his last dart at tops.
Meikle returns and mops up 68.
Hood 3-0 Meikle
Rod Studd
Commentator on Sky Sports
That was a superb set from Justin Hood.
Hood 3-0 Meikle (0-0)
Justin Hood is cruising now as he leaves 40 from 94 with Ryan Meikle on 121. Meikle needs to bull to break but he wires it.
Hood comes back, goes under the double 20, misses double 10 before landing his final dart in the red stuff.
Hood 2-0 Meikle (2-0)
Justin Hood puts all three darts in the treble 20 for the seventh 180 of the match.
He leaves 124 and he makes light work of it with treble 20, 14 and bullseye.
He's cruising towards the last 16.
Hood 2-0 Meikle (1-0)
Ryan Meikle needs to start winning sets and quickly. With 68 left, he needs just double 10 but misses two costly darts as Justin Hood nails double 16 for the leg.
Hood 2-0 Meikle (0-0)
Justin Hood has missed a huge 18 darts at double but he still leads this one 2-0.
Can Ryan Meikle find a way back?
Hood 2-0 Meikle (0-0)
Image source, PA MediaJustin Hood misses two more at double one but forces the last one in to take a two-set lead.
I've no idea how he's winning this with the amount of doubles he's missed but he won't care one bit right now.
Hood 1-0 Meikle (2-1)
Justin Hood misses two more doubles to leave six from 78. He even gives the dartboard a thumbs-up after missing.
Just six needed to take the second set but he misses three more. Can't buy a double at the moment.
Hood 1-0 Meikle (2-1)
Ryan Meikle leaves 70 from 167 with Justin Hood on 128.
He goes 18, treble 20 and bull for a stunning checkout.
Hood gives the crowd a big cheesy grin as they chant his name. Love it!
Hood 1-0 Meikle (1-1)
Image source, PA MediaJustin Hood is not having a good day on the doubles as he misses two more to give Ryan Meikle the chance to break back.
I've got a feeling this one could go the distance.
Hood 1-0 Meikle (1-0)
Image source, PA MediaJustin Hood starts the second set with a 180 but can't follow it up with another.
Ryan Meikle is out on 167 with Hood on 81. He hits treble 19 but misses two at double 12 but Meikle misses his own at double.
Back comes Hood to take the leg.
There have been two matches at this year's World Championship that have needed a sudden-death leg to decide a winner.
Scotland's Alan Soutar, in round one, and England's Justin Hood, in round two, have both won at the last gasp.
If we get to a seventh and deciding set and that gets to 5-5 in legs, the winner of the 11th leg will go through to the fourth round.
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Loving the darts. My question is why when he retired from playing darts did Phil Taylor not become a like Wayne Mardle. I could think of nobody better designed for the role
Glyn, Nottinghamshire