Holden said he had considered quitting the game
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Mark Holden thrashed James Wade 3-0 in the first round of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship in Purfleet.
Holden, who is nicknamed "Top Banana", has not played in over 10 months after a crisis of confidence, and he said: "I've got unfinished business here.
"I was embarrassed by how badly I played 12 months ago."
Jason Clarke beat Japan's Yasuhiko Matsunaga 3-0 while Canada's Gerry Convery defeated China's Tang Jun, also in straight sets.
Convery's Canadian compatriot John Verwey beat Anthony Forde, of Barbados, 2-1 in a close-fought encounter.
And Dutch qualifier Josephus Schenk edged a close contest with American Darin Young.
Schenk was never behind but Young twice cancelled out his one-set lead before the Dutchman advanced to the second round 3-2.
In the final match of the round, Andy Hamilton whitewashed Mark Thomson.
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