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Keane Barry celebrates after winning a leg of his first-round clash with Royden Lam at the PDC World Darts Championship. Alamy Stock Photo

Irish duo Keane Barry and Steve Lennon advance at World Darts Championship

The 19-year-old Meath native survived a scare before getting the better of Royden Lam at Alexandra Palace.

Updated at 17.24

IRELAND’S KEANE BARRY and Steve Lennon have advanced at the PDC World Darts Championship today.

The 19-year-old Meath native recorded a 3-2 win against Hong Kong’s Royden Lam at Alexandra Palace.

It’s a case of third time lucky for Barry, who suffered defeats to Vincent van der Voort and Jeff Smith in his previous two attempts to advance beyond the opening round.

He conjured up checkouts of 108 and 121 against Lam this afternoon, but also made life difficult for himself by squandering a 2-0 lead.

Barry will take on Jonny Clayton of Wales in a second-round match scheduled for Sunday.

Elsewhere, Steve Lennon earned an impressive victory.

The Carlow native beat the number 12 seed Krzysztof Ratajski, who becomes the first seed to get knocked out this year at Alexandra Palace.

Lennon will face either Mervyn King or Ryan Joyce in round three.

You can check out the climax of the Irishman’s stunning victory over the Polish star, 3-1 in sets, below.

Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy

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