William O’Connor vs Dylan Slevin Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 PDC World Darts Championship | First Round

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An all-Irish affair sees William O’Conner and Dylan Slevin lock horns, the former having previously reached the third-round on two separate occasions.

Start date/time: Friday 20th December, 2024, UK – not before 9:15pm / US ET – not before 4:15pm / US PT – not before 1:15pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – DAZN

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – DAZN

William O’Connor vs Dylan Slevin Prediction

William O’Connor is significantly further along in his career compared to that of fellow countryman Dylan Slevin. A former UK Open semi-finalist, European Championship quarter-finalist and a Premier League challenger, O’Connor’s experience playing on television is sizeable.

Slevin meanwhile showed his prodigious talent when he reached the PDC World Youth Championship semi-finals and last year appeared in this competition for the first time, losing 3-1 to Florian Hempel, underlining the step up in quality.

O’Connor is rightly the overwhelming favourite here and quite frankly, he should be. A stronger scorer who certainly won’t feel any pressure on the Ally Pally stage, it would be a surprise if ‘The Magpie’ didn’t end up comprehensively sweeping Slevin here.

William O’Connor vs Dylan Slevin Tip: William O’Connor to win 3-0