"I've got a couple of gears left yet" insists Jim Williams after shock win over Peter Wright

Jim Williams provided a huge shock at the World Darts Championship on Wednesday night. The 39-year-old Welshman defeated Peter Wright 3-0 in the second round.

Williams, despite the win, was not entirely satisfied. "I played Tony O'Shea a few years ago at Lakeside and it was a similar kind of feeling. Obviously you want to win and kill the game off but even leg by leg it's difficult because you're playing you normally watch and you don't want them lose," Williams said in his post-match press conference. "I've had two funny games so far. One guy I didn't know then some one I know very well, but I didn't play well. Mentally it's been two tough games for me."

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"I've played two poor games really. My focus wasn't there but I've played Steve Beaton this year and beat him with a 114 average," he says of the gears he still has in the tank.

Williams still had nice words for Wright. "He's a gentleman honestly. He wished me all the best and he apologised for not playing great but I've been in his shoes, it's tough. The guy won the European Championship didn't he? So it's difficult because even though he isn't playing well, you know that at any point he can flick the switch."

'The Quiff' will take on the winner of the duel between Raymond van Barneveld and Radek Szaganski in the third round. "I've got a couple of gears left yet," insists the former Lakeside finalist.

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