Munster darts derby: Limerick's O’Connor and Tipperary's Slevin set for Ally Pally clash

Willie O'Connor and Dylan Slevin meet in the first round of the World Darts Championship on Friday night. 

Tipperary's Dylan Slevin (right) and Limerick's Willie O'Connor (left). Pictures: Tom Dulat/Getty Images and Luke Walker/Getty Images

For the first time ever, two men from the Republic of Ireland will clash at the World Darts Championship. It is an all-Munster affair too, with Limerick’s William O’Connor looking to get the better of rising Tipperary talent Dylan Slevin in Friday's evening session.

The two unseeded players will put their friendship aside in a bid to set up a meeting with Belgium's Dimitri Van Den Bergh. There is also a guaranteed £15,000 for reaching that stage, with round-one losers heading home with half of that figure.