Trouble at the Tavern for Askew

"Diamond" Dave Askew failed to sparkle as he lost his first-round match 3-0 to Canada’s Gerry Convery in the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern today.

Despite starting the match with a maximum score of 180, the 19th seed was always second best against his 50-year-old opponent, who reached the last 16 of last year’s event before bowing out to compatriot John Part.