Adrian Lewis is resigned to the fact he will not be granted Christmas Day off by his 'boss' - 13-time world champion Phil Taylor.

The 21-year-old, to whom Taylor has long served as a mentor, knows he cannot afford to slacken in his practice routine if he is to go all the way at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Already through to the third round and facing a last-16 clash on December 28 with either Andy Jenkins or Andy Smith, Lewis has nearly a week to fine-tune his game in preparation.

Although brilliant at times as he edged through 4-3 against last year's semi-finalist Wayne Jones, the man known as 'Jackpot' is aware he can improve after making some sloppy errors in that game.

Two missed singles, purely due to lack of concentration, allowed Jones to take the match the distance - and Lewis admitted he was in for a rollicking from Taylor as a result.

"When I hit single 12 instead of nine I started laughing and lost focus," said the Stoke youngster, who hit 13 maximum 180s.

"I had to laugh, but I can assure you Phil will say something about that. I'll probably get done!

"My 180 scoring was good but my scoring generally was a bit patchy - they were all on the wires and not in the trebles. But I can rectify that by getting back on the practice board.

"Phil and I practice seven days a week most of the time unless either of us has to go somewhere. We've put in at least four hours a day to get ready for the World Championship.

"There's no doubt we will practice on Christmas Day before Phil travels down to Purfleet for his match against Mick McGowan on Boxing Day. I can guarantee we will do three or four hours."

Players from Stoke are enjoying a good World Championship so far as besides Lewis and Taylor, Andy Hamilton is also in contention.

And a recently-adopted son of the Potteries, Chris Mason, kept his hopes alive when he gained revenge for his defeat by John Part in the second round last year by knocking out the two-time former world champion with a 4-2 win.

The 15th seed was much more clinical on the checkouts than the Canadian and kept his fragile temperament intact as he booked a potential third-round clash with Taylor.

The final day's action before the three-day Christmas break was packed full of exciting matches, none more so than Raymond van Barneveld's stunning fightback from three sets down to win 4-3 against world number one Colin Lloyd.

It went to a sudden-death leg as both men refused to buckle, but 'Barney' had the advantage of throwing first in the decider and closed it out with a 56 finish on double 18.

Three-time runner-up Peter Manley joined Lloyd in bowing out, losing 4-3 to South Africa's Wynand Havenga.