ACE Terry Jenkins charged through to the William Hill World Championship second round by defeating Josh Payne 3-1 at London’s Alexandra Palace.

The veteran star and number 18 seed from Ledbury came back from a set down against his promising opponent to book his place in the last 32.

Highlights for The Bull included a brilliant 140 checkout as he saw off Payne, who is 30 years younger than Jenkins.

“I played really well and maybe that’s because I’ve relaxed a bit,” said Jenkins, 53, who is planning to wind down his playing commitments during 2017.

“I’m only going to play in the TV events that I’ve qualified for. I can’t keep doing it against these youngsters.

“If I do well here I’ll be in even more events but I can focus on them and it might work in my favour.”

Jenkins will take on number 15 seed Benito Van de Pas in the second round on Friday afternoon after the 23-year-old saw off Malaysia’s Tengku Shah.