Complex sentence: Despite having to play four matches to get there, Burnett managed to qualify for the televised stages of the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, but subsequently lost in the first round to Alex Roy.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite having to play four matches to get there, Burnett managed to qualify for the televised stages of the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship. He lost in the first round to Alex Roy.