2021 World Masters Championship
| 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 15 December 2024 – 3 January 2025 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Sets Final – first to 7 sets | ||
| Prize fund | £2,500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £500,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Christian Kist Damon Heta | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Luke Littler | |||
| |||
The 2023 IDF World Darts Championship was a professional darts tournament that was held from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 1st World Darts Championship to be organised by the International Darts Corporation. The winner received $2,500,000 from a total prize fund of $5,000,000.
Max Mad entered the tournament as a relatively unknown talent but quickly became the talk of the event with his unbelievable averages and dominant performances. With his fearless scoring power and elite finishing, Mad stormed through the field, taking down multiple big names with ease.
Despite strong competition from established names such as Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price, the new wave of darting talent took center stage. Josh Rock, Ryan Caldwell, and Marco Svensson made deep runs, proving that the sport was undergoing a significant shift in power.
The final saw Max Mad face Ryan Caldwell, a rising star who had battled his way through the toughest section of the draw. However, the title match belonged to Mad, as he delivered a record-breaking performance to become the first-ever IDF World Champion.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Format[edit | edit source]
All matches were played as straight in (player begins scoring with their first throw no matter what section is hit), double out (a segment on the outer ring or the bullseye), requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on a double. The matches were played in the set format, with a minimum of three sets required to win a match.[1] The following rules are observed:
Prize money[edit | edit source]
The total prize pool for the tournament remained at £2.5 million in total for the seventh year in a row.[2][3] Tournament sponsors Paddy Power pledged a £60,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish hit during the tournament to each of the players, Prostate Cancer UK, and a fan in the Alexandra Palace crowd during the match it was hit.[4][5] Christian Kist hit a nine-darter in his first round match against Madars Razma.[6][7] Damon Heta hit the second nine-darter of the tournament in his third round match against Luke Woodhouse.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money
(Total: £2,500,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £500,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £200,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £100,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £50,000 |
| Fourth round losers | (8) | £35,000 |
| Third round losers | (16) | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | (32) | £15,000 |
| First round losers | (32) | £7,500 |
| Nine-dart finish | (2) | £60,000 |
Overview[edit | edit source]
Opening rounds[edit | edit source]
SummaryOpening rounds[edit | edit source]
The tournament began on 15 December, with defending champion Luke Humphries defeating Frenchman Thibault Tricole 3–0 in his opening match.[8] Second seed and former champion Michael Smith became the highest-ranked player to fail to make it through the second round, losing 3–2 to Kevin Doets.[9] Smith was one of four former world champions not to win their opening match, being joined by Rob Cross, who lost 3–1 to Scott Williams,[10] Gary Anderson who was beaten 3–0 by Jeffrey de Graaf[11] and Raymond van Barneveld who lost 3–1 to Nick Kenny.[12]
Two major champions from the 2024 season also failed to win a match, 2024 World Grand Prix winner Mike De Decker being beaten by Luke Woodhouse[13] and 2024 European Champion Ritchie Edhouse losing 3–1 to Ian White,[11] with White himself having received a walkover victory over Sandro Eric Sosing in the first round after the Filipino withdrew with ill health.[14]
In total, 14 seeds were eliminated in the second round, a record for the tournament; in addition to Michael Smith, Cross, Anderson, Van Barneveld, De Decker and Edhouse, Dave Chisnall, Danny Noppert, James Wade, Ross Smith, Martin Schindler, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Gabriel Clemens and Gian van Veen all lost their first game.[10]
Former world champions to win their opening match, in addition to Humphries, were Michael van Gerwen who defeated James Hurrell 3–0, Peter Wright who knocked out Wesley Plaisier 3–1 and Gerwyn Price who beat Keane Barry 3–0. The highest average of the tournament, was thrown by Callan Rydz in his first round victory over Romeo Grbavac, hitting a three dart average of 107.06; Rydz would go on to defeat Martin Schindler to make the third round.[15]
In his first round defeat to Madars Razma, Christian Kist hit the first nine-dart finish at the World Championship since the 2023 tournament's final.[16]
Third round[edit | edit source]
Callan Rydz continued to average highly in the third round, averaging 105.31 in a 4–0 win over 2024 UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh.[17] Ninth-seed Damon Heta was eliminated by a 4–3 scoreline to Luke Woodhouse, being the highest seed to be eliminated in this round despite being the second player to throw a nine-dart finish in the championship.[18] Rydz and Woodhouse were two of seven unseeded players to make it to the fourth round, along with Ryan Joyce, Ricardo Pietreczko, Kevin Doets, Jeffrey de Graaf and Robert Owen.[17]
Former world champion Gerwyn Price kept his hopes of regaining his crown alive with a victory over Joe Cullen, having to come through a deciding leg in the final set despite having previously held a 3–0 lead.[19] Reigning champion Luke Humphries defeated Nick Kenny,[20] with former world champions Michael van Gerwen[21] and Peter Wright,[20] and pre-tournament favourite Luke Littler also winning their third round matches.[21]
Fourth round[edit | edit source]
Reigning champion Luke Humphries's campaign ended in the fourth round after he was defeated 4–1 by Peter Wright.[17] Wright's fellow former world champions also qualified, with Gerwyn Price knocking out fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton 4–2[17] and Michael van Gerwen eliminated Jeffrey de Graaf by the same scoreline.[22] Callan Rydz was the only unseeded player to reach the quarter-final, beating Robert Owen 4–3 to reach the second quarter final of his career.[22]
Two other matches went the full seven sets, Luke Littler defeating Ryan Joyce to reach his second quarter-final from two attempts and Chris Dobey beating Kevin Doets to get through the fourth round for the third consecutive year. The remaining matches were won by scorelines of 4–0, with 2024 Masters champion Stephen Bunting eliminating Luke Woodhouse and Nathan Aspinall conquering a distinctly below-par Ricardo Pietreczko.[22]
Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]
The quarter-finals were held on New Year's Day 2025. Chris Dobey played Gerwyn Price in the first quarter-final. Price won the first two sets before Dobey took control, winning four sets in a row to go one away. Price won the seventh set after Dobey missed five darts to win the match, but Dobey won the eighth set 3–1 to qualify for the first world championship semi-final of his career. In the second quarter-final Michael van Gerwen played Callan Rydz. After five sets, which were all won by the player throwing first, Van Gerwen held a 3–2 lead, before breaking Rydz's throw in the third leg of the sixth set on his way to a 3–1 victory in that set to go two sets up. Rydz, who had earlier missed a dart to win the fifth set, managed to win the seventh set against the Van Gerwen throw, but missed two darts in the deciding leg of the eighth set, allowing Van Gerwen to win that set and the match to qualify for the world championship semi-final for the ninth time of his career.[23]
Stephen Bunting played Peter Wright in the third quarter-final. Bunting won the first four sets, including winning the fourth set 3–0 against the throw, before Wright came back and won sets five and six. Bunting secured the match victory with a 3–0 win in the seventh set to reach the second PDC world championship semi-final of his career. In the final quarter-final Luke Littler took on Nathan Aspinall. Littler got off to a strong start, winning the first set with three consecutive twelve-darters, and took the second set against the Aspinall throw. Aspinall broke back in the third set, but a Littler eleven-darter in the deciding leg of the fourth set restored the two-set advantage. Littler won the fifth set to go one away, and while Aspinall did manage to take the sixth set, another 3–0 scoreline in the seventh set ensured Littler would qualify for the semi-final for the second consecutive year.[23]
Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
In the first semi-final, Michael van Gerwen played Chris Dobey. Van Gerwen won the first set against the throw, and took advantage of three missed darts from Dobey to also take the second. Dobey got off the mark with a 3–0 win in the third set, including a 170 checkout in the second leg, but Van Gerwen won the fourth set by the same scoreline to re-gain the two set advantage before breaking in the fifth set. Van Gerwen took the next two sets to complete a 6–1 victory to reach his seventh world championship final. Luke Littler took on Stephen Bunting in the other semi-final. Littler won the first set 3–2, before breaking in second set 3–1. The same 3–2, 3–1 pattern was repeated in the next two sets, giving Littler a 4–0 lead. Bunting broke back the fifth set with a 3–1 win, but missed 3 to win the sixth set, which Littler won 3–2 to go one away. With a 3–1 win in the seventh set Littler also completed a 6–1 win to reach the world championship final for the second time.[24]
Final[edit | edit source]
Luke Littler took on Michael van Gerwen in the final, held on Friday January 3. Van Gerwen threw first in the opening set, but missed three darts, and lost a fourth after busting his score, to win the first leg, enabling Littler to break and eventually win the set 3–1. Littler won the second set 3–0. In the second leg of the third set Van Gerwen missed three darts to break, and Littler won that leg and the next two to go 3–0 up in the match. The third leg of the fourth set saw Van Gerwen break the Littler throw for the first time in the match – with Littler having missed two darts for the set – but in the next leg van Gerwen missed more darts and Littler broke again to cross the halfway mark towards the championship.[25]
Van Gerwen got off the mark with a 3–1 win in the fifth set, but Littler held the sixth set to go two sets away from victory. Van Gerwen took the seventh set 3–2, but again Littler won the next set. Van Gerwen won the ninth set, but Littler broke in the second leg of the next set to set himself up to throw for the match, and a fourteen-dart leg finished on double 16 wrapped up the world championship for Littler. Aged 17, Littler became the youngest world champion in PDC history, beating the record previously held by Van Gerwen who was 24 years old when he triumphed in 2014.[26][27]
Schedule[edit | edit source]
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | Thibault Tricole 80.61 | 3–1 | Joe Comito 81.25 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | — |
| 02 | Jermaine Wattimena 98.54 | 3–0 | Stefan Bellmont 92.95 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | ||
| 03 | Kim Huybrechts 96.92 | 1–3 | Keane Barry 94.97 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | |
| 04 | 2 | Luke Humphries 90.79 | 3–0 | Thibault Tricole 85.62 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 1 | Wesley Plaisier 82.56 | 3–2 | Ryusei Azemoto 79.23 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 06 | Luke Woodhouse 94.38 | 3–0 | Lourence Ilagan 81.11 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | ||
| 07 | Alan Soutar 84.19 | 1–3 | Kai Gotthardt 89.10 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | |
| 08 | 2 | James Wade 97.01 | 0–3 | Jermaine Wattimena 99.17 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1 | Niels Zonneveld 93.19 | 1–3 | Robert Owen 91.64 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — |
| 10 | Connor Scutt 101.92 | 3–0 | Ben Robb 82.64 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | ||
| 11 | Cameron Menzies 83.77 | 1–3 | Leonard Gates 82.96 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | |
| 12 | 2 | Gerwyn Price 91.32 | 3–0 | Keane Barry 86.81 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | James Hurrell 88.75 | 3–0 | Jim Long 79.17 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | |
| 14 | Kevin Doets 88.13 | 3–1 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven 87.02 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | |
| 15 | Ryan Joyce 92.97 | 3–1 | Darius Labanauskas 89.62 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | |
| 16 | 2 | Mike De Decker 87.38 | 1–3 | Luke Woodhouse 88.38 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | Jeffrey de Graaf 92.30 | 3–1 | Rashad Sweeting 82.88 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — |
| 18 | Ricardo Pietreczko 88.68 | 3–0 | Xiaochen Zong 84.03 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | ||
| 19 | Ryan Meikle 83.53 | 3–2 | Fallon Sherrock 81.81 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |
| 20 | 2 | Peter Wright 89.63 | 3–1 | Wesley Plaisier 93.77 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | Jim Williams 94.10 | 2–3 | Paolo Nebrida 86.63 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| 22 | Madars Razma 90.65 | 3–1 | Christian Kist 94.90 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | |
| 23 | Ricky Evans 86.23 | 3–2 | Gordon Mathers 87.57 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| 24 | 2 | Nathan Aspinall 88.03 | 3–1 | Leonard Gates 83.41 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | Chris Landman 80.71 | 1–3 | Lok Yin Lee 84.40 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
| 26 | Callan Rydz 107.06 | 3–0 | Romeo Grbavac 97.92 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | ||
| 27 | Martin Lukeman 86.66 | 3–1 | Nitin Kumar 85.77 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | |
| 28 | 2 | Gabriel Clemens 92.39 | 1–3 | Robert Owen 98.97 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | Nick Kenny 87.66 | 3–0 | Stowe Buntz 87.26 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | |
| 30 | Mensur Suljovic 88.44 | 2–3 | Matt Campbell 93.31 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| 31 | Scott Williams 96.24 | 3–1 | Niko Springer 98.92 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | |
| 32 | 2 | Michael Smith 96.93 | 2–3 | Kevin Doets 96.90 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–6 |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | Stephen Burton 75.63 | 0–3 | Alexander Merkx 78.41 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | |
| 34 | Wessel Nijman 94.83 | 3–2 | Cameron Carolissen 95.90 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| 35 | Ian White | w/o | Sandro Eric Sosing | — | |||||
| 36 | 2 | Stephen Bunting 92.12 | 3–1 | Kai Gotthardt 89.40 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | Mickey Mansell 81.34 | 3–1 | Tomoya Goto 82.22 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | — |
| 38 | Florian Hempel 92.73 | 3–1 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.36 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | |
| 39 | William O'Connor 85.92 | 1–3 | Dylan Slevin 86.35 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | |
| 40 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen 94.85 | 3–0 | James Hurrell 89.32 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Karel Sedláček 82.58 | 0–3 | Rhys Griffin 91.10 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | |
| 42 | Richard Veenstra 86.00 | 0–3 | Alexis Toylo 86.03 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — | ||
| 43 | 2 | Brendan Dolan 92.02 | 3–0 | Lok Yin Lee 83.20 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | |
| 44 | Chris Dobey 95.62 | 3–1 | Alexander Merkx 90.54 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 2 | Danny Noppert 93.91 | 1–3 | Ryan Joyce 93.88 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — |
| 46 | Raymond van Barneveld 84.64 | 1–3 | Nick Kenny 86.39 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | — | |
| 47 | Luke Littler 100.85 | 3–1 | Ryan Meikle 91.93 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | |
| 48 | Damon Heta 97.96 | 3–1 | Connor Scutt 98.47 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | Ryan Searle 99.38 | 3–0 | Matt Campbell 90.66 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | |
| 50 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.72 | 1–3 | Madars Razma 91.33 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | |
| 51 | Joe Cullen 98.18 | 3–0 | Wessel Nijman 98.01 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | ||
| 52 | Ritchie Edhouse 84.19 | 1–3 | Ian White 88.86 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 2 | Martin Schindler 89.37 | 0–3 | Callan Rydz 91.05 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | |
| 54 | Ross Smith 89.79 | 0–3 | Paolo Nebrida 91.07 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — | ||
| 55 | Gary Anderson 92.51 | 0–3 | Jeffrey De Graaf 95.56 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | ||
| 56 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.00 | 3–0 | Dylan Slevin 95.02 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2 | Krzysztof Ratajski 95.32 | 3–1 | Alexis Toylo 96.39 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — |
| 58 | Andrew Gilding 92.65 | 3–1 | Martin Lukeman 91.28 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | |
| 59 | Josh Rock 87.13 | 3–0 | Rhys Griffin 85.99 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | ||
| 60 | Jonny Clayton 92.45 | 3–2 | Mickey Mansell 84.26 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 6–5 |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 2 | Gian van Veen 91.99 | 1–3 | Ricardo Pietreczko 91.64 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
| 62 | Daryl Gurney 98.31 | 3–2 | Florian Hempel 96.44 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| 63 | Dave Chisnall 94.54 | 2–3 | Ricky Evans 94.30 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 5–6 | |
| 64 | Rob Cross 88.64 | 1–3 | Scott Williams 87.90 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 3 | Damon Heta 89.69 | 3–4 | Luke Woodhouse 92.34 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 66 | Jonny Clayton 90.11 | 4–3 | Daryl Gurney 92.60 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| 67 | Stephen Bunting 100.06 | 4–1 | Madars Razma 90.92 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 3 | Gerwyn Price 92.60 | 4–3 | Joe Cullen 92.77 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 6–5 |
| 69 | Jermaine Wattimena 96.50 | 2–4 | Peter Wright 96.19 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | |
| 70 | Luke Humphries 98.59 | 4–0 | Nick Kenny 93.42 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 3 | Ryan Joyce 97.40 | 4–3 | Ryan Searle 100.97 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 |
| 72 | Scott Williams 94.29 | 1–4 | Ricardo Pietreczko 97.00 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | ||
| 73 | Nathan Aspinall 92.17 | 4–0 | Andrew Gilding 86.65 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 3 | Chris Dobey 97.29 | 4–2 | Josh Rock 95.99 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — |
| 75 | Michael van Gerwen 97.01 | 4–2 | Brendan Dolan 96.08 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | |
| 76 | Luke Littler 97.84 | 4–1 | Ian White 96.40 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 3 | Jeffrey De Graaf 89.99 | 4–1 | Paolo Nebrida 83.01 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | |
| 78 | Kevin Doets 89.67 | 4–3 | Krzysztof Ratajski 94.55 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| 79 | Dimitri Van Den Bergh 94.79 | 0–4 | Callan Rydz 105.31 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 3 | Ricky Evans 86.84 | 2–4 | Robert Owen 92.92 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — |
| 81 | 4 | Jonny Clayton 91.73 | 2–4 | Gerwyn Price 92.28 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — |
| 82 | Luke Humphries 99.23 | 1–4 | Peter Wright 100.93 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 4 | Kevin Doets 88.17 | 3–4 | Chris Dobey 91.59 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| 84 | Robert Owen 94.07 | 3–4 | Callan Rydz 97.38 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| 85 | Ricardo Pietreczko 78.46 | 0–4 | Nathan Aspinall 94.28 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 4 | Stephen Bunting 96.78 | 4–0 | Luke Woodhouse 90.61 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | ||
| 87 | Michael van Gerwen 101.98 | 4–2 | Jeffrey de Graaf 91.85 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | |
| 88 | Luke Littler 103.14 | 4–3 | Ryan Joyce 97.73 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | QF | Chris Dobey 95.38 | 5–3 | Gerwyn Price 92.74 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| 90 | Michael van Gerwen 103.10 | 5–3 | Callan Rydz 103.88 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | QF | Peter Wright 92.41 | 2–5 | Stephen Bunting 95.55 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| 92 | Luke Littler 101.54 | 5–2 | Nathan Aspinall 96.31 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | SF | Chris Dobey 94.77 | 1–6 | Michael van Gerwen 98.84 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| 94 | Stephen Bunting 100.10 | 1–6 | Luke Littler 105.48 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Match no. | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | F | Luke Littler 102.73 | 7–3 | Michael van Gerwen 100.69 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
Draw[edit | edit source]
The draw took place on 25 November 2024, live on Sky Sports News, and was conducted by Sky Sports presenter, Emma Paton, and former semi-finalists Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster.[34][35][36]
Finals[edit | edit source]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 2 January [37] | Final (best of 13 sets) 3 January [33] | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Peter Wright 92.41 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Bunting 95.55 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Bunting 100.10 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 105.48 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 101.54 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall 96.31 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 102.73 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 100.69 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Chris Dobey 95.38 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Gerwyn Price 92.74 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Chris Dobey 94.77 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 98.84 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 103.10 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 103.88 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Top half[edit | edit source]
Section 1[edit | edit source]
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–21 December [28][30][38][39][40][41][42][43][12][44][11][45] | Second round (best of 5 sets) 15–23 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Third round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December [46] | Fourth round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thibault Tricole 80.61 | 3 | 1 | Luke Humphries 90.79 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Joe Comito 81.25 | 1 | Thibault Tricole 85.62 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Humphries 98.59 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Kenny 93.42 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Kenny 87.66 | 3 | 32 | Raymond van Barneveld 84.64 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Stowe Buntz 87.26 | 0 | Nick Kenny 86.39 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Humphries 99.23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Peter Wright 100.93 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jermaine Wattimena 98.54 | 3 | 16 | James Wade 97.01 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Stefan Bellmont 92.95 | 0 | Jermaine Wattimena 99.17 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jermaine Wattimena 96.50 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Peter Wright 96.19 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesley Plaisier 82.56 | 3 | 17 | Peter Wright 89.63 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ryusei Azemoto 79.23 | 2 | Wesley Plaisier 93.77 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Peter Wright 92.41 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Bunting 95.55 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Soutar 84.19 | 1 | 8 | Stephen Bunting 92.12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Kai Gotthardt 89.10 | 3 | Q | Kai Gotthardt 89.40 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Bunting 100.06 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Madars Razma 90.92 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madars Razma 90.65 | 3 | 25 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.72 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Christian Kist 94.90 | 1 | Madars Razma 91.33 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Bunting 96.78 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Woodhouse 90.61 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connor Scutt 101.92 | 3 | 9 | Damon Heta 97.96 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ben Robb 82.64 | 0 | Connor Scutt 98.47 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Damon Heta 89.69 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Woodhouse 92.34 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Woodhouse 94.38 | 3 | 24 | Mike De Decker 87.38 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Lourence Ilagan 81.11 | 0 | Luke Woodhouse 88.38 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Section 2[edit | edit source]
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–21 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Second round (best of 5 sets) 15–23 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Third round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December [46] | Fourth round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 83.53 | 3 | 4 | Luke Littler 100.85 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Fallon Sherrock 81.81 | 2 | Ryan Meikle 91.93 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 97.84 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian White 96.40 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian White | w/o | 29 | Ritchie Edhouse 84.19 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Sandro Eric Sosing | w/d | Ian White 88.86 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 103.14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Joyce 97.73 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Joyce 92.97 | 3 | 13 | Danny Noppert 93.91 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Darius Labanauskas 89.62 | 1 | Ryan Joyce 93.88 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Joyce 97.40 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Ryan Searle 100.97 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mensur Suljovic 88.44 | 2 | 20 | Ryan Searle 99.38 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Matt Campbell 93.31 | 3 | Q | Matt Campbell 90.66 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 101.54 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall 96.31 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Williams 96.24 | 3 | 5 | Rob Cross 88.64 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Niko Springer 98.92 | 1 | Scott Williams 87.90 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Williams 94.29 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Pietreczko 97.00 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Pietreczko 88.68 | 3 | 28 | Gian van Veen 91.99 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Xiaochen Zong 84.03 | 0 | Ricardo Pietreczko 91.64 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Pietreczko 78.46 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall 94.28 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Menzies 83.77 | 1 | 12 | Nathan Aspinall 88.03 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Leonard Gates 82.96 | 3 | Q | Leonard Gates 83.41 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall 92.17 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Andrew Gilding 86.85 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Lukeman 86.66 | 3 | 21 | Andrew Gilding 92.65 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Nitin Kumar 85.77 | 1 | Martin Lukeman 91.28 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half[edit | edit source]
Section 3[edit | edit source]
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–21 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Second round (best of 5 sets) 15–23 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Third round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December [46] | Fourth round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 88.13 | 3 | 2 | Michael Smith 96.93 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Noa-Lynn van Leuven 87.02 | 1 | Kevin Doets 96.90 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 89.67 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Krzysztof Ratajski 94.55 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Veenstra 86.00 | 0 | 31 | Krzysztof Ratajski 95.32 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Alexis Toylo 86.03 | 3 | Q | Alexis Toylo 96.39 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 88.17 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chris Dobey 91.59 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Burton 75.63 | 0 | 15 | Chris Dobey 95.62 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Alexander Merkx 78.41 | 3 | Q | Alexander Merkx 90.54 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chris Dobey 97.29 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Josh Rock 95.99 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Karel Sedláček 82.58 | 0 | 18 | Josh Rock 87.13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Rhys Griffin 91.10 | 3 | Q | Rhys Griffin 85.99 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chris Dobey 95.38 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Gerwyn Price 92.74 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickey Mansell 81.34 | 3 | 7 | Jonny Clayton 92.45 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Tomoya Goto 82.22 | 1 | Mickey Mansell 84.26 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jonny Clayton 90.11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Daryl Gurney 92.60 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florian Hempel 92.73 | 3 | 26 | Daryl Gurney 98.31 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.36 | 1 | Florian Hempel 96.44 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jonny Clayton 91.73 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Gerwyn Price 92.28 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Huybrechts 96.92 | 1 | 10 | Gerwyn Price 91.32 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Keane Barry 94.97 | 3 | Q | Keane Barry 86.81 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Gerwyn Price 92.60 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Joe Cullen 92.77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wessel Nijman 94.83 | 3 | 23 | Joe Cullen 98.18 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Cameron Carolissen 95.90 | 2 | Wessel Nijman 98.01 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Section 4[edit | edit source]
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–21 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Second round (best of 5 sets) 15–23 December [28][29][30][31][38][39][40][41][43][44][45] | Third round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December [46] | Fourth round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Hurrell 88.75 | 3 | 3 | Michael Van Gerwen 94.85 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jim Long 79.17 | 0 | James Hurrell 89.32 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 97.01 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Brendan Dolan 96.08 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Landman 80.71 | 1 | 30 | Brendan Dolan 92.02 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Lok Yin Lee 84.40 | 3 | Q | Lok Yin Lee 83.20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 101.98 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Graaf 91.94 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Graaf 92.30 | 3 | 14 | Gary Anderson 92.51 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Rashad Sweeting 82.88 | 1 | Jeffrey De Graaf 95.56 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Graaf 89.99 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Paolo Nebrida 83.01 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Williams 94.10 | 2 | 19 | Ross Smith 89.79 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Paolo Nebrida 86.63 | 3 | Q | Paolo Nebrida 91.07 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 103.10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 103.88 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Evans 86.23 | 3 | 6 | Dave Chisnall 94.54 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Gordon Mathers 87.57 | 2 | Ricky Evans 94.30 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Evans 86.84 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Robert Owen 92.92 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld 93.19 | 1 | 27 | Gabriel Clemens 92.39 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Robert Owen 91.64 | 3 | Q | Robert Owen 98.97 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Robert Owen 94.07 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 97.38 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William O'Connor 85.92 | 1 | 11 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.00 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dylan Slevin 86.35 | 3 | Q | Dylan Slevin 95.02 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.79 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 105.31 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 107.06 | 3 | 22 | Martin Schindler 89.37 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Romeo Grbavac 97.92 | 0 | Callan Rydz 91.05 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Final[edit | edit source]
| Best of 13 sets
Referee(s): Kirk Bevins & Huw Ware Alexandra Palace, London, England, 3 January 2025 | ||
| Template:PDCFlagR | 7–3 | Michael van Gerwen |
| 3–1, 3–0, 3–1, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–0, 1–3, 3–0 | ||
| 102.73 | Average (3 darts) | 100.69 |
| 52 | 100+ scores | 44 |
| 23 | 140+ scores | 22 |
| 12 | 180 scores | 13 |
| 130 | Highest checkout | 132 |
| 2 | 100+ Checkouts | 1 |
| 25/45 (55.55%) | Checkout summary | 14/38 (36.84%) |
Highest averages[edit | edit source]
This table shows all averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament.[2][47] For players with multiple high averages, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
The three-dart average is the most cited statistic in darts matches as it gives a rough estimate of a player's form.[48][49] For comparison with previous years, see the highest ever recorded averages in the World Darts Championship.
| Player | Round | Average | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callan Rydz | 1 | 107.06 | Romeo Grbavac | Won |
| Luke Littler | SF | 105.48 | Stephen Bunting | Won |
| Callan Rydz (2) | 3 | 105.31 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | Won |
| Callan Rydz (3) | QF | 103.88 | Michael van Gerwen | Lost |
| Luke Littler (2) | 4 | 103.14 | Ryan Joyce | Won |
| Michael van Gerwen | QF | 103.10 | Callan Rydz | Won |
| Luke Littler (3) | F | 102.73 | Michael van Gerwen | Won |
| Michael van Gerwen (2) | 4 | 101.98 | Jeffrey de Graaf | Won |
| Connor Scutt | 1 | 101.92 | Ben Robb | Won |
| Luke Littler (4) | QF | 101.54 | Nathan Aspinall | Won |
| Ryan Searle | 3 | 100.97 | Ryan Joyce | Lost |
| Peter Wright | 4 | 100.93 | Luke Humphries | Won |
| Luke Littler (5) | 2 | 100.85 | Ryan Meikle | Won |
| Michael van Gerwen (3) | F | 100.69 | Luke Littler | Lost |
| Stephen Bunting | SF | 100.10 | Lost | |
| Stephen Bunting (2) | 3 | 100.06 | Madars Razma | Won |
Media coverage[edit | edit source]
In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports is the TV broadcaster for the coverage, with the event airing on a dedicated channel which replaced its Sky Sports F1 channel for the duration of the tournament.[50] Sky Sports coverage was presented by Emma Paton, Anna Woolhouse and Michael Bridge with punditry and commentary coming from Stuart Pyke, Rod Studd, Dan Dawson, Abigail Davies, John Part, Mark Webster, Laura Turner, and Glen Durrant.[51] Wayne Mardle was not present for the coverage due to the death of his wife prior to the start of the tournament.[52]
Talksport also provided coverage of the event via their digital channel Talksport 2 with selected coverage on Talksport and the new Talksport darts YouTube channel.[53] Talksport coverage featured Ian Danter, Chris Mason, Paul Nicholson, Chris Murphy, Mark Wilson and Gabbie Partington.[54]
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