2027 IDF World Darts Championship

2027 IDF World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	12 December 2026 – 3 January 2027
Venue	Alexandra Palace
Location	London, England
Organisation(s)	IDF
Format	Sets
Prize fund	£3,500,000
Winner's share	£750,000
Nine-dart finish	Max Mad
High checkout	170 – Leon Price
«2026 2028»

The 2027 IDF World Darts Championship is a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF), being held from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 at Alexandra Palace in London, England.

Logan White is the defending champion, having defeated Max Mad 7–6 in the 2026 final.

The tournament features 96 players, reduced from the 128-player field used in 2026. The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit were seeded and entered in the second round, while the remaining 64 players contested the first round for the right to join them in the 64-player main bracket.

Mad recorded the first nine-dart finish of the tournament during his second-round victory over Kieran Walsh.

Background

Format

The 2027 championship features 96 players, a reduction from the 128-player field used at the 2026 tournament.

The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit following the 2026 IDF Players Championship Finals are seeded and receive a bye through the first round.

The remaining 64 players contest 32 first-round matches. Each first-round match is tied to a predetermined position in the second-round bracket, with the winner progressing directly to face one of the 32 seeds.

From the second round onwards, the championship operates as a conventional 64-player knockout tournament.

All matches are played using set play. Every set is contested over the best of five legs, with the first player to win three legs winning the set.

There is no extended tie-break within a set. If a set reaches two legs apiece, the fifth leg decides the set.

The match lengths are:

• First round: best of 5 sets – first to 3
• Second round: best of 5 sets – first to 3
• Third round: best of 7 sets – first to 4
• Fourth round: best of 7 sets – first to 4
• Quarter-finals: best of 9 sets – first to 5
• Semi-finals: best of 11 sets – first to 6
• Final: best of 15 sets – first to 8

The 2027 final has therefore been extended to a possible 15 sets, compared with the best-of-13-set final used in 2026.

The player throwing first in the opening set is determined by the pre-match bull, with the right to throw first alternating at the beginning of each subsequent set.

Player count

Entry route	Players
Seeded – IDF Order of Merit top 32	32
Unseeded IDF Order of Merit qualifiers	32
IDF ProTour qualifiers	16
International qualifiers	8
World Championship final qualifiers	8
Total	96

Prize money

The total prize fund is £3,500,000, with £750,000 awarded to the champion.

Stage	Prize money	Players	Total
Winner	£750,000	1	£750,000
Runner-up	£350,000	1	£350,000
Semi-finalists	£200,000	2	£400,000
Quarter-finalists	£100,000	4	£400,000
Fourth round	£50,000	8	£400,000
Third round	£25,000	16	£400,000
Second round	£15,000	32	£480,000
First round	£10,000	32	£320,000
Total			£3,500,000

All prize money counts towards the IDF Order of Merit.

Qualification

Qualification was divided between the IDF Order of Merit, the IDF ProTour, international qualifying routes and the final World Championship qualifier.

The top 32 players on the Order of Merit qualified as seeds and entered in the second round.

The next 32 highest-ranked eligible players qualified as unseeded Order of Merit players.

A further 16 players qualified through the IDF ProTour, eight through international qualification events and eight through the final World Championship qualifier.

Seeds

Seed	Player
1	Logan White
2	Alex Brow
3	Max Mad
4	Parker Reeves
5	Quinn Sanders
6	Elias Storm
7	Duncan MacLeod
8	Wyatt Walker
9	Jeroen van Dijk
10	Hunter Jackson
11	Jack Mercer
12	Rhys Morgan
13	Nathan Owens
14	Harry Lewis
15	Benjamin Carter
16	Ryan Thomas
17	Niklas Hofer
18	Kai Mitchell
19	Callum Pike
20	Bram De Waal
21	Ethan Mitchell
22	Blake Carter
23	Cole Hamilton
24	Noah Parker
25	Jamie Fletcher
26	Sean Donovan
27	Oliver Bartlett
28	Lewis Moorcroft
29	Lukas Weber
30	Matteo Vermeulen
31	Connor Hayes
32	Daniel McKenna

Tournament summary

First round

The championship began on 12 December with the first half of the 64-player opening round. Charlie Sutton recovered from 2–1 down to defeat United States qualifier Daniel Morales 3–2 and earn a meeting with defending champion White, while Mason Kelly defeated Liam Davidson 3–1. Theo Richardson came from a set behind to beat Patrick Byrne 3–1 and Adrian Smit produced a 104.16 average in a 3–0 victory over Caleb Thompson. Cameron Reid survived two match darts during a 3–2 victory over Finn Jacobs, South Korean qualifier Min-jae Park defeated Aaron Doyle 3–1, Theo Walsh edged Thomas Gallagher in five sets and Stefan Müller beat Kyle Brennan 3–1. The evening session featured another strong international performance as Australian qualifier Liam O'Connell defeated Scott Brennan 3–2 with a 103.62 average. Harvey Nolan, Leon Price, Michael Reeves and Cameron Price also progressed, while Owen Griffiths averaged 104.38 in a 3–0 victory over Bradley Stone. Spanish qualifier Javier Ortega edged Toby Richards in five sets before George Chambers completed the opening day with a 3–1 victory over Marcus Reed.

The third session began with Japanese qualifier Hiroto Tanaka defeating Isaac Bennett 3–1 to set up a second-round meeting with Brow. Jamie van der Meer recovered from 2–1 down in sets and 2–0 down in the fifth to defeat Jordan Ellis, while Finn O'Connor came from a set behind to beat Nathan Kerr 3–1. Final qualifier Ruben van den Berg eliminated Reece Palmer 3–1 and Stefan de Boer edged Kevin Van Leeuwen 3–2. Luke Harrington beat Andrew Collins before Tyler Grant survived a match dart against Oliver Grant and won 3–2 with a 105.06 average. Marco Bellini completed the afternoon with a 3–1 victory over Matthew Haines. The opening round concluded that evening with Kieran Walsh defeating Samuel Price to earn a meeting with Mad, while Dylan Ward edged Simon Ward. Marcus Cole recorded the highest first-round average at 105.38 in a 3–0 victory over Martin Vos, Adam Fletcher defeated Aaron Campbell, Danish qualifier Lars Jørgensen beat Dylan Brooks, and Zachary Hughes, Jan Verbeek and Tomás Varga completed the second-round field. Fourteen of the 32 first-round matches required a deciding fifth set.

Second round

The seeded players entered the championship on 16 December. White opened his title defence with a 3–0 victory over Sutton, averaging 109.84. McKenna survived Kelly in five sets, Thomas defeated Richardson 3–1, while Smit recovered from two sets down and survived four match darts to eliminate 17th seed Hofer 3–2 with a 106.71 average. Walker defeated Reid 3–1, Park came from two sets down to eliminate Fletcher, Van Dijk averaged 108.92 in a 3–0 victory over Walsh, and Müller knocked out 24th seed Noah Parker 3–2.

On 17 December, fourth seed Parker Reeves survived O'Connell 3–2 in a match where the pair averaged 108.16 and 106.74 respectively. Nolan eliminated Weber in five sets, Owens survived Price 3–2 despite Price recording a 170 checkout, and Michael Reeves knocked out De Waal. Sanders averaged 109.21 in defeating Cameron Price 3–1, Griffiths eliminated Moorcroft, Morgan edged Ortega in a deciding set and Ethan Mitchell defeated Chambers 3–1.

Brow opened his campaign on 18 December with a 3–1 victory over Tanaka. Brow averaged 110.64, taking over the tournament-average lead, and opened the third set with six perfect darts before eventually completing the leg in ten darts. Van der Meer recovered from two sets down to eliminate 31st seed Hayes, Benjamin Carter defeated O'Connor 3–1 with a 107.38 average and Kai Mitchell survived Van den Berg in five sets.

The evening session began with seventh seed MacLeod facing Dutch qualifier De Boer. De Boer took the opening set 3–2 after MacLeod missed two darts for the set, but the Scot responded with a dominant second set, winning it 3–0 with legs of 13, 12 and 14 darts. De Boer moved 2–0 ahead in the third set, only for MacLeod to win three consecutive legs and take it 3–2. MacLeod then opened the fourth with back-to-back 180s; his attempt at a nine-darter ended with the seventh dart in treble one, but he completed the leg in 11 darts. De Boer levelled the set at 2–2 before MacLeod closed the match with a 12-darter, winning 3–1 with a 107.82 average to De Boer's 103.94.

Harrington then produced another upset, eliminating 26th seed Sean Donovan 3–2. Donovan won the first set 3–1 before Harrington levelled with a 3–2 second. Donovan regained the lead by taking the third 3–1, but Harrington forced a deciding set after winning the fourth 3–0. Donovan moved 2–1 ahead in the fifth and missed one match dart at double 18 in the fourth leg. Harrington finished 81 to level and then broke throw with a 13-darter in the deciding leg, finishing 86 on double 16 to complete the victory. Harrington averaged 104.68 to Donovan's 104.21.

Tenth seed Jackson then survived one of the strongest unseeded challenges of the round against Grant. Grant, who had averaged 105.06 in the first round, won the opening set 3–2 with a 121 checkout before Jackson levelled by taking the second 3–1. Jackson swept the third set 3–0, including an 11-darter, but Grant responded with a 3–1 fourth set to force a decider. Grant opened the fifth with a 13-darter before Jackson levelled with a 12-darter and broke in 13 darts. Grant forced the deciding leg with a 14-dart break. Jackson opened the final leg with 180 and 140 and eventually reached 81 after 12 darts. Grant left 72, but Jackson finished 81 in two darts via treble 19 and double 12 to win 3–2. Jackson averaged 108.11 to Grant's 107.54, the highest losing average of the second round at that stage.

The session concluded with Bellini eliminating 23rd seed Cole Hamilton 3–2. Hamilton won the opening set 3–1 before Bellini levelled with a 3–0 second and moved ahead by taking the third 3–2. Hamilton responded by sweeping the fourth 3–0 and then led 2–1 in the deciding set. Bellini levelled with a 12-darter before both players opened the deciding leg with maximums. Hamilton was first to a finish but missed double 16 for 64, allowing Bellini to finish 76 in two darts. Bellini averaged 105.02 to Hamilton's 104.63 and became the ninth unseeded player to defeat a seed.

The penultimate second-round session on 19 December began with Mad facing Walsh. Mad won the opening set 3–1 and then produced the first nine-dart finish of the 2027 World Championship in the opening leg of the second set. He began with two scores of 180 before completing 141 via treble 20, treble 19 and double 12, drawing a prolonged celebration from the Alexandra Palace crowd. Walsh nevertheless recovered to win the set 3–2 and level the match. Mad regained control with a 3–1 third set and then won the fourth 3–0, completing the match with consecutive 12-darters. He averaged 109.46 to Walsh's 104.02, hit 12 maximums and became the first player in the tournament to complete a perfect leg.

ProTour qualifier Ward then eliminated 30th seed Matteo Vermeulen 3–2. Vermeulen took the first set 3–2 and Ward the second 3–1 before the seed moved ahead again by taking the third 3–2. Ward forced a deciding set with a 3–0 fourth and moved 2–0 ahead in the fifth. Vermeulen recovered to level at 2–2 but missed double 20 for a 120 checkout in the deciding leg. Ward returned to finish 68 on double four and win with a 103.88 average to Vermeulen's 103.55.

One of the most anticipated matches of the second round followed as 14th seed Harry Lewis faced Cole, whose 105.38 average had been the highest of the first round. Lewis took the opening set 3–2 with a 116 checkout, before Cole levelled with a 3–1 second. Lewis won the third 3–2 after Cole missed a set dart, but Cole responded with a 3–0 fourth set containing legs of 12, 13 and 11 darts. Cole took the opening leg of the deciding set in 13 darts before Lewis levelled in 12. Lewis then broke to lead 2–1, but Cole responded with an 11-darter to force the deciding leg. Lewis reached 81 after 12 darts while Cole left 72. Lewis missed double 12 for the match and Cole finished 72 in two darts to complete a 3–2 upset. Cole averaged 107.12 to Lewis's 106.66 and advanced to the third round having averaged above 105 in both of his matches.

Nineteenth seed Pike completed the afternoon session with a 3–1 victory over Fletcher. Fletcher took the opening set 3–2, but Pike answered with a 3–0 second and moved ahead by taking the third 3–1. Fletcher led 2–1 in the fourth before Pike levelled in 13 darts and finished 108 in the deciding leg. Pike averaged 105.49 compared with Fletcher's 102.87 and progressed to face Cole.

The second round concluded on the evening of 19 December. Sixth seed Storm faced Jørgensen, who had averaged 103.47 in the first round. Jørgensen won the opening set 3–2 after Storm missed a set dart, but Storm responded by taking the second 3–1 and then swept the third 3–0, including consecutive 12-dart legs. Jørgensen led 2–1 in the fourth and threatened to force a decider, but Storm levelled with a 13-darter and completed a 124 checkout in the fifth leg to seal a 3–1 victory. Storm averaged 107.06 to Jørgensen's 104.48 and reached the third round in his first World Championship appearance since returning from his wrist injury.

Hughes then eliminated 27th seed Bartlett in a deciding set. Bartlett won the first set 3–1 before Hughes levelled by taking the second 3–2. Hughes moved ahead after winning the third 3–1, but Bartlett forced a fifth set with a 3–0 fourth. Bartlett led 2–1 in the deciding set and had one match dart at double 16, but Hughes survived with a 101 checkout. In the deciding leg Bartlett left 72 after 15 darts, only for Hughes to finish 84 on double 12 and complete a 3–2 upset. Hughes averaged 102.96 to Bartlett's 102.71.

Eleventh seed Mercer was pushed to five sets by Verbeek. Mercer won the opening set 3–1 before Verbeek took the next two, including a 3–0 third set in which he averaged over 110. Mercer levelled with a 3–1 fourth and then moved 2–0 ahead in the fifth. Verbeek recovered to 2–2 and was first to a finish in the deciding leg, but missed double 18 for 96. Mercer punished the miss with an 87 checkout through treble 17 and double 18, winning 3–2 with a 106.33 average to Verbeek's 105.88.

The final match of the second round produced one further upset as Varga defeated 22nd seed Blake Carter 3–2. Varga won the first set 3–2 before Carter responded with a 3–1 second and a 3–2 third to move one set from victory. Varga forced a fifth with a 3–1 fourth set and then moved 2–0 ahead in the decider. Carter recovered with consecutive legs of 13 and 14 darts, but Varga opened the deciding leg with 180 and followed with 140. Carter left 81 after 12 darts, while Varga reached 76 and completed the checkout in two darts to secure the match. Varga averaged 104.90 to Carter's 104.44.

The completion of Session 12 finalised the 32-player third round. Brow retained the highest single-match average of the tournament at 110.64, followed by White's 109.84, Mad's 109.46 and Sanders's 109.21. Mad recorded the tournament's first nine-dart finish, while Price's 170 remained the highest checkout. Twelve of the 32 seeds were eliminated in their opening matches, including Hofer, Fletcher, Noah Parker, Weber, De Waal, Moorcroft, Hayes, Donovan, Hamilton, Vermeulen, Lewis, Bartlett and Blake Carter.

Draw

First round

Match	Player	Score	Player	Average	Second-round opponent
1	Charlie Sutton	3–2	Daniel Morales	96.84–96.17	(1) Logan White
2	Mason Kelly	3–1	Liam Davidson	101.36–97.62	(32) Daniel McKenna
3	Patrick Byrne	1–3	Theo Richardson	98.91–102.74	(16) Ryan Thomas
4	Adrian Smit	3–0	Caleb Thompson	104.16–94.88	(17) Niklas Hofer
5	Cameron Reid	3–2	Finn Jacobs	100.43–99.86	(8) Wyatt Walker
6	Aaron Doyle	1–3	Min-jae Park	97.18–99.72	(25) Jamie Fletcher
7	Theo Walsh	3–2	Thomas Gallagher	100.81–99.94	(9) Jeroen van Dijk
8	Stefan Müller	3–1	Kyle Brennan	101.92–99.63	(24) Noah Parker
9	Scott Brennan	2–3	Liam O'Connell	102.88–103.62	(4) Parker Reeves
10	Harvey Nolan	3–1	Jordan Matthews	100.74–98.36	(29) Lukas Weber
11	Leon Price	3–2	Petr Novák	101.83–100.91	(13) Nathan Owens
12	Mitchell Kerr	1–3	Michael Reeves	99.84–102.46	(20) Bram De Waal
13	Ruben Meijer	2–3	Cameron Price	100.64–101.28	(5) Quinn Sanders
14	Owen Griffiths	3–0	Bradley Stone	104.38–96.72	(28) Lewis Moorcroft
15	Toby Richards	2–3	Javier Ortega	101.74–102.17	(12) Rhys Morgan
16	George Chambers	3–1	Marcus Reed	101.56–99.48	(21) Ethan Mitchell
17	Isaac Bennett	1–3	Hiroto Tanaka	99.72–103.11	(2) Alex Brow
18	Jordan Ellis	2–3	Jamie van der Meer	100.86–101.94	(31) Connor Hayes
19	Finn O'Connor	3–1	Nathan Kerr	102.22–100.07	(15) Benjamin Carter
20	Reece Palmer	1–3	Ruben van den Berg	102.08–101.66	(18) Kai Mitchell
21	Kevin Van Leeuwen	2–3	Stefan de Boer	102.15–102.79	(7) Duncan MacLeod
22	Luke Harrington	3–1	Andrew Collins	100.97–98.84	(26) Sean Donovan
23	Tyler Grant	3–2	Oliver Grant	105.06–104.41	(10) Hunter Jackson
24	Marco Bellini	3–1	Matthew Haines	102.53–101.61	(23) Cole Hamilton
25	Kieran Walsh	3–1	Samuel Price	102.84–100.17	(3) Max Mad
26	Simon Ward	2–3	Dylan Ward	101.04–101.77	(30) Matteo Vermeulen
27	Marcus Cole	3–0	Martin Vos	105.38–96.48	(14) Harry Lewis
28	Adam Fletcher	3–2	Aaron Campbell	102.61–101.92	(19) Callum Pike
29	Dylan Brooks	1–3	Lars Jørgensen	101.66–103.47	(6) Elias Storm
30	Niels Bakker	2–3	Zachary Hughes	100.11–100.36	(27) Oliver Bartlett
31	Jan Verbeek	3–1	Owen Carter	102.96–101.82	(11) Jack Mercer
32	Tomás Varga	3–2	Connor Price	103.22–102.76	(22) Blake Carter

Second round onwards

	Second round Best of 5 sets					Third round Best of 7 sets					Fourth round Best of 7 sets					Quarter-finals Best of 9 sets					Semi-finals Best of 11 sets					Final Best of 15 sets
	1	Logan White 109.84	3
		Charlie Sutton 98.73	0
						1	Logan White
						32	Daniel McKenna
	32	Daniel McKenna 104.28	3
		Mason Kelly 103.77	2
	16	Ryan Thomas 106.42	3
		Theo Richardson 103.26	1
						16	Ryan Thomas
							Adrian Smit
	17	Niklas Hofer 106.18	2
		Adrian Smit 106.71	3
	8	Wyatt Walker 107.68	3
		Cameron Reid 104.37	1
						8	Wyatt Walker
							Min-jae Park
	25	Jamie Fletcher 104.71	2
		Min-jae Park 104.36	3
	9	Jeroen van Dijk 108.92	3
		Theo Walsh 101.82	0
						9	Jeroen van Dijk
							Stefan Müller
	24	Noah Parker 104.12	2
		Stefan Müller 104.83	3
	4	Parker Reeves 108.16	3
		Liam O'Connell 106.74	2
						4	Parker Reeves
							Harvey Nolan
	29	Lukas Weber 104.06	2
		Harvey Nolan 103.81	3
	13	Nathan Owens 107.24	3
		Leon Price 105.73	2
						13	Nathan Owens
							Michael Reeves
	20	Bram De Waal 104.31	2
		Michael Reeves 104.92	3
	5	Quinn Sanders 109.21	3
		Cameron Price 103.84	1
						5	Quinn Sanders
							Owen Griffiths
	28	Lewis Moorcroft 105.94	2
		Owen Griffiths 106.83	3
	12	Rhys Morgan 106.48	3
		Javier Ortega 105.67	2
						12	Rhys Morgan
						21	Ethan Mitchell
	21	Ethan Mitchell 106.91	3
		George Chambers 103.72	1
	2	Alex Brow 110.64	3
		Hiroto Tanaka 105.41	1
						2	Alex Brow
							Jamie van der Meer
	31	Connor Hayes 104.19	2
		Jamie van der Meer 104.74	3
	15	Benjamin Carter 107.38	3
		Finn O'Connor 104.52	1
						15	Benjamin Carter
						18	Kai Mitchell
	18	Kai Mitchell 106.56	3
		Ruben van den Berg 105.88	2
	7	Duncan MacLeod 107.82	3
		Stefan de Boer 103.94	1
						7	Duncan MacLeod
							Luke Harrington
	26	Sean Donovan 104.21	2
		Luke Harrington 104.68	3
	10	Hunter Jackson 108.11	3
		Tyler Grant 107.54	2
						10	Hunter Jackson
							Marco Bellini
	23	Cole Hamilton 104.63	2
		Marco Bellini 105.02	3
	3	Max Mad 109.46	3
		Kieran Walsh 104.02	1
						3	Max Mad
							Dylan Ward
	30	Matteo Vermeulen 103.55	2
		Dylan Ward 103.88	3
	14	Harry Lewis 106.66	2
		Marcus Cole 107.12	3
							Marcus Cole
						19	Callum Pike
	19	Callum Pike 105.49	3
		Adam Fletcher 102.87	1
	6	Elias Storm 107.06	3
		Lars Jørgensen 104.48	1
						6	Elias Storm
							Zachary Hughes
	27	Oliver Bartlett 102.71	2
		Zachary Hughes 102.96	3
	11	Jack Mercer 106.33	3
		Jan Verbeek 105.88	2
						11	Jack Mercer
							Tomás Varga
	22	Blake Carter 104.44	2
		Tomás Varga 104.90	3

Second-round results

16 December

Afternoon session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
1	Logan White	3–0	Charlie Sutton	3–2, 3–0, 3–1	109.84–98.73
32	Daniel McKenna	3–2	Mason Kelly	3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 3–2, 3–2	104.28–103.77
16	Ryan Thomas	3–1	Theo Richardson	2–3, 3–0, 3–2, 3–2	106.42–103.26
17	Niklas Hofer	2–3	Adrian Smit	3–1, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3, 2–3	106.18–106.71

Evening session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
8	Wyatt Walker	3–1	Cameron Reid	2–3, 3–0, 3–2, 3–2	107.68–104.37
25	Jamie Fletcher	2–3	Min-jae Park	3–1, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3, 2–3	104.71–104.36
9	Jeroen van Dijk	3–0	Theo Walsh	3–2, 3–1, 3–0	108.92–101.82
24	Noah Parker	2–3	Stefan Müller	1–3, 3–0, 3–2, 1–3, 2–3	104.12–104.83

17 December

Afternoon session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
4	Parker Reeves	3–2	Liam O'Connell	2–3, 3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 3–2	108.16–106.74
29	Lukas Weber	2–3	Harvey Nolan	3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 3–0, 2–3	104.06–103.81
13	Nathan Owens	3–2	Leon Price	3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2	107.24–105.73
20	Bram De Waal	2–3	Michael Reeves	3–1, 2–3, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3	104.31–104.92

Evening session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
5	Quinn Sanders	3–1	Cameron Price	3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 3–1	109.21–103.84
28	Lewis Moorcroft	2–3	Owen Griffiths	1–3, 3–2, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3	105.94–106.83
12	Rhys Morgan	3–2	Javier Ortega	3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 3–1, 3–2	106.48–105.67
21	Ethan Mitchell	3–1	George Chambers	3–2, 3–0, 1–3, 3–2	106.91–103.72

18 December

Afternoon session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
2	Alex Brow	3–1	Hiroto Tanaka	3–1, 1–3, 3–0, 3–2	110.64–105.41
31	Connor Hayes	2–3	Jamie van der Meer	3–1, 3–2, 1–3, 0–3, 2–3	104.19–104.74
15	Benjamin Carter	3–1	Finn O'Connor	2–3, 3–0, 3–2, 3–2	107.38–104.52
18	Kai Mitchell	3–2	Ruben van den Berg	1–3, 3–0, 3–2, 1–3, 3–2	106.56–105.88

Evening session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
7	Duncan MacLeod	3–1	Stefan de Boer	2–3, 3–0, 3–2, 3–2	107.82–103.94
26	Sean Donovan	2–3	Luke Harrington	3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 0–3, 2–3	104.21–104.68
10	Hunter Jackson	3–2	Tyler Grant	2–3, 3–1, 3–0, 1–3, 3–2	108.11–107.54
23	Cole Hamilton	2–3	Marco Bellini	3–1, 0–3, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3	104.63–105.02

19 December

Afternoon session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
3	Max Mad	3–1	Kieran Walsh	3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 3–0	109.46–104.02
30	Matteo Vermeulen	2–3	Dylan Ward	3–2, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3	103.55–103.88
14	Harry Lewis	2–3	Marcus Cole	3–2, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3	106.66–107.12
19	Callum Pike	3–1	Adam Fletcher	2–3, 3–0, 3–1, 3–2	105.49–102.87

Evening session

Seed	Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
6	Elias Storm	3–1	Lars Jørgensen	2–3, 3–1, 3–0, 3–2	107.06–104.48
27	Oliver Bartlett	2–3	Zachary Hughes	3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 3–0, 2–3	102.71–102.96
11	Jack Mercer	3–2	Jan Verbeek	3–1, 2–3, 0–3, 3–1, 3–2	106.33–105.88
22	Blake Carter	2–3	Tomás Varga	2–3, 3–1, 3–2, 1–3, 2–3	104.44–104.90

Third round

The third-round draw is:

• (1) Logan White v (32) Daniel McKenna
• (16) Ryan Thomas v Adrian Smit
• (8) Wyatt Walker v Min-jae Park
• (9) Jeroen van Dijk v Stefan Müller
• (4) Parker Reeves v Harvey Nolan
• (13) Nathan Owens v Michael Reeves
• (5) Quinn Sanders v Owen Griffiths
• (12) Rhys Morgan v (21) Ethan Mitchell
• (2) Alex Brow v Jamie van der Meer
• (15) Benjamin Carter v (18) Kai Mitchell
• (7) Duncan MacLeod v Luke Harrington
• (10) Hunter Jackson v Marco Bellini
• (3) Max Mad v Dylan Ward
• Marcus Cole v (19) Callum Pike
• (6) Elias Storm v Zachary Hughes
• (11) Jack Mercer v Tomás Varga

Third-round matches are played over the best of seven sets, with the first player to win four sets progressing to the fourth round.

Nine-dart finishes

Mad recorded the first nine-dart finish of the championship during his second-round victory over Walsh.

Player	Opponent	Round	Route
Max Mad	Kieran Walsh	Second round	180, 180, 141 (T20, T19, D12)

Brow, Price and MacLeod had previously begun legs with six perfect darts during the tournament before their attempts ended on the seventh dart.

Highest checkouts

Price's maximum 170 checkout against Owens remains the highest checkout of the championship.

Checkout	Player	Opponent	Round
170	Leon Price	Nathan Owens	Second round
161	Liam O'Connell	Parker Reeves	Second round
130	Alex Brow	Hiroto Tanaka	Second round
126	Liam O'Connell	Scott Brennan	First round
126	George Chambers	Ethan Mitchell	Second round
124	Cameron Price	Ruben Meijer	First round
124	Oliver Grant	Tyler Grant	First round
124	Javier Ortega	Rhys Morgan	Second round
124	Kai Mitchell	Ruben van den Berg	Second round
124	Elias Storm	Lars Jørgensen	Second round
122	George Chambers	Marcus Reed	First round
122	Stefan Müller	Noah Parker	Second round
121	Min-jae Park	Aaron Doyle	First round
121	Jeroen van Dijk	Theo Walsh	Second round
121	Leon Price	Nathan Owens	Second round
121	Lewis Moorcroft	Owen Griffiths	Second round
121	Alex Brow	Hiroto Tanaka	Second round
121	Tyler Grant	Hunter Jackson	Second round

Tournament averages

The highest individual match averages through the completion of the second round are:

Player	Average	Opponent	Round
Alex Brow	110.64	Hiroto Tanaka	Second round
Logan White	109.84	Charlie Sutton	Second round
Max Mad	109.46	Kieran Walsh	Second round
Quinn Sanders	109.21	Cameron Price	Second round
Jeroen van Dijk	108.92	Theo Walsh	Second round
Parker Reeves	108.16	Liam O'Connell	Second round
Hunter Jackson	108.11	Tyler Grant	Second round
Duncan MacLeod	107.82	Stefan de Boer	Second round
Wyatt Walker	107.68	Cameron Reid	Second round
Benjamin Carter	107.38	Finn O'Connor	Second round
Nathan Owens	107.24	Leon Price	Second round
Marcus Cole	107.12	Harry Lewis	Second round
Elias Storm	107.06	Lars Jørgensen	Second round
Ethan Mitchell	106.91	George Chambers	Second round
Owen Griffiths	106.83	Lewis Moorcroft	Second round
Adrian Smit	106.71	Niklas Hofer	Second round

Schedule

20 December

Afternoon session

Third round:

• (1) Logan White v (32) Daniel McKenna
• (16) Ryan Thomas v Adrian Smit
• (8) Wyatt Walker v Min-jae Park
• (9) Jeroen van Dijk v Stefan Müller

Evening session

Third round:

• (4) Parker Reeves v Harvey Nolan
• (13) Nathan Owens v Michael Reeves
• (5) Quinn Sanders v Owen Griffiths
• (12) Rhys Morgan v (21) Ethan Mitchell

21 December

Afternoon session

Third round:

• (2) Alex Brow v Jamie van der Meer
• (15) Benjamin Carter v (18) Kai Mitchell
• (7) Duncan MacLeod v Luke Harrington
• (10) Hunter Jackson v Marco Bellini

Evening session

Third round:

• (3) Max Mad v Dylan Ward
• Marcus Cole v (19) Callum Pike
• (6) Elias Storm v Zachary Hughes
• (11) Jack Mercer v Tomás Varga

22 December

Fourth round – four matches.

23 December

Fourth round – four matches.

24–26 December

Christmas break.

27 December

Two quarter-finals.

28 December

Two quarter-finals.

29–30 December

Rest days.

31 December

Semi-finals.

1–2 January

Rest days.

3 January

Final.

Defending champion

White began the defence of his world title with a 3–0 victory over Sutton, averaging 109.84.

He will face 32nd seed McKenna in the third round. White and McKenna occupy the first section of the 64-player bracket, with the winner progressing to face either Thomas or Smit in the fourth round.

White's 109.84 average is the second-highest of the championship through the completion of the second round, behind Brow's 110.64.

Notable performances

Brow holds the tournament's highest average after the second round at 110.64. His victory over Tanaka extended his winning streak across the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and World Championship to 14 matches.

Mad averaged 109.46 in his 3–1 victory over Walsh and recorded the first nine-dart finish of the championship, completing 141 through treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 after consecutive 180s.

White's 109.84, Sanders's 109.21 and Van Dijk's 108.92 are the other averages above 108.50 through the first two rounds.

Jackson survived a 107.54 average from Grant to win their second-round match 3–2 with a 108.11 average.

Cole has emerged as one of the leading unseeded players, following his first-round average of 105.38 with a 107.12 performance in eliminating 14th seed Lewis.

Twelve seeded players were eliminated in the second round: Hofer, Fletcher, Noah Parker, Weber, De Waal, Moorcroft, Hayes, Donovan, Hamilton, Vermeulen, Lewis, Bartlett and Blake Carter.

Price's 170 remains the highest checkout of the championship.