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The fourth round (best of seven sets) took place from 29 to 30 December. Luke Littler established a 3–1 lead against Rob Cross, averaging 125.25 in the third set of the match. Cross reduced the deficit to 3–2 through a 126 checkout on the bullseye. He led the sixth set but missed a dart to level the match at 3–3, allowing Littler to take the next two legs to win 4–2. Littler, who ended the match with a three-dart average of 106.58 and 17 maximums, laughed off boos from the crowd that occurred during and after the match, saying: "You guys pay for tickets and you pay for my prize money so thank you for my money, thank you for booing me." Ryan Searle defeated James Hurrell 4–0 to continue his streak of matches without dropping a set, having only lost 11 legs in his first four matches. Searle downplayed his performance, claiming he "just threw a few darts and managed to win".

Justin Hood hit 11 consecutive doubles, a PDC record, during his match against Josh Rock, only missing his first dart at double when he attempted a 143 checkout to win the match. He defeated Rock 4–0 by converting a 119 finish, ending the contest with 12 successful doubles out of 16 attempts. Hood admitted that he only felt nervous when throwing to win the match. In response to having his name chanted by the crowd, he said: "To have people chanting your name like that and being on your side like that is an amazing feeling. Long may it continue." Andreas Harrysson was level at 2–2 with Jonny Clayton when he claimed the first two legs of the fifth set, requiring a third to lead 3–2. However, he missed a total of seven darts to win the set, allowing Clayton to capitalise and take the lead before eventually winning the match 4–2. Clayton, who provisionally rose to world number four on the PDC Order of Merit, commented: "What a player Andreas [Harrysson] is – he's such a nice guy and he pushed me all the way, but I've got a smile on my face." Luke Woodhouse became the second player of the tournament to miss double 12 for a nine-dart finish, doing so in the third set of his match with Krzysztof Ratajski. Ratajski went on to beat Woodhouse 4–2 to set up a quarter-final tie against Littler, acknowledging the challenge ahead of him by stating: "[Luke Littler is] the best player in the world, he's the world champion, but in sport, anything is possible."

In a rematch of the 2017 World Championship final, Michael van Gerwen faced Gary Anderson in the pair's 77th meeting. Anderson won the first two sets of the match in deciding legs, dropping the third set as Van Gerwen brought the score back to 2–1. From there, Anderson won six of the next eight legs to seal a 4–1 win. Van Gerwen's defeat marked the first time he had been eliminated from the World Championship before the quarter-finals since 2016. Anderson exclaimed that he and Van Gerwen were "rotten", stemming from the pair missing a number of doubles during the match. Luke Humphries conceded two breaks of throw in the opening set of his match with Kevin Doets, who took a 1–0 lead. Humphries won 12 of the next 14 legs, including the last eight consecutively, to claim a 4–1 victory. "It was a decent performance" said Humphries, who believed there was "another level" in him that he needed to win the championship. Gian van Veen and Charlie Manby traded the first two sets of their match. Momentum shifted in Van Veen's favour when he won the third set 3–0, landing a 132 checkout on the bullseye in the final leg. He produced another bullseye finish, an 88 checkout, to win the fourth set before completing a 4–1 win. On facing Humphries in the quarter-finals, Van Veen recognised his past wins against Humphries as a "confidence boost" before adding: "Playing in a World Championship quarter-final is a different animal and I am going to be ready for that game."

Schedule

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The event consists of 36 sessions held across 20 days from 11 December 2025 until the date of the final on Saturday, 3 January 2026. The schedule of play for round one was confirmed on 26 November 2025. The figures to the right of a player's name show their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.

Thursday, 11 December

Friday, 12 December

Saturday, 13 December

Sunday, 14 December

Monday, 15 December

Tuesday, 16 December

Wednesday, 17 December

Thursday, 18 December

Friday, 19 December

Saturday, 20 December

Sunday, 21 December

Monday, 22 December

Tuesday, 23 December

Saturday, 27 December

Sunday, 28 December

Monday, 29 December

Tuesday, 30 December

Thursday, 1 January

Friday, 2 January

Saturday, 3 January

Draw

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The draw for the tournament was held on 24 November 2025, conducted live on Sky Sports News and YouTube by former semi-finalists Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster. Of the 128 qualifiers, the top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit were seeded in standard seeding positions in the first round. The next qualifiers, ranked 33 to 64, were randomly drawn into the left hand side of the draw. These 64 players were matched up against the remaining 64 qualifiers, who were also drawn at random.

Numbers to the left of a player's name show the 32 seeded players for the tournament. The 48 international qualifiers are indicated by 'Q'. The figures to the right of a player's name show their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.

Finals

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Top half

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Section 1

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Section 2

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Bottom half

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Section 3

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Section 4

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Highest averages

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This table shows all three-dart averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament. 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. For comparison with previous years, see the highest ever recorded averages in the World Darts Championship.

References

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The fourth round (best of seven sets) took place from 29 to 30 December. Luke Littler established a 3–1 lead against Rob Cross, averaging 125.25 in the third set of the match. Cross reduced the deficit to 3–2 through a 126 checkout on the bullseye. He led the sixth set but missed a dart to level the match at 3–3, allowing Littler to take the next two legs to win 4–2. Littler, who ended the match with a three-dart average of 106.58 and 17 maximums, laughed off boos from the crowd that occurred during and after the match, saying: "You guys pay for tickets and you pay for my prize money so thank you for my money, thank you for booing me." Ryan Searle defeated James Hurrell 4–0 to continue his streak of matches without dropping a set, having only lost 11 legs in his first four matches. Searle downplayed his performance, claiming he "just threw a few darts and managed to win".

Justin Hood hit 11 consecutive doubles, a PDC record, during his match against Josh Rock, only missing his first dart at double when he attempted a 143 checkout to win the match. He defeated Rock 4–0 by converting a 119 finish, ending the contest with 12 successful doubles out of 16 attempts. Hood admitted that he only felt nervous when throwing to win the match. In response to having his name chanted by the crowd, he said: "To have people chanting your name like that and being on your side like that is an amazing feeling. Long may it continue." Andreas Harrysson was level at 2–2 with Jonny Clayton when he claimed the first two legs of the fifth set, requiring a third to lead 3–2. However, he missed a total of seven darts to win the set, allowing Clayton to capitalise and take the lead before eventually winning the match 4–2. Clayton, who provisionally rose to world number four on the PDC Order of Merit, commented: "What a player Andreas [Harrysson] is – he's such a nice guy and he pushed me all the way, but I've got a smile on my face." Luke Woodhouse became the second player of the tournament to miss double 12 for a nine-dart finish, doing so in the third set of his match with Krzysztof Ratajski. Ratajski went on to beat Woodhouse 4–2 to set up a quarter-final tie against Littler, acknowledging the challenge ahead of him by stating: "[Luke Littler is] the best player in the world, he's the world champion, but in sport, anything is possible."

In a rematch of the 2017 World Championship final, Michael van Gerwen faced Gary Anderson in the pair's 77th meeting. Anderson won the first two sets of the match in deciding legs, dropping the third set as Van Gerwen brought the score back to 2–1. From there, Anderson won six of the next eight legs to seal a 4–1 win. Van Gerwen's defeat marked the first time he had been eliminated from the World Championship before the quarter-finals since 2016. Anderson exclaimed that he and Van Gerwen were "rotten", stemming from the pair missing a number of doubles during the match. Luke Humphries conceded two breaks of throw in the opening set of his match with Kevin Doets, who took a 1–0 lead. Humphries won 12 of the next 14 legs, including the last eight consecutively, to claim a 4–1 victory. "It was a decent performance" said Humphries, who believed there was "another level" in him that he needed to win the championship. Gian van Veen and Charlie Manby traded the first two sets of their match. Momentum shifted in Van Veen's favour when he won the third set 3–0, landing a 132 checkout on the bullseye in the final leg. He produced another bullseye finish, an 88 checkout, to win the fourth set before completing a 4–1 win. On facing Humphries in the quarter-finals, Van Veen recognised his past wins against Humphries as a "confidence boost" before adding: "Playing in a World Championship quarter-final is a different animal and I am going to be ready for that game."

Schedule

=================

The event consists of 36 sessions held across 20 days from 11 December 2025 until the date of the final on Saturday, 3 January 2026. The schedule of play for round one was confirmed on 26 November 2025. The figures to the right of a player's name show their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.

Thursday, 11 December

Friday, 12 December

Saturday, 13 December

Sunday, 14 December

Monday, 15 December

Tuesday, 16 December

Wednesday, 17 December

Thursday, 18 December

Friday, 19 December

Saturday, 20 December

Sunday, 21 December

Monday, 22 December

Tuesday, 23 December

Saturday, 27 December

Sunday, 28 December

Monday, 29 December

Tuesday, 30 December

Thursday, 1 January

Friday, 2 January

Saturday, 3 January

Draw

=================

The draw for the tournament was held on 24 November 2025, conducted live on Sky Sports News and YouTube by former semi-finalists Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster. Of the 128 qualifiers, the top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit were seeded in standard seeding positions in the first round. The next qualifiers, ranked 33 to 64, were randomly drawn into the left hand side of the draw. These 64 players were matched up against the remaining 64 qualifiers, who were also drawn at random.

Numbers to the left of a player's name show the 32 seeded players for the tournament. The 48 international qualifiers are indicated by 'Q'. The figures to the right of a player's name show their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.

Finals

=================

Top half

=================

Section 1

=================

Section 2

=================

Bottom half

=================

Section 3

=================

Section 4

=================

Highest averages

=================

This table shows all three-dart averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament. 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. For comparison with previous years, see the highest ever recorded averages in the World Darts Championship.

References

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