World Darts Championship: Round 1
ROUND PREVIEW
The World Darts Championship kicks off, and Round 1 promises to be an exciting and fiercely competitive stage. Target Darts players Jeffrey de Graaf, Keane Barry, Kevin Doets, and Scott Williams begin their journeys here, each with high hopes of reaching the grand final.
We can’t wait to see how the tournament unfolds. Follow all the action from Round 1 and the subsequent rounds of the World Darts Championship right here.
Sunday December 15 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thibault Tricole | 3-1 | Joe Comito |
| Jermaine Wattimena | 3-0 | Stefan Bellmont |
| Kim Huybrechts | 1-3 | Keane Barry |
Monday December 16 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Plaisier | 3-2 | Ryusei Azemoto |
| Luke Woodhouse | 3-0 | Lourence Ilagan |
| Alan Soutar | 1-3 | Kai Gotthardt |
Monday December 16 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Niels Zonneveld | 1-3 | Robert Owen |
| Connor Scutt | 3-0 | Ben Robb |
| Cameron Menzies | 1-3 | Leonard Gates |
Tuesday December 17 (12.30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| James Hurrell | 3-0 | Jim Long |
| Kevin Doets | 3-1 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven |
| Ryan Joyce | 3-1 | Darius Labanauskas |
Tuesday December 17 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey de Graaf | 3-1 | Rashad Sweeting |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | 3-0 | Xiaochen Zong |
| Ryan Meikle | 3-2 | Fallon Sherrock |
Wednesday December 18 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jim Williams | 2-3 | Paolo Nebrida |
| Madars Razma | 3-1 | Christian Kist |
| Ricky Evans | 3-2 | Gordon Mathers |
Thursday December 19 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chris Landman | 1-3 | Lok Yin Lee |
| Callan Rydz | 3-0 | Romeo Grbavac |
| Martin Lukeman | 3-1 | Nitin Kumar |
Thursday December 19 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nick Kenny | 3-0 | Stowe Buntz |
| Mensur Suljovic | 2-3 | Matt Campbell |
| Scott Williams | 3-1 | Niko Springer |
Friday December 20 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Burton | 0-3 | Alexander Merkx |
| Wessel Nijman | 3-2 | Cameron Carolissen |
| Ian White | 3-0* | Sandro Eric Sosing |
*Sandro Eric Sosing pulled out the tournament due to illness
Friday December 20 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mansell | 3-1 | Tomoya Goto |
| Florian Hempel | 3-1 | Jeffrey De Zwaan |
| William O'Connor | 1-3 | Dylan Slevin |
Saturday December 21 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Karel Sedlacek | 0-3 | Rhys Griffin |
| Richard Veenstra | 0-3 | Alexis Toylo |
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS
- Rashad Sweeting the first player to represent the Bahamas at Alexandra Palace, entertained the crowd but could not get the best of Jeffrey de Graaf in a 3-1 win for De Graaf
- Fallon Sherrock, the Queen of the Palace, couldn’t set up a Round 2 game with Luke Littler, narrowly losing 3–2 to Ryan Meikle
- Christian Kist hits the first 9-darter of the tournament in a 3-1 loss to Madars Razma
- Callan Rydz averaged 107 in his 3-0 win over Romeo Grbavac
- Last years' World Championship semi-finalist Scott Williams, won a highly quality affair against German Niko Springer. 'Shaggy' hit nine 180's in his 3-1 win against the up and coming German
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?
Round One and Round Two: Sunday 15th December - Monday 23rd December
Round Three: Friday 27th December - Sunday 29th December
Round Four: Sunday 29th December - Monday 30th December
Quarter-Finals: Wednesday 1st January
Semi-Finals: Thursday 2nd January
Final: Friday 3rd January
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