The final four games of the second round of the 2025 World Matchplay of Darts take place on Wednesday night.
Luke Littler, Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen highlight the field of eight players competing today.
Day 5 live coverage & updates (evening session)
Real-time coverage as the games take place can be found below
Luke Littler vs. Jermaine Wattimena
9:40 p.m. – Wattimena showed that the first session was no fluke, leading 7-3 after session #2.
9:24 p.m. – After trailing 0-4 early, Littler wins leg #5 in a shocking first session of play. He trails 1-4.
Gerwyn Price vs. Chris Dobey
9:00 p.m. – Price’s scoring dipped slightly at the end, but he held on to beat Dobey 11-3.
8:46 p.m. – Gerwyn Price is absolutely flying, leading 8-2 after session #2. He’s averaging 115.64 through 10 legs, which, if he can maintain that average, would be a new tournament record.
8:33 p.m. – After trailing 0-4, Dobey finally finds a finish to get a leg on the board. He trails 1-4 at break #1.
8:31 p.m. – Price hits a huge 146 checkout, capitalizing on the Dobey 164 bullseye miss. He leads 3-0.
8:29 p.m. – Price finds a pair of finishes on tops to take an early 2-0 lead.
Andrew Gilding vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode
8:09 p.m. – Gilding put together an elite performance, looking very comfortable in an 11-5 win over van Duijvenbode.
7:48 p.m. – van Duijvenbode is putting in a strong effort to stay in the games, outscoring Gilding 3-2 in session #2. He trails 3-7 to Gilding going into break #2.
7:32 p.m. – Gilding is off to a fantastic start, up 5-0 after session #1. He’s averaging a 102.95 through 5 legs.
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2025 World Matchplay day 5 schedule
Here are the results from the evening session on Day 5.
Second round (Day 5 evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (Local) | Score |
| Andrew Gilding vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode | Wed., Jul. 23 | 7:15 p.m. | 11-5 |
| Chris Dobey (6) vs. Gerwyn Price (11) | Wed., Jul. 23 | 8:15 p.m. | 3-11 |
| Luke Littler (2) vs. Jermaine Wattimena | Wed., Jul. 23 | 9:15 p.m. | |
| Michael van Gerwen (3) vs. Josh Rock | Wed., Jul. 23 | 10:15 p.m. |
MORE: 2025 World Matchplay of Darts predictions: Second round
Tournament bracket
Here are the potential matchups for the quarterfinal round.
| Match | Date |
| Gian van Veen vs. James Wade | Thu., Jul. 24 |
| Stephen Bunting vs. Jonny Clayton | Thu., Jul. 24 |
| Littler/Wattimena vs. Andrew Gilding | Fri., Jul. 25 |
| van Gerwen/Rock vs. Gerwyn Price | Fri., Jul. 25 |
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