After a surge from Michael van Gerwen, who tried to force a last-set decider, Dirk van Duijvenbode shut down the comeback attempt, winning 2-0 and eliminating the six-time World Grand Prix champion.
The first round of the World Grand Prix of Darts continues on Tuesday.
Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Josh Rock and Gerwyn Price are among those competing today.
Damon Heta can’t seem to find a break at majors in 2025, dropping another first-round match, this time against Luke Woodhouse.
Former World Grand Prix champion Daryl Gurney picked up a dominant win against Ross Smith, winning 2-0 in a match where he won six out of seven of the legs played.
Jonny Clayton erased a deficit in the second set to avoid having to play a third and took home a 2-0 win over Andrew Gilding.
Gerwyn Price looked done and dusted after the first set against Ryan Searle, but fought back to win 2-1 in one of the best matches we’ve seen this week so far.
Luke Littler and Gian van Veen both produce averages over 105, but Littler came out victorious in another Grand Prix thriller.
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2025 World Grand Prix Day 2 schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for Day 2.
First round (Day 2 evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Damon Heta (11) vs. Luke Woodhouse | Tues., Oct. 7 | 6:15 p.m. | 1-2 |
| Ross Smith (14) vs. Daryl Gurney | Tues., Oct. 7 | 6:45 p.m. | 0-2 |
| Jonny Clayton (6) vs. Andrew Gilding | Tues., Oct. 7 | 7:15 p.m. | 2-0 |
| Gerwyn Price (7) vs. Ryan Searle | Tues., Oct. 7 | 7:45 p.m. | 2-1 |
| Luke Littler (2) vs. Gian van Veen | Tues., Oct. 7 | 8:15 p.m. | 2-0 |
| Michael van Gerwen (3) vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode | Tues., Oct. 7 | 8:45 p.m. | 2-0 |
| Peter Wright (15) vs. Mike De Decker | Tues., Oct. 7 | 9:15 p.m. | |
| Josh Rock (10) vs. Ryan Joyce | Tues., Oct. 7 | 9:45 p.m. |
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Tournament bracket
Here are the matchups for the Round of 16 (Second Round).
| Match | Date |
| Humphries vs. Ratajski | Wed., Oct. 8 |
| Menzies vs. Cross | Wed., Oct. 8 |
| Bunting vs. Noppert | Wed., Oct. 8 |
| Cullen vs. Anderson | Wed., Oct. 8 |
| Littler vs. Wright/De Decker | Thurs., Oct. 9 |
| Price vs. Rock/Joyce | Thurs., Oct. 9 |
| van Duijvenbode vs. Gurney | Thurs., Oct. 9 |
| Clayton vs. Woodhouse | Thurs., Oct. 9 |
