Set #1 went to a last-leg decider, with Niels Zonneveld pinning the double to claim a 1-0 lead in the match.
The 2026 PDC Darts World Championship resumes on Friday with Day 2.
There will be two sessions, with Ryan Searle, Ross Smith, Ricky Evans and Gian van Veen among those playing for a spot in the second round.
2025 PDC Darts World Championship schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for the first round on Day 2.
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Day 2 (afternoon session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Niels Zonneveld vs. Haupai Puha | Fri., Dec. 12 | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Ian White vs. Mervyn King | Fri., Dec. 12 | 1:30 p.m. | |
| Ryan Searle vs. Chris Landman | Fri., Dec. 12 | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Rob Cross vs. Cor Dekker | Fri., Dec. 12 | 3:30 p.m. |
Day 2 (evening session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Ross Smith vs. Andreas Harrysson | Fri., Dec. 12 | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Ricky Evans vs. Man Lok Leung | Fri., Dec. 12 | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Gian van Veen vs. Cristo Reyes | Fri., Dec. 12 | 9:00 p.m. | |
| Damon Heta vs. Steve Lennon | Fri., Dec. 12 | 10:00 p.m. |
Bracket
*Updated as of the end of this day
Quarter #1
| Littler vs. Vandenbogaerde/Davies |
| Cullen/Brooks vs. Suljovic/Cameron |
| Heta/Lennon vs. Van Barneveld/Bellmont |
| Cross/Dekker vs. White/King |
| Dobey/Zong vs. Gilding/Crabtree |
| Woodhouse/Krcmar vs. Lukeman/Hopp |
| Price/Gawlas vs. Wenig/Plaisier |
| Joyce/Bates vs. Ratajski/Toylo |
Quarter #2
| Bunting/Bialecki vs. Veenstra/Kumar |
| van Duijvenbode/Baetens vs. Hurrell/Buntz |
| Schindler/Burton vs. Barry/Pusey |
| Searle/Landman vs. Dolan/Dudeney |
| Clayton/Lipscombe vs. Taylor/Lukasiak |
| Smith vs. Zonneveld/Puha |
| Smith/Harrysson vs. Tricole/Sakai |
| Chisnall/Sherrock vs. Pietreczko/de Sousa |
Quarter #3
| Humphries/Evetts vs. De Graaf/Lim |
| Nijman/Sedlacek vs. Clemens/Spellman |
| Aspinall/Ilagan vs. Mansell/Gates |
| De Decker/Munyua vs. Doets/Dennant |
| Wade/Azemoto vs. Evans/Leung |
| Menzies/Manby vs. Campbell/Sevada |
| van Veen/Reyes vs. Soutar vs. Harju |
| Van den Bergh/Beveridge vs. Razma |
Quarter #4
| van Gerwen/Tatsunami vs. O'Connor/Kciuk |
| Wright/van Leuven vs. Merk |
| Anderson/Hunt vs. Scutt/Whitlock |
| Wattimena/Grullich vs. Williams/Nebrida |
| Noppert/van der Velde vs. Kenny/Hood |
| Edhouse/Tata vs. Meikle/Salate |
| Rock/Hayter vs. Springer/Comito |
| Gurney/Greaves vs. Rydz/Kovacs |
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