The second round of the 2025 Betfred World Matchplay gets underway on Tuesday evening at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, as former champions James Wade and Gary Anderson take on Netherlands' emerging talent Wessel Nijman and fourth seed Stephen Bunting respectively. Elsewhere, World Youth Champion Gian van Veen plays his World Cup partner Danny Noppert in an all-Dutch affair, while 2023 runner-up Jonny Clayton faces World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker.

Coverage starts at 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports Lions (Sky Sports Action).

>Tonight’s matches (7:00pm start, best of 21 legs [first to 11])
Gian van Veen v (16) Danny Noppert
Wessel Nijman v (9) James Wade
(4) Stephen Bunting v (13) Gary Anderson
(5) Jonny Clayton v Mike De Decker

All matches must be won by 2 clear legs, with up to 5 extra legs played to decide a winner. If the match is tied after 5 extra legs, a final sudden death leg will be played.

>Day 3 roundup
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/07/21/rock-produces-blistering-display-break-new-ground-blackpool

Eveving lads!

Evening lads. Foung this in my /180/ folder, and made...

...this.

>>149905136
Still mental that was even a thing. Almost as bad as that Russ Bray-o-meter they had.

>>149905145
kek

Chudbros, assemble

>already 18 down in the averages

It's so over

We're so back

WE ARE SO BACK

Noppert should be leading 5-0, sloppy as fuck finishing from him

It's our time lads, our hero will save us from Littlerwinslol.

>180s: Billions

THAT SHANGHAI

Almost a session whitewash for van Chud, Noppert is fucked

COME ON MEDS MAN

Don’t like Wadey but hope he smashes this cheating cunt

>Don’t like Wadey

>we drove 6 hours for Aspinall but got Nijman
Kek

>Wade

>back to back ton plus finishes finished on D14

Wade is averaging 106 yet still only a break up. Insane.

>Gurney's Wikipedia article semi-protected after last night
Kek.

>>149906813
Is that sperg still trying to delete every darts article on Wikipedia?

BACK TO BACK BULLS

>26 scored
[matchfixing intensifies]

>102.53 average
>64.71% checkout
Absolute PEAK Wade. Him v Chud will be HOT

The left-handed man marches on

>pheel impressions
The man's a natural entertainer.

He’s such a shithouse. Gotta love the Wadester

Would you shag the tall lass in the Shell advert

>>149907173
I’d shag about 99% of women tbqhwy

IT'S TIME

WHO
/BUNT MAN/
HERE?

Bunting actually looks like he's put weight on

>jumps up
>jumps up
>gets down

Would you shag the autistic girl in the hat

>Gando already complaining
We're in for a classic here

>>149907272
Could make it tricky for him to manage his energy in the back end of tournaments.

This has been shite

>miss 9 darter
>average doesn't even go into the 90s

>bunting
E X T R A
T I M E

>>149907783
Been approaching tungsten tussle levels on occasion.

>>149908442
And finally it's over. Just the two extra legs but still far too many.

Would definitely shag the redhead in the Red Dragon ad

Not surprised at this one being so scrappy

WE’RE GOING LATE BOYS
Get the snacks ready

>>149909360
Don't know if I can do this all week

>>149909423
I can't either, but I do it anyway. GO FERRET!

>>149909423
Tomorrow will finish earlier solely due to the speed of Littler/Wattijobber

A De Decker surge from literally nowhere

Thursday:
>Chud v Meds
>Bunt v Ferret

Could be good matches.

Tomorrow:

>Andrew Gilding v Dirk van Duijvenbode
>Chris Dobey v Gerwyn Price
>Luke Littler v Jermaine Wattimena
>Michael van Gerwen v Josh Rock