World Darts Championship LIVE RESULTS: Action on NOW as Andrew Gilding and Rob Cross headline Day 9, Littler through
THE World Darts Championship is rolling on at speed - and some huge names crashed out on Sunday night.
Martin Schindler, Ross Smith and two-time world champion Gary Anderson were all on the end of shock defeats.
Andrew Gilding, Dave Chisnall and Rob Cross are among the headliners on Day 9 as they look to secure their spots in the third round.
Teen sensation Luke Littler, 17, started his World Championship campaign with a superb win over Ryan Meikle - but then had to cut short an interview after breaking down in tears.
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De Graaf 1-0 Sweeting
De Graaf with the first 180 of the match in the opening leg, and he's not offering Sweeting any chance.
He's down 120 with the Nassau man out on 356!
56 sets De Graaf up with a 64 checkout. He finds it with a double double!
Master of Ceremonies
John McDonald's out!
Which can only mean one thing... the two players are on their way.
Rashad Sweeting of the Bahamas takes on Sweden's Jeffrey De Graaf.
This should be fun!
Day three of fancy dress
We're into day three of the World Darts Championship and the fancy dress just keeps on getting more fun.
From a bunch of cricketers to Spongebob, it's all a good laugh.
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Who is Fallon Sherrock?
Well, she's the first woman to win at Ally Pally.
Fallon's also on tonight - facing off against Ryan Meikle.
Want to know more? Read our explainer.
Woodhouse reaction
Well, well, well. Luke Woodhouse produced the shock of the tournament so far - dumping out Mike De Decker.
“The win’s unbelievable but the performance wasn’t very good! I think I've only got through the second round once, so yeah I’m happy," Woodhouse said after the match.
“I need to play a little bit better than that. I felt really good to start with. He didn't play nowhere near what he could do, so I'll take the win all day long."
Looking forward to tonight!
There's some crackers coming up in tonight's session.
Woodhouse full of 'confidence'
Sky Sports reporter Laura Turner has hailed Luke Woodhouse after his victory over Mike De Decker.
She said: “Woodhouse wants to be up there, he's on the cusp of the top 32.
“He's put in big performances, he's made a semi-final, so he's another one that's riding on that wave of confidence.
“It’s just the exploits of Mike De Decker winning the Grand Prix made him the favourite, but it just didn't happen for him today.”
De Decker horror show
Mike De Decker struggled to show his best form as he was knocked out of the World Championship by Luke Woodhouse.
His average of 87.32 was slightly worse than Woodhouses' 88.38 and he managed one less 180 than his rival's four.
De Decker's best finish in the match was only 68 while Woodhouse checked out from 105.
His biggest issue was the double hit rate as he only managed to succeed with 29 per cent of his attempts.
Evening session fixtures?
Here is a look at who is in action tonight in the PDC World Championship...
- Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting (R1)
- Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong (R1)
- Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock (R1)
- Peter Wright v Wesley Plaisier (R2)
How the afternoon session ended
James Hurrell beat Jim Long while Kevin Doets knocked out Noa-Lyn van Leuven.
The session ended with Ryan Joyce beating Darius Labanauskas before Mike De Decker was stunned by Luke Woodhouse.
Here is a look at the scores from the afternoon session...
Credit: Sky Sports 180 crazy
Darts players at the PDC World Championships will be competing for the Ballon d'ART.
The award is given to the player who hits the most 180s during the tournament at Ally Pally.
Here are the past 10 players that have hit the most 180s winners:
- 2024: Luke Humphries (73 180's & won tournament)
- 2023: Michael Smith (66 180's & won tournament)
- 2022: Michael Smith (83 180's & finished runner-up)
- 2021: Gerwyn Price (55 180's & won tournament)
- 2020: Peter Wright (68 180's & won tournament)
- 2019: Michael Smith (64 180's & finished runner-up)
- 2018: Rob Cross (66 180's & won tournament)
- 2017: Gary Anderson (71 180's & finished runner-up)
- 2016: Adrian Lewis (60 180's & finished runner-up)
- 2015: Gary Anderson (64 180's & won tournament)
Woodhouse hails 'incredible' win
Luke Woodhouse admitted he did not think that Mike de Decker was not at his best as he beat him at the PDC World Championship.
He told Sky Sports: "The performance wasn't very good but the win is incredible.
"I felt really good to start with, I started off really well, then I went two sets up and I started to think about it a little bit.
"He didn't play anywhere near where he can do so I'll take the win all day long."
Littler lands lucrative deal
Luke Littler signed a lucrative deal to be sponsored by KP Nuts.
The darts sensation will spot the brand's logo on his shirt at the PDC World Championships.
Woodhouse upsets the form guide
Nobody would have picked Luke Woodhouse to comfortably beat Mike De Decker this afternoon.
The Englishman took it in his stride and dominated from start to finish.
The Belgian tried to make a comeback in the third set but Woodhouse regrouped and saw himself through to the next round.
Luke Woodhouse beats Mike De Decker 3-1
Mike De Decker 1-3 Luke Woodhouse* (LEGS: 1-3)
Luke Woodhouse knocks out the World Grand Prix champion.
This is a massive scalp for the Englishman.
De Decker did not plan an early exit from Ally Pally.
Mike De Decker* 1-2 Luke Woodhouse (LEGS: 1-2)
It is amazing how this match sways one way and then the other.
Woodhouse wins another leg with a double 4 finish to move to within touching distance of victory.
De Decker is up agaist it here now.
Mike De Decker 1-2 Luke Woodhouse* (LEGS: 1-1)
That felt like it was an important leg for Woodhouse.
He needed to prevent De Decker just steamrolling him here.
Now he back on level terms in the third set.
Mike De Decker* 1-2 Luke Woodhouse (LEGS: 1-0)
This is turning into a titanic battle now.
Currently, Woodhouse does not seem to have an answer for this change of form in the Belgian.
He needs to stop the rot in this match and try to seal his place in the next round.
Mike De Decker 1-2 Luke Woodhouse* (LEGS: 3-0)
This is more like it from the Belgian.
He racks up another maximum on his way to winning the leg.
Finishing with double top, De Decker is back in this game.
Mike De Decker* 0-2 Luke Woodhouse (LEGS: 2-0)
Mike De Decker is hitting the treble 20s regularly now.
He even adds another maximum to boot.
Shooting down his favourite double, sixteen, he opens up a lead in this third set.
Mike De Decker 0-2 Luke Woodhouse* (LEGS: 1-0)
De Decker wins the first leg against the throw.
He needed to make some sort of statement if he is going to get back into this one.
The Belgian does not want this year's Ally Pally journey to end here.
Mike De Decker 0-2 Luke Woodhouse* (LEGS: 1-3)
Mike De Decker is being truly outclassed here.
He just does not have an answer for Luke Woodhouse.
With a two-set lead, this seems like some mountain to climb for De Decker.
Mike De Decker* 0-1 Luke Woodhouse (LEGS: 1-2)
De Decker has only hit one of his twelve attempts at a double.
It is becoming a big problem for the Belgian.
Woodhouse takes his chance and wins against the throw to go within one leg of a two set lead.
Mike De Decker 0-1 Luke Woodhouse* (LEGS: 1-1)
Woodhouse comes back with the perfect reply with a seamless leg.
He hits double 16 with his first dart to draw level in the set.
The Englishman is looking in confident mood this afternoon.