2026 PDC Darts World Championship Day 5 live results, scores, schedule and bracket: Brendan Dolan hits crucial 170 to win set #2 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Tavis Dudeney manages to extend the match, forcing a fourth set after winning a last-leg decider in set #3.
After a weekend full of upsets and close contests, the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship resumes on Monday with eight games across an afternoon and an evening session.
On Day 5, players including Jonny Clayton, Peter Wright, Simon Whitlock and Dirk van Duijvenbode will take the stage.
2025 PDC Darts World Championship schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for the first round on Day 5.
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Day 5 (afternoon session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Brendan Dolan vs. Tavis Dudeney | Mon., Dec. 15 | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Cameron Menzies vs. Charlie Manby | Mon., Dec. 15 | 1:30 p.m. | |
| Mensur Suljovic vs. David Cameron | Mon., Dec. 15 | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Peter Wright vs. Noa-Lynn van Leuven | Mon., Dec. 15 | 3:30 p.m. |
Day 5 (evening session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Martin Lukeman vs. Max Hopp | Mon., Dec. 15 | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Andy Baetens | Mon., Dec. 15 | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Jonny Clayton vs. Adam Lipscombe | Mon., Dec. 15 | 9:00 p.m. | |
| Connor Scutt vs. Simon Whitlock | Mon., Dec. 15 | 10:00 p.m. |
Bracket
Here is the bracket for the second round.
*Updated as of the end of this day
Quarter #1
| Littler vs. Davies |
| Cullen vs. Suljovic/Cameron |
| Heta vs. van Barneveld/Bellmont |
| Cross vs. White |
| Dobey/Zong vs. Gilding |
| Woodhouse vs. Lukeman/Hopp |
| Price/Gawlas vs. Plaisier |
| Joyce/Bates vs. Ratajski/Toylo |
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Quarter #2
| Bunting vs. Kumar |
| van Duijvenbode/Baetens vs. Hurrell |
| Schindler/Burton vs. Barry/Pusey |
| Searle vs. Dolan/Dudeney |
| Clayton/Lipscombe vs. Taylor |
| M. Smith vs. Zonneveld |
| Harrysson vs. Tricole/Sakai |
| Chisnall/Sherrock vs. Pietreczko/de Sousa |
Quarter #3
| Humphries vs. Lim |
| Nijman vs. Clemens |
| Aspinall/Ilagan vs. Mansell/Gates |
| De Decker/Munyua vs. Doets/Dennant |
| Wade/Azemoto vs. Evans |
| Menzies/Manby vs. Campbell/Sevada |
| van Veen vs. Soutar vs. Harju |
| Beveridge vs. Razma |
Quarter #4
| van Gerwen/Tatsunami vs. O’Connor/Kciuk |
| Wright/van Leuven vs. Merk |
| Anderson vs. Scutt/Whitlock |
| Wattimena/Grullich vs. Williams/Nebrida |
| Noppert/van der Velde vs. Kenny/Hood |
| Tata vs. Meikle/Salate |
| Rock/Hayter vs. Springer/Comito |
| Gurney/Greaves vs. Rydz/Kovacs |
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