2026 PDC Darts World Championship Day 10 live results, scores, schedule and bracket: Pietreczko stops Chisnall’s comback attempt in epic thriller originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Niels Zonneveld came out of the gate hot, winning set #1 against Michael Smith, 3-1.
Day 10 of the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship is here, and it’s the start of a 32-game slate in the tournament’s second round.
Ryan Searle starts the day, taking on Brendan Dolan in the afternoon session.
Fans will be torn on who to vote for in the second match, as Andreas Harrysson faces Motomu Sakai in a clash of two major fan favorites.
To conclude the afternoon, Dirk van Duijvenbode will play James Hurrell, and Dave Chisnall will face Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko.
Former PDC World Champion Michael Smith will play in the evening’s first match against Niels Zonneveld
2025 PDC WC semifinalist Chris Dobey will take on Andrew Gilding in an intriguing game.
Lastly, another 2025 PDC WC semifinalist will take the stage, as Stephen Bunting faces India’s Nitin Kumar.
There will only be seven matches, as Jonny Clayton received a bye to the third round after Dom Taylor failed a drug test during the tournament.
2026 PDC Darts World Championship schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for the first round on Day 10.
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Day 10 (afternoon session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Ryan Searle vs. Brendan Dolan | Sat., Dec. 20 | 12:45 p.m. | 3-0 |
| Andreas Harrysson vs. Motomu Sakai | Sat., Dec. 20 | 1:30 p.m. | 3-0 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. James Hurrell | Sat., Dec. 20 | 2:30 p.m. | 2-3 |
| Dave Chisnall vs. Ricardo Pietreczko | Sat., Dec. 20 | 3:30 p.m. | 2-3 |
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Day 10 (evening session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Michael Smith vs. Niels Zonneveld | Sat., Dec. 20 | 7:15 p.m. | |
| Chris Dobey vs. Andrew Gilding | Sat., Dec. 20 | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Stephen Bunting vs. Nitin Kumar | Sat., Dec. 20 | 9:00 p.m. | |
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Bracket
Here is the bracket for the second round.
*Updated as of the end of this day
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Quarter #1
| Littler/Davies vs. Cullen/Suljovic |
| Heta/Bellmont vs. Cross/White |
| Dobey/Gilding vs. Woodhouse/Hopp |
| Price/Plaisier vs. Joyce/Plaisier |
Quarter #2
| Bunting/Kumar vs. Hurrell |
| Schindler/Barry vs. Searle |
| Clayton vs. M. Smith/Zonneveld |
| Harrysson vs. Pietreczko |
Quarter #3
| Humphries/Lim vs. Nijman/Clemens |
| Aspinall/Gates vs. Munyua/Doets |
| Wade/Evans vs. Manby/Sevada |
| van Veen/Soutar vs. Beveridge/Razma |
Quarter #4
| van Gerwen/O’Connor vs. Wright/Merk |
| Anderson/Scutt vs. Wattimena/Williams |
| Noppert/Hood vs. Tata/Meikle |
| Rock/Comito vs. Gurney/Rydz |
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