2026 PDC Darts World Championship Day 12 live results, scores, schedule and bracket: van Veen trails early to Soutar originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Alan Soutar and Gian van Veen open up the evening session, with Soutar getting an early break in set #1 to take a 1-0 lead in sets.
The third of four days of the second round takes place on Day 12 of the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship.
To open up the afternoon, Darren Beveridge will play Latvia’s Madars Razma, and the young Dutch sensation Wessel Nijman will face one of the few Germans left, Gabriel Clemens.
Next, fan favorite and history maker David Munyua makes his anticipated return, playing against Kevin Doets.
If the third game doesn’t sound exciting enough, another fan favorite takes the stage in the afternoon, as Ricky Evans faces James Wade.
To open the evening session, Gian van Veen continues his 2026 campaign, playing Alan Soutar.
A stretch of more exciting games follows, as Nathan Aspinall plays the USA’s Leonard Gates, and Luke Humphries plays 71-year-old Paul Lim.
Finally, to end the day, Charlie Manby will face American Adam Sevada.
2026 PDC Darts World Championship schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for the first round on Day 12.
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Day 12 (afternoon session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Darren Beveridge vs. Madars Razma | Mon., Dec. 22 | 12:45 p.m. | 1-3 |
| Wessel Nijman vs. Gabriel Clemens | Mon., Dec. 22 | 1:30 p.m. | 0-3 |
| David Munyua vs. Kevin Doets | Mon., Dec. 22 | 2:30 p.m. | 0-3 |
| James Wade vs. Ricky Evans | Mon., Dec. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | 2-3 |
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Day 12 (evening session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Gian van Veen vs. Alan Soutar | Mon., Dec. 22 | 7:15 p.m. | |
| Nathan Aspinall vs. Leonard Gates | Mon., Dec. 22 | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Luke Humphries vs. Paul Lim | Mon., Dec. 22 | 9:00 p.m. | |
| Charlie Manby vs. Adam Sevada | Mon., Dec. 22 | 10:00 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 vs. Suljovic |
| Heta vs. Cross |
| Gilding vs. Woodhouse |
| Plaisier vs. Ratajski |
Quarter #2
| Bunting vs. Hurrell |
| Schindler vs. Searle |
| Clayton vs. Zonneveld |
| Harrysson vs. Pietreczko |
Quarter #3
| Humphries/Lim vs. Clemens |
| Aspinall/Gates vs. Doets |
| Evans vs. Manby/Sevada |
| van Veen/Soutar vs. 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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