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Day 13 of the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship will feature the eight remaining games in the second round.
To start the afternoon, Jonny Tata and Ryan Meikle will face off for a spot in the third round, and 2025 World Cup champion Daryl Gurney will face 2025 PDC WC quarterfinalist Callan Rydz.
The third game of the afternoon is a must-watch match, as Jermaine Wattimena and Scott Williams clash in an anticipated matchup.
Then, to finish the afternoon session, two-time world champion Peter Wright plays Germany’s Arno Merk.
The evening session is filled with quality matches, including Danny Noppert against Justin Hood and Gary Anderson against Connor Scutt to start the last session.
Michael van Gerwen faces an in-form William O’Connor, and 2025 World Matchplay semifinalist/2025 World Cup champion Josh Rock plays Joe Comito in the final match of the day/round.
2026 PDC Darts World Championship schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for the first round on Day 13.
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Day 13 (afternoon session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Jonny Tata vs. Ryan Meikle | Tues., Dec. 23 | 12:45 p.m. | |
| Daryl Gurney vs. Callan Rydz | Tues., Dec. 23 | 1:30 p.m. | |
| Jermaine Wattimena vs. Scott Williams | Tues., Dec. 23 | 2:30 p.m. | |
| Peter Wright vs. Arno Merk | Tues., Dec. 23 | 3:30 p.m. |
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Day 13 (evening session)
| Matchup | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Danny Noppert vs. Justin Hood | Tues., Dec. 23 | 7:15 p.m. | |
| Gary Anderson vs. Connor Scutt | Tues., Dec. 23 | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Michael van Gerwen vs. William O’Connor | Tues., Dec. 23 | 9:00 p.m. | |
| Josh Rock vs. Joe Comito | Tues., Dec. 23 | 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 vs. Clemens |
| Gates vs. Doets |
| Evans vs. Manby |
| van Veen 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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