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James Wade is the latest round two participant to advance to the quarterfinals. A clash between Gary Anderson and Stephen Bunting is up next.
Day 4 is the start of the second round of the 2025 World Matchplay of Darts.
Names like Stephen Bunting, Jonny Clayton and Gary Anderson will be in action, looking to make the quarterfinals.
Day 4 coverage & updates (evening session)
Real-time coverage can be found here as the games take place
James Wade vs. Wessel Nijman
8:59 p.m. – Wade holds off Nijman, to win 11-5. He was 65% on doubles and averaged 102.53.
8:51 p.m. – Wade takes out his third 100+ finish of the match, now leading 8-4.
8:37 p.m. – James Wade takes out a 121 finish, extending his lead to 5-3.
8:27 p.m. – Nijman salvages session one with a double to hold throw in leg #5. He trails 2-3 at the first break of action
Danny Noppert vs. Gian van Veen
8:01 p.m. – van Veen comfortably holds on to beat Noppert 11-5.
7:51 p.m. – Noppert finds tops, but still trails 4-8 in a race to 11.
7:40 p.m. – Noppert is just 2/11 on doubles compared to van Veen’s 6/9. Noppert has now lost the last six legs and trails 2-6.
7:36 p.m. – van Veen wins the first leg out of the break, with a Shanghai (120) finish. He leads 4-2.
7:29 p.m. – After trailing 2-0, van Veen picks up the next three legs to lead 3-2 at the break. One of those three legs won was a huge 150 checkout.
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Sport 2025 World Matchplay day 4 schedule
Here are the results from the evening session on Day 4.
Second round (Day 4 evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (Local) | Score |
| Gian van Veen vs. Danny Noppert (16) | Tue., Jul. 22 | 7:15 p.m. | 11-5 |
| Wessel Nijman vs. James Wade (9) | Tue., Jul. 22 | 8:15 p.m. | 5-11 |
| Stephen Bunting (4) vs. Gary Anderson (13) | Tue., Jul. 22 | 9:15 p.m. | |
| Jonny Clayton (5) vs. Mike De Decker | Tue., Jul. 22 | 10:15 p.m. |
MORE: 2025 World Matchplay of Darts predictions: Second round
Tournament bracket
Here are the potential matchups for the quarterfinal round.
| Match | Date |
| Gian van Veen vs. James Wade | TBD |
| Bunting/Anderson vs. Clayton/De Decker | TBD |
| Littler/Wattimena vs. Gilding/van Duijvenbode | TBD |
| van Gerwen/Rock vs. Dobey/Price | TBD |
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