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Well, that was an eventful Sunday at Alexandra Palace!

Five seeded players were dumped out of the second round, none more shocking than Gary Anderson. The two-time world champion was among the pre-tournament favourites to win the whole tournament.

We will be back tomorrow to take you through the final four matches from the second round which includes former world champion Rob Cross.

As we bid you farewell, you can read the full report from today's action courtesy of Frank Keogh here.

Goodbye!

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Afternoon Session (12:30)

Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo

Andrew Gilding v Martin Lukeman

Josh Rock v Rhys Griffin

Jonny Clayton v Mickey Mansell

Evening Session (19:00)

Gian van Veen v Ricardo Pietreczko

Daryl Gurney v Florian Hempel

Dave Chisnall v Ricky Evans

Rob Cross v Scott Williams

Ryan Searle 3-0 Matt Campbell

Dirk van Duijvenbode 1-3 Madars Razma

Joe Cullen 3-0 Wessel Nijman

Ritchie Edhouse 1-3 Ian White

Martin Schindler 0-3 Callan Rydz

Ross Smith 0-3 Paolo Nebrida

Gary Anderson 0-3 Jeffrey de Graaf

Dimitri van den Bergh 3-0 Dylan Slevin

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Seeds: 32

Seeds to have played: 24

Seeds to have lost: 11

Seeded players to have exited 2025 PDC World Darts Championship:

• Michael Smith (2)
• Danny Noppert (13)
• Gary Anderson (14)
• James Wade (16)
• Ross Smith (19)
• Martin Schindler (23)
• Mike De Decker (24)
• Dirk van Duijvenbode (25)
• Gabriel Clemens (27)
• Ritchie Edhouse (29)
• Raymond van Barneveld (32)

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Third quarter

Kevin Doets (Netherlands) v (31) Krzysztof Ratjski (Poland) or Alexis Toylo (Philippines)

(15) Chris Dobey (England) v (18) Josh Rock (Northern Ireland) or Rhys Griffin (Wales)

(7) Jonny Clayton (Wales) or Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland) v (26) Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) or Florian Hempel (Germany)

(10) Gerwyn Price (Wales) v (23) Joe Cullen (England)

Fourth quarter

(3) Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) v (30) Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)

Jeffrey de Graaf (Sweden) v Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)

(6) Dave Chisnall (England) or Ricky Evans (England) v Robert Owen (Wales)

(11) Dimitri van den Bergh (Belgium) v Callan Rydz (England)

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Third round matches will start from 27 December after a three-day Christmas break. This is how the top half of the draw looks...

First quarter

(1) Luke Humphries (England) v Nick Kenny (Wales)

Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands) v (17) Peter Wright (Scotland)

(8) Stephen Bunting (England) v Madars Razma (Latvia)

(9) Damon Heta (Australia) v Luke Woodhouse (England)

Second quarter

(4) Luke Littler (England) vIan White (England)

Ryan Joyce (England) v (20) Ryan Searle (England)

(5) Rob Cross (England) or Scott Williams (England) v (28) Gian van Veen (Netherlands) or Ricardo Pietreczko (Germany)

(12) Nathan Aspinall (England) v (21) Andrew Gilding (England) or Martin Lukeman (England)

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Dimitri Van den Bergh speaking to Sky Sports after beating Dylan Slevin 3-0: "I got better and better because I was getting more and more comfortable. I've been working really hard. I want to say to the crowd, you've been in a very important position to me. You mean so much to me. Have a very big Christmas and a great Christmas dinner. This is so big for me."

On facing Callan Rydz in the third round: "Me and Callan already had a bit of a joke. I've known him for eight years. I've said 'mate, where have you been?'. I go back home tomorrow, I've been doing what I've been doing for the past couple of months. It's been working. Cheers everyone!"

Dimitri Van den Bergh just has to hold the leg to win the match

With a 18 he takes command. The Belgian then backs it up with a 140.

On a 124 finish, Van den Bergh leaves double 20.

At 156, Dylan Slevin gets the first treble 20 and the second treble comes a dart late.

Van den Bergh meditates before approaching the oche. With one dart, he pins double 20!

Van den Bergh survives Shock Sunday and is into the third round.

A 3-0 win, but three very tight sets.

Dylan Slevin cannot drop either of the next two legs. Otherwise, he is out.

Oceans gets three darts at a finish to level the set. On 94, Slevin has to make it count.

Treble 18, double 20. Spot on!

A third set in a row goes to the deciding leg.

Dimitri Van den Bergh commands the third leg of the set and gets six darts to see off 90.

After a treble 18, he goes over with two darts at the double. He will come back.

On his return, he goes low on 18s and finds double two then double seven to take the leg.

Unorthodox.

Dylan Slevin has to win three of the next four legs from here just to stay in the match and a 180 from Oceans gives him an 100 out.

A single one ends that shot, but Dimitri Van den Bergh gets no luck on 148.

Slevin levels the set on the eights.

Dimitri Van den Bergh starts set three with the darts and on his first visit, finds a 180.

The next dart is a treble 20, but the boos come when dart five is not perfect. Dylan Slevin responds by going 180, 140 and after nine darts, both are on a finish.

Van den Bergh is a whisker away from taking out 152, falling short at double 16. However, he does get invited back.

The Belgian returns for a 13-dart hold on double eight.

The averages are identical after two sets.

Dimitri Van den Bergh is on 91.15 per three darts, with Dylan Slevin a snip ahead at 91.32

The Belgian has landed six of his 15 darts at a double, while Slevin is four from nine.

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Against the throw, a hat-trick of treble 19s for 171 leaves him 97 away from winning the second set.

A treble one ends that out, but Dylan Slevin cannot see off 152.

Van den Bergh gives himself two darts at double 20, taking the second for a 2-0 lead.

Looking to win the second set against the darts, Dylan Slevin starts the leg with a 140.

A maximum from Dimitri Van den Bergh buys him six darts at 64. Treble 16 is found with the first, but he misses double eight on both sides with the next.

Slevin fires back with a 140, but Van den Bergh pins the fours.

Another set-decider beckons.

With the darts for this third leg, Dylan Slevin starts with a 180 which is later matched by one from Dimitri Van den Bergh.

A 140 for the Irishman leaves 103, which he gets six darts at.

On the next three, Slevin halves double 20 and goes wide at the 10s, but he is allowed another visit.

Slevin holds throw on the 10s.

Dimitri Van den Bergh has taken his doubles so far and compared to Martin Schindler, Ross Smith and Gary Anderson, that has been the difference.

On double 18, he gets one dart to take it out but goes high.

The Belgian gets another three at it, going low on the first and over on double nine twice.

Before the leg, he had missed two double darts. Make that four.

Dylan Slevin breaks back on double 20.

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Player: Dylan Slevin

Nickname: Ocean's

This is why we love the darts.

Dylan Slevin begins set two with the darts and starts well with back-to-back visits of 140.

He gets down to a 140 finish, but a 180 from Dimitri Van den Bergh leaves 96.

The Belgian gets a chance to see it out but misses double eight on the finish.

Van den Bergh is invited back and takes double eight in one.

Dimitri Van den Bergh has only averaged 85.13 in this match so far, but it has been enough to take the opening set against Dylan Slevin.

The Irishman is significantly ahead on the averages, but below 90, on 89.48.

Van den Bergh has taken three of his four darts at the doubles. Slevin has landed two from five.