Two-time champion Gary Anderson beaten 3-0 by Jeffrey de Graaf in round two of PDC World Championship
Eleventh seed Dimitri Van den Bergh wins 3-0 against Dylan Slevin
Ross Smith, ranked 19, beaten 3-0 by Paolo Nebrida
Callan Rydz beats 23rd seed Martin Schindler 3-0
Image source, Getty ImagesSeeds: 32
Seeds to have played: 24
Seeds to have lost: 11
Seeded players to have exited 2025 PDC World Darts Championship:
Image source, Getty ImagesThird 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)
Image source, Getty ImagesThird 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)
Result: Van den Bergh 3-0 Slevin
Image source, Getty ImagesDimitri 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!"
Result: Van den Bergh 3-0 Slevin
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.
Van den Bergh 2-0 Slevin (2-2)
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.
Van den Bergh 2-0 Slevin (2-1)
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.
Van den Bergh 2-0 Slevin (1-1)
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.
Van den Bergh 2-0 Slevin (1-0)
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.
Van den Bergh 2-0 Slevin
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.
Van den Bergh 2-0 Slevin
Image source, Getty ImagesAgainst 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.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin (2-2)
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.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin (1-2)
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.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin (1-1)
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.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin (1-0)
Image source, GettyPlayer: Dylan Slevin
Nickname: Ocean's
This is why we love the darts.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin (1-0)
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.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin
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.
Van den Bergh 1-0 Slevin
In a set-deciding leg, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Dylan Slevin exchange low-scoring visits before being pestered by the infamous Alexandra Palace wasp.
It seems to force a score out of the Belgian, whose next throw brings a 180.
He gets six darts at 117 for the set.
Treble 20, 17 and double 20 do it in three.
He must have got a buzz out of that!
Van den Bergh 0-0 Slevin (2-2)
Dimitri Van den Bergh only has to win one of the next two legs to take the set, the latter of which will be on his throw.
Dylan Slevin gets six darts at 140 to level up and with three, leaves a double 20 out.
Slevin pins it in one to take the first set to a decider.
Van den Bergh 0-0 Slevin (2-1)
Dylan Slevin fires a 140 to set up another for a break of throw, but a 171 from Dimitri Van den Bergh puts the pressure on.
The Belgian comes back for a 80 out, but leaves 47.
Slevin gets three darts at 40 but halves the 20s and 10s.
Van den Bergh pins double 16 at the second attempt to hold.