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
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.
Van den Bergh 0-0 Slevin (1-1)
Dimitri van Den Bergh is doing well on the two treble visits so far, but Dylan Slevin is keeping a good pace with him.
Slevin is left on 96 to hold. He takes it on double 18 in two darts.
Van den Bergh 0-0 Slevin (1-0)
Dimitri Van den Bergh fires a couple of 140s to give him a 78 out for the opening leg, with Dylan Slevin setting up 73.
Van den Bergh pins it in two darts on double 12.
Van den Bergh v Slevin
I'm not sure how suspicious of a man Dimitri Van den Bergh is, but after seeing three seeded players in a row lose 3-0, he has a Sunday night curse to break.
He doesn't look concerned though, showing off a few dance moves on stage before this match gets under way.
Dylan Slevin caused one upset by beating fellow Irishman William O'Connor in the first round on Friday night.
Van den Bergh to throw first, game on!
Van den Bergh v Slevin (22:15 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesDimitri van den Bergh concludes Sunday's matches, with the Belgian facing Irish qualifier Dylan Slevin.
Van den Bergh has struggled throughout 2024 and needs a good run at Alexandra Palace to avoid dropping out of the world's top 20. He started this tournament 11th in PDC's Order of Merit.
Slevin knocked Republic of Ireland compatriot William O'Connor out of the competition at the first round and will hope to cause another upset here.
The winner of this faces Martin Callan Rydz in the third round. Rydz started Sunday's evening matches with a win over Martin Schindler.
Image source, PA MediaDarts is one of the few sports that can measure perfection; snooker has the 147 maximum break, golf has the hole-in-one, darts has the nine-dart finish.
The fewest number of darts required to finish a standard leg of 501 points is nine.
There are several ways to complete a nine-dart finish, the most common being two visits of 180 followed by a 141 checkout.
The most recent nine-darter at the PDC World Championship before Christian Kist on Wednesday was from Michael Smith in his 2023 final win over Michael van Gerwen.
There is a method of completing a nine-darter with three identical visits of 167 - treble 20, treble 19, bull - although that is usually saved for the exhibition circuit rather than in tournament play!
Result: Anderson 0-3 De Graaf
Image source, Getty ImagesSeeds: 32
Seeds to have played: 23
Seeds to have lost: 11
Seeded players to have exited 2025 PDC World Darts Championship:
Result: Anderson 0-3 De Graaf
Image source, Getty ImagesJeffrey de Graaf speaking to Sky Sports after beating Gary Anderson 3-0: "It's great. Gary didn't really show up as he usually does. I'm very happy with the win. I got very nervous after the first set and then at 2-0, I was like what is going on now?"
On his doubles percentages: "That's what I need to do to win. I was also lucky in the second set when he missed a lot of doubles, it was a relief. He started the third set really well."
On his 2024: "It has been the best year, definitely. I'm just happy to be there to keep on going."
On what has changed this year: "It was maybe the checkouts, that was the difference in this game."
Result: Anderson 0-3 De Graaf
Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports
Gary Anderson has not just been beaten. He has been railroaded by the Swede.
Result: Anderson 0-3 De Graaf
Gary Anderson has to break Jeffrey de Graaf's throw for the set, something he has struggled to do.
A visit of 54, when he could've left a finish, is a costly blow.
His Swedish opponent takes 140 to leave a full visit at 76 for the match.
20, 20, double 18! De Graaf has done it!
Gary Anderson is out of the World Darts Championship. An almighty shock.
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf (2-2)
Gary Anderson gets six darts at 130 to level the set.
The first visit takes 98 of them, leaving a full visit at double 16.
The first dart misses but the second hits.
The third set is going to a decider!
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf (1-2)
Jeffrey de Graaf just needs to hold the two remaining legs in this set for the match.
With nine darts at 145, he sets himself up a 52 out with the first three.
De Graaf takes it out with the next two. 16, double 18.
Gary Anderson is a leg away from exiting the World Championship.
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf (1-1)
A 180 from Gary Anderson is met by a 135 to leave 46 for an 11-dart leg on his throw.
He pins it at the first attempt. That's more like it!
It gets the crowd going.
Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports
This is turning into a catastrophic night for Gary Anderson.
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf (0-1)
To make it that bit harder for Gary Anderson, Jeffrey de Graaf starts the third set with the darts.
Anderson gets a 114 out but misses a single 14. It sums up his night so far.
De Graaf takes out 58 in two darts for the leg.
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf
Gary Anderson has had 17 darts at a double so far, missing 16 of them.
Jeffrey de Graaf has had nine darts at a double, landing six so far.
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf
There seems to be something in the air Alexandra Palace on day eight.
This is the seventh match of the day and in the first six, four were lost by the seeded players in action.
Gary Anderson has to win three straight sets. Otherwise, he will make that five out of seven.
While the others were shocks to some extent, this would be an almighty upset.
Anderson 0-2 De Graaf
Back on his throw, Gary Anderson has to win three straight legs just to level this match.
He will get at least six darts, maybe more, at 81. The first three set up double 20.
Anderson goes low at double 20 and misses double 10 on both sides, but he will come back for double five.
At the fives, Anderson puts two high and one low. Six missed doubles in a row.
Jeffrey de Graaf takes out 74 in two darts on double 16 and Alexandra Palace turns silent.