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The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship will take place from December 11-January 3 at Alexandra Palace, London.

The world's biggest darts tournament will see 128 players from around the world competing across 20 days of action for the Eric Bristow Trophy and £5m in prize money, including £1m to the winner.

The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding subscribers based in the UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland).

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Alexandra Palace, London
Thursday December 11 (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Friday December 12
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Saturday December 13
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Sunday December 14
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Monday December 15
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Tuesday December 16
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Wednesday December 17 (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Thursday December 18
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Friday December 19
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x First Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x First Round

Saturday December 20
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round

Sunday December 21
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round

Monday December 22
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round

Tuesday December 23
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round

Saturday December 27
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Third Round

Sunday December 28
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Third Round

Monday December 29
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round

Tuesday December 30
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Fourth Round

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Fourth Round

Thursday January 1
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals

Friday January 2 (1930 GMT)
Semi-Finals

Saturday January 3 (2000 GMT)
Final
 
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The draw for the Paddy Power World Darts Championship will take place at approximately 1630 GMT on Monday November 24, live on Sky Sports News in the UK.
The seeded stars also include former World Champions Gary Anderson, Rob Cross, Michael Smith and Peter Wright, Sunday's Players Championship Finals runner-up Nathan Aspinall, Australian ace Damon Heta - who hit a nine-darter last year - and Joe Cullen, who was confirmed as the 32nd seed following Ricardo Pietreczko’s Round Three exit at the Players Championship Finals.

Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld narrowly missed out on the seeded positions, although the Dutch veteran will be drawn on the left hand side of the draw as he embarks on a 33rd World Championship appearance of his iconic career - equalling Steve Beaton’s record across the BDO and PDC.

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship Field
PDC Werner Rankings Ladder Top 40
1. Luke Littler (England)
2. Luke Humphries (England)
3. Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
4. Stephen Bunting (England)
5. Jonny Clayton (Wales)
6. Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
7. James Wade (England)
8. Chris Dobey (England)
9. Gerwyn Price (Wales)
10. Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
11. Josh Rock (Northern Ireland)
12. Ross Smith (England)
13. Martin Schindler (Germany)
14. Gary Anderson (Scotland)
15. Nathan Aspinall (England)
16. Damon Heta (Australia)
17. Rob Cross (England)
18. Mike De Decker (Belgium)
19. Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands)
20. Ryan Searle (England)
21. Dave Chisnall (England)
22. Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland)
23. Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium)
24. Ryan Joyce (England)
25. Luke Woodhouse (England)
26. Cameron Menzies (Scotland)
27. Ritchie Edhouse (England)
28. Michael Smith (England)
29. Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands)
30. Peter Wright (Scotland)
31. Wessel Nijman (Netherlands)
32. Joe Cullen (England)
33. Ricardo Pietreczko (Germany)
34. Andrew Gilding (England)
35. Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)
36. Scott Williams (England)
37. Krzysztof Ratajski (Poland)
38. Martin Lukeman (England)
39. Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
40. Ricky Evans (England)

2025 ProTour Ranking – 40 Qualifiers
Niko Springer (Germany)
William O’Connor (Ireland)
Niels Zonneveld (Netherlands)
Kevin Doets (Netherlands)
Karel Sedlacek (Czechia)
Bradley Brooks (England)
Jeffrey de Graaf (Sweden)
Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland)
Mario Vandenbogaerde (Belgium)
Callan Rydz (England)
Cam Crabtree (England)
Ian White (England)
Sebastian BIalecki (Poland)
Dom Taylor (England)
Richard Veenstra (Netherlands)
Madars Razma (Latvia)
Alan Soutar (Scotland)
Lukas Wenig (Germany)
Kim Huybrechts (Belgium)
Mensur Suljovic (Austria)
Gabriel Clemens (Germany)
Thibault Tricole (France)
Matthew Dennant (England)
Darren Beveridge (Scotland)
Justin Hood (England)
Wesley Plaisier (Netherlands)
Steve Lennon (Ireland)
Max Hopp (Germany)
Ryan Meikle (England)
James Hurrell (England)
Nick Kenny (Wales)
Matt Campbell (Canada)
Keane Barry (Ireland)
Adam Lipscombe (England)
Darius Labanauskas (Lithuania)
Dominik Gruellich (Germany)
Chris Landman (Netherlands)
Owen Bates (England)
Cor Dekker (Norway)
Connor Scutt (England)

International Qualifiers
Beau Greaves (England) - PDC Development Tour Qualifier
Charlie Manby (England) - PDC Development Tour Qualifier
Jamai van den Herik (Netherlands) - PDC Development Tour Qualifier
Jurjen van der Velde (Netherlands) - PDC Development Tour Qualifier
Stefan Bellmont (Switzerland) - PDC Challenge Tour Qualifier
Ted Evetts (England) - PDC Challenge Tour Qualifier
Mervyn King (England) - PDC Challenge Tour Qualifier
Lisa Ashton (England) - Women’s World Matchplay Champion
Fallon Sherrock (England) - PDC Women’s Series Qualifier
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (Netherlands) - PDC Women’s Series Qualifier
Gemma Hayter (England) - PDC Women’s Series Qualifier
Mitsuhiko Tatsunami (Japan) - Steel Darts Japan Champion
Xiaochen Zong (China) - PDC China Championship Winner
Nitin Kumar (India) - IDC Indian Qualifier Winner
Lourence Ilagan (Philippines) - PDC Asian Championship Winner
Alexis Toylo (Philippines) - PDC Asian Championship Runner-Up
Motomu Sakai (Japan) - PDC Asian Tour Qualifier
Ryusei Azemoto (Japan) - PDC Asian Tour Qualifier
Paul Lim (Singapore) - PDC Asian Tour Qualifier
Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong) - PDC Asian Tour Qualifier
Paolo Nebrida (Philippines) - PDC Asian Tour Qualifier
Andy Baetens (Belgium) - Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier
Cristo Reyes (Spain) - Mediterranean Qualifier
Boris Krcmar (Croatia) - South-East Europe Qualifier
Adam Gawlas (Czechia) - Czechia Qualifier
Krzysztof Kciuk (Poland) - PDO Polish Qualifier
Arno Merk (Germany) - PDC Europe DACH Super League Winner
Patrik Kovacs (Hungary) - Hungarian Super League Winner
David Davies (Wales) - UK & Ireland Tour Card Holder & Associate Member Qualifier
Alex Spellman (USA) - CDC Continental Cup Winner
Leonard Gates (USA) - CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner
Adam Sevada (USA) - CDC Top-Ranked American
David Cameron (Canada) - CDC Top-Ranked Canadian
Stowe Buntz (USA) - CDC Top-Ranked Non-Qualified Player
Jesus Salate (Argentina) - CDLC Qualifier
Teemu Harju (Finland) - PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship Winner
Andreas Harrysson (Sweden) - PDCNB ProTour Winner
Oskar Lukasiak (Sweden) - PDCNB ProTour Runner-Up
Simon Whitlock (Australia) - ANZ Premier League Winner
Tim Pusey (Australia) - ADA Australian Tour Winner
Joe Comito (Australia) - DPA ProTour Winner
Jonny Tata (New Zealand) - DPNZ ProTour Winner
David Munyua (Kenya) - African Darts Group Qualifier
Plus: 5x PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifiers
 
2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Draw Bracket
(1) Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Mario Vandenbogaerde v David Davies
(32) Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks
Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
(16) Damon Heta v Steve Lennon
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
(17) Rob Cross v Cor Dekker
Ian White v Mervyn King
(8) Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong
Andrew Gilding v Cam Crabtree
(25) Luke Woodhouse v Boris Krcmar
Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
(9) Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
Lukas Wenig v Wesley Plaisier
(24) Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo
(4) Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
Richard Veenstra v Nitin Kumar
(29) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
James Hurrell v Stowe Buntz
(13) Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton
Keane Barry v Tim Pusey
(20) Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
(5) Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
Dom Taylor v Oskar Lukasiak
(28) Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
(12) Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
(21) Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
(2) Luke Humphries v Ted Evetts
Jeffrey de Graaf v Paul Lim
(31) Wessel Nijman v Karel Sedlacek
Gabriel Clemens v Alex Spellman
(15) Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
(18) Mike De Decker v David Munyua
Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
(7) James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
(26) Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
(10) Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
(23) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Darren Beveridge
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
William O'Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
(30) Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
(14) Gary Anderson v Adam Hunt
Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock
(19) Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
(6) Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
(27) Ritchie Edhouse v Jonny Tata
Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
(11) Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter
Niko Springer v Joe Comito
(22) Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs
 
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The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Session Schedule & Round One Schedule
Thursday December 11 (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik

Friday December 12
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
Ian White v Mervyn King
Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Rob Cross v Cor Dekker

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
Damon Heta v Steve Lennon

Saturday December 13
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Mario Vandenbogaerde v David Davies
Andrew Gilding v Cam Crabtree
Luke Woodhouse v Boris Krcmar
Gary Anderson v Adam Hunt

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Jeffrey de Graaf v Paul Lim
Wessel Nijman v Karel Sedlacek
Luke Humphries v Ted Evetts
Gabriel Clemens v Alex Spellman

Sunday December 14
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Ritchie Edhouse v Jonny Tata
Dom Taylor v Oskar Lukasiak
Richard Veenstra v Nitin Kumar
Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Lukas Wenig v Wesley Plaisier
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Darren Beveridge
Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
James Hurrell v Stowe Buntz

Monday December 15
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock

Tuesday December 16
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
Niko Springer v Joe Comito

Wednesday December 17 (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton

Thursday December 18
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs
Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
Mike De Decker v David Munyua

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo

Friday December 19
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
William O’Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Keane Barry v Tim Pusey
 
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2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Round Two Session Schedule - Order of Games TBC
Saturday December 20
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Dobey/Zong v Gilding/Crabtree
Bunting/Bialecki v Veenstra/Kumar
Van Duijvenbode/Baetens v Hurrell/Buntz
Searle/Landman v Dolan/Dudeney
Clayton/Lipscombe v Taylor/Lukasiak
M Smith/Ashton v Zonneveld/Puha
R Smith/Harrysson v Tricole/Sakai
Chisnall/Sherrock v Pietreczko/De Sousa

Sunday December 21
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Littler/Labanauskas v Vandenbogaerde/Davies
Cullen/Brooks v Suljovic/Cameron
Heta/Lennon v Van Barneveld/Bellmont
Cross/Dekker v White/King
Woodhouse/Krcmar v Lukeman/Hopp
Price/Gawlas v Wenig/Plaisier
Joyce/Bates v Ratajski/Toylo
Schindler/Burton v Barry/Pusey

Monday December 22
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Humphries/Evetts v De Graaf/Lim
Nijman/Sedlacek v Clemens/Spellman
Aspinall/Ilagan v Mansell/Gates
De Decker/Munyua v Doets/Dennant
Wade/Azemoto v Evans/Leung
Menzies/Manby v Campbell/Sevada
Van Veen/Reyes v Soutar/Harju
Van den Bergh/Beveridge v Razma/Van den Herik

Tuesday December 23
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Van Gerwen/Tatsunami v O'Connor/Kciuk
Wright/Van Leuven v Huybrechts/Merk
Anderson/Hunt v Scutt/Whitlock
Wattimena/Gruellich v Williams/Nebrida
Noppert/Van der Velde v Kenny/Hood
Edhouse/Tata v Meikle/Salate
Rock/Hayter v Springer/Comito
Gurney/Greaves v Rydz/Kovacs
 
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The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Session Schedule & Round One Schedule
Thursday December 11 (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik
 
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The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Draw Bracket
(1) Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Mario Vandenbogaerde v David Davies
(32) Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks
Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
(16) Damon Heta v Steve Lennon
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
(17) Rob Cross v Cor Dekker
Ian White v Mervyn King
(8) Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong
Andrew Gilding v Cam Crabtree
(25) Luke Woodhouse v Boris Krcmar
Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
(9) Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
Lukas Wenig v Wesley Plaisier
(24) Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo
(4) Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
Richard Veenstra v Nitin Kumar
(29) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
James Hurrell v Stowe Buntz
(13) Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton
Keane Barry v Tim Pusey
(20) Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
(5) Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
Dom Taylor v Oskar Lukasiak
(28) Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
(12) Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
(21) Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
(2) Luke Humphries v Ted Evetts
Jeffrey de Graaf v Paul Lim
(31) Wessel Nijman v Karel Sedlacek
Gabriel Clemens v Alex Spellman
(15) Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
(18) Mike De Decker v David Munyua
Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
(7) James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
(26) Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
(10) Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
(23) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Darren Beveridge
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
William O'Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
(30) Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
(14) Gary Anderson v Adam Hunt
Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock
(19) Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
(6) Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
(27) Ritchie Edhouse v Jonny Tata
Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
(11) Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter
Niko Springer v Joe Comito
(22) Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs

Thursday December 11 (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik

Friday December 12
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
Ian White v Mervyn King
Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Rob Cross v Cor Dekker
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Sky Sports F1 is temporarily changing to Sky Sports Darts. From 10th December 2025 to the 5th of January 2026, channel 407 Sky Sports F1 transforms to Sky Sports Darts, giving you the chance to catch all the action from the PDC World Darts Championship live during the F1 season break.
 
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2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Thursday December 11
Round One
Arno Merk 3-1 Kim Huybrechts (3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0)
Michael Smith 3-0 Lisa Ashton (3-2, 3-0, 3-1)
Luke Littler 3-0 Darius Labanauskas (3-2, 3-2, 3-1)
Madars Razma 3-1 Jamai van den Herik (3-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2)

Friday December 12
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
Ian White v Mervyn King
Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Rob Cross v Cor Dekker

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One
Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
Damon Heta v Steve Lennon

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