PDC World Darts Championship 2025 results: Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price & Peter Wright progress

Reigning champion Luke Humphries and former winners Gerwyn Worth and Peter Wright are all into the fourth spherical of the PDC World Darts Championship.

Humphries, who has not performed for the reason that opening evening on 15 December, was removed from his finest however nonetheless ended up breezing to a cushty 4-0 win towards Wales’ Nick Kenny.

He began scratchily and was maybe lucky to win the primary set, however improved as the sport progressed and completed with a 98.59 common and 52.2 checkout proportion.

“I knew I wasn’t firing, I suspected there was a lot extra to present, but it surely simply wasn’t popping out of me,” Humphries advised Sky Sports activities.

“It was a strong efficiency and I am not going to surrender this world title with no struggle. It isn’t my finest however when somebody pushes me I do know I can present the products.”

The 29-year-old will face two-time champion Wright within the final 16 after the Scot beat Jermaine Wattimena 4-2.

Wright, 54, is scuffling with a chest an infection however was ruthless in key moments and produced one among his finest performances of a tough 2024.

“It (chest an infection) wasn’t affecting my darts, I used to be simply holding my breath,” Wright, who’s the seventeenth seed, advised Sky Sports activities.

“I am not unhealthy for an previous man, am I? It’s about spirit and the assist was sensible. Hopefully I will be feeling somewhat bit higher within the subsequent spherical.”

Within the match of the evening, 2021 champion Worth beat Joe Cullen 4-3 in a sudden-death leg to arrange a fourth-round assembly with Welsh compatriot Jonny Clayton.

Tenth-seed Worth led 3-0 however Cullen, the twenty third seed, fought again to drive a decider.

That was chaotic all through, with 9 breaks of throw in 11 legs, as Worth hit simply 15 of his 58 makes an attempt at a checkout within the match and Cullen 19 from 54.

Each missed match darts, earlier than Cullen produced an excellent 170 checkout to drive the sudden-death leg, the place Worth broke one closing time – the final of seven in a row on the finish of the sport.

“That was powerful. I really thought I used to be going to lose it however I stayed in it and acquired over the road.” Worth advised Sky Sports activities.

“I’ve acquired much more within the tank. I can play rather a lot higher than I’ve tonight. I did not play brilliantly however I did sufficient to win in the long run.”