Alle wedstrijden van de eerste ronde zijn na zondag 20 december gespeeld en ondertussen ook al de nodige wedstrijden uit de ronde met de laatste 64 spelers waaronder de 32 voor dit toernooi geplaatste spelers. Deze spelers waren de eerste ronde vrij.
In de eerste ronde toch een paar verrassingen zoals Paul Lim die Luke Humphries verslaat, Amerikaan Danny Baggish die Damon Heta in de beslissende set klopt en Japanner Edward Foulkes die Mike de Decker met 3-0 in sets verslaat.
En niet te vergeten de ‘narrow escape’ van Dirk van Duijvenbode die 2-0 achterstond op PDC World Youth Champion Bradley Brooks maar uiteindelijk met 3-2 won
Afscheid van de Nederlanders Martijn Kleermaker vanwege positieve Corona test en Derk Telnekes, Niels Zonneveld en Maik Kuivenhoven die geen succes boekten op hun WK debuut.
Overzicht uitslagen eerste ronde;
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | b | – | ||
| 2 | Ryan Murray | – | Lourence Ilagan | 3 | – | 1 |
| 3 | Ricky Evans (32) | – | b | – | ||
| 4 | Mickey Mansell | – | Haupai Puha | 3 | – | 0 |
| 5 | Joe Cullen (16) | – | b | – | ||
| 6 | Wayne Jones | – | Ciaran Teehan | 3 | – | 2 |
| 7 | Jonny Clayton (17) | – | b | – | ||
| 8 | John Henderson | – | Marko Kantele | 3 | – | 2 |
| 9 | Dave Chisnall (8) | – | b | – | ||
| 10 | Keegan Brown | – | Ryan Meikle | 3 | – | 0 |
| 11 | Danny Noppert (25) | – | b | – | ||
| 12 | – | Cameron Carolissen | – | wo | ||
| 13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | – | b | – | ||
| 14 | Luke Humphries | – | Paul Lim | 2 | – | 3 |
| 15 | Jermaine Wattimena (24) | – | b | – | ||
| 16 | Derk Telnekes | – | Nick Kenny | 2 | – | 3 |
| 17 | Michael Smith (4) | – | b | – | ||
| 18 | Jason Lowe | – | Dmitriy Gorbunov | 3 | – | 1 |
| 19 | Devon Petersen (29) | – | b | – | ||
| 20 | Steve Lennon | – | Daniel Larsson | 3 | – | 1 |
| 21 | Gary Anderson (13) | – | b | – | ||
| 22 | Madars Razma | – | Toru Suzuki | 3 | – | 0 |
| 23 | Mensur Suljovic (20) | – | b | – | ||
| 24 | Maik Kuivenhoven | – | Matthew Edgar | 0 | – | 3 |
| 25 | Rob Cross (5) | – | b | – | ||
| 26 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | – | Bradley Brooks | 3 | – | 2 |
| 27 | Jamie Hughes (28) | – | b | – | ||
| 28 | Adam Hunt | – | Lisa Ashton | 3 | – | 2 |
| 29 | Glen Durrant (12) | – | b | – | ||
| 30 | Steve Beaton | – | Diogo Portela | 0 | – | 3 |
| 31 | Adrian Lewis (21) | – | b | – | ||
| 32 | Damon Heta | – | Danny Baggish | 2 | – | 3 |
| 33 | Peter Wright (2) | – | b | – | ||
| 34 | Steve West | – | Amit Gilitwala | 3 | – | 0 |
| 35 | Gabriel Clemens (31) | – | b | – | ||
| 36 | Andy Hamilton | – | Nico Kurz | 1 | – | 3 |
| 37 | Krysztof Ratajski (15) | – | b | – | ||
| 38 | Ryan Joyce | – | Karel Sedlacek | 3 | – | 2 |
| 39 | Simon Whitlock (18) | – | b | – | ||
| 40 | Darius Labanauskas | – | Chengan Liu | 3 | – | 0 |
| 41 | James Wade (7) | – | b | – | ||
| 42 | Callan Rydz | – | James Bailey | 3 | – | 1 |
| 43 | Stephen Bunting (26) | – | b | – | ||
| 44 | Andy Boulton | – | Deta Hedman | 3 | – | 1 |
| 45 | Ian White (10) | – | b | – | ||
| 46 | Kim Huybrechts | – | Di Zhuang | 3 | – | 0 |
| 47 | Jeffrey de Zwaan (23) | – | b | – | ||
| 48 | Ryan Searle | – | Danny Lauby | 3 | – | 2 |
| 49 | Gerwyn Price (3) | – | b | – | ||
| 50 | Luke Woodhouse | – | Jamie Lewis | 2 | – | 3 |
| 51 | Brendan Dolan (30) | – | b | – | ||
| 52 | Mike De Decker | – | Edward Foulkes | 0 | – | 3 |
| 53 | Jose De Sousa (14) | – | b | – | ||
| 54 | Ross Smith | – | David Evans | 3 | – | 0 |
| 55 | Mervyn King (19) | – | b | – | ||
| 56 | Max Hopp | – | Gordon Mathers | 3 | – | 0 |
| 57 | Nathan Aspinall (6) | – | b | – | ||
| 58 | Scott Waites | – | Matt Campbell | 3 | – | 2 |
| 59 | Vincent van der Voort (27) | – | b | – | ||
| 60 | Ron Meulenkamp | – | Boris Krcmar | 3 | – | 1 |
| 61 | Daryl Gurney (11) | – | b | – | ||
| 62 | William O’Connor | – | Niels Zonneveld | 3 | – | 0 |
| 63 | Chris Dobey (22) | – | b | – | ||
| 64 | Jeff Smith | – | Keane Barry | 3 | – | 1 |
Het overzicht van de laatste 64 waarvan al de nodige wedstrijden gespeeld zijn;
| Pos | Player | Player | score | |||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Ryan Murray | 3 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Ricky Evans (32) | – | Mickey Mansell | – | ||
| 3 | Joe Cullen (16) | – | Wayne Jones | – | ||
| 4 | Jonny Clayton (17) | – | John Henderson | 3 | – | 1 |
| 5 | Dave Chisnall (8) | – | Keegan Brown | – | ||
| 6 | Danny Noppert (25) | – | Cameron Carolissen | – | ||
| 7 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | – | Paul Lim | – | ||
| 8 | Jermaine Wattimena (24) | – | Nick Kenny | – | ||
| 9 | Michael Smith (4) | – | Jason Lowe | – | ||
| 10 | Devon Petersen (29) | – | Steve Lennon | – | ||
| 11 | Gary Anderson (13) | – | Madars Razma | – | ||
| 12 | Mensur Suljovic (20) | – | Matthew Edgar | – | ||
| 13 | Rob Cross (5) | – | Dirk van Duijvenbode | – | ||
| 14 | Jamie Hughes (28) | – | Adam Hunt | 0 | – | 3 |
| 15 | Glen Durrant (12) | – | Diogo Portela | 3 | – | 0 |
| 16 | Adrian Lewis (21) | – | Danny Baggish | – | ||
| 17 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Steve West | 3 | – | 1 |
| 18 | Gabriel Clemens (31) | – | Nico Kurz | – | ||
| 19 | Krysztof Ratajski (15) | – | Ryan Joyce | – | ||
| 20 | Simon Whitlock (18) | – | Darius Labanauskas | – | ||
| 21 | James Wade (7) | – | Callan Rydz | 3 | – | 0 |
| 22 | Stephen Bunting (26) | – | Andy Boulton | – | ||
| 23 | Ian White (10) | – | Kim Huybrechts | – | ||
| 24 | Jeffrey de Zwaan (23) | – | Ryan Searle | 0 | – | 3 |
| 25 | Gerwyn Price (3) | – | Jamie Lewis | – | ||
| 26 | Brendan Dolan (30) | – | Edward Foulkes | – | ||
| 27 | Jose De Sousa (14) | – | Ross Smith | 3 | – | 1 |
| 28 | Mervyn King (19) | – | Max Hopp | 3 | – | 1 |
| 29 | Nathan Aspinall (6) | – | Scott Waites | – | ||
| 30 | Vincent van der Voort (27) | – | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 | – | 2 |
| 31 | Daryl Gurney (11) | – | William O’Connor | 3 | – | 2 |
| 32 | Chris Dobey (22) | – | Jeff Smith | 3 | – | 2 |
De resterende wedstrijden van de tweede ronde worden vanaf maandagavond 21 december tot en met woensdag 23 december gespeeld. Het format is nog steeds best of 5 sets best of 5 legs zonder tie-break rule.
Na de Kerst gaat het toernooi verder met de derde ronde en verder.