Nieuwjaarsdag gaat PDC WK verder zonder Nederlandse deelnemers
Vandaag een onderbreking van het toernooi vanwege de Jaarwisseling maar Nieuwjaarsdag pakt men de draad weer op met vier kwartfinale wedstrijden waarin twee Schotten een Welshman en vijf Engelsen de hoofdrol spelen.
Grote verrassing is natuurlijk de naam van Callan Rydz tussen de 8 spelers in de kwartfinale. Rydz schakelde bij de laatste 16 Alan Soutar met 4-1 uit en maakte indruk in deze partij.
De speelvolgorde voor deze vier wedstrijden is:
| Zaterdagmiddag 1 januari – aanvang 13:30 uur – Format best of 9 sets | ||||||
| Ronde | Speler 1 | vs | Speler 2 | Uitslag | ||
| 4 | James Wade | vs | Mervyn King | 5 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Luke Humphries | vs | Gary Anderson | 2 | – | 5 |
| Zaterdagavond 1 januari – aanvang 20:00 uur – Format best of 9 sets | ||||||
| Ronde | Speler 1 | vs | Speler 2 | Uitslag | ||
| 4 | Peter Wright | vs | Callan Rydz | 5 | – | 4 |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | vs | Michael Smith | – | ||
Dus geen Nederlanders meer want de laatste twee die nog in de race waren, Dirk van Duijvenbode en Martijn Kleermaker verloren bij de laatste 16 respectievelijk van Gerwyn Price en James Wade.
Zowel Dirk als Martijn konden hun vorm niet aanspreken in hun wedstrijd en verloren helaas met grote cijfers. De ronde met de laatste 16 werd er geen spelers vanwege een positieve Corona test het deelnemen ontzegt. Dit gebeurde en ronde eerder wel bij Vincent van der Voort, Michael van Gerwen en Dave Chisnall.
Buiten deze trieste gebeurtenis voor deze spelers waren er ook nog enkele bizarre ontknopingen tijdens dit toernooi. Spelers met soms uitzichtloze achterstand in hun partij wisten dit 180 graden om te draaien en zo wonnen onder meer Dirk van Duijvenbode, Alan Soutar, Gary Anderson alsnog hun partij.
Overzicht van de uitslagen van de tot nu toe gespeelde wedstrijden:
| Laatste 128 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 2 | Ritchie Edhouse | – | Peter Hudson | 3 | – | 2 |
| 3 | Kim Huybrechts (32) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 4 | Steve Beaton | – | Fallon Sherrock | 3 | – | 2 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting (16) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 6 | Ross Smith | – | Jeff Smith | 3 | – | 0 |
| 7 | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 8 | Jermaine Wattimena | – | Boris Koltsov | 0 | – | 3 |
| 9 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 10 | Keane Barry | – | Royden Lam | 3 | – | 2 |
| 11 | Gabriel Clemens (25) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 12 | Lewy Williams | – | Toyokazu Shibata | 3 | – | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Smith (9) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 14 | Ron Meulenkamp | – | Lisa Ashton | 3 | – | 0 |
| 15 | Glen Durrant (24) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 16 | William O’Connor | – | Danny Lauby | 3 | – | 2 |
| 17 | James Wade (4) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 18 | Maik Kuivenhoven | – | Ky Smith | 3 | – | 1 |
| 19 | Vincent v/d Voort (24) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 20 | Adam Hunt | – | Boris Krcmar | 3 | – | 0 |
| 21 | Joe Cullen (13) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 22 | Ted Evetts | – | Jim Williams | 1 | – | 3 |
| 23 | Simon Whitlock (20) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 24 | Martijn Kleermaker | – | John Michael | 3 | – | 1 |
| 25 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (5) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 26 | Florian Hempel | – | Martin Schindler | 3 | – | 0 |
| 27 | Devon Petersen (28) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 28 | Jamie Hughes | – | Raymond Smith | 1 | – | 3 |
| 29 | Krzysztof Ratajski (12) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 30 | Steve Lennon | – | Madars Razma | 3 | – | 1 |
| 31 | Mervyn King (21) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 32 | Ryan Joyce | – | Roman Benecky | 3 | – | 2 |
| 33 | Peter Wright (2) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 34 | Ryan Meikle | – | Fabian Schmutzler | 3 | – | 0 |
| 35 | Damon Heta (31) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 36 | Luke Woodhouse | – | James Wilson | 3 | – | 1 |
| 37 | Ryan Searle (15) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 38 | William Borland | – | Bradley Brooks | 3 | – | 2 |
| 39 | Danny Noppert (18) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 40 | Jason Heaver | – | Gordon Mathers | 3 | – | 1 |
| 41 | José De Sousa (7) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 42 | Jason Lowe | – | Daniel Larsson | 3 | – | 0 |
| 43 | Mensur Suljovic (26) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 44 | Alan Soutar | – | Diogo Portela | 3 | – | 2 |
| 45 | Nathan Aspinall (10) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 46 | Joe Murnan | – | Paul Lim | 3 | – | 2 |
| 47 | Brendan Dolan (23) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 48 | Callan Rydz | – | Yuki Yamada | 3 | – | 0 |
| 49 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 50 | Chas Barstow | – | John Norman jr | 3 | – | 1 |
| 51 | Chris Dobey (30) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 52 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | – | Ben Robb | 3 | – | 1 |
| 53 | Dave Chisnall (14) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 54 | Darius Labanauskas | – | Mike De Decker | 1 | – | 3 |
| 55 | Luke Humphries (19) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 56 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | – | Nick Kenny | 3 | – | 0 |
| 57 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 58 | Adrian Lewis | – | Matt Campbell | 3 | – | 1 |
| 59 | Ian White (27) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 60 | Scott Mitchell | – | Chris Landman | 0 | – | 3 |
| 61 | Rob Cross (11) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 62 | Raymond v Barneveld | – | Lourence Ilagan | 3 | – | 0 |
| 63 | Daryl Gurney (22) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 64 | Rick Evans | – | Nitin Kumar | 3 | – | 0 |
| Laatste 64 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Ritchie Edhouse | 3 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Kim Huybrechts (32) | – | Steve Beaton | 3 | – | 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Bunting (16) | – | Ross Smith | 2 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | – | Boris Koltsov | 3 | – | 2 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | Keane Barry | 3 | – | 2 |
| 6 | Gabriel Clemens (25) | – | Lewy Williams | 3 | – | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Smith (9) | – | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 | – | 0 |
| 8 | Glen Durrant (24) | – | William O’Connor | 0 | – | 3 |
| 9 | James Wade (4) | – | Maik Kuivenhoven | 3 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Vincent v/d Voort (24) | – | Adam Hunt | 3 | – | 0 |
| 11 | Joe Cullen (13) | – | Jim Williams | 3 | – | 2 |
| 12 | Simon Whitlock (20) | – | Martijn Kleermaker | 1 | – | 3 |
| 13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (5) | – | Florian Hempel | 1 | – | 3 |
| 14 | Devon Petersen (28) | – | Raymond Smith | 0 | – | 3 |
| 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski (12) | – | Steve Lennon | 1 | – | 3 |
| 16 | Mervyn King (21) | – | Ryan Joyce | 3 | – | 2 |
| 17 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Ryan Meikle | 3 | – | 0 |
| 18 | Damon Heta (31) | – | Luke Woodhouse | 3 | – | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle (15) | – | William Borland | 3 | – | 0 |
| 20 | Danny Noppert (18) | – | Jason Heaver | 3 | – | 1 |
| 21 | José De Sousa (7) | – | Jason Lowe | 3 | – | 2 |
| 22 | Mensur Suljovic (26) | – | Alan Soutar | 2 | – | 3 |
| 23 | Nathan Aspinall (10) | – | Joe Murnan | 3 | – | 2 |
| 24 | Brendan Dolan (23) | – | Callan Rydz | 0 | – | 3 |
| 25 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | – | Chas Barstow | 3 | – | 1 |
| 26 | Chris Dobey (30) | – | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 3 | – | 2 |
| 27 | Dave Chisnall (14) | – | Mike De Decker | 3 | – | 0 |
| 28 | Luke Humphries (19) | – | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 3 | – | 0 |
| 29 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | Adrian Lewis | 3 | – | 1 |
| 30 | Ian White (27) | – | Chris Landman | 3 | – | 1 |
| 31 | Rob Cross (11) | – | Raymond v Barneveld | 3 | – | 1 |
| 32 | Daryl Gurney (22) | – | Rick Evans | 3 | – | 1 |
| Laatste 32 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Kim Huybrechts (32) | 4 | – | 3 |
| 2 | Ross Smith | – | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 3 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | Gabriel Clemens (25) | 4 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Michael Smith (9) | – | William O’Connor | 4 | – | 2 |
| 5 | James Wade (4) | – | Vincent v/d Voort (24) | wo | – | |
| 6 | Joe Cullen (13) | – | Martijn Kleermaker | 3 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Florian Hempel | – | Raymond Smith | 1 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Steve Lennon | – | Mervyn King (21) | 0 | – | 4 |
| 9 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Damon Heta (31) | 4 | – | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Searle (15) | – | Danny Noppert (18) | 4 | – | 2 |
| 11 | José De Sousa (7) | – | Alan Soutar | 3 | – | 4 |
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall (10) | – | Callan Rydz | 0 | – | 4 |
| 13 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | – | Chris Dobey (30) | – | wo | |
| 14 | Dave Chisnall (14) | – | Luke Humphries (19) | – | wo | |
| 15 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | Ian White (27) | 4 | – | 3 |
| 16 | Rob Cross (11) | – | Daryl Gurney (22) | 4 | – | 3 |
| Laatste 16 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | 4 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | Michael Smith (9) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 3 | James Wade (4) | – | Martijn Kleermaker | 4 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Raymond Smith | – | Mervyn King (21) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Ryan Searle (15) | 4 | – | 1 |
| 6 | Alan Soutar | – | Callan Rydz | 1 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Chris Dobey (30) | – | Luke Humphries (19) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | Rob Cross (11) | 4 | – | 3 |
| Laatste 8 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Michael Smith (9) | – | ||
| 2 | James Wade (4) | – | Mervyn King (21) | – | ||
| 3 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Callan Rydz | – | ||
| 4 | Luke Humphries (19) | – | Gary Anderson (6) | – | ||