PDC World Championship Darts Quarter-Finals Underway at Alexandra Palace
The quarter-finals of the PDC World Championship darts tournament are underway at Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) on January 1, 2026. In the afternoon session, Ryan Searle, seeded 20, is set to face Jonny Clayton, seeded 5. Searle enters the quarter-finals with an impressive undefeated record of 14-0 in sets at this event so far. Clayton's only previous quarter-final appearance was three years ago, where he lost 5-3 to Dimitri Van den Bergh. The Searle vs Clayton match is scheduled to begin around 12:30pm GMT.
The evening session will feature two more quarter-final matches starting around 7:15pm GMT. The top seed, Luke Littler, will compete against unseeded Krzysztof Ratajski, while the second seed, Luke Humphries, will play against the tenth seed, Gian van Veen. Gary Anderson, seeded 14, is also competing in the afternoon session against unseeded Justin Hood.