Day 5 did not disappoint, as some of the sport's biggest names took to the stage.
Luke Littler and Josh Rock won drama-filled thrillers, knocking out Jermaine Wattimena and Michael van Gerwen, respectively.
Day 5 live coverage & updates (evening session)
Real-time coverage from the games can be found here
Michael van Gerwen vs. Josh Rock
11:13 p.m. - Rock defeats van Gerwen in another drama-filled game, winning 13-11.
11:11 p.m. - Rock finds double 11 to re-take the lead 12-11
11:09 p.m. - van Gerwen survives match darts, tying the game at 11-11.
11:07 p.m. - Rock finds a double to take an 11-10 lead.
11:05 p.m. - van Gerwen hits a timely 138 checkout to force the tiebreaker.
11:03 p.m. - Rock takes the lead and is a leg away from a comeback win.
11:00 p.m. - Rock ties the game after a 152 and 68 checkout.
10:56 p.m. - van Gerwen takes a commanding 9-6 lead, looking a lot better against Rock than he did against van Barneveld.
10:44 p.m. - Rock won 3/4 legs to start session #2, but van Gerwen squeezed out leg #10 to extend his lead to 6-4 going into break #2.
10:32 p.m. - van Gerwen averages 104.53 through five legs so far, and leads 4-1 after the first session.
10:25 p.m. - van Gerwen opens the game with a 150 and 95 checkout for an early 2-0 lead.
Luke Littler vs. Jermaine Wattimena
10:03 p.m. - Luke Littler keeps his composure to hit a huge double with one last dart in hand. He wins a thriller against Jermaine Wattimena, 13-11.
10:00 p.m. - Wattimena ties the game at 11-11 to stay alive after Littler misses match darts.
9:59 p.m. - Littler is a leg away from a victory after taking an 11-10 lead.
9:57 p.m. - The match has reached a tiebreaker situation. It's 10-10.
9:49 p.m. - Littler is playing with a lot of emotion, winning six legs since being down 2-7. He leads 8-7.
9:40 p.m. - Wattimena showed that the first session was no fluke, leading 7-3 after session #2.
9:24 p.m. - After trailing 0-4 early, Littler wins leg #5 in a shocking first session of play. He trails 1-4.
Gerwyn Price vs. Chris Dobey
9:00 p.m. - Price's scoring dipped slightly at the end, but he held on to beat Dobey 11-3.
8:46 p.m. - Gerwyn Price is absolutely flying, leading 8-2 after session #2. He's averaging 115.64 through 10 legs, which, if he can maintain that average, would be a new tournament record.
8:33 p.m. - After trailing 0-4, Dobey finally finds a finish to get a leg on the board. He trails 1-4 at break #1.
8:31 p.m. - Price hits a huge 146 checkout, capitalizing on the Dobey 164 bullseye miss. He leads 3-0.
8:29 p.m. - Price finds a pair of finishes on tops to take an early 2-0 lead.
Andrew Gilding vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode
8:09 p.m. - Gilding put together an elite performance, looking very comfortable in an 11-5 win over van Duijvenbode.
7:48 p.m. - van Duijvenbode is putting in a strong effort to stay in the games, outscoring Gilding 3-2 in session #2. He trails 3-7 to Gilding going into break #2.
7:32 p.m. - Gilding is off to a fantastic start, up 5-0 after session #1. He's averaging a 102.95 through 5 legs.
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2025 World Matchplay day 5 schedule
Here are the results from the evening session on Day 5.
Second round (Day 5 evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (Local) | Score |
| Andrew Gilding vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode | Wed., Jul. 23 | 7:15 p.m. | 11-5 |
| Chris Dobey (6) vs. Gerwyn Price (11) | Wed., Jul. 23 | 8:15 p.m. | 3-11 |
| Luke Littler (2) vs. Jermaine Wattimena | Wed., Jul. 23 | 9:15 p.m. | 13-11 |
| Michael van Gerwen (3) vs. Josh Rock | Wed., Jul. 23 | 10:15 p.m. | 11-13 |
MORE: 2025 World Matchplay of Darts predictions: Second round
Tournament bracket
Here are the potential matchups for the quarterfinal round.
| Match | Date |
| Gian van Veen vs. James Wade | Thu., Jul. 24 |
| Stephen Bunting vs. Jonny Clayton | Thu., Jul. 24 |
| Luke Littler vs. Andrew Gilding | Fri., Jul. 25 |
| Josh Rock vs. Gerwyn Price | Fri., Jul. 25 |
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