Luke Littler and Josh Rock produced impressive performances, advancing to the semifinal round on Saturday.
Littler and Rock, two of the PDC's youngest stars, will face off Saturday for a spot in the final.
Day 7 on Friday features Luke Littler, Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock and Andrew Gilding.
Day 7 live coverage & updates (evening session)
Real-time coverage from the games can be found below
Gerwyn Price vs. Josh Rock
10:47 p.m. - Rock hits an unbelievable 164 finish to clinch a semifinal spot.
10:45 p.m. - Rock is a leg away from a clash with Luke Littler. He leads 15-11.
10:43 p.m. - Rock holds his throw, leading 14-11.
10:41 p.m. - Price trails now by just two legs, down 11-13.
10:39 p.m. - Rock gets a crucial break of throw and is now just three legs away from a spot against Luke Littler in the semifinal. He leads 13-9.
10:31 p.m. - Price finds a leg to end session #4, still trailing, 9-11.
10:27 p.m. - Rock finds a key break of throw, now leading 10-8 over Price.
10:18 p.m. - Session #3 was filled with more high-quality play. Gerwyn Price hit the tournament's first 170 'Big Fish' checkout. Rock was outscored in the session, but still leads, 8-7.
10:06 p.m. - Josh Rock finishes session #2 strong, finding some daylight, with a 6-4 lead going into the break.
10:03 p.m. - Josh Rock finds a 110 finish to tie the game at 4-4.
9:53 p.m. - Josh Rock leads 3-2 after mini-session #1. One of his legs won in the session was done via a 120 'Shanghai' finish.
Luke Littler vs. Andrew Gilding
9:26 p.m. - Luke Littler hits a pair of 180s in the last leg, which ended up being enough to set him up for match darts.
9:24 p.m. - Gilding finds another ton-plus finish to stay alive. He needs to hold his throw to force a tiebreaker.
9:23 p.m. - Gilding finds another bullseye finish to stay alive. He trails 13-15.
9:21 p.m. - Littler is a leg away from winning the game after taking a 15-12 lead.
9:19 p.m. - Gilding hits a very timely 160 checkout to keep his hopes alive. He trails 12-14.
9:16 p.m. - Gilding finds a bullseye finish to break throw. He trails 11-14.
9:12 p.m. - Littler is sprinting in session #5, just two legs away from the win. He leads 14-9.
9:03 p.m. - Gilding misses a key opportunity at the end of session #4, as Littler takes a 12-8 lead going into the break.
8:56 p.m. - Littler takes out the 140 finish. He leads 10-7 in a race to 16.
8:50 p.m. - Littler leads 9-6 going into break #3.
8:42 p.m. - Littler and Gilding each got a break of throw to start session #3. Littler leads 7-5.
8:34 p.m. - Andrew Gilding manages to win leg #10 despite Littler hitting six perfect darts to start the leg. Littler leads 6-4.
8:20 p.m. - Littler leads Gilding 3-2 at break #1.
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2025 World Matchplay day 7 schedule
Here are the results from the evening session on Day 7.
Quarterfinals (Day 7 evening session)
*Games are best-of-31 (Must win by two)
Match | Date | Time (Local) | Score |
Andrew Gilding vs. Luke Littler (2) | Fri., Jul. 25 | 8:05 p.m. | 14-16 |
Gerwyn Price (11) vs. Josh Rock | Fri., Jul. 25 | 9:30 p.m. | 11-16 |
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Tournament bracket
Here are the matchups for the semifinal round.
Match | Date |
James Wade vs. Jonny Clayton | Sat., Jul. 26 |
Luke Littler vs. Josh Rock | Sat., Jul. 26 |
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