Johnny Clayton and James Wade were the two players able to come out of Thursday evening's session with wins.
They'll play one another on Saturday, after eliminating Gian van Veen and Stephen Bunting from the tournament.
Day 6 live coverage & updates (evening session)
Real-time coverage from the games can be found below
Stephen Bunting vs. Jonny Clayton
10:47 p.m. - Clayton finds another ton-plus finish to win the game. He'll play James Wade in the semifinals.
10:44 p.m. - Clayton breaks throw with a 108 finish, and is now a leg away from the win.
10:36 p.m. - Bunting is all out of sorts, while Clayton is capitalizing well. Clayton leads 13-7 at break #4.
10:23 p.m. - Clayton 10-5 at break #3.
10:17 p.m. - Bunting finds a break of throw, but Clayton gets one of his own in the next leg. Clayton leads 8-4.
10:08 p.m. - Bunting outscores Clayton 3-2 in the session, but he still trails 3-7, needing a break of throw to have any chance.
9:59 p.m. - Bunting is on the board, holding his throw in leg #6 to cut the lead to 1-5.
9:53 p.m. - Clayton is flying early on, averaging 110.51 after session #1. Bunting has his work cut out for him if he wants to get back in this game.
9:51 p.m. - Bunting is in a bit of trouble early on, trailing 0-4 to Clayton.
Gian van Veen vs. James Wade
9:23 p.m. - James Wade's ability to hold his throw today helped him win the match. Gian van Veen was inching closer to closing the deficit, but it was too little, too late. Wade wins 16-13.
9:19 p.m. - Wade is a leg away from a spot in the semifinals. He leads 15-12.
9:14 p.m. - Gian van Veen is pushing for a comeback, finally getting a break of throw after a stretch where neither player could find a break. He trails 11-13.
9:02 p.m. - Wade and van Veen have continued to take turns holding their throw, as Wade leads 12-8 going into break #4.
8:57 p.m. - Wade and van Veen both hold their throw out of break #3. It's Wade up 11-6.
8:49 p.m. - Wade has continued to play some incredible darts in session #3. Gian van Veen ended the drought temporarily, but Wade immediately answered back with a leg of his own to take a 10-5 lead going into break #3.
8:45 p.m. - van Veen has no answers for Wade at the moment, losing the last eight legs. He trails 4-9.
8:36 p.m. - Wade looks like a completely different player in session #5, winning five legs in a row to take a 6-4 lead.
8:32 p.m. - Wade shows some emotion for the first time, after a bullseye finish to tie the game 4-4.
8:22 p.m. - van Veen goes into the break with a shocking 4-1 lead over a struggling Wade.
8:20 p.m. - Wade gets his first leg of the match on the board after missing his first 11 darts at double.
8:18 p.m. - van Veen goes double-double on a checkout in leg #3, taking an early commanding 3-0 lead.
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2025 World Matchplay day 6 schedule
Here are the results from the evening session on Day 6.
Quarterfinals (Day 6 evening session)
*Games are best-of-31 (Must win by two)
Match | Date | Time (Local) | Score |
Gian van Veen vs. James Wade (9) | Thu., Jul. 24 | 8:15 p.m. | 13-16 |
Stephen Bunting (4) vs. Jonny Clayton (5) | Thu., Jul. 24 | 9:45 p.m. | 7-16 |
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Tournament bracket
Here are the matchups for the semifinal round.
Match | Date |
James Wade vs. Jonny Clayton | Sat., Jul. 26 |
Littler/Gilding vs. Rock/Price | Sat., Jul. 26 |
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