There were 96 at the start on December 15, there are only four left. The 32nd edition of the PDC World Darts Championship keeps all its promises. France will follow these semi-finals as spectators since the elimination of Thibault Tricole, the only Blue entered in the round of 32 by the defending champion and world number 1, the Englishman, Luke Humphries (3-0). This same Humphries then stumbled in the round of 16 against the Scot Peter Wright, who dominated him (4-1).
With the disappearance of the number 1 and 2 seeds (exempt from the 1st round, Michael Smith was out 3-2 in the next round in the 32nd against the Dutchman Kevin Doets), it is another Batavian Michael Van Gerwen who is now scarecrow figure. At 35 years old, the number 3 seed is a true legend after being number 1 from 2014 to 2021 and after winning this World Championship three times in 2014, 2017 and 2019.
The Dutchman got rid of (5-3) the Englishman Calland Rydz, the revelation of this tournament in the quarter-finals. He will meet another Englishman, Chris Dobey, number 15 of the tournament, victorious over Welshman Gerwyn Prince (n° 10) with the same score of 5-3.
In the other part of the table, only English remained. Winner (5-2) of the Scotsman Peter Wright (n° 17), Stephen Bunting (n° 8) will face the 17-year-old prodigy Luke Littler, also considered one of the favorites since the elimination of Humphries .
The 3,200 spectators at Alexandra Palace in London still have the opportunity to get excited before the final scheduled for Friday January 3.
The semi-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship can be followed live from 8:30 p.m. for free on the L'Équipe Live digital platform then from 10:50 p.m. in full on the L'Équipe channel.