2026 PDC WC Day 11 Preview

We only managed one winner on Saturday from four bets but overall, we are still in profit. We go again on Sunday, James Punt’s 2026 PDC WC Day 11 previews and tips are below.

Afternoon Session

Ryan Joyce vs. Krzysztof Ratajski

Both players opened up with strong first round performances. Joyce beat Owen Bates 3-0. It must be said that Bates was really poor, but Joyce stuck to his job and averaged 95.27 and was 64% on his doubles. He has won six of his last ten matches and that was one of his better performances, but not his best. Joyce has only won two of his five second round matches here, but he will be hard to beat.

 Ratajski was impressive when beating Alexis Toylo 3-0 and dropping just two legs. Toylo played OK, but Ratajski averaged 97.67 and was 50% on his doubles. He has won six of his last ten matches and while his form has been a bit in and out in the last couple of months, he seems to have hit some good form. Ratajski has played six consecutive second round matches at Ally Pally and won five. One of those was a 3-0 win over Ryan Joyce.

Their H2H record is 5-3 to Ratajski, and he won their only match in 2025, 6-2 in the final Euro Tour of the season. The market is struggling to separate the two with Ratajski at 1.91 and Joyce 1.95. This could go to the wire.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: 1 point over 4.5 sets @ 2.85 with Livescorebet

Joe Cullen vs. Mensur Suljovic

Joe Cullen put in his best performance since beating Gerwyn Price to win the final of PC27 in early October. He averaged 99.33 in a 3-0 win over Bradley Brooks. And yes, he did have his annual rant about not getting the respect a player of his greatness deserves.  He is one of those people that if he ever joined the Navy, it would be so the world could see him.

Mensur Suljovic beat Canadian David Cameron 3-1. It was a solid performance, averaging 94.92. Suljovic has played eleven second round matches here and won five. He has won five of his last ten matches but had seven sub 91 averages.

Cullen has admitted that he is shit for most of the year because he is lazy and doesn’t put the work in, but he does for this event. He is the 1.72 favourite this time, so he is robbed of the motivation of being disrespected, unless he thinks he should be about 1.30. He has won his last five second round matches here, ending a run of ten years without making the third round.

Their H2H record is 6-4 to Suljovic but they have only met twice this decade and not since 2022. Cullen should win this one.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: 1 point Joe Cullen to win @ 1.72 with SpreadEx

Luke Woodhouse vs. Max Hopp

Max Hopp didn’t play well in his 3-1 win over Martin Lukeman, but he didn’t have to. An 88.32 average was enough. He lived up to his nickname of The Maximiser, hitting seven. Hopp has lost six of his last ten matches and has hit five sub-80 averages in his last six.

Woodhouse was far from his best when beating Boris Kcrmar 3-1. It was just a poor match with neither player playing well. Woodhouse has won two of his four second round matches here and he is the 1.40 favourite to make back-to-back third rounds here for the first time.

Their H2H record is 3-1 to Max Hopp and he won their only match in 2025, a 6-3 win in the Dutch Darts Masters. That was a dreadful match with both players rubbish on the doubles.

It is hard to get too excited about this match. Woodhouse is the better player these days, but he wasn’t firing in round one and if Hopp continues to smash in the 180s, Woodhouse could be under pressure. No bet.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: No Bet

Rob Cross vs. Ian White

Ian White won what was arguably the worst match of the first round. That was a 3-2 win over Merv King, with both players averaging 81. I was hoping King would win and we could have had the battle of the Tax Dodgers. White has lost seven of his last ten matches.

Rob Cross averaged 90.84 vs. a poor Cor Dekker, winning the match 3-0 and dropping just two legs. Cross has won just three of his last ten matches and while we get occasional flashes of his A-game, he has been struggling with his game for a few months now.

Their H2H record is 5-4 to Cross, but they haven’t played each other since 2019.

Cross is the 1.35 favourite, White 3.65. Neither player makes any great appeal, especially Cross at 1.35. No bet.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: No Bet

Evening Session

Martin Schindler vs. Keane Barry

Schindler was very good in his 3-1 win over Stephen Burton. He averaged 99.14 after losing the second set, he won the last two to nil. He has won six of his last ten matches but has not played with any great consistency with five sub-91 averages and three 95+. Schindy is not banker material.

Keane Barry beat Tim Pusey 3-0 on Friday night, averaging 92.84. Pusey was very poor on the doubles and Barry is unlikely to get as easy a ride tonight. He has only had to wait 48 hours between matches which might help him get into the match quickly, while Schindler played his first-round match five days ago.

Barry has won seven of his last ten matches but he hasn’t hit any 95+ averages and he would be vulnerable if Schindler kicks off.

Schindler has won two of his three second round matches here, Barry has lost all three of his. It will help Schindler that he is playing an Irish player, rather than an Englishman. There may be a sizeable German contingent in the crowd, but the German players still get a very hostile reception.

Their H2H record is 4-1 to Schindler but they have met just twice in the last two years, with one win each.

Schindler is the 1.33 favourite with Barry the 3.75 outsider. I can’t back Schindler at those odds, but he should win. This another match bereft of any value.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: No Bet

Gerwyn Price vs. Wesley Plaisier

Plaisier beat Lukas Wenig 3-1 in round one. It was quite a close match and Plaisier played OK, averaging 92.50. He has won just three of his last ten matches and lost his only second round match here last year, 2-3 to Peter Wright. He faces another former champion, and one in considerably better form than Wright was last year.

Gerwyn Price beat Adam Gawlas 3-0 in his opener. It was a solid 96.44 average and he has won eight of his last ten matches, hitting nine 96+ averages. He could do with being better on the doubles. He missed seventeen against Gawlas and it remains his Achillies Heel.

These two have met twice, with one win apiece. Price beat Plaisier 6-1 on the Euro Tour in 2020, and Plaisier beat Price 6-4 in a Players Championship match last year.

Price is the 1.14 favourite and he has only failed to reach at least a quarter final here once in the last six years. He has won his last two second round matches 3-0 and he can do so again.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: 1 point Gerwyn Price to win 3-0 @ 2.50 with Ladbrokes

Luke Littler vs. David Davies

Davies was a winner for us in round one when he beat Mario Vandenbogaerde 3-0. It was an OK performance but he only averaged 86.50 and that is not going to get him much joy against Littler.

Littler was made to work against Darius Labanauskas in round one. He won the match 3-0, but he was taken to deciding legs in two of the three sets. Littler averaged 101.54, one of just three ton plus averages from all of the first-round matches.

Littler to win 3-0 is just 1.58. He should do just that but I can’t be bothered with this match. No bet.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: No Bet

Damon Heta vs. Stefan Bellmont

Another heavy favourite, but not such a good one in shape of Damon Heta. The Aussie has been struggling for confidence in the last few months, but he got off to a winning start, beating Steve Lennon 3-1.

Lennon was dreadful, averaging just 83.87, but he still managed to take a set off the Aussie. Heta usually reaches the third or fourth round and this is a decent opportunity, but not a certainty. He has won five of his last ten matches but hit six sub 92 averages.

Stefan Bellmont became the first Swiss player to win a match in the PDC World Championship when he beat Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 in the first round. Barney wasn’t great but he averaged more than Damon Heta did.  Bellmont averaged 91.36, almost identical to Heta’s 91.56.

Confidence boosted

Bellmont has won five of his last ten matches, some at Challenge Tour level. He does struggle at full senior level, but recent wins over James Wade, and now Barney, will have given his confidence a boost. He has beaten the likes of Price, Rock, Joyce and Aspinall as well this season, so he is capable of pulling off a surprise.

This is more about Heta than Bellmont. Will his scrappy first round win over a very poor Steve Lennon, have relaxed Heta, or his is confidence still fragile? If it is the latter, Bellmont could get something out of this match.

They have met twice before, both in Players Championships, with Heta winning both. One 6-1 last year and a 6-4 win back in March. Heta averaged 100 to Bellmont’s 87 in that last match and I would be surprised to see a similar gulf in scoring this time.

Heta is the 1.30 favourite, and being backed for some reason. Bellmont is 3.95. I will have a small stake bet on Bellmont.

2026 PDC WC Day 11 Tip: 0.5 point Steffan Bellmont to win@ 3.95 with Livescorebet

-JamesPunt