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Gary Anderson (Picture: Kieran Cleeves/PDC)
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World Grand Prix darts 2024: Day four predictions, odds, betting tips, accas, order of play & TV times

By Chris Hammer
15:23 · THU October 10, 2024

The second round of the Boylesports World Grand Prix concludes on Thursday night so here's Chris Hammer's match-by-match preview and best bets.

Darts betting tips: World Grand Prix day four

1pt Gerwyn Price to beat James Wade and hit most 180s at 6/4 (Paddy Power)

1pt Joe Cullen to beat Daryl Gurney at 13/10 (Boylesports, BetMGM)

SL Acca: 1pt Anderson, Price, Chisnall and Cullen all to win at 13/2 with Sky Bet

Sky Bet odds | Paddy Power | Betfair Sportsbook

World Grand Prix: Thursday October 10

  • TV Coverage: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
  • Second-Round Format: Best of 5 sets. All sets are the best of five legs. There will be no tie-break in any set. All legs must begin and end with a double, meaning that a player must hit a double before he can begin scoring in each leg.

Gary Anderson (4/11) v Mike De Decker (2/1)

  • Seasonal Average
    Anderson: 99.96
    De Decker: 95.27
  • 180s per leg in 2024
    Anderson: 0.42
    De Decker: 0.36
  • Checkout % in 2024
    Anderson: 41.86%
    De Decker: 37.97%

When Gary Anderson hit the headlines on Tuesday night for claiming the media don't have a 'frigging clue' what they're talking about, I really hope he wasn't referring to the preview I wrote tipping him for the title 😅.

Having survived match darts against Michael Smith, it was his bizarre outburst against the press and pundits that got social media in a frenzy.

I'm not sure who is a) overlooking Luke Humphries or b) saying Anderson should retire, but whoever it is must be the only news outlet or pundit that he listens to.

There's always going to be sportspeople who get a kick out of trying to 'prove doubters wrong' and when there aren't any, they'll have to resort to making them up. Everything written about Anderson this year has been of the highest praise due to this sensational level of consistency he's produced and, given his age, it's only natural that people are going to ask 'how long can this last for?'

Anyway, he did play very well under a lot of pressure in the lottery of the opening round and now he's got an easier test against a weaker opponent over a longer format.

Although the Flying Scotsman does boast the highest 180 per leg rate in 2024, Mike de Decker is a heavy maximum hitter himself so if this match went long, then we can expect a lot. However, it could be a dangerous strategy if Anderson breezes to victory in four sets or fewer.

Scoreline prediction: 3-1

Gerwyn Price (4/6) v James Wade (11/10)

  • Seasonal Average
    Price: 97.46
    Wade: 94.52
  • 180s per leg in 2024
    Price: 0.31
    Wade: 0.22
  • Checkout % in 2024
    Price: 40.26%
    Wade: 41.07%

Gerwyn Price and James Wade both battled through scrappy games last time out and probably aren't being confidently backed by anyone to end the tournament with the trophy in their hands.

Price only managed an 83 average but showed tremendous character after surviving a match dart at 2-0 down in the third set to defeat Danny Noppert and if he can take some belief from that then we could well see a far more accomplished performance.

Although it's not been one of his blockbuster seasons, his scoring power is still much higher than Wade and should win the 180s battle at the very least. The Machine managed just one maximum in his 2-1 win over Wright compared to Price's tally of four.

The Iceman does have a superb record in this tournament and the longer format will suit him and give him more time to find his top gear.

Scoreline prediction: 3-1

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Daryl Gurney (4/6) v Joe Cullen (11/10)

  • Seasonal Average
    Gurney: 93.74
    Cullen: 91.35
  • 180s per leg in 2024
    Gurney: 0.23
    Cullen: 0.26
  • Checkout % in 2024
    Gurney: 41.95%
    Cullen: 38.48%

Daryl Gurney won't have been surprised to beat Michael van Gerwen on Tuesday night, but not even he would have imagined he'd do so without dropping a leg.

It seems disrespectful to SuperChin to brand MVG's defeat as one of his most embarrassing on a major stage but that description is purely focusing on the manner of his performance, in which he missed all eight darts at finishing doubles.

Gurney played very well - and well enough to have beaten van Gerwen on a decent day. He averaged almost 93 and pinned six of his nine darts at finishing doubles.

He's been enjoying a decent run of form in recent months whereas Joe Cullen's superb performance to defeat the red-hot Chris Dobey came a little out of the blue when you consider how out of tune the Rockstar has largely been this season.

However, this is the kind of display that could help him rediscover his touch and confidence on a more regular basis and he'll certainly be less fazed facing Gurney than MVG over this longer format.

Scoreline prediction: 2-3

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Dave Chisnall (4/7) v Dimitri Van den Bergh (5/4)

  • Seasonal Average
    Chisnall: 95.93
    Van den Bergh: 93.31
  • 180s per leg in 2024
    Chisnall: 0.34
    Van den Bergh: 0.28
  • Checkout % in 2024
    Chisnall: 40.16%
    Van den Bergh: 35.5%

Dave Chisnall coasted through the opening round against Cameron Menzies without dropping a leg but will be expecting a tough test against Dimitri Van den Bergh.

Chizzy admitted that as much as he doesn't mind double-start darts, he doesn't enjoy the dicey best-of-three set length of the first round, so he should produce an even more relaxed performance with less 'format pressure'.

Chisnall, who is one of my remaining outright tips, has been playing so well in recent months with a couple more PDC titles to add to his career tally of 26 whereas Van den Bergh has been pretty scratchy.

This year's UK Open champion does of course save his best for the bigger stages but I'm obviously hoping he struggles to live with a confident Chizzy.

Scoreline prediction: 3-1

World Grand Prix: Tournament Results & Schedule

Monday October 7 (6pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of three sets)

  • Josh Rock 0-2 Ryan Joyce
  • Brendan Dolan 0-2 Martin Schindler
  • Jonny Clayton 2-0 Ritchie Edhouse
  • Nathan Aspinall 2-1 Ryan Searle
  • Raymond van Barneveld 1-2 Ricardo Pietreczko
  • Luke Humphries 2-1 Stephen Bunting
  • Rob Cross 2-1 Luke Littler
  • Gian van Veen 0-2 Ross Smith

Tuesday October 8 (6pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
First Round (Best of three sets)

  • Dave Chisnall v Cameron Menzies
  • Luke Woodhouse v Dimitri Van den Bergh
  • Mike De Decker v Damon Heta
  • Peter Wright v James Wade
  • Gerwyn Price v Danny Noppert
  • Michael Smith v Gary Anderson
  • Michael van Gerwen v Daryl Gurney
  • Chris Dobey v Joe Cullen

Wednesday October 9 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of five sets)

  • Jonny Clayton v Ross Smith
  • Rob Cross v Martin Schindler
  • Luke Humphries v Ricardo Pietreczko
  • Nathan Aspinall v Ryan Joyce

Thursday October 10 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Second Round (Best of five sets)

  • M Smith/Anderson v De Decker/Heta
  • Price/Noppert v Wright/Wade
  • Van Gerwen/Gurney v Dobey/Cullen
  • Chisnall/Menzies v Woodhouse/Van den Bergh

Friday October 11 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Quarter-Finals (Best of five sets)

  • Four Matches

Saturday October 12 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Semi-Finals (Best of seven sets)

  • Two Matches

Sunday October 13 (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports
Final (Best of nine sets)

  • Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

What TV channel is the World Grand Prix on?

The BoyleSports World Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).

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