Defending champions Peter Wright is out after losing to Kim Huybrechts in the biggest shock yet.
Josh Rock beat Nathan Aspinall 4-3 in a thriller in the first session back, while Gerwyn Price then thrashed fellow former champion Raymond van Barneveld in the evening.
Michael van Gerwen, favourite to pick up his fourth world title at Alexandra Palace, returns against Mensur Suljovic in the evening session on December 28.
Last year’s runner-up Michael Smith is also through to the third round but James Wade crashed out before Christmas, and has been joined by two-time winner Gary Anderson in another surprise exit.
When did the World Darts Championship start?
The tournament got underway on December 15 at Ally Pally. Defending champion Wright got up and running in the final match of the night, dispatching Mickey Mansell in the second round.
There are now two sessions a day, with the action in the afternoon starting at 12:30pm GMT and the evening session getting underway at 7:30pm.
The action returns with the third round on Monday, December 27, before running through into 2023. The quarter-finals will take place on New Year’s Day, with the semi-finals the following day and the final taking place on Tuesday, January 3.
Michael van Gerwen is favourite to claim a fourth world title
/ Getty ImagesWorld Darts Championship results and schedule in full
(All times GMT)
Thursday December 15 (7pm)
Mickey Mansell 3-1 Ben Robb (Round 1)
Grant Sampson 3-1 Keane Barry (Round 1)
Nathan Rafferty 3-2 Jermaine Wattimena (Round 1)
Peter Wright 3-0 Mickey Mansell (Round 2)
Friday December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Alan Soutar 3-0 Mal Cuming (Round 1)
Boris Krcmar 3-0 Toru Suzuki (Round 1)
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Daniel Larsson (Round 1)
Kim Huybrechts 3-0 Grant Sampson (Round 2)
Evening Session (7pm)
Lourence Ilagan 3-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez (Round 1)
William O‘Connor 3-0 Beau Greaves (Round 1)
Florian Hempel 3-2 Keegan Brown (Round 1)
Michael Smith 3-0 Nathan Rafferty (Round 2)
Saturday December 17
Afternoon Session (11am)
Martin Lukeman 3-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto (Round 1)
Simon Whitlock 3-2 Christian Perez (Round 1)
Adam Gawlas 3-2 Richie Burnett (Round 1)
Alan Soutar 3-2 Daryl Gurney (Round 2)
Evening Session (8pm)
Ryan Meikle 3-2 Lisa Ashton (Round 1)
Cameron Menzies 3-1 Diogo Portela (Round1)
Josh Rock 3-1 Jose Justicia (Round 1)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Lourence Ilagan (Round 2)
Sunday December 18
Afternoon Session (11am)
Madars Razma 3-1 Prakash Jiwa (Round 1)
Karel Sedlacek 3-0 Raymond Smith (Round 1)
Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Vladyslav Omelchenko (Round 1)
Damon Heta 3-0 Adrian Lewis (Round 2)
Evening Session (8pm)
Mike De Decker 3-1 Jeff Smith (Round 1)
Scott Williams 3-1 Ryan Joyce (Round 1)
Danny Baggish 3-0 Matt Campbell (Round 1)
Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Boris Krcmar (Round 2)
Monday December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Andrew Gilding 3-2 Robert Owen (Round 1)
Danny Jansen 3-2 Paolo Nebrida (Round 1)
Niels Zonneveld 0-3 Lewy Williams (Round 1)
Jose de Sousa 3-2 Simon Whitlock (Round 2)
Evening Session (7pm)
Geert Nentjes 1-3 Leonard Gates (Round 1)
Ritchie Edhouse 2-3 David Cameron (Round 1)
Steve Beaton 0-3 Danny van Trijp (Round 1)
Gerwyn Price 3-1 Luke Woodhouse (Round 2)
Gerwyn Price beat Gary Anderson to win the 2021 tournament
/ Getty ImagesTuesday December 20 (7pm)
Jim Williams 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki (Round 1)
Jamie Hughes 1-3 Jimmy Hendriks (Round 1)
Ricky Evans 3-1 Fallon Sherrock (Round 1)
Raymond van Barneveld 3-1 Ryan Meikle (Round 2)
Wednesday December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
John O’Shea 2-3 Darius Labanauskas (Round 1)
Martijn Kleermaker 3-0 Xicheng Han (Round 1)
Callan Rydz 0-3 Josh Rock (Round 2)
Dave Chisnall 3-1 Andrew Gilding (Round 2)
Evening Session (7pm)
Mervyn King 3-2 Danny Baggish (Round 2)
Gabriel Clemens 3-0 William O‘Connor (Round 2)
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Lewy Williams (Round 2)
Stephen Bunting 3-1 Leonard Gates (Round 2)
Thursday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 Danny Jansen (Round 2)
Ryan Searle 3-0 Adam Gawlas (Round 2)
Mensur Suljovic 3-0 Mike De Decker (Round 2)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-2 Karel Sedlacek (Round 2)
Evening Session (7pm)
Gary Anderson 3-1 Madars Razma (Round 2)
James Wade 2-3 Jim Williams (Round 2)
Luke Humphries 3-2 Florian Hempel (Round 2)
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Cameron Menzies (Round 2)
Friday December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Brendan Dolan 3-1 Jimmy Hendriks (Round 2)
Chris Dobey 3-0 Martijn Kleermaker(Round 2)
Ross Smith 3-1 Darius Labanauskas (Round 2)
Rob Cross3-1 Scott Williams (Round 2)
Evening Session (7pm)
Martin Schindler 3-1 Martin Lukeman (Round 2)
Danny Noppert 3-1 Dave Cameron (Round 2)
Jonny Clayton 3-0 Danny van Trijp (Round 2)
Joe Cullen 3-1 Ricky Evans (Round 2)
Fallon Sherrock was beaten in the first round by Ricky Evans
/ Getty ImagesTuesday December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-1 Krzysztof Ratajski (Round 3)
Nathan Aspinall 4-3 Josh Rock (Round 3)
Jonny Clayton 4-1 Brendan Dolan (Round 3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Jim Williams 3-4 Gabriel Clemens (Round 3)
Gerwyn Price 4-0 Raymond van Barneveld (Round 3)
Peter Wright 1-4 Kim Huybrechts (Round 3)
Wednesday December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Ryan Searle 3-4 Jose de Sousa (Round 3)
Danny Noppert 2-4 Alan Soutar (Round 3)
Gary Anderson 1-4 Chris Dobey (Round 3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Joe Cullen 4-0 Damon Heta (Round 3)
Michael van Gerwen vs Mensur Suljovic (Round 3)
Michael Smith v Martin Schindler (Round 3)
Thursday December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Ross Smith (Round 3)
Rob Cross v Mervyn King (Round 3)
Dave Chisnall v Stephen Bunting (Round 3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Luke Humphries v Vincent van der Voort (Round 3)
Fourth Round
Friday December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Fourth Round
Evening Session (7pm)
Fourth Round
Sunday January 1
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (7.30pm)
Quarter-Finals
Monday January 2 (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals
Tuesday January 3 (8pm)
Final
How can I watch the World Darts Championship?
TV channel: The tournament will be covered live in full on Sky Sports. Both the afternoon and evening sessions will be shown on Sky Sports Arena, with several sessions also on Sky Sports Main Event over the next few weeks.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the game through the Sky Go app.
World Darts Championship odds:
- Michael van Gerwen 9/4
- Michael Smith 6/1
- Gerwyn Price 13/2
- Peter Wright 10/1
- Luke Humphries 14/1
- Jonny Clayton 16/1
- Josh Rock 16/1
- Rob Cross 22/1
- Dimitri van den Bergh 25/1
- Dave Chisnall 25/1
Odds via Betfair. Correct as of December 27.