James Wade vs. Joe Cullen:
7:32 p.m. – James Wade leads 4-1 over Joe Cullen at the first break. The first five legs have consisted of four breaks of throw between both players.
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The first day of action at the 2025 World Matchplay of Darts has arrived.
The Sporting News will be giving real-time updates and coverage on all of the exciting action taking place on Day 1.
The world number one, Luke Humphries, highlights those competing today.
Nathan Aspinall, who needs a big run at the Matchplay to protect the money he will lose from his 2023 World Matchplay title, will also be playing tonight against Wessel Nijman.
MORE: 2025 World Matchplay of Darts: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained
2025 World Matchplay day 1 schedule
Below is the schedule for Saturday’s action.
First round (Day 1 evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| James Wade (9) vs. Joe Cullen | Sat., Jul. 19 | 7:15 p.m. | |
| Danny Noppert (16) vs. Cameron Menzies | Sat., Jul. 19 | 8:15 p.m. | |
| Luke Humphries (1) vs. Gian van Veen | Sat., Jul. 19 | 9:15 p.m. | |
| Nathan Aspinall (8) vs. Wessel Nijman | Sat., Jul. 19 | 10:15 p.m. |
MORE: 2025 World Matchplay of Darts predictions: First round
Tournament bracket
Here are the matchups for the round of 16.
| Match | Date |
| Humphries/van Veen vs. Noppert/Menzies | TBD |
| Aspinall/Nijman vs. Wade/Cullen | TBD |
| Bunting/Joyce vs. Anderson/Woodhouse | TBD |
| Clayton/Schindler vs. Chisnall/De Decker | TBD |
| Littler/Searle vs. Wright/Wattimena | TBD |
| Heta/Gilding vs. Cross/van Duijvenbode | TBD |
| van Gerwen/van Barneveld vs. Smith/Rock | TBD |
| Dobey/Pietreczko vs. Price/Gurney | TBD |
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