Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson live stream | World Darts Championship 2025/26 Preview
Multiple World Champions Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson renew their rivalry in the Last 16 of the World Darts Championship on Tuesday.
The duo have contested a number of classic contests over the past two decades, including the 2015 semi-final and 2017 final at Alexandra Palace.
Anderson has recaptured his brilliant best on this iconic stage, atoning for last year’s shock opening round exit by battling back from 2-1 down to edge out his former protégé Adam Hunt, before recovering from dropping the first set to reel off three in a row for victory over Connor Scutt with a 105.4 average.
The Flying Scotsman then came through a tie break epic to deny Jermaine Wattimena two days ago with a 102.2 average, firing in 14 maximums and missing double 12 for a nine-darter in the process.
Anderson, who defeated Phil Taylor in the 2015 final and landed a nine-darter a year later before overcoming Adrian Lewis in the final, is one of only six multiple PDC World Champions.
Having celebrated his 55th birthday on Monday, Anderson remains firmly among the sport’s elite but has enjoyed his best results away from the major stages this season, claiming both a European Tour and Players Championship title.
Van Gerwen, meanwhile, has continued his superb record of consistency in the capital which has seen him reach seven World Championship finals since 2013, including two of the last three.
The reigning World Series Finals champion survived an early scare from Japan’s Mitsuhiko Tatsunami to prevail 3-1, before averaging 100.2 in an impressive 3-1 win over William O’Connor.
He then swept aside German debutant Arno Merk 4-1 with a 99 average and has exited this tournament prior to the quarter-final stage on just one occasion over the past decade.
Van Gerwen has dominated the overall head-to-head with 50 wins to Anderson’s 21 in previous competition, as well as three draws.
The match gets under way from around 8.30pm GMT and will be contested over the best of seven sets, with world number 86 Justin Hood awaiting the winner in the quarter-finals on New Year’s Day.
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