World Darts Championship day four predictions and PDC darts betting tips

PDC darts tips, best bets and player analysis for day four of the 2022 William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London.

Where to watch

Sky Sports Arena & Main Event, 12.30pm & 7pm Saturday

Best bets

M De Decker
1pt 2-1 bet365, Betway

J Hughes & R Smith both over 1.5 180s
2pts Evens Betfair

J Williams
1pt 4-5 general

R-J Rodriguez most 180s v N Kenny
3pts 10-11 general

M van Gerwen v C Barstow over 3.5 sets
1pt 13-10 Hills

Three-time winner Michael van Gerwen rounds off day four at the William Hill World Championship with a potentially awkward showdown against fearless Englishman Chas Barstow.

The layers say 1-12 shot Van Gerwen will make light work of Barstow, yet the Hampshire hurler looked decent in his opener, beating John Norman 3-1, and having had time on stage he can relax.

Jamie Hughes v Raymond Smith

Head-to-head: no previous meetings

Betfair offer even money that Jamie Hughes and Raymond Smith hit at least two 180s apiece, which looks a pretty decent call. The same firm are 4-7 that the Aussie goes over 1.5 and it should be a safe bet that Hughes does likewise since he averages a max every 4.8 legs on tour this year.

Twice a BDO semi-finalist, Hughes is a funny stick, capable of great things but also some horror shows, although it's questionable whether Smith has the scoring power to hurt him.

Callan Rydz v Yuki Yamada

Head-to-head: no previous meetings

On Yuki Yamada's last – and only – visit to Ally Pally he bowed out winning just one leg in a 3-0 battering by Darren Webster, although the Japanese star did win a first-round duel with Ryan Meikle.

However, Callan Rydz is a step up in class. A winner of his two previous first-round games at the Palace and twice a Tour winner in 2021, Rydz should have way too much, although it's hard to get excited at odds of around 1-14.

Darius Labanauskas v Mike de Decker

Head-to-head: Labanauskas leads 2-0

Mike 'The Real Deal' de Decker struggled to live up to his nickname at the Grand Slam, a truly wretched performance in which he won just one leg in three matches and was whitewashed by Fallon Sherrock.

What's remarkable is that he has such a solid, organised throw and in qualifying – for both the Slam and the worlds – beat good players of the calibre of Jelle Klaasen, Adrian Lewis, Kim Huybrechts and Jeffrey de Zwaan.

The crowd got to him in Wolverhampton but that won't be the case this time against a Lithuanian, albeit a very good one in Darius 'Lucky D' Labanauskas.

Everything about their demeanours on the oche and style of throw suggests a drawn-out game which ought to be a lot tighter than the odds imply.

Ian White v Chris Landman

Head-to-head: no previous meetings

Chris Landman will surely never have as much good fortune again as he did against Scott Mitchell, whose astonishing no-show in round one handed the streaky Dutchman a whitewash.

Landman's finishing was sublime – 60 per cent on his checkouts – yet even at 2-0 up in sets and 2-0 up in legs, he still looked vulnerable.

Ian White will apply the pressure Mitchell never did and, healthier and better after surgery, it's very hard to see past Diamond.

Adam Hunt v Boris Krcmar

Head-to-head: no previous meetings

The evening session kicks off with a hot betting heat and one which is hard to call.

Neither man has excelled on tour this year, Krcmar finishing with a marginally better average and a slightly better 180s percentage. But we're talking small fractions and this could easily go all the way and either way.

Ted Evetts v Jim Williams

Head-to-head: no previous meetings

Super Ted has some ghosts to lay to rest on the Ally Pally stage, the scene of his historic loss to Sherrock two years ago.

Since then, Evetts has taken world youth glory but also signed off the man's full tour by winning just one match in his last seven Pro Tour events.

Welshman Williams, a former Lakeside finalist and Challenge Tour winner, has pedigree, class and the tools to win this handily.

Rowby-John Rodriguez v Nick Kenny

Head-to-head: tied 1-1

Little John, the middle of the three R-JRs, beat Nick Kenny 6-2 on the floor in August, another disappointment in a season of disappointments for the Welshman.

Rodriguez looks the better bet at 4-6 and certainly looks the bet at 10-11 to score the most maximums. He averages one every 4.3 legs on tour, Kenny one every 5.8.

Michael van Gerwen v Chas Barstow

Head-to-head: no previous meetings

What have Ryan Murray, Jelle Klaasen, Alan Tabern and Christian Kist all got in common? They've been Michael van Gerwen's first opponent in each of the last four worlds – and all four have taken at least a set off him.

The odds say that won't happen this time - history, however, suggests something different. And the capable Chas Barstow, who has had a really good year and looked solid in his opener, has to think he can be competitive against Van Gerwen, who is not at the peak of his powers.

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