ChatGPT predicts all results of PDC World Darts Championship 2026: who will win the first record £1 million at Ally Pally?

Who will crown themselves world champions at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship? It is the question on the minds of analysts, fans and darts followers in the coming weeks as they make their forecasts for the tournament at Alexandra Palace.

To provide support in this regard, DartsNews.com asked ChatGPT to calculate the entire PDC World Darts Championship. The advanced AI analyzed the playing schedule and came up with a full simulation of the tournament, including results for each round.
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With 128 players, the largest-ever World Championship will begin on Dec. 11. According to ChatGPT, the opening match is won by Kim Huybrechts, who takes the win against Arno Merk (3-2) in an exciting match. Lisa Ashton manages to snatch a set from Michael Smith, while Luke Littler starts his hunt for title prolongation with a 3-0 win over Darius Labanauskas without any problems. Madars Razma is then responsible for the elimination of the first Dutchman as, according to the forecast, he wins 3-2 over Jamai van den Herik.

What else stands out is that almost all the players in the top-32 of the seedings list advance to the second round. Only Luke Woodhouse does not survive the first shuffle. He loses 3-2 to Boris Krcmar. However, there are a number of other surprising results.

However, that is not true of all the seeds in the top-32. Boris Krcmar books a hard-fought 3-2 win over Luke Woodhouse, while In a veteran clash, Mervyn King triumphs 3-2 in sets against Ian White, while Max Hopp celebrates his return to Alexandra Palace with a 3-2 victory over Martin Lukeman. Oskar Lukasiak eliminates Dom Taylor, while Jose de Sousa advances to the second round at the expense of Ricardo Pietreczko. The cracker between Daryl Gurney and Beau Greaves is won 3-2 by Gurney after a deciding set, eliminating all five female participants after the first round.

At the last 64, a lot more seeded players fly out. Raymond van Barneveld gets a nice result by winning 3-2 in sets over Damon Heta, while Krzysztof Ratajski takes care of Ryan Joyce's elimination.

Wessel Nijman did not make it against Gabriel Clemens and lost 3-2 in sets to the German, while Kevin Doets struck in a five-setter against Mike De Decker. In an exciting match Scott Williams defeats Jermaine Wattimena and Ryan Meikle reaches the last 32 for the first time after a 3-2 victory over Ritchie Edhouse.

Callan Rydz sends Daryl Gurney back to Northern Ireland. Also worth mentioning is Max Hopp's 3-2 victory over Boris Krcmar, giving 'The Maximiser' a nice continuation of his return to the World Darts Championship.

Raymond van Barneveld revives old times at Alexandra Palace, settling with former world champion Rob Cross in seven sets. It leads to a meeting with teenage sensation Luke Littler, who does give up a set for the first time against Joe Cullen (4-1).

Dirk van Duijvenbode also makes it to the last sixteen after a 4-3 victory over Stephen Bunting, while Michael Smith scores a fine 4-2 victory against Jonny Clayton. Dave Chisnall makes up somewhat for his disappointing season by advancing to the Last 16 of the World Darts Championship with a 4-1 victory over Ross Smith.

Gian van Veen and Dimitri Van den Bergh provide spectacle in the third round, but it is the Dutchman who wins 4-3 in sets. Michael van Gerwen beats his old rival Peter Wright 4-2, while Callan Rydz knocks out another seeded player thanks to a 4-3 win over Josh Rock.

Raymond van Barneveld's good tournament comes to an end at the last sixteen after a 4-1 defeat against defending champion Luke Littler. Gerwyn Price wins in a thriller from Chris Dobey (4-3), taking revenge for his loss against 'Hollywood' a year earlier at the World Darts Championship. Dirk van Duijvenbode reaches his second quarterfinal at the World Darts Championship by beating Martin Schindler 4-3, while Michael Smith brushes aside compatriot Dave Chisnall 4-2.

Luke Humphries more than lives up to his favorites against Nathan Aspinall, winning 4-1 in sets from 'The Asp'. Gian van Veen keeps his nerves in check in an absolute thriller against James Wade, drawing 4-3 against the eleven-time major winner. Michael van Gerwen flattens Gary Anderson 4-2 in sets, while Danny Noppert becomes the fourth Dutchman to reach the last eight after a resounding 4-0 victory over Callan Rydz.

Luke Littler is really tested for the first time this tournament, but passes the test gloriously with a 5-3 victory over Gerwyn Price. Michael Smith reaches the last four at the World Darts Championship for the first time since 2023 after a 5-3 win over Dirk van Duijvenbode.

Luke Humphries puts an end to Gian van Veen's tournament in convincing fashion, sending 'GVV The Giant' home with a 5-1 victory. Danny Noppert is the only Dutchman to advance to the semifinals by winning a thrilling Dutch cracker with a 5-4 win over Michael van Gerwen.

For the third year in a row, Luke Littler advances to the final. Michael Smith starts the match well by winning the first set, but then is no match for the scoring power of Luke Littler, who takes over the lead with four sets in a row. Smith keeps himself in the match by winning the sixth set, but then still has to give in.

In the second semifinal, Luke Humphries quickly grabs a comfortable 3-0 lead against Danny Noppert. 'The Freeze' does grab set four, but misses a dart to cut the deficit to 3-2. Instead, it becomes 4-1, and eventually Humphries also wins his match 6-2.

The final provides the expected top confrontation between the two strongest players in the tournament. Two years ago, these two players also faced each other in the World Cup final, and then it was Humphries who took the world title.

But as has been the case many times in the past season, Humphries loses to the new star of darts. Chance is not lost on "Cool Hand Luke," however, as ChatGPT thinks Humphries is the better player in the early stages of the final. However, Humphries fails to make up the difference and falls behind for the first time in the ninth set. Littler then makes it 6-4 in sets, after which Humphries still manages to close to 6-5. Then it was Littler who struck in his own set and lifted the Sid Waddell Trophy for the second time in a row.