Overview
- Luke Littler swept Krzysztof Ratajski 5-0 with a 100.05 average, 10 180s and a 170 checkout, winning the Ally Pally crowd back days after admitting he lost his head following boos.
- Ryan Searle, who had not dropped a set before the quarter-finals, defeated Jonny Clayton 5-2 to reach the last four and will face Littler next.
- Gary Anderson beat debutant Justin Hood 5-2 to reach the World Championship semi-finals for the eighth time and will play the winner of Luke Humphries vs Gian van Veen.
- The Humphries–van Veen quarter-final is the remaining tie, with the winner advancing to meet Anderson in Friday’s semi-finals.
- The 2026 championship features a 128-player draw with seeds starting in round one and a £1,000,000 winner’s payout at London’s Alexandra Palace.