Dirk van Duijvenbode vs James Hurrell Prediction & Betting Tips - World Darts Championship
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
Round 2 at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship will see Dirk van Duijvenbode taking on James Hurrell on Saturday. The winner of this match between The Titan and Hillbilly will meet either Stephen Bunting or Nitin Kumar in the third round. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Dirk van Duijvenbode was pushed to the wire but managed to get through a testing first-round match against Andy Baetens with a narrow 3-2 victory to progress to round two.
The Titan averaged a solid 98.54 and pinned eight 180s against Baetens. He was slightly wasteful on the outer ring at 35.48%, but did record a Big Fish checkout in the match.
Van Duijvenbode has split his last 10 matches, five wins and five losses. He has also won one and lost one of his two previous matches against this opponent.
Meanwhile, James Hurrell defeated American Stowe Buntz 3-1 in his opening match at the Ally Pally to reach the second round of the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.
Buntz had the higher three-dart average in the match (89.03 to 88.78), but Hillbilly pinned three 180s to the American’s one, and he had the better checkout rate, converting 10/29 on the outer ring.
Hurrell has also won five of his last 10 matches, but has only won back-to-back games once in this period.
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Dirk van Duijvenbode - James Hurrell Key Points
- Dirk van Duijvenbode is ranked 34 places above Hurrell in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Dirk van Duijvenbode averaged 98.54 in the first round compared to Hurrell’s 88.78.
- Dirk van Duijvenbode recorded eight 180s in the first round.
- Dirk van Duijvenbode has won nine of his last 15 matches in all competitions.
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Our Dirk van Duijvenbode vs James Hurrell Prediction
James Hurrell will enter this match with the psychological advantage, having beaten this opponent 6-3 in their last encounter at the Players Championship 10 event last May.
However, despite enduring a tougher time than expected in the first round, Dirk van Duijvenbode’s explosive scoring proved the difference, and we feel that he will be able to follow up on that performance to get the result in this one. Our Dirk van Duijvenbode vs James Hurrell prediction is Dirk van Duijvenbode wins.
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