Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik Grullich Prediction & Betting Tips - World Darts Championship
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
The evening session on Day 8 at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship will get underway with Jermaine Wattimena taking on Dominik Grullich. The winner of this match between the Machine Gun and Grullich will meet Scott Williams in the second round. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Jermaine Wattimena has featured in every World Championships since 2014-15. His best performance was reaching the third round on four occasions - 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2025.
Machine Gun claimed his first PDC Ranking event title this year, winning the Players Championship 23 before doubling his tally at PC31. He also reached the last 16 at the World Matchplay.
Wattimena has been in good form in the lead-up to the Ally Pally, having reached the semis at the PC finals last month, taking his record to eight wins and two losses in his last 10 matches.
Meanwhile, Dominik Grullich will be making his Worlds debut this year. He qualified via the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (for players not already qualified via the main PDC Order of Merit).
2025 has been a breakthrough year for Grullich, as he reached his first senior PDC final at PC 14 in April but lost to Jonny Clayton. He also got to the last 16 at the PC25 and 27 events.
However, since PC 27, the German has suffered seven consecutive first-round eliminations in the Players Championship leading up to this match.
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Jermaine Wattimena - Dominik Grullich Key Points
- Jermaine Wattimena is ranked inside the top 20 in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Jermaine Wattimena has reached the third round of the World Championships on four occasions.
- Jermaine Wattimena has won eight of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
- Jermaine Wattimena won his first two PDC Ranking event titles this year.
- Dominik Grullich is on a seven-match losing streak.
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Our Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik Grullich Prediction
It has been a huge year for Dominik Grullich, as he reached his first senior PDC final and is now set to make his World Championships debut. However, his form in the lead-up has been very poor.
That certainly does not bode well for his chances against Jermaine Wattimena, who enters the Ally Pally in sensational form and off the back of a semi-final appearance at the PC finals last month. We have to go with the in-form Dutchman in this clash. Our Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik Grullich prediction is Jermaine Wattimena -1.5.
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