International - Australian Darts Masters
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
The pick of the first-round matches at the 2025 Australian Darts Masters will see Josh Rock take on Simon Whitlock on Friday. The winner of this match between Rocky and The Wizard will move on to meet either Stephen Bunting or Brody Klinge in the quarter-final. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Josh Rock will be making his World Series debut in this competition, and hehas been building up excellent momentum in recent weeks. In fact, we make him the dark horse here at the Australian Darts Masters.
Rocky partnered Daryl Gurney to victory at the World Cup, and produced a stunning display to reach the semi-final of the World Matchplay last month, where he was ousted by Luke Littler.
The Northern Irishman has won seven of his last 10 matches across all competitions and has also beaten his upcoming opponent in their last two encounters.
Meanwhile, alongside Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock will be carrying the hopes of the home crowd at the tournament. He is currently ranked 84th in the Order of Merit.
However, the Wizard has not been at his very best of late, having lost his last three matches leading up to this tournament, including a 5-4 defeat to Richie Burnett in his last outing.
The Aussie has split his last 10 matches across all competitions five wins and five losses, and has only beaten Rock once in their four all-time matchups.
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Josh Rock - Simon Whitlock Key Points
- Josh Rock has won seven of his last 10 matches across all competitions.
- Josh Rock is ranked 12th in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Josh Rock is averaging 98.02 compared to Whitlock’s 87.13 over the last 12 months.
- Josh Rock has won three of the four matches against this opponent.
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Our Josh Rock vs Simon Whitlock Prediction
Simon Whitlock is still widely considered one of the greatest darts players Australia has ever produced, but he has not been at his best in recent seasons and has slipped outside the top 80 in the PDC’s Order of Merit.
In contrast, Josh Rock has been surging up the standings in over the last year and was bitterly unlucky to have lost out to Luke Littler at the World Matchplay last month. We make Rocky one of the lurkers in this field. Our Josh Rock vs Simon Whitlock prediction is Josh Rock wins the match.
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