Kevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant Prediction & Betting Tips - World Darts Championship
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
The final day of round 1 action at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship kicks off with Kevin Doets taking on Matthew Dennant on Friday. The winner of this match between Hawkeye and The Scholar will meet either Mike De Decker or David Munyua in the second round. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Kevin Doets will be making his third appearance at the World Championships. He lost in the second round in 2024 but got to the last 16 last year before bowing out to Chris Dobey 4-3.
Hawkeye hasn’t won a ProTour title this year, but he reached the semi-final of the PC 28 event in September and got to the last 16 at the World Series of Darts finals later the same month.
Doets lost to Callan Rydz in the opening round of the PC finals last month, but has a positive record of six wins and four losses in his last 10 matches.
Meanwhile, Matthew Dennant qualified for Ally Pally via the PDC ProTour qualifiers and is one of the record 28 debutants to feature at the World Championships this year.
2025 marked a return to the Tour for the Scholar. He has not won a title but has frequently featured in the last 32 of Players Championship events.
Dennant was knocked out of the PC34 event in the second round by Danny Noppert last month and has split his last 10 matches, five wins and five defeats.
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Kevin Doets - Matthew Dennant Key Points
- Kevin Doets is ranked 40th in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Kevin Doets reached the last 16 in this competition last year.
- Kevin Doets has won four of his last six matches.
- Matthew Dennant is ranked 37 places below this opponent.
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Our Kevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant Prediction
It has been a good year for Matthew Dennant, as he returned to the ProTour and has consistently got to latter rounds of ranking tournaments, which has earned him a spot at the World Championships.
However, Kevin Doets arrives at the Ally Pally in a nice run of form, winning four of his last six matches. Hawkeye has never been eliminated in the first round at this tournament, and we feel he will keep that record intact in this one. Our Kevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant prediction is Kevin Doets wins.
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