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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
The second match on Day 6 at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship will see Nick Kenny taking on Justin Hood. The winner of this match between the Last Minute Man and Happy Feet will meet either Danny Noppert or Jurjen van der Velde in the second round. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Nick Kenny has featured at the World Championships three times in the past and enjoyed his best run in the competition last year, when he reached the third round before losing to Luke Humphries.
While the Last Minute Man has yet to win a full televised ProTour title, he did feature in the semi-final of the Players Championship 3, where he defeated Jermaine Wattimena and Kevin Doets.
Kenny lost to Martin Schindler in the second round of the PC finals last month, which was his sixth defeat in his last 10 ProTour events.
Meanwhile, Justin Hood earned his Tour Card this year at the 2025 UK Qualifying School and is another player who will be making his Ally Pally debut this week.
Happy Feet found it tough on the European Tour this year, but he reached the fourth round at the 2025 UK Open and posted a quarter-final appearance in the Players Championship.
Hood pulled off a big upset by beating Damon Heta in the first round of the PC finals on November 11, showing he can compete with the PDC’s elite on the big stage.
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Nick Kenny - Justin Hood Key Points
- Nick Kenny is ranked 57th in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Nick Kenny reached the third round of this competition last year.
- Nick Kenny has won three of his last five matches.
- Justin Hood is ranked 86th in the PDC Order of Merit.
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Our Nick Kenny vs Justin Hood Prediction
While Justin Hood only earned his Tour Card this year, he has been around for a while now and has managed to pull off a few notable results that see him enter this match as the bookmaker’s favourite.
However, stepping in front of the Ally Pally crowd is something he has never experienced before, while Nick Kenny has done so several times already and even reached the third round last year. We feel experience will count in this contest. Therefore, our Nick Kenny vsn Justin Hood prediction is Nick Kenny +1.5.
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