Daryl Gurney vs Florian Hempel Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 PDC World Darts Championship | Second Round

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SuperChin has an incredibly tough opening match at Ally Pally on Monday as he faces Germany’s Florian Hempel in the second round

Start date/time: Monday 23rd December, 2024, UK – not before 8:15pm / US ET – not before 3:15pm / US PT – not before 12:15pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – DAZN

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – DAZN

Daryl Gurney vs Florian Hempel Prediction

Daryl Gurney has a really tough opening match at the World Championships this year as the Northern Irishman faces Florian Hempel at Ally Pally on Monday evening.

Gurney has been struggling to return to the high standards he set for himself between 2017 and 2019 and he is clearly struggling with confidence these days.

He has a couple of quarter-finals appearances at this event in 2017 and 2021 but otherwise has never really done much at the World Championships. He will have to start fast here if the world number 26 is to avoid being another upset.

Hempel has some pedigree in this tournament as he has pulled off a number of shock wins since he made his debut in 2022. He has eliminated Dimitri van den Bergh on two occasions and in 2023 he pushed Luke Humphries all the way in a 2-3 loss.

He is ranked 53 in the world but he is on the rise and he is arguably coming off his best year on the PDC Tour in 2024.

We like Hempel to cause the upset here. There are plenty of Germans coming to Ally Pally to support their men and Hempel will be well supported. We like his chances of causing the upset in this one.

Daryl Gurney vs Florian Hempel Tip: Florian Hempel to win