Our resident darts expert Keith Deller has put together an enticing accumulator for the fifth day of 2026 World Matchplay action in Blackpool.
A fascinating night of darts saw Luke Littler, Josh Rock, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Gary Anderson book their places in the World Matchplay quarter-finals with victories in the second round on Tuesday.
'The Nuke' proved the star of the show at the Winter Gardens, recording a remarkable 113.68 three-dart average and producing a nine-dart finish in his first leg of the night, setting the tone on the way to an 11-8 victory over Nathan Aspinall.
Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price and Wessel Nijman are amongst the stars set to take to the oche with an eye to booking their place in the quarter-finals, and Deller has produced a four-fold accumulator that pays at over 16/1.
Check out his best bets and tips for Wednesday at the World Matchplay below...
World Matchplay Tips - Wednesday Accumulator
- Cameron Menzies to beat Ross Smith
- Wessel Nijman to beat Gian van Veen
- Rob Cross to beat Gerwyn Price
- Ryan Searle to beat James Wade
Cameron Menzies and Ross Smith get us underway on Wednesday night in what promises to be a fascinating affair in Blackpool.
Menzies heads into the contest off the back of an upset victory against world number two Luke Humphries, recording a 97.83 three-dart average to come through the tie in 10-7 fashion.
While Smith does go into this clash as the odds-on favourtie after a similarly convincing win against Kevin Doets, I can't look past the momentum that 'Cammy' takes into this one and I'm backing him to emerge victorious and extend his best run at the World Matchplay.
An all-Dutch clash in round two will see Gian van Veen lock horns with Wessel Nijman, and this one is hard to call.
While Van Veen boasts a better head-to-head record against his fellow Ducthman, Nijman has produced significantly higher averages across the calendar year and this is hard to overlook.
I'm backing Nijman to get the job done as the second selection in my four-fold accumulator.
Gerwyn Price survived a first round scare to come back from 6-2 down to beat Martin Schindler 11-9 last time out. On the other hand, Rob Cross was amongst the most convincing first round winners, defeating Danny Noppert 10-3 and notching a 97.41 average.
'Gezzy' cut a frustrated and nervous figure on occasions last time out and only advanced due to Schindler's lack of conviction, but 'Voltage' won't give him the same chances in Blackpool and I fancy the 2019 World Matchplay winner to book his place in the final eight.
The final second round clash of the 2026 tournament will see James Wade take on Ryan Searle in what could be one one of the closest contests of the night.
Wade and Searle are locked at 3-3 in their their overall head-to-head record heading into this one and haven't faced one another since May of 2024 on the European Tour.
'Heavy Metal' has been clinical on the doubles of late and boasts the slightly superior scoring, so I'm predicting him to come out on top in the fourth and final leg of my four-fold accumulator.
All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.
