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Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock finally gets his chance up at the Oche to show his PDC World Championship-winning credentials when he takes on debutant Gemma Hayter.
Rock is one of the favourites at the bookies to take home the overall title after the two Lukes, Gian van Veen and Gerwyn Price. Long touted as the future of the sport, Rock has had a great 2025, which saw him lift the World Cup of Darts alongside Daryl Gurney, and now he is looking for singles success at Ally Pally.
Gemma Hayter qualified for the World Championship by finishing fifth on the 2025 Women's Series order of Merit. Returning to the sport in 2024 after years off pursuing other hobbies, Hayter comes in with nothing to lose and a desire to get women’s darts more recognition.
She has her work cut out for her against Rock, but this is sure to be a great tie for both and an opportunity for one to make some savvy bets on it.
Rock v Hayter tips
Rock to get the most 180s: 1/4 @ bet365
1+ 100+ checkout: 1/5 @ bet365
Odds courtesy of bet365. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Rock to win to nil
In the last 12 months, Josh Rock has really shown his class. He has gone deep in numerous PDC televised events and won a Players Championship event. He is ranked as World No. 11 in the PDC Order of Merit but will climb those ranks next year if his form remains.
He has the third-highest average on the tour this year at 98.10, and when you compare that to Hayter’s 79.93, you can only see one winner here and arguably a comprehensive winner in the set play format.
Tip: Rock to win 3-0 - 1/7 @ bet365
Bet Explanation: This bet wins if Josh Rock wins three sets and Gemma Hayter wins none.
Rock will hit more 180s than Hayter
It is not only Josh Rock’s average that is one of the best in the world, but also his 180 hitting. In the past 12 months, Rock has hit the sixth-most maximums at 598, sitting above players ranked higher than him, like Danny Noppert and Luke Humphries.
Hayter has only hit 163 maximums in comparison, which shows she is not as reliable in finding the triple 20 bed as Rock. Add in that in the recent Players Championship finals, Rock hit more 180s in three of his four matches, which shows how reliable he is for this bet to come in.
Tip: Rock to get the most 180s in the match - 1/4 @ bet365
Bet Explanation: Josh Rock needs to hit more 180s than Gemma Hayter for this bet to win.
Bank on a ton-plus finish
With the scoring form that Josh Rock is on, I expect there to be at least one 100+ finish in this match. In Hayter’s recent tournament at the Women's Series 23, she hit a 100+ finish in two of her six matches, with Rock hitting one in every single match he had at the Players Championship Finals.
Both players have the capability to nail a big checkout, something we have also seen in a majority of matches that have graced the Ally Pally stage.
On Tuesday’s games alone, there were ton-plus finishes in six out of eight of the matches. I can see Rock for sure getting at least one in this match if he plays anywhere near the form he can.
Tip: 1+ 100+ finish in the match - 1/5 @ bet365
Bet Explanation: This bet wins if either player hits a checkout over 100.
Josh Rock vs Gemma Hayter Odds
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