So far, few surprise shutdowns have been seen. But that often happens in the first round. The tension will only start in round 3, because then you will see some players facing each other with the necessary status. For example, the draw shows that Price would sometimes face van Barneveld in the 3rd round. Certainly not a walk over for Price, who managed to lose no less than 2x to van Barneveld last month. Odds for the tournament victory are 3.50 for van Gerwen. So that is the real favorite for this tournament. However, it has been volatile in recent years.
Van Gerwen is no longer as good as he once was. Then he won 90% of all tournaments in which he participated. Only the last tournament he showed his absolute form at times. Too bad it came so late. A female contestant also participated, but she seemed to be eliminated quite quickly in the first round. So you can see that darts is really more of a men's sport, also at this world championship. Players like gary Anderson and Peter Right should also not be ignored from the tournament victory.