Johnny Haines and Tom Sykes became the first two players to secure spots at Finals Night at the 2025 ADC Global Championship on Tuesday, after coming through their groups in Stage Two, with the International Tournament continuing at the MODUS Live Lounge.
Group One saw Johnny Haines top the group overall after winning five of his six matches, as he recorded victories against Phil Johnson-Hale (x2), Stijn Deklerck (x2) and Carl Wilson, with his only defeat coming against Wilson in Game Nine of the group, to end on 10 points from a possible 12 overall.
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Elsewhere, Carl Wilson finished in 2nd on 8 points, whilst Phil Johnson-Hale finished 3rd on 4 points and Stijn Deklerck bottom on 2 points.
Group Two saw Tom Sykes top the group overall after completing a clean sweep with six wins from six, as he recorded victories against Adam Leek (x2), Peter Wachiuri (x2) and Callum Goffin (x2), dropping just eight legs across the night to end on a maximum 12 points from a possible 12 overall.
Elsewhere, Callum Goffin ended the evening in 2nd on 6 points, whilst Adam Leek finished 3rd on 4 points and Peter Wachiuri bottom on 2 points.
The ADC Global Championship continues on Wednesday with Stage Two continuing and Groups Three and Four taking place. The field in Group Three will include the likes of Gary Stone and Wes Newton, whilst Group Four will feature the likes of Stuart Dutton and Brian Dawson.
Group Three will commence from 1pm GMT whilst Group Four will commence from 7:30pm GMT Play will be streamed on Pluto TV with highlights and other coverage on the MODUS Super Series YouTube channel.
2025 ADC Global Championship
Stage Two
(Tuesday 9th December)
Group One
Johnny Haines 4-2 Phil Johnson-Hale
Carl Wilson 4-0 Stijn Deklerck
Stijn Deklerck 4-2 Phil Johnson-Hale
Johnny Haines 4-3 Carl Wilson
Johnny Haines 4-1 Stijn Deklerck
Carl Wilson 4-1 Phil Johnson-Hale
Johnny Haines 4-1 Phil Johnson-Hale
Carl Wilson 4-3 Stijn Deklerck
Carl Wilson 4-2 Johnny Haines
Phil Johnson-Hale 4-2 Stijn Deklerck
Phil Johnson-Hale 4-3 Carl Wilson
Johnny Haines 4-2 Stijn Deklerck
Group Two
Tom Sykes 4-3 Adam Leek
Peter Wachiuri 4-2 Callum Goffin
Callum Goffin 4-1 Adam Leek
Tom Sykes 4-1 Peter Wachiuri
Tom Sykes 4-0 Callum Goffin
Adam Leek 4-1 Peter Wachiuri
Tom Sykes 4-0 Adam Leek
Callum Goffin 4-1 Peter Wachiuri
Tom Sykes 4-2 Peter Wachiuri
Callum Goffin 4-3 Adam Leek
Adam Leek 4-3 Peter Wachiuri
Tom Sykes 4-2 Callum Goffin
Group Three Field
Jimmy Bristow
Ricardo Ham
Wes Newton
Gary Stone
Group Four Field
Stuart Dutton
Brian Dawson
Shane Turner
Timothy Verbrugghe
‘The ADC Global Championship format has been designed to reward consistency, elite-level performance and the ability to handle pressure across multiple stages of competition. Each phase places a different demand on the players, ensuring that the eventual champion is someone who has proven themselves across a variety of match conditions.’
The International Tournament will be split across three separate stages. Stage One will take place across eight days between December 1st to December 8th 2025 with 56 players competing in eight groups of seven which would see the top four players in each group progress to Stage Two.
Stage Two will commence on December 9th 2025 and will run through to December 12th and will consist of 32 players competing in eight groups of four with the table topper in each group progressing through to Finals Day, that will take place on Sunday 4th January 2026.
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