Tom Sykes topped Group Two of Stage One on Tuesday, after completing a clean sweep with six wins from six to progress through to the Stage Two at the ADC Global Championship, alongside Gary Stone, Stijn Dekleck and Brian Dawson, with the International Tournament continuing at the MODUS Live Lounge.
Monday saw the ADC Global Championship commence with Group One taking place at Live Lounge, as Englishman Johnny Haines topped the group to seal his place in Stage Two alongside Belgium’s Timothy Verbrugghe, Wales’ Callum Goffin and Former PDC Star Wes Newton, who finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively overall.
Stage Two will commence on December 9th 2025 and wi
Sykes, who narrowly missed out on claiming the Champions Week title of Series 13 at the Modus Super Series last weekend, made a welcome return to the Live Lounge by winning all six of his matches to progress through to Stage Two.
The Unicorn star recorded victories against Stijn Dekleck, Gary Stone, Brian Dawson, John O’Shea, Nico Plovier and Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan, to end on a maximum 12 points from a possible 12 overall.
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Elsewhere, Gary Stone, Stijn Dekleck and Brian Dawson also progressed through to Stage Two, after the trio finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively overall, with Stone ending on 10 points, whilst Dekeck and Dawson ended on 6 points each. Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan, John O’Shea and Nico Plovier all missed out after finishing 5th, 6th and 7th overall with Ockenberg-Zwaan ending on 4 points, whilst O’Shea and Plovier ended on 2 points each.
The ADC Global Championship continues on Wednesday with Group Three taking place which will see a further four players secure their spots into Stage Two. The field will include the likes of Brandon Weening, Peter Wachiuri and Adam Mould.
Play will be streamed on Pluto TV with highlights and other coverage on the MODUS Super Series YouTube channel.
2025 ADC Global Championship
Stage One (Group Two) Tuesday 2nd December
Stijn Dekleck 4-2 Nico Plovier
Gary Stone 4-1 Brian Dawson
Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan 4-3 John O’Shea
Tom Sykes 4-2 Stijn Dekleck
Brian Dawson 4-3 Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan
Gary Stone 4-2 Nico Plovier
Stijn Dekleck 4-2 John O’Shea
Tom Sykes 4-3 Gary Stone
Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan 4-1 Nico Plovier
Tom Sykes 4-0 Brian Dawson
Gary Stone 4-2 Stijn Dekleck
John O’Shea 4-1 Nico Plovier
Stijn Dekleck 4-2 Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan
Tom Sykes 4-2 John O’Shea
Nico Plovier 4-2 Brian Dawson
Gary Stone 4-0 Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan
Brian Dawson 4-3 John O’Shea
Tom Sykes 4-2 Nico Plovier
Brian Dawson 4-3 Stijn Dekleck
Gary Stone 4-1 John O’Shea
Tom Sykes 4-0 Sander Van Ockenberg-Zwaan
Group Three (Lineup)
Wednesday 3rd December
Steve de Buck
Ricardo Ham
Phil Johnson-Hale
Adam Mould
Shane Turner
Peter Wachiuri
Brandon Weening
‘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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Images: Chris Sargeant / MODUS
