The World Darts Championship begins on Thursday 11 December and runs through to Saturday 3 January.
Alexandra Palace will host the tournament, as it has since 2007. There will be matches every day over the festive period, with the exception of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve.
The tournament has been expanded this year, with 32 extra competitors and an eye-watering record prize fund.
Although it’s 18-year-old Luke Littler who’s heading into Ally Pally as the reigning champion and favourite, Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and others will want to have their say.
Let’s take a look at the full schedule, tournament details and where you can watch the action unfold this Christmas.
Who’s competing this year?
There is an extended 128-player roster at the Worlds this year, up from 96 in last year’s competition.
The players who qualify for the championship include:
Top 40 from PDC’s Werner Rankings Ladder 40 qualifiers from one-year ProTour Ranking 48 International Qualifiers from PDC Secondary & Affiliate Tours and Qualifying EventsWe will see the likes of Littler, Humphries, van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting and Jonny Clayton feature from the top of the Werner Rankings.
The likes of Danny Noppert, James Wade, Chris Dobey, Gerwyn Price and Gian van Veen will also appear.
Luke Humphries lifts the trophy after the final of the 2023/4 PDC World Darts Championship against Luke Littler (Photo: Tom Jenkins/Getty)What is the World Darts Championship schedule?
The World Darts Championship runs from 11 December until 3 January.
The schedule of play is as follows:
Thursday 11 December
4x First Round
Kim Huybrechts vs Arno Merk Michael Smith vs Lisa Ashton Luke Littler vs Darius Labanauskas Madars Razma vs Jamai van den HerikFriday 12 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Niels Zonneveld vs Haupai Puha Ian White vs Mervyn King Ryan Searle vs Chris Landman Rob Cross vs Cor DekkerEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Ross Smith vs Andreas Harrysson Ricky Evans vs Man Lok Leung Gian van Veen vs Cristo Reyes Damon Heta vs Steve LennonSaturday 13 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Mario Vandenbogaerde vs David Davies Andrew Gilding vs Cam Crabtree Luke Woodhouse vs Boris Krcmar Gary Anderson vs Adam HuntEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Jeffrey de Graaf vs Paul Lim Wessel Nijman vs Karel Sedlacek Luke Humphries vs Ted Evetts Gabriel Clemens vs Alex SpellmanSunday 14 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Ritchie Edhouse vs Jonny Tata Dom Taylor vs Oskar Lukasiak Richard Veenstra vs Nitin Kumar Joe Cullen vs Bradley BrooksEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Lukas Wenig vs Wesley Plaisier Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Darren Beveridge Stephen Bunting vs Sebastian Bialecki James Hurrell vs Stowe BuntzMonday 15 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Brendan Dolan vs Tavis Dudeney Cameron Menzies vs Charlie Manby Mensur Suljovic vs David Cameron Peter Wright vs Noa-Lynn van LeuvenEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Martin Lukeman vs Max Hopp Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Andy Baetens Jonny Clayton vs Adam Lipscombe Connor Scutt vs Simon WhitlockTuesday 16 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Alan Soutar vs Teemu Harju Nick Kenny vs Justin Hood Scott Williams vs Paolo Nebrida Chris Dobey vs Xiaochen ZongEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Ricardo Pietreczko vs Jose de Sousa Danny Noppert vs Jurjen van der Velde Gerwyn Price vs Adam Gawlas Niko Springer vs Joe ComitoWednesday 17 December
Evening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Matt Campbell vs Adam Sevada Raymond van Barneveld vs Stefan Bellmont James Wade vs Ryusei Azemoto Martin Schindler vs Stephen BurtonThursday 18 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Callan Rydz vs Patrik Kovacs Thibault Tricole vs Motomu Sakai Ryan Joyce vs Owen Bates Mike De Decker vs David MunyuaEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik Gruellich Dave Chisnall vs Fallon Sherrock Michael van Gerwen vs Mitsuhiko Tatsunami Krzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis ToyloFriday 19 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
4x First Round
Kevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant Ryan Meikle vs Jesus Salate Mickey Mansell vs Leonard Gates Josh Rock vs Gemma HayterEvening Session – 7pm (GMT)
4x First Round
William O’Connor vs Krzysztof Kciuk Daryl Gurney vs Beau Greaves Nathan Aspinall vs Lourence Ilagan Keane Barry vs Tim PuseySaturday 20 December
Afternoon Session / Evening Session – 12.30pm (GMT) / 7pm (GMT)
4x Second Round (Each Session)
Dobey/Zong vs Gilding/Crabtree Bunting/Bialecki vs Veenstra/Kumar Van Duijvenbode/Baetens vs Hurrell/Buntz Searle/Landman vs Dolan/Dudeney Clayton/Lipscombe v Taylor/Lukasiak M Smith/Ashton vs Zonneveld/Puha R Smith/Harrysson vs Tricole/Sakai Chisnall/Sherrock vs Pietreczko/De SousaSunday 21 December
Afternoon Session / Evening Session – 12.30pm (GMT) / 7pm (GMT)
4x Second Round (Each Session)
Littler/Labanauskas vs Vandenbogaerde/Davies Cullen/Brooks vs Suljovic/Cameron Heta/Lennon vs Van Barneveld/Bellmont Cross/Dekker vs White/King Woodhouse/Krcmar vs Lukeman/Hopp Price/Gawlas vs Wenig/Plaisier Joyce/Bates vs Ratajski/Toylo Schindler/Burton vs Barry/PuseyMonday 22 December
Afternoon Session / Evening Session – 12.30pm (GMT) / 7pm (GMT)
4x Second Round (Each Session)
Humphries/Evetts vs De Graaf/Lim Nijman/Sedlacek vs Clemens/Spellman Aspinall/Ilagan vs Mansell/Gates De Decker/Munyua vs Doets/Dennant Wade/Azemoto vs Evans/Leung Menzies/Manby vs Campbell/Sevada Van Veen/Reyes vs Soutar/Harju Van den Bergh/Beveridge vs Razma/Van den HerikTuesday 23 December
Afternoon Session / Evening Session – 12.30pm (GMT) / 7pm (GMT)
4x Second Round (Each Session)
Van Gerwen/Tatsunami vs O’Connor/Kciuk Wright/Van Leuven vs Huybrechts/Merk Anderson/Hunt vs Scutt/Whitlock Wattimena/Gruellich vs Williams/Nebrida Noppert/Van der Velde vs Kenny/Hood Edhouse/Tata vs Meikle/Salate Rock/Hayter vs Springer/Comito Gurney/Greaves vs Rydz/KovacsSaturday 27 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session – 7pm (GMT)
3x Third Round
Sunday 28 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session – 7pm (GMT)
3x Third Round
Monday 29 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session – 7pm (GMT)
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round
Tuesday 30 December
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Evening Session – 7pm (GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Thursday 1 January
Afternoon Session – 12.30pm (GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Evening Session – 7pm (GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Friday 2 January
Evening Session 7.30pm (GMT)
Semi-Finals
Saturday 3 January
Evening Session 8pm (GMT)
Final
Luke Humphries and Luke Littler teaming up to represent England in the World Cup of Darts (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty)What is the format of the tournament?
There was a format change ahead of this year’s competition which sees all players enter at the first round stage. In previous years, seeded players have been given automatic qualification through to the second round.
The Worlds uses the sets format, with each set being first to three legs. The deciding set must be won by at least two legs. If the score reaches 5-5, a sudden death leg will take place. This one has no throw for the bull, with the alteration of whoever throws first continuing.
First round – Best of five sets Second round – Best of five sets Third round – Best of seven sets Fourth round – Best of seven sets Quarter-finals – Best of nine sets Semi-finals – Best of 11 sets Final – Best of 13 setsHow much prize money is on offer?
The winner of this year’s tournament will walk away with a £1m cheque.
The sum, which is double that taken home by Littler last year, is part of a record £5m total prize fund.
The winnings will be divided as follows:
Winner: £1,000,000 Runner-up: £400,000 Semi-final losers: £200,000 Quarter-final losers: £100,000 Fourth-round losers: £60,000 Third-round losers: £35,000 Second-round losers: £25,000 First-round losers: £15,000 Spectators during day five of the 2023/4 PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace (Photo: Tom Jenkins/Getty)How can I watch the World Darts Championship on TV?
In the UK, the tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports’ dedicated darts channel from 11 December through to 3 January.
Viewers can also stream the action on NOW TV. Both will require viewers to subscribe to the service.
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Are there still tickets for the World Darts Championship?
Tickets for the 2025/26 World Darts Championship have now sold out for every session, for the duration of the tournament.
However, there is a fan-to-fan resale page here.
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