Keep track of the 2024/25 World Darts Championship schedule and latest results as the tournament gets under way at Alexandra Palace.
The sport’s showpiece event will get under way on Sunday December 15 at Alexandra Palace, with Luke Humphries seeking to defend his title after beating Luke Littler in a thrilling final earlier this year.
The PDC has released the full tournament schedule, with the usual three-day break from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day and a night off for New Year’s Eve in place. The final will take place on Friday January 3.
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Take a look back at the breathtaking debut from Littler as the teenager made history at the World Darts Championship
The finalists will be whittled down from the 96 entrants competing for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5m in prize money.
Humphries, as is customary, will get his campaign going on the opening night, while Littler starts his 2024 tournament on Saturday December 21 in the evening session.
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World No 1 Luke Humphries looks ahead to his title defence at the World Darts Championship and his hopes for more success at the Alexandra Palace
2024/25 World Darts Championship schedule and results
Sunday December 15 (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Thibault Tricole v Joe Comito R1
- Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont R1
- Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry R1
- Luke Humphries v Tricole/Comito R2
Monday December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Wesley Plaisier v Ryusei Azemoto R1
- Luke Woodhouse v Lawrence Ilagan R1
- Alan Soutarv Kai Gotthardt R1
- James Wade v Wattimena/Bellmont R2
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Niels Zonneveld v Robert Owen R1
- Connor Scutt v Ben Robb R1
- Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates R1
- Gerwyn Price v Huybrechts/Barry R2
Tuesday December 17
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- James Hurrell v Jim Long R1
- Kevin Doets v Noa-Lynn van Leuven R1
- Ryan Joyce v Darius Labanauskas R1
- Mike De Decker v Woodhouse/Ilagan R2
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting R1
- Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong R1
- Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock R1
- Peter Wright v Plaisier/Azemoto R2
Wednesday December 18 (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jim Williams in Paolo Nebrida R1
- Madars Razma v Christian Kist R1
- Ricky Evans v Gordon Mathers R1
- Nathan Aspinall v Menzies/Gates R2
Thursday December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee R1
- Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac R1 x
- Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar R1
- Gabriel Clemens v Zonneveld/Owen R2
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Nick Kenny v Stowe Buntz R1
- Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell R1
- Scott Williams v Niko Springer R1
- Michael Smith v Doets/Van Leuven R2
Friday December 20
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Stephen Burton v Alexander Merkx R1
- Wessel Nijman v Cameron Carolissen R1
- Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing R1
- Stephen Bunting v Soutar/Gotthardt R2
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Mickey Mansell v Tomoya Goto R1
- Florian Hempel v Jeffrey De Zwaan R1
- William O’Connor v Dylan Slevin R1
- Michael van Gerwen v Hurrell/Long R2
Saturday December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round
- Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin R1
- Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo R1
- Brendan Dolan v Landman/Lee R2
- Chris Dobey v Burton/Merkx R2
Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round
- Danny Noppert v Joyce/Labanauskas R2
- Raymond van Barneveld v Kenny/Buntz R2
- Luke Littler v Meikle/Sherrock R2
- Damon Heta v Scutt/Robb R2
Sunday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round
- Ryan Searle v Suljovic/Campbell R2
- Dirk van Duijvenbode v Razma/Kist R2
- Joe Cullen v Nijman/Carolissen R2
- Ritchie Edhouse v White/Sosing R2
Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round
- Martin Schindler v Rydz/Grbavac R2
- Ross Smith v J Williams/Nebrida R2
- Gary Anderson v De Graaf/Sweeting R2
- Dimitri Van den Bergh v O’Connor/Slevin R2
Monday December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round
- Krzysztof Ratajski v Veenstra/Toylo R2
- Andrew Gilding v Lukeman/Kumar R2
- Josh Rock v Sedlacek/Griffin R2
- Jonny Clayton v Mansell/Goto R2
Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round
- Gian van Veen v Pietreczko/Zong R2
- Daryl Gurney v Hempel/De Zwaan R2
- Dave Chisnall v Evans/Mathers R2
- Rob Cross v S Williams/Springer R2
Friday December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (7pm)
3x Third Round
Saturday December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (7pm)
3x Third Round
Sunday December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (7pm)
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round
Monday December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Fourth Round
Evening Session (7pm)
3x Fourth Round
Wednesday January 1
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
2x Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (7pm)
2x Quarter-Finals
Thursday January 2 (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals
Friday January 3 (8pm)
Final
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