2024/25 World Darts Championship schedule: Alexandra Palace final on a Friday as Luke Littler seeks first title

Keep track of the World Darts Championship schedule and latest results.

The sport's showpiece event got 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 in 2024.

The PDC's full tournament schedule sees 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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World Darts Championship schedule and results

Sunday December 15
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Thibault Tricole 3-1 Joe Comito R1
• Jermaine Wattimena 3-0 Stefan Bellmont R1
• Kim Huybrechts 1-3 Keane Barry R1
• Luke Humphries 3-0 Thibault Tricole R2

Monday December 16
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Wesley Plaisier 3-2 Ryusei Azemoto R1
• Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Lourence Ilagan R1
• Alan Soutar 1-3 Kai Gotthardt R1
• James Wade 0-3 Jermaine Wattimena R2

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Niels Zonneveld 1-3 Robert Owen R1
• Connor Scutt 3-0 Ben Robb R1
• Cameron Menzies 1-3 Leonard Gates R1
• Gerwyn Price 3-0 Keane Barry R2

Tuesday December 17
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• James Hurrell 3-0 Jim Long R1
• Kevin Doets 3-1 Noa-Lynn van Leuven R1
• Ryan Joyce 3-1 Darius Labanauskas R1
• Mike De Decker 1-3 Luke Woodhouse R2

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Jeffrey de Graaf 3-1 Rashad Sweeting R1
• Ricardo Pietreczko 3-0 Zong Xiao Chen R1
• Ryan Meikle 3-2 Fallon Sherrock R1
• Peter Wright 3-1 Wesley Plaisier R2

Wednesday December 18
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Jim Williams 2-3 Paolo Nebrida R1
• Madars Razma 3-1 Christian Kist R1
• Ricky Evans 3-2 Gordon Mathers R1
• Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Leonard Gates R2

Thursday December 19
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Chris Landman 1-3 Lok Yin Lee R1
• Callan Rydz 3-0 Romeo Grbavac R1
• Martin Lukeman 3-1 Nitin Kumar R1
• Gabriel Clemens 1-3 Robert Owen R2

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Nick Kenny 3-0 Stowe Buntz R1
• Mensur Suljovic 2-3 Matt Campbell R1
• Scott Williams 3-1 Niko Springer R1
• Michael Smith 2-3 Kevin Doets R2

Friday December 20
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Stephen Burton 0-3 Alexander Merkx R1
• Wessel Nijman 3-2 Cameron Carolissen R1
• Ian White bt Sandro Eric Sosing (withdrew due to medical reasons) R1
• Stephen Bunting 3-2 Kai Gotthardt R2

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round

• Mickey Mansell 3-1 Tomoya Goto R1
• Florian Hempel 3-1 Jeffrey De Zwaan R1
• William O'Connor 1-3 Dylan Slevin R1
• Michael van Gerwen 3-0 James Hurrell R2

Saturday December 21
Afternoon Session
4x Second Round

• Karel Sedlacek 0-3 Rhys Griffin R1
• Richard Veenstra 0-3 Alexis Toylo R1
• Brendan Dolan 3-0 Lok Yin Lee R2
• Chris Dobey 3-1 Alexander Merkx R2

Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round

• Danny Noppert 1-3 Ryan Joyce R2
• Raymond van Barneveld 1-3 Nick Kenny R2
• Luke Littler 3-1 Ryan Meikle R2
• Damon Heta 3-1 Connor Scutt R2

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Sunday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round

• Ryan Searle 3-0 Matt Campbell R2
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 1-3 Madars Razma R2
• Joe Cullen 3-0 Wessel Nijman R2
• Ritchie Edhouse 1-3 Ian White R2

Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round

• Martin Schindler 0-3 Callan Rydz R2
• Ross Smith 0-3 Paolo Nebrida R2
• Gary Anderson 0-3 Jeffrey De Graaf R2
• Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Dylan Slevin R2

Monday December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round

• Krzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis Toylo R2
• Andrew Gilding vs Martin Lukeman R2
• Josh Rock vs Rhys Griffin R2
• Jonny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell R2

Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round

• Gian van Veen vs Ricardo Pietreczko R2
• Daryl Gurney vs Florian Hempel R2
• Dave Chisnall vs Ricky Evans R2
• Rob Cross vs Scott Williams R2

Who is in the third round? Full draw

Section one

Luke Humphries vs Nick Kenny

Jermaine Wattimena vs Peter Wright

Stephen Bunting vs Madars Razma

Damon Heta vs Luke Woodhouse

Section two

Luke Littler vs Ian White

Ryan Joyce vs Ryan Searle

Rob Cross or Scott Williams vs Gian van Veen or Ricardo Pietreczko

Nathan Aspinall vs Andrew Gilding or Martin Lukeman

Section three

Kevin Doets vs Krzysztof Ratajski or Alexis Toylo

Chris Dobey vs Josh Rock or Rhys Griffin

Jonny Clayton or Mickey Mansell vs Daryl Gurney or Florian Hempel

Gerwyn Price vs Joe Cullen

Section four

Michael van Gerwen vs Brendan Dolan

Jeffrey de Graaf vs Paolo Nebrida

Dave Chisnall or Ricky Evans vs Robert Owen

Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Callan Rydz

Post-Christmas schedule

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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