The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship reaches a climax during the final week of the year and first three days of January.
There have already been plenty of memorable moments, including 17-year-old Luke Littler setting the highest set average in the history of the tournament with a remarkable 140.91 in the fourth set of his 3-1 second-round win over Ryan Meikle.
Luke Humphries, who beat Littler in last year’s final to triumph for the first time, launched his campaign with a 3-0 win over Thibault Tricole.
Here’s how the schedule looks from the resumption of the action on December 23, as well as the draw and how to watch on TV and online.
What an atmosphere. What a walk-on! 😍
Luke Littler is BACK at Ally Pally! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/te8wO1EO0p
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2024
When is the World Darts Championship on? Full schedule
Monday, December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Second round
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis Toylo
Andrew Gilding vs Martin Lukeman
Josh Rock vs Rhys Griffin
Jonny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell
Evening Session (7pm)
Second round
Gian van Veen vs Ricardo Pietreczko
Daryl Gurney vs Florian Hempel
Dave Chisnall vs Ricky Evans
Rob Cross vs Scott Williams
Friday, December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
MVG making memories for a lifetime ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GzFyMk5wBU
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 20, 2024
Third round (three matches)
Evening Session (7pm)
Third round (three matches)
Saturday, December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third round (three matches)
Evening Session (7pm)
Third round (three matches)
Sunday, December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third round (three matches)
Evening Session (7pm)
Third round (one match), Fourth round (two matches)
Monday December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
The things people do to go to Ally Pally 🤣 pic.twitter.com/sDvwDdvO8P
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 20, 2024
Fourth round (three matches)
Evening Session (7.30pm)
Fourth round (three matches)
Wednesday, January 1
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Quarter-finals (two matches)
Evening Session (7pm)
Quarter-finals (two matches)
Thursday, January 2 (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals
Friday, January 3 (8pm)
Final
Stephen Bunting gives his top darts tips to Jamie Carragher 📝#MondayNightDarts pic.twitter.com/bdzffFWsFW
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 17, 2024
World Darts Championship draw, seedings
First quarter
(1) Luke Humphries (England) vs Nick Kenny (Wales)
Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands) vs (17) Peter Wright (Scotland)
(8) Stephen Bunting (England) vs Madars Razma (Latvia)
(9) Damon Heta (Australia) vs Luke Woodhouse (England)
Second quarter
(4) Luke Littler (England) vs Ian White (England)
Ryan Joyce (England) vs (20) Ryan Searle (England)
(5) Rob Cross (England) or Scott Williams (England) vs (28) Gian van Veen (Netherlands) or Ricardo Pietreczko (Germany)
(12) Nathan Aspinall (England) vs (21) Andrew Gilding (England) or Martin Lukeman (England)
Third quarter
Kevin Doets (Netherlands) vs (31) Krzysztof Ratjski (Poland) or Alexis Toylo (Philippines)
(15) Chris Dobey (England) vs (18) Josh Rock (Northern Ireland) or Rhys Griffin (Wales)
(7) Jonny Clayton (Wales) or Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland) vs (26) Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) or Florian Hempel (Germany)
(10) Gerwyn Price (Wales) vs (23) Joe Cullen (England)
Fourth quarter
(3) Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) vs (30) Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
Jeffrey de Graaf (Sweden) vs Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
(6) Dave Chisnall (England) or Ricky Evans (England) vs Robert Owen (Wales)
(11) Dimitri van den Bergh (Belgium) vs Callan Rydz (England)
“He’s a braver man than me!!” – Luke Humphries rates some of the best fan fancy dress from day one at Ally Pally! 🥸🔢 pic.twitter.com/CAiapjTBd4
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) December 16, 2024
How to watch the darts on TV
In the UK, the action is available on Sky Sports Darts. Memberships range from £14.99 a day to £29.99 a month for a flexible six-month contract.
PDC tournaments are also shown worldwide through the PDC’s broadcast partners:
Viaplay – Netherlands
DAZN – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil, Canada
Sport1 – Germany
Fox Sports – Australia
Sky – New Zealand
Nova – Czech Republic & Slovakia
Prago Sport – Hungary
TV Play – Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria & Baltic States
TVP – Poland
VTM – Belgium
All major televised PDC events are broadcast live online (outside of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland) through PDCTV. Subscriptions range from £2.99 a day to £49.99 annually. Highlights from events are also available on PDCTV for all subscribers worldwide.
