The PDC World Darts Championship 2025 reaches its climax in the last week of the year and the first three days of January.
There have already been many memorable moments, including 17-year-old Luke Littler scoring a remarkable 140.91 in the fourth set of his 3-1 second-round win over Ryan Meikle, the highest set average in tournament history.
Luke Humphries, who beat Littler in the final last year to win for the first time, started his campaign with a 3-0 win over Thibault Tricole.
Here’s what the schedule looks like when action resumes on December 23rd, as well as the draw and how to watch it on TV and online.
What an atmosphere. What a walk! 😍
Luke Littler is BACK at Ally Pally! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/te8wO1EO0p
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2024
When does the Darts World Championship take place? Complete schedule
Monday, December 23rd
Afternoon Session (12:30 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 (7 p.m.)
Second round
Gian van Veen vs. Ricardo Pietreczko
Daryl Gurney against Florian Hempel
Dave Chisnall vs Ricky Evans
Rob Cross vs Scott Williams
Friday, December 27th
Afternoon session (12.30 p.m.)
MVG creates memories for a lifetime ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GzFyMk5wBU
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 20, 2024
Third round (three games)
Evening session (7 p.m.)
Third round (three games)
Saturday December 28th
Afternoon session (12.30 p.m.)
Third round (three games)
Evening session (7 p.m.)
Third round (three games)
Sunday, December 29th
Afternoon session (12.30 p.m.)
Third round (three games)
Evening session (7 p.m.)
Third round (one game), fourth round (two games)
Monday, December 30th
Afternoon session (12.30 p.m.)
The things people do to go to Ally Pally 🤣 pic.twitter.com/sDvwDdvO8P
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 20, 2024
Fourth round (three games)
Evening event (7:30 p.m.)
Fourth round (three games)
Wednesday, January 1st
Afternoon session (12.30 p.m.)
Quarterfinals (two games)
Evening session (7 p.m.)
Quarterfinals (two games)
Thursday, January 2nd (7:30 p.m.)
Semifinals
Friday, January 3rd (8 p.m.)
final
Stephen Bunting gives Jamie Carragher his best darts tips 📝#MondayNightDarts pic.twitter.com/bdzffFWsFW
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 17, 2024
Darts World Championship draw, seeding list
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) versus (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 reviews some of the best fan costumes from day one at Ally Pally! 🥸🔢 pic.twitter.com/CAiapjTBd4
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) December 16, 2024
How to watch darts on TV
In the UK the promotion is available at Sky Sports Darts. Memberships range from £14.99 per day to £29.99 per month for a flexible six-month contract.
PDC tournaments are also broadcast worldwide via the PDC’s broadcast partners:
Viaplay – Netherlands
DAZN – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil, Canada
Sport1 – Germany
Fox Sports – Australia
Heaven – New Zealand
Nova – Czech Republic and Slovakia
Prago Sport – Hungary
TV game – Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria and the Baltic States
TVP – Poland
VTM – Belgium
All major televised PDC events will be broadcast live online (outside the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland). PDCTV. Subscriptions range from £2.99 per day to £49.99 per year. Event highlights are also available on PDCTV to all subscribers worldwide.
