Schedule, draw, ratings, TV channel and online broadcast
The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship reaches its climax during the last week of the year and the first three days of January.
There have already been plenty of memorable moments, including 17-year-old Luke Littler scoring the highest average in tournament history with a remarkable 140.91 in the fourth set of their 3-1 second-round win about Ryan Meikle.
Luke Humphries, who beat Littler in last year’s final to win for the first time, kicked off his campaign with a 3-0 win over Thibault Tricole.
This is how the schedule looks from the resumption of action on December 23, as well as the draw and how to watch them on television and on the internet.
What an atmosphere What a walk! 😍
Luke Littler returns to Ally Pally! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/te8wO1EO0p
— Darts PDC (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2024
When is the World Darts Championship? Full schedule
Monday, December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
second round
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Alexis Toylo
Andrew Gilding v Martin Lukeman
Josh Rock vs. Rhys Griffin
Jonny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell
Afternoon session (7 p.m.)
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 games)
Afternoon session (7 p.m.)
Third round (three games)
Saturday December 28
Afternoon session (12.30pm)
Third round (three games)
Afternoon session (7 p.m.)
Third round (three games)
Sunday December 29
Afternoon session (12.30pm)
Third round (three games)
Afternoon session (7 p.m.)
Third round (one match), fourth round (two matches)
Monday, December 30
Afternoon session (12.30pm)
What people do to go to Ally Pally 🤣 pic.twitter.com/sDvwDdvO8P
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 20, 2024
Fourth round (three games)
Afternoon session (7:30 p.m.)
Fourth round (three games)
Wednesday, January 1
Afternoon session (12.30pm)
Quarter-finals (two games)
Afternoon session (7 p.m.)
Quarter-finals (two games)
Thursday, January 2 (7:30 p.m.)
semi-finals
Friday, January 3 (8 p.m.)
end
Stephen Bunting gives his best darts advice to Jamie Carragher 📝#MondayNightDarts pic.twitter.com/bdzffFWsFW
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 17, 2024
World Darts Championship draw, classifications
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) v Luke Woodhouse (England)
second trimester
(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 trimester
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 I am!!” – Luke Humphries rates some of the best fan costumes from day one on Ally Pally! 🥸🔢 pic.twitter.com/CAiapjTBd4
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) December 16, 2024
How to watch darts on TV
In the UK, the action is available at Darts Sky Sports. 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 PDC broadcast partners:
Viaplay – Netherlands
DAZN – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil, Canada
Sport1 – Germany
Fox Sports – Australia
Sky – New Zealand
New – Czech Republic and Slovakia
Prague Sport – Hungary
TV Play: Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria and Baltic States
TVP – Poland
VTM – Belgium
All PDC main televised events are streamed live online (outside the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland) via PDCTV. Subscriptions range from £2.99 per day to £49.99 per year. Event highlights are also available on PDCTV for all subscribers worldwide.
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