The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship reaches its peak during the last week of the year and the first three days of January.
And there were already plenty of memorable moments, including 17-year-old Luke Littler achieving the highest set average in the tournament's history with 140.91 points in the fourth set of his 3-1 second-round win over Ryan Mikel.
Luke Humphries, who beat Littler in last year's final to win for the first time, began his campaign with a 3-0 win over Thibault Tricole.
Here's what the schedule looks like after competition resumes on December 23, plus the draw and how to watch on TV and online.
What an atmosphere. What a walk! 😍
Luke Littler is back in Ally Pally! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/te8wO1EO0p
— Siham PDC (@OfficialPDC) December 21, 2024
When will the World Darts Championship be held? Full schedule
Monday 23 December
Afternoon session (12.30pm GMT)
Second round
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis Toylo
Andrew Gilding v Martin Lockman
Josh Rock vs. Reece Griffin
Johnny Clayton vs. Mickey Mansell
Evening session (7 pm)
Second round
Gian van Veen vs Ricardo Petrichko
Daryl Gurney vs. Florian Hempel
Dave Chisnall vs. Ricky Evans
Rob Cross vs. Scott Williams
Friday 27 December
Afternoon session (12.30 pm)
MVG create memories for a lifetime ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GzFyMk5wBU
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 20, 2024
Third round (three matches)
Evening session (7 pm)
Third round (three matches)
Saturday 28 December
Afternoon session (12.30 pm)
Third round (three matches)
Evening session (7 pm)
Third round (three matches)
Sunday 29 December
Afternoon session (12.30 pm)
Third round (three matches)
Evening session (7 pm)
Third round (one match), Fourth round (two matches)
Monday 30 December
Afternoon session (12.30 pm)
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 (7.30 pm)
Fourth round (three matches)
Wednesday, January 1
Afternoon session (12.30 pm)
Quarter-finals (two matches)
Evening session (7 pm)
Quarter-finals (two matches)
Thursday 2 January (7.30pm)
Semi-final
Friday 3 January (8pm)
last
Stephen Ponting gives his best darts tips to Jamie Carragher 📝#MondayNightDarts pic.twitter.com/bdzffFWsFW
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 17, 2024
World Darts Championship draw, classification
First quarter
(1) Luke Humphries (England) – Nick Kenny (Wales)
Jermaine Watimena (Netherlands) – (17) Peter Wright (Scotland)
(8) Stephen Ponting (England) – Madras Razma (Latvia)
(9) Damon Hita (Australia) vs. Luke Woodhouse (England)
Second quarter
(4) Luke Littler (England) – 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 Petrichko (Germany).
(12) Nathan Aspinall (England) vs (21) Andrew Gilding (England) or Martin Lookman (England).
Third quarter
Kevin Deutz (Netherlands) vs (31) Krzysztof Ratzejski (Poland) or Alexis Tuelo (Philippines).
(15) Chris Dobbie (England) vs (18) Josh Rock (Northern Ireland) or Reece Griffin (Wales).
(7) Johnny Clayton (Wales) or Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland) vs. (26) Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) or Florian Hempel (Germany).
(10) Gerwyn Price (Wales) – (23) Joe Cullen (England)
The fourth quarter
(3) Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) – (30) Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
Jeffrey De Graaf (Sweden) – Paulo Nebreda (Philippines)
(6) Dave Chisnall (England) or Ricky Evans (England) vs. Robert Owen (Wales)
(11) Dimitri van den Berg (Belgium) – Callan Reids (England)
“He is a braver man than me!!” – Luke Humphries has been reviewing some of the best fancy dresses for fans since day one of Ally Pally! 🥸🔢 pic.twitter.com/CAiapjTBd4
– Sky Sports (@SkySports) December 16, 2024
How to watch darts on TV
In the United Kingdom, the procedure is available on 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 shown worldwide through PDC's broadcast partners:
Viable – Netherlands
DAZN – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil, Canada
Sport 1 – Germany
Fox Sports – Australia
Sky – New Zealand
Nova – Czech Republic and Slovakia
Prago Sport – Hungary
TV Play – Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria and the Baltics
TVP – Poland
VTM – Belgium
All major PDC televised events are broadcast live online (outside the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland) via PDCT TV. Subscriptions range from £2.99 per day to £49.99 per year. Highlights are also available on PDCTV to all subscribers worldwide.
