PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25 LIVE: Full schedule, start times, draw and talkSPORT commentary for iconic event
The 2024/25 PDC World Championship will get up and running this weekend as the best darts players in the world head to the Alexandra Palace to compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy. It is an event not only loved by darts fans but one that has become a key highlight of the sporting calendar. Luke Humphries is the reigning champion after beating Luke LittlerGetty Last year saw the emergence of teenage sensation Luke Littler, with the then-16-year-old making it all the way to the final during his debut appearance. Littler stunned everyone, but he couldn’t quite get over the line, with Luke Humphries proving to be too good for the Warrington-born player. However, he’ll be back and will be determined to go that one step further, while Humphries will be out to defend his title. But they won’t be the only attractions, with all of darts best players set to take their place on the oche in north London. PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: Dates and how to follow This edition of the World Darts Championship is set to get underway on Sunday, December 15, and will end on Friday, January 3. It is being held in north London at the famous Alexandra Palace, or Ally Pally as it’s commonly known. There are set to be seven rounds until the final. talkSPORT will have live commentary of the World Darts Championship action across the network. We will announce details about our team in due course. talkSPORT.com will also be right across the action with reaction and all of the latest news. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The action will also be streamed on Sky Sports Main Event and Arena. Littler’s rise to prominence was one of the sporting stories of the yearX: @OfficialPDC / ITV Where to buy Luke Littler's darts range *If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler has released a collection with Target Darts, with prices starting at just £14.95. Choose from darts, hardware and accessories endorsed by the Grand Slam of Darts Champion 2024, or pick up The Nuke’s purple playing shirt, on the Target Darts website. Highlights include: Luke Littler brass 22g steel tip darts, £14.95 – buy here Luke Littler playing shirt, £39.95 – buy here Luke Littler 90% tungsten G1 SP darts, £99.95 – buy here Takoma Luke Litter wallet, £16.95 – buy here Luke Littler cabinet and dartboard with two sets of darts, £69.95 – buy here PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: Tournament format The draw for the event was made at 1pm on Monday, November 25. There are set to be 96 players involved in the tournament this year. The prize pot will see £2.5million be put up for grabs, with the winner taking home £500,000. In terms of the 96 players, the top-ranked 32 in the world automatically qualify and enter at the second round. Another 32 are made up of the PDC Tour Order of Merit, and the rest are qualifiers. Each match in the first round sees a qualifier take on a PDC Order of Merit player. Prize money won across the season is what determines a player’s ranking. All matches are played as single in, double out – requiring players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on either a double or the bullseye. For all rounds except the first, the deciding set has to be won by two clear legs unless the set score goes to 5–5, in which case a sudden-death leg will be played. There would be no throw for the bull in any sudden-death legs. The matches get longer as the tournament progresses, with the first and second rounds being best of five and working up to the final which will be best of 13. Michael van Gerwen is a three-time winner at Ally Pally, and he’ll be determined to claim glory hereRex PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: What has been said? Former PDC chairman Barry Hearn believes that Littler has the chance to become one of the greatest darts players ever. He said: “He has the potential to be one of the greats of all time. “That is the sacrifice he has to make. Does money spoil him along the way? “No one really knows the answer, will he be or won’t he be? It will largely depend on him and how he copes with his new world. “I think he will surprise a lot of people with his maturity as he already has. The way he handles himself. He’s excellent. “Let’s hope he keeps like that. We are being entertained by greatness. There are a dozen or so players that have the potential from 12 years up. “We need to be able to tell a story, set the scene. We need to involve everybody, get people talking. Luke Littler did that. By the way, he’s still got a long way to go. “I think he’s a sensible boy, I think he knows that. He’s p
The 2024/25 PDC World Championship will get up and running this weekend as the best darts players in the world head to the Alexandra Palace to compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy.
It is an event not only loved by darts fans but one that has become a key highlight of the sporting calendar.
Last year saw the emergence of teenage sensation Luke Littler, with the then-16-year-old making it all the way to the final during his debut appearance.
Littler stunned everyone, but he couldn’t quite get over the line, with Luke Humphries proving to be too good for the Warrington-born player.
However, he’ll be back and will be determined to go that one step further, while Humphries will be out to defend his title.
But they won’t be the only attractions, with all of darts best players set to take their place on the oche in north London.
PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: Dates and how to follow
This edition of the World Darts Championship is set to get underway on Sunday, December 15, and will end on Friday, January 3.
It is being held in north London at the famous Alexandra Palace, or Ally Pally as it’s commonly known.
There are set to be seven rounds until the final.
talkSPORT will have live commentary of the World Darts Championship action across the network.
We will announce details about our team in due course.
talkSPORT.com will also be right across the action with reaction and all of the latest news.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
The action will also be streamed on Sky Sports Main Event and Arena.
Where to buy Luke Littler's darts range
*If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue
Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler has released a collection with Target Darts, with prices starting at just £14.95.
Choose from darts, hardware and accessories endorsed by the Grand Slam of Darts Champion 2024, or pick up The Nuke’s purple playing shirt, on the Target Darts website.
Highlights include:
PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: Tournament format
The draw for the event was made at 1pm on Monday, November 25.
There are set to be 96 players involved in the tournament this year.
The prize pot will see £2.5million be put up for grabs, with the winner taking home £500,000.
In terms of the 96 players, the top-ranked 32 in the world automatically qualify and enter at the second round.
Another 32 are made up of the PDC Tour Order of Merit, and the rest are qualifiers.
Each match in the first round sees a qualifier take on a PDC Order of Merit player.
Prize money won across the season is what determines a player’s ranking.
All matches are played as single in, double out – requiring players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on either a double or the bullseye.
For all rounds except the first, the deciding set has to be won by two clear legs unless the set score goes to 5–5, in which case a sudden-death leg will be played. There would be no throw for the bull in any sudden-death legs.
The matches get longer as the tournament progresses, with the first and second rounds being best of five and working up to the final which will be best of 13.
PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: What has been said?
Former PDC chairman Barry Hearn believes that Littler has the chance to become one of the greatest darts players ever.
He said: “He has the potential to be one of the greats of all time.
“That is the sacrifice he has to make. Does money spoil him along the way?
“No one really knows the answer, will he be or won’t he be? It will largely depend on him and how he copes with his new world.
“I think he will surprise a lot of people with his maturity as he already has. The way he handles himself. He’s excellent.
“Let’s hope he keeps like that. We are being entertained by greatness. There are a dozen or so players that have the potential from 12 years up.
“We need to be able to tell a story, set the scene. We need to involve everybody, get people talking. Luke Littler did that. By the way, he’s still got a long way to go.
“I think he’s a sensible boy, I think he knows that. He’s pacing himself and he’s going to get beat as well, he’s not going to suddenly blow everybody away.”
PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: Competitors
PDC Order of Merit
1. Luke Humphries (England)
2. Michael Smith (England)
3. Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
4. Luke Littler (England)
5. Rob Cross (England)
6. Dave Chisnall (England)
7. Jonny Clayton (Wales)
8. Stephen Bunting (England)
9. Damon Heta (Australia)
10. Gerwyn Price (Wales)
11. Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium)
12. Nathan Aspinall (England)
13. Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
14. Gary Anderson (Scotland)
15. Chris Dobey (England)
16. James Wade (England)
17. Peter Wright (Scotland)
18. Josh Rock (Northern Ireland)
19. Ross Smith (England)
20. Ryan Searle (England)
21. Andrew Gilding (England)
22. Martin Schindler (Germany)
23. Joe Cullen (England)
24. Mike De Decker (Belgium)
25. Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands)
26. Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland)
27. Gabriel Clemens (Germany)
28. Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
29. Ritchie Edhouse (England)
30. Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
31. Krzysztof Ratajski (Poland)
32. Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)
PDC World Darts Championship 2024/25: Full schedule
Sunday December 15 (7pm)
- Thibault Tricole v Joe Comito R1
- Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont R1
- Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry R1
- Luke Humphries v Tricole/Comito R2
Monday December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- Wesley Plaisier v Ryusei Azemoto R1
- Luke Woodhouse v Lourence Ilagan R1
- Alan Soutar v Kai Gotthardt R1
- James Wade v Wattimena/Bellmont R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Niels Zonneveld v Robert Owen R1
- Connor Scutt v Ben Robb R1
- Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates R1
- Gerwyn Price v Huybrechts/Barry R2
Tuesday December 17
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- James Hurrell v Jim Long R1
- Kevin Doets v Noa-Lynn van Leuven R1
- Ryan Joyce v Darius Labanauskas R1
- Mike De Decker v Woodhouse/Ilagan R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting R1
- Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong R1
- Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock R1
- Peter Wright v Plaisier/Azemoto R2
Wednesday December 18 (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jim Williams v Paolo Nebrida R1
- Madars Razma v Christian Kist R1
- Ricky Evans v Gordon Mathers R1
- Nathan Aspinall v Menzies/Gates R2
Thursday December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee R1
- Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac R1 x
- Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar R1
- Gabriel Clemens v Zonneveld/Owen R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Nick Kenny v Stowe Buntz R1
- Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell R1
- Scott Williams v Niko Springer R1
- Michael Smith v Doets/Van Leuven R2
Friday December 20
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- Stephen Burton v Alexander Merkx R1
- Wessel Nijman v Cameron Carolissen R1
- Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing R1
- Stephen Bunting v Soutar/Gotthardt R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Mickey Mansell v Tomoya Goto R1
- Florian Hempel v Jeffrey De Zwaan R1
- William O’Connor v Dylan Slevin R1
- Michael van Gerwen v Hurrell/Long R2
Saturday December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin R1
- Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo R1
- Brendan Dolan v Landman/Lee R2
- Chris Dobey v Burton/Merkx R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Danny Noppert v Joyce/Labanauskas R2
- Raymond van Barneveld v Kenny/Buntz R2
- Luke Littler v Meikle/Sherrock R2
- Damon Heta v Scutt/Robb R2
Sunday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- Ryan Searle v Suljovic/Campbell R2
- Dirk van Duijvenbode v Razma/Kist R2
- Joe Cullen v Nijman/Carolissen R2
- Ritchie Edhouse v White/Sosing R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Martin Schindler v Rydz/Grbavac R2
- Ross Smith v J Williams/Nebrida R2
- Gary Anderson v De Graaf/Sweeting R2
- Dimitri Van den Bergh v O’Connor/Slevin R2
Monday December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
- Krzysztof Ratajski v Veenstra/Toylo R2
- Andrew Gilding v Lukeman/Kumar R2
- Josh Rock v Sedlacek/Griffin R2
- Jonny Clayton v Mansell/Goto R2
Evening Session (7pm)
- Gian van Veen v Pietreczko/Zong R2
- Daryl Gurney v Hempel/De Zwaan R2
- Dave Chisnall v Evans/Mathers R2
- Rob Cross v S Williams/Springer R2
Friday December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round
Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round
Saturday December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round
Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round
Sunday December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round
Evening Session (7pm)
Fourth Round
Monday December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Fourth Round
Evening Session (7pm)
Fourth Round
Wednesday January 1
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Thursday January 2 (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals
Friday January 3 (8pm)
Final
PDC World Championship Odds
To win the tournament:
Luke Littler – 2/1
Luke Humphries – 3/1
Gary Anderson – 10/1
Michael van Gerwen – 10/1
Mike De Decker – 25/1
Wesley Nijman – 28/1
Michael Smith – 28/1
Rob Cross – 33/1
Gerwyn Price – 35/1
Darts World Championship Outright Odds
*odds subject to change
talkSPORT BET Offer: Bet £10 on the Darts and get £30 in free bets
18+ New Customers Only. Opt in, bet £10+ on any darts at odds of 2.00+ within 7 days. Get 3x£10 in Free Bets for set markets which expire in 7 days. Scroll down for T&Cs. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsibly
