Luke Littler Aiming for Ally Pally Glory: World Darts Championship 2024/25 Full Schedule, Live Streaming, Results, and TV Coverage
Fans of DARTS are getting ready for an exhilarating end to 2024, as the World Championship approaches in just a few DAYS! The top players are set to battle once more for the prestigious title!
Luke Humphries made history in the darts world by defeating teenage sensation Luke Littler to secure the 2023/24 title and achieve World No. 1 status for the first time ever in his career.
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This match was truly a highlight of the event, with Humphries narrowly winning 7-4 after being behind 4-2 at one stage.
The tournament broke records with a total of 914 180s, raising £914,000 for charity, which was rounded up to £1 million.
With intense competition, particularly between the two Lukes, fans can look forward to an outstanding display at Alexandra Palace.
Humphries is set to kick off his title defense on the first night of the tournament, going up against the victor of Thibault Tricole vs. Joe Comito, while Littler will make his entrance on December 21—timed perfectly with Tyson Fury‘s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
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Additionally, prominent players such as Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall, and Michael van Gerwen are also slated to compete.
Sadly, there will be no emotional send-off for darts legend Steve Beaton, as the Bronzed Adonis could not qualify after the first round of Tour Card Holder qualifying.
When is the World Darts Championship 2024/25?
- The 2024/25 World Darts Championship is set to begin on Sunday, December 15 and will conclude on Friday, January 3, 2025.
- Afternoon sessions are scheduled to start at 12:30 PM GMT, while evening sessions will kick off at 7 PM GMT.
- This prestigious tournament will take place at Alexandra Palace in North London.
- Luke Humphries narrowly defeated Luke Littler to secure the 2023/24 title with a score of 7-4.
What TV channel will broadcast the World Darts Championship 2024/25, and can it be streamed live?
- The 2024/25 World Darts Championship will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports in the UK.
- UK fans can stream all the action on NOW TV.
- Matches will also be accessible via PDCTV or through their global broadcasting partners, including DAZN and Viaplay.
- SunSport will provide a continuous LIVE BLOG covering the entire tournament.
What is the format for the World Darts Championship 2024/25?
The tournament will adopt a best of five sets format during the first and second rounds.
As the competition advances, matches will transition to best of seven and then best of nine, culminating in a best of 11.
The final will be played as a best of 13 sets.
The top 32 ranked darts players have already secured their places in the second round.
Complete List of All-Time Darts World Champions
BELOW is the list of Darts world champions by year.
The list does not include champions from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.
As a result, for example, Raymond van Barneveld is mentioned only once—despite having also won four BDO titles—while none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO titles are included.
- 1994 – Dennis Priestley
- 1995 – Phil Taylor
- 1996 – Phil Taylor (2)
- 1997 – Phil Taylor (3)
- 1998 – Phil Taylor (4)
- 1999 – Phil Taylor (5)
- 2000 – Phil Taylor (6)
- 2001 – Phil Taylor (7)
- 2002 – Phil Taylor (8)
- 2003 – John Part
- 2004 – Phil Taylor (9)
- 2005 – Phil Taylor (10)
- 2006 – Phil Taylor (11)
- 2007 – Raymond van Barneveld
- 2008 – John Part (2)
- 2009 – Phil Taylor (12)
- 2010 – Phil Taylor (13)
- 2011 – Adrian Lewis
- 2012 – Adrian Lewis (2)
- 2013 – Phil Taylor (14)
- 2014 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2015 – Gary Anderson
- 2016 – Gary Anderson (2)
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen (2)
- 2018 – Rob Cross
- 2019 – Michael van Gerwen (3)
- 2020 – Peter Wright
- 2021 – Gerwyn Price
- 2022 – Peter Wright (2)
- 2023 – Michael Smith
- 2024 – Luke Humphries
Most World Titles
- 14 – Phil Taylor
- 3 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2 – John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright
- 1 – Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries
World Darts Championship 2024/25 Schedule
Sunday, December 15
Evening Session (7 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Thibault Tricole vs Joe Comito (R1)
- Jermaine Wattimena vs Stefan Bellmont (R1)
- Kim Huybrechts vs Keane Barry (R1)
- Luke Humphries vs Tricole/Comito (R2)
Monday, December 16
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Wesley Plaisier vs Ryusei Azemoto (R1)
- Luke Woodhouse vs Lourence Ilagan (R1)
- Alan Soutar vs Kai Gotthardt (R1)
- James Wade vs Wattimena/Bellmont (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Niels Zonneveld vs Robert Owen (R1)
- Connor Scutt vs Ben Robb (R1)
- Cameron Menzies vs Leonard Gates (R1)
- Gerwyn Price vs Huybrechts/Barry (R2)
Tuesday, December 17
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- James Hurrell vs Jim Long (R1)
- Kevin Doets vs Noa-Lynn van Leuven (R1)
- Ryan Joyce vs Darius Labanauskas (R1)
- Mike De Decker vs Woodhouse/Ilagan (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jeffrey de Graaf vs Rashad Sweeting (R1)
- Ricardo Pietreczko vs Xiaochen Zong (R1)
- Ryan Meikle vs Fallon Sherrock (R1)
- Peter Wright vs Plaisier/Azemoto (R2)
Wednesday, December 18 (7 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jim Williams vs Paolo Nebrida (R1)
- Madars Razma vs Christian Kist (R1)
- Ricky Evans vs Gordon Mathers (R1)
- Nathan Aspinall vs Menzies/Gates (R2)
Thursday, December 19
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Chris Landman vs Lok Yin Lee (R1)
- Callan Rydz vs Romeo Grbavac (R1)
- Martin Lukeman vs Nitin Kumar (R1)
- Gabriel Clemens vs Zonneveld/Owen (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Nick Kenny vs Stowe Buntz (R1)
- Mensur Suljovic vs Matt Campbell (R1)
- Scott Williams vs Niko Springer (R1)
- Michael Smith vs Doets/Van Leuven (R2)
Friday, December 20
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Stephen Burton vs Alexander Merkx (R1)
- Wessel Nijman vs Cameron Carolissen (R1)
- Ian White vs Sandro Eric Sosing (R1)
- Stephen Bunting vs Soutar/Gotthardt (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
- Mickey Mansell vs Tomoya Goto (R1)
- Florian Hempel vs Jeffrey De Zwaan (R1)
- William O’Connor vs Dylan Slevin (R1)
- Michael van Gerwen vs Hurrell/Long (R2)
Saturday, December 21
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
4x Second Round
- Karel Sedlacek vs Rhys Griffin (R1)
- Richard Veenstra vs Alexis Toylo (R1)
- Brendan Dolan vs Landman/Lee (R2)
- Chris Dobey vs Burton/Merkx (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
4x Second Round
- Danny Noppert vs Joyce/Labanauskas (R2)
- Raymond van Barneveld vs Kenny/Buntz (R2)
- Luke Littler vs Meikle/Sherrock (R2)
- Damon Heta vs Scutt/Robb (R2)
Sunday, December 22
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
4x Second Round
- Ryan Searle vs Suljovic/Campbell (R2)
- Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Razma/Kist (R2)
- Joe Cullen vs Nijman/Carolissen (R2)
- Ritchie Edhouse vs White/Sosing (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
4x Second Round
- Martin Schindler vs Rydz/Grbavac (R2)
- Ross Smith vs J Williams/Nebrida (R2)
- Gary Anderson vs De Graaf/Sweeting (R2)
- Dimitri van den Bergh vs O’Connor/Slevin (R2)
Monday, December 23
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
4x Second Round
- Krzysztof Ratajski vs Veenstra/Toylo (R2)
- Andrew Gilding vs Lukeman/Kumar (R2)
- Josh Rock vs Sedlacek/Griffin (R2)
- Jonny Clayton vs Mansell/Goto (R2)
Evening Session (7 PM)
4x Second Round
- Gian van Veen vs Pietreczko/Zong (R2)
- Daryl Gurney vs Hempel/De Zwaan (R2)
- Dave Chisnall vs Evans/Mathers (R2)
- Rob Cross vs S Williams/Springer (R2)
Friday,
