Enthusiasts of DARTS are gearing up for a thrilling conclusion to 2024, with the World Championship just DAYS away! The elite players are getting ready to clash once again for the coveted title!

Luke Humphries carved his name in darts history by overcoming young prodigy Luke Littler to clinch the 2023/24 title, marking his rise to World No. 1 for the very first time in his career.

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This contest was a standout moment of the event, with Humphries securing a narrow 7-4 victory after trailing 4-2 at one moment.

The tournament set new records with a total of 914 180s thrown, raising £914,000 for charity, which was rounded up to an impressive £1 million.

With fierce competition, especially between the two Lukes, fans can expect a spectacular showcase at Alexandra Palace.

Humphries is set to begin his title defense on the opening night of the tournament, facing off against the winner of the match between Thibault Tricole and Joe Comito, while Littler will step onto the stage on December 21—timed perfectly with Tyson Fury’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

Learn more about Luke Littler

Additionally, notable players like Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall, and Michael van Gerwen will also be in action.

Unfortunately, darts legend Steve Beaton won’t receive a grand farewell, as the Bronzed Adonis failed to qualify after the first round of Tour Card Holder qualifying.

When does the World Darts Championship 2024/25 start?

• The 2024/25 World Darts Championship is scheduled to commence on Sunday, December 15 and conclude on Friday, January 3, 2025.
• Afternoon sessions will begin at 12:30 PM GMT, while evening sessions are set to start at 7 PM GMT.
• This esteemed tournament will take place at Alexandra Palace in North London.
• Luke Humphries narrowly triumphed over Luke Littler to claim the 2023/24 title with a score of 7-4.

What TV channel will show the World Darts Championship 2024/25, and will it be available for live streaming?

• The 2024/25 World Darts Championship will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports in the UK.
• Fans in the UK can stream all the action on NOW TV.
• Matches will also be viewable via PDCTV or through their international broadcasting partners, including DAZN and Viaplay.
• SunSport will offer a continuous LIVE BLOG throughout the tournament.

What is the format for the World Darts Championship 2024/25?

The tournament will utilize a best of five sets format during the first and second rounds.

As the competition progresses, matches will shift to best of seven and then best of nine sets, culminating in a best of 11 sets for the final.

The top 32 ranked darts players have already qualified for 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 encompass champions from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.

Consequently, for instance, Raymond van Barneveld is listed only once—despite winning four BDO titles—while none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO titles are accounted for.

• 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, December 27
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (7 PM)
3x Third Round

Saturday, December 28
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (7 PM)
3x Third Round

Sunday, December 29
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (7 PM)
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round

Monday, December 30
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
3x Fourth Round

Evening Session (7 PM)
3x Fourth Round

Wednesday, January 1
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM)
2x Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (7 PM)
2x Quarter-Finals

Thursday, January 2 (7:30 PM)
Semi-Finals

Friday, January 3 (8 PM)
Final

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