Fans of DARTS are set for an exciting finale to 2024, with the World Championship kicking off TODAY – showcasing elite players vying for the prestigious title once again!

Luke Humphries has made history in darts by defeating rising star Luke Littler, winning the 2023/24 championship and achieving World No 1 status for the first time in his career.

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The final showcased an exhilarating showdown, with Humphries narrowly winning 7-4 after being down 4-2 at one point.

This tournament broke records, achieving an impressive 914 180s and raising £914,000 for charity, ultimately rounding up to a remarkable £1 million.

With fierce competition, especially between the two Lukes, fans can anticipate another thrilling display at Alexandra Palace.

Humphries will kick off his title defense on the event’s first night against the winner of Thibault Tricole vs Joe Comito, while Littler’s match will not occur until December 21 – coinciding with Tyson Fury‘s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

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Moreover, prominent players like Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall, and Michael van Gerwen are set to compete.

Unfortunately, darts legend Steve Beaton will not receive a farewell at Ally Pally, as the Bronzed Adonis couldn’t overcome his first hurdle in the Tour Card Holder qualifying.

When will the World Darts Championship 2024/25 take place?

• The 2024/25 World Darts Championship will commence on Sunday, December 15 and wrap up on Friday, January 3, 2025.
• Afternoon sessions will start at 12:30pm GMT, while evening sessions will commence at 7pm GMT.
• The opening day of the tournament will only feature an evening session, with no matches scheduled from December 24-26.
• This distinguished event will be hosted at the famous Alexandra Palace in North London.
• Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler to clinch the 2023/24 title with a final score of 7-4.

Which TV channel will broadcast the World Darts Championship 2024/25 and is it available for live streaming?

• The 2024/25 World Darts Championship will be shown LIVE on Sky Sports in the UK.
• Fans in the UK can stream all matches via NOW TV.
• Additionally, matches will also be available on PDCTV and through international partners like DAZN and Viaplay.
• SunSport will provide a continuous LIVE BLOG with updates on every match and the latest tournament news.

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

The tournament will feature a best of five sets format during the first two rounds.

As the competition advances to later rounds, the format will shift to best of seven, then nine sets, culminating with a best of 11 in the final.

The top 32 ranked dart players have automatically secured their places in the second round.

Complete List of Darts World Champions

BELOW is the list of Darts World Champions by year.

This list does not include champions from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.

For instance, Raymond van Barneveld is mentioned only once here – he has also claimed four BDO titles – and none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO championships 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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
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 (7pm)
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 (12.30pm)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (7pm)
3x Third Round

Saturday, December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Third Round

Evening Session (7pm)
3x Third Round

Sunday, December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Third Round

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

Monday, December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x Fourth Round

Evening Session (7pm)
3x Fourth Round

Wednesday, January 1
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
2x Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (7pm)
2x Quarter-Finals

Thursday, January 2 (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals

Friday, January 3 (8pm)
Final

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