2025-26 PDC World Darts Championship Tournament Page – draw, schedule, results & statistics

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Taking place from Thursday 11th December and culminating on Saturday 3rd January, the 2025-26 PDC World Darts Championship sees the best 128 players in the world of darts fight it out at Alexandra Palace in London for the right to be called world champion.

There is £5m in prize money on offer this time around, with £1m being awarded to the player who lifts the Sid Waddell Trophy.

Key information

Dates: 11 December 2025 - 3 January 2026
Venue: Alexandra Palace, London. England
How to watch on TV & online: UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / USA – PlutoTV
Tickets: The latest ticket information can be found here

What is different abut this year's PDC World Darts Championship?

There has been a slight format change compared to previous years. The key differences are:

There will be 128 participants - the most in the tournament's history.
All players, including the 32 seeds, will now enter at the first-round stage.
A minimum of four women will make up the field.

When is the draw for the 2025-26 PDC World Darts Championship?

The draw took on Monday 24th November, 2025 on the Sky Sports Darts YouTube channel.

The draw will be added to this page once it is known.

Who has qualified for the 2025-26 PDC World Darts Championship?

The top 40 players from the PDC Order of Merit - found here - qualify automatically.

The next 40 players come from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, found here.

The final 48 places come from a variety of international qualifiers.

What happened last year?

Luke Littler won his first - and surely not last - world title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final.

Key tournament dates

Draw: 24 November
First round: 11-19 December
Second round: 20-23 December
Third round: 27-29 December
Fourth round: 29-30 December
Quarter-finals: 1 January
Semi-finals: 2 January
Final: 3 January

Past winners

1994: (94.38) Dennis Priestley 6–1 Phil Taylor (85.62)
1995: (94.11) Phil Taylor 6–2 Rod Harrington (87.15)
1996: (98.52) Phil Taylor 6–4 Dennis Priestley (101.48)
1997: (100.92) Phil Taylor 6–3 Dennis Priestley (96.78)
1998: (103.98) Phil Taylor 6–0 Dennis Priestley (90.75)
1999: (97.11) Phil Taylor 6–2 Peter Manley (93.63)
2000: (94.42) Phil Taylor 7–3 Dennis Priestley (91.80)
2001: (107.46) Phil Taylor 7–0 John Part (92.58)
2002: (98.47) Phil Taylor 7–0 Peter Manley (91.35)
2003: (96.87) John Part 7–6 Phil Taylor (99.98)
2004: (96.03) Phil Taylor 7–6 Kevin Painter (90.48)
2005: (96.14) Phil Taylor 7–4 Mark Dudbridge (90.66)
2006: (106.74) Phil Taylor 7–0 Peter Manley (91.72)
2007: (100.93) Raymond van Barneveld 7–6 Phil Taylor (100.86)
2008: (92.86) John Part 7–2 Kirk Shepherd (85.10)
2009: (110.94) Phil Taylor 7–1 Raymond van Barneveld (101.18)
2010: (104.38) Phil Taylor 7–3 Simon Whitlock (100.51)
2011: (99.40) Adrian Lewis 7–5 Gary Anderson (99.41)
2012: (93.06) Adrian Lewis 7–3 Andy Hamilton (90.83)
2013: (103.04) Phil Taylor 7–4 Michael van Gerwen (100.66)
2014: (100.10) Michael van Gerwen 7–4 Peter Wright (95.71)
2015: (97.68) Gary Anderson 7–6 Phil Taylor (100.69)
2016: (99.26) Gary Anderson 7–5 Adrian Lewis (100.23)
2017: (108.06) Michael van Gerwen 7–3 Gary Anderson (104.93)
2018: (107.67) Rob Cross 7–2 Phil Taylor (102.26)
2019: (102.21) Michael van Gerwen 7–3 Michael Smith (95.29)
2020: (102.79) Peter Wright 7–3 Michael van Gerwen (102.88)
2021: (100.08) Gerwyn Price 7–3 Gary Anderson (94.25)
2022: (98.34) Peter Wright 7–5 Michael Smith (99.22)
2023: (100.71) Michael Smith 7–4 Michael van Gerwen (99.58)
2024: (103.67) Luke Humphries 7–4 Luke Littler (101.13)
2025: (102.73) Luke Littler 7–3 Michael van Gerwen (100.69)

Schedule & results

Thursday December 11 (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Kim Huybrechts vs Arno Merk
Michael Smith vs Lisa Ashton
Luke Littler vs Darius Labanauskas
Madars Razma vs Jamai van den Herik

Friday December 12
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Niels Zonneveld vs Haupai Puha
Ian White vs Mervyn King
Ryan Searle vs Chris Landman
Rob Cross vs Cor Dekker

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Ross Smith vs Andreas Harrysson
Ricky Evans vs Man Lok Leung
Gian van Veen vs Cristo Reyes
Damon Heta vs Steve Lennon

Saturday December 13
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Mario Vandenbogaerde vs David Davies
Andrew Gilding vs Cam Crabtree
Luke Woodhouse vs Boris Krcmar
Gary Anderson vs Adam Hunt

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Jeffrey de Graaf vs Paul Lim
Wessel Nijman vs Karel Sedlacek
Luke Humphries vs Ted Evetts
Gabriel Clemens vs Alex Spellman

Sunday December 14
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Ritchie Edhouse vs Jonny Tata
Dom Taylor vs Oskar Lukasiak
Richard Veenstra vs Nitin Kumar
Joe Cullen vs Bradley Brooks

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Lukas Wenig vs Wesley Plaisier
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Darren Beveridge
Stephen Bunting vs Sebastian Bialecki
James Hurrell vs Stowe Buntz

Monday December 15
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Brendan Dolan vs Tavis Dudeney
Cameron Menzies vs Charlie Manby
Mensur Suljovic vs David Cameron
Peter Wright vs Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Martin Lukeman vs Max Hopp
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Andy Baetens
Jonny Clayton vs Adam Lipscombe
Connor Scutt vs Simon Whitlock

Tuesday December 16
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Alan Soutar vs Teemu Harju
Nick Kenny vs Justin Hood
Scott Williams vs Paolo Nebrida
Chris Dobey vs Xiaochen Zong

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Ricardo Pietreczko vs Jose de Sousa
Danny Noppert vs Jurjen van der Velde
Gerwyn Price vs Adam Gawlas
Niko Springer vs Joe Comito

Wednesday December 17 (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Matt Campbell vs Adam Sevada
Raymond van Barneveld vs Stefan Bellmont
James Wade vs Ryusei Azemoto
Martin Schindler vs Stephen Burton

Thursday December 18
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Callan Rydz vs Patrik Kovacs
Thibault Tricole vs Motomu Sakai
Ryan Joyce vs Owen Bates
Mike De Decker vs David Munyua

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik Gruellich
Dave Chisnall vs Fallon Sherrock
Michael van Gerwen vs Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis Toylo

Friday December 19
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
First round x4
Kevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant
Ryan Meikle vs Jesus Salate
Mickey Mansell vs Leonard Gates
Josh Rock vs Gemma Hayter

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
First round x4
William O’Connor vs Krzysztof Kciuk
Daryl Gurney vs Beau Greaves
Nathan Aspinall vs Lourence Ilagan
Keane Barry vs Tim Pusey

Saturday December 20
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
Second round x4

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
Second round x4

Sunday December 21
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
Second round x4

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
Second round x4

Monday December 22
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
Second round x4

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
Second round x4

Tuesday December 23
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
Second round x4

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
Second round x4

Saturday December 27
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
Third round x3

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
Third round x3

Sunday December 28
Afternoon Session (12:30 PM UK)
Third round x3

Evening Session (7:00 PM UK)
Third round x3