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When does Luke Littler compete in the PDC World Darts Championship 2025? Complete schedule
The teenager has taken the darts world by storm and will be in the hunt for the world title at Alexandra Palace in London.
The buzz around the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship is building, and for good reason. This annual showcase of precision and nerves of steel, hosted at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace, attracts the world’s best players and millions of fans worldwide. For those wondering when rising star Luke Littler takes to the stage, you’re in the right place.
World Darts Championship: December 15 to January 3
The tournament, officially called the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, kicks off December 15, 2024, and runs through January 3, 2025. It’s a fitting end to the 2024 sporting calendar and an exhilarating start to 2025. Over these weeks, 96 players will battle it out.
From the get-go, the schedule is packed. The first-round matches start on December 15, featuring thrilling showdowns between seasoned pros and rising talents. Defending champion Luke Humphries will open the tournament, while fan favorite Luke Littler is set to debut in the second round on December 21. Here’s the confirmed schedule for the first and second rounds, with all times Eastern:
December 15
- 2 p.m.: 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Thibault Tricole vs. Joe Comito (R1)
- Jermaine Wattimena vs. Stefan Bellmont (R1)
- Kim Huybrechts vs. Keane Barry (R1)
- No. 1 Luke Humphries vs. Tricole/Comito (R2)
December 16
- 7:30 a.m.: 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Wesley Plaisier vs. Ryusei Azemoto (R1)
- Luke Woodhouse vs. Lourence Ilagan (R1)
- Alan Soutar vs. Kai Gotthardt (R1)
- No. 16 James Wade vs. Wattimena/Bellmont (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Niels Zonneveld vs. Robert Owen (R1)
- Connor Scutt vs. Ben Robb (R1)
- Cameron Menzies vs. Leonard Gates (R1)
- No. 10 Gerwyn Price vs. Huybrechts/Barry (R2)
December 17
- 7:30 a.m.: 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)
- No. 24 Mike De Decker vs. Woodhouse/Ilagan (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 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)
- No. 17 Peter Wright vs. Plaisier/Azemoto (R2)
December 18
- 2 p.m.: 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jim Williams vs. Paolo Nebrida (R1)
- Madars Razma vs. Christian Kist (R1)
- Ricky Evans vs. Gordon Mathers (R1)
- No. 12 Nathan Aspinall vs. Menzies/Gates (R2)
December 19
- 7:30 a.m.: 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)
- No. 27 Gabriel Clemens vs. Zonneveld/Owen (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Nick Kenny vs. Stowe Buntz (R1)
- Mensur Suljovic vs. Matt Campbell (R1)
- Scott Williams vs. Niko Springer (R1)
- No. 2 Michael Smith vs. Doets/Van Leuven (R2)
December 20
- 7:30 a.m.: 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)
- No. 8 Stephen Bunting vs. Soutar/Gotthardt (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Mickey Mansell vs. Tomoya Goto (R1)
- Florian Hempel vs. Jeffrey De Zwaan (R1)
- William O’Connor vs. Dylan Slevin (R1)
- No. 3 Michael van Gerwen vs. Hurrell/Long (R2)
December 21
- 7:30 a.m.: 2x First Round, 2x Second Round
- Karel Sedlacek vs. Rhys Griffin (R1)
- Richard Veenstra vs. Alexis Toylo (R1)
- No. 30 Brendan Dolan vs. Landman/Lee (R2)
- No. 15 Chris Dobey vs. Burton/Merkx (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 4x Second Round
- No. 13 Danny Noppert vs. Joyce/Labanauskas (R2)
- No. 32 Raymond van Barneveld vs. Kenny/Buntz (R2)
- No. 4 Luke Littler vs. Meikle/Sherrock (R2)
- No. 9 Damon Heta vs. Scutt/Robb (R2)
December 22
- 7:30 a.m.: 4x Second Round
- No. 20 Ryan Searle vs. Suljovic/Campbell (R2)
- No. 25 Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Razma/Kist (R2)
- No. 23 Joe Cullen vs. Nijman/Carolissen (R2)
- No. 29 Ritchie Edhouse vs. White/Sosing (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 4x Second Round
- No. 22 Martin Schindler vs. Rydz/Grbavac (R2)
- No. 19 Ross Smith vs. J Williams/Nebrida (R2)
- No. 14 Gary Anderson vs. De Graaf/Sweeting (R2)
- No. 11 Dimitri Van den Bergh vs. O’Connor/Slevin (R2)
December 23
- 7:30 a.m.: 4x Second Round
- No. 31 Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Veenstra/Toylo (R2)
- No. 21 Andrew Gilding vs. Lukeman/Kumar (R2)
- No. 18 Josh Rock vs. Sedlacek/Griffin (R2)
- No. 7 Jonny Clayton vs. Mansell/Goto (R2)
- 2 p.m.: 4x Second Round
- No. 28 Gian van Veen vs. Pietreczko/Zong (R2)
- No. 26 Daryl Gurney vs. Hempel/De Zwaan (R2)
- No. 6 Dave Chisnall vs. Evans/Mathers (R2)
- No. 5 Rob Cross vs. S Williams/Springer (R2)
December 27
- 7:30 a.m.: 3x Third Round
- 2 p.m.: 3x Third Round
December 28
- 7:30 a.m.: 3x Third Round
- 2 p.m.: 3x Third Round
December 29
- 7:30 a.m.: 3x Third Round
- 2 p.m.: 1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round
December 30
- 7:30 a.m.: 3x Fourth Round
- 2 p.m.: 3x Fourth Round
January 1
- 7:30 a.m.: 2x Quarterfinals
- 2 p.m.: 2x Quarterfinals
January 2
- 7:30 a.m.: Semifinals
January 3
- 3 p.m.: Final
This schedule sets the stage for what promises to be a spectacular tournament. With Littler’s highly anticipated appearance on December 21 and matchups featuring darts royalty like Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price, fans are in for a treat. By January 3, only one competitor will emerge as the 2025 PDC World Darts Champion.
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