It’s not long now until the action gets underway at Ally Pally for the 2025 World Darts Championship. This begs the question, what is the World Darts Championship prize money and how much will the winner walk away with after collecting the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy?
2025 World Darts Championship Winner Will Earn £500,000
Last year we saw the darts world number one player Luke Humphries see off teenage sensation Luke Littler 7-4 in the 2025 World Darts Championship Final.
This year, ‘Coolhand’ will be back to defend his title and in search of the £500,000 winners prize.
Over the tournament there is £2,500,000 in 2025 World Darts Championship prize money that is broken down as per the table below.
You will see that aside from a winners’ cheque of £500,000, the runner-up will still walk away with £200,000.
Each of the two losing semi-finalists will get £100,000 and the four quarter-final losers £50,000.
There will also be an added World Darts Championship bonus to look out for. Should a player land the coveted nine-dart finish, they will pocket an extra £60,000 in nine-darter bonuses.
2025 World Darts Championship Prize Money – The Full Breakdown
| 2025 | Prize Money (£) |
| Winner | £500,000 |
| Runner-up | £200,000 |
| Semi-final (x2) | £100,000 |
| Quarter-final (x4) | £50,000 |
| Last 16 (x8) | £35,000 |
| Round 3 (x16) | £25,000 |
| Round 2 (x32) | £15,000 |
| Round 1 (x32) | £7,500 |
| Nine Dart Finish Bonus | £60,000 |
World Darts Championship 2025 – Tournament Info
- 🎯 Event: 2025 World Darts Championship
- 📅 Date: Sunday 15th December – Friday 3rd January
- 🏆 2024 Winner: Luke Humphries
- 📺 TV Channel: UK: Sky Sports
- 🏟 Venue: Alexandra Palace | London, England
- 🎲 Odds: Littler 2/1 | Humphries 3/1 | Anderson 9/1
- 🤑 Purse: £2,500,000 (Winner: £500,000)
Who Is The 2025 World Darts Championship Favourite?
According to the best betting sites in the UK, Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler is the player the rest of the field have to beat, as he has been installed as the 2025 World Darts Championship favourite.
Littler is just ahead of reigning champion and world number one Luke Humphries in the betting, with former multiple winners Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen next best in the market.
Who Is Playing This Year At Ally Pally?
Opening quarter:
- Luke Humphries (1) vs Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito
- Raymond van Barneveld (32) vs Nick Kenny or Stowe Buntz
- James Wade (16) vs Jermaine Wattimena or Stefan Bellmont
- Peter Wright (17) vs Wesley Plaisier or Ryusei Azemoto
- Stephen Bunting (8) vs Alan Soutar or Kai Gotthardt
- Dirk van Duijvenbode (25) vs Madars Razma or Christian Kist
- Damon Heta (9) vs Connor Scutt or Ben Robb
- Mike De Decker (24) vs Luke Woodhouse or Lourence Ilagan
Second quarter:
- Luke Littler (4) vs Ryan Meikle or Fallon Sherrock
- Ritchie Edhouse (29) vs Ian White or Sandro Eric Sosing
- Danny Noppert (13) vs Ryan Joyce or Darius Labanauskas
- Ryan Searle (20) vs Mensur Suljovic or Matt Campbell
- Rob Cross (5) vs Scott Williams or Niko Springer
- Gian van Veen (28) vs Ricardo Pietreczko or Xiaochen Zong
- Nathan Aspinall (12) vs Cameron Menzies or Leonard Gates
- Andrew Gilding (21) vs Martin Lukeman or Nitin Kumar
Third quarter:
- Michael Smith (2) vs Kevin Doets or Noa-Lynn van Leuven
- Krzysztof Ratajski (31) vs Richard Veenstra or Alexis Toylo
- Chris Dobey (15) vs Stephen Burton or Alexander Merkx
- Josh Rock (18) vs Karel Sedlacek or Rhys Griffin
- Jonny Clayton (7) vs Mickey Mansell or Tomoya Goto
- Daryl Gurney (26) vs Florian Hempel or Jeffrey De Zwaan
- Gerwyn Price (10) vs Kim Huybrechts or Keane Barry
- Joe Cullen (23) vs Wessel Nijman or Cameron Carolissen
Bottom quarter:
- Michael van Gerwen (3) vs James Hurrell or Jim Long
- Brendan Dolan (30) vs Chris Landman or Lok Yin Lee
- Gary Anderson (14) vs Jeffrey de Graaf vs Rashad Sweeting
- Ross Smith (19) vs Jim Williams or Paolo Nebrida
- Dave Chisnall (6) vs Ricky Evans or Gordon Mathers
- Gabriel Clemens (27) vs Niels Zonneveld or Robert Owen
- Dimitri van den Bergh (11) vs William O’Connor or Dylan Slevin
- Martin Schindler (22) vs Callan Rydz or Romeo Grbavac
When Is The 2025 World Darts Championship Final?
The 2025 PDC Paddy Power World Darts Championship gets underway on Sunday 15th November and will climax with the final on Friday 3rd January.
You can watch the action unfold on Sky Sports in the UK and around the world.
See below how the darts action will pan out at the famous Alexandra Palace in London, England.
The final goes down on Friday 3rd January 2025, with the winner not only lifting the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy, but also picking up £500,000 in WDC prize money in the process.
Be sure to claim the various darts betting offers and free bet deals available on the SportsCasting site ahead of the biggest and best darts tournament worldwide.
2025 WDC Schedule, Dates & Format
| Date (2024/25) |
Session Time | Matches |
| Sun, Dec 15th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Mon, Dec 16th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Mon, Dec 16th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Tues, Dec 17th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Tues, Dec 17th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Weds, Dec 18th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Thurs, Dec 19th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Thurs, Dec 19th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Fri, Dec 20th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Fri, Dec 20th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 96 : 1 x Last 64 |
| Sat, Dec 21st 2024 | 12:30 | 2 x Last 96 : 2 x Last 64 |
| Sat, Dec 21st 2024 | 19:00 | 4 x Last 64 |
| Sun, Dec 22nd 2024 | 12:30 | 4 x Last 64 |
| Sun, Dec 22nd 2024 | 19:00 | 4 x Last 64 |
| Mon, Dec 23rd 2024 | 12:30 | 4 x Last 64 |
| Mon, Dec 23rd 2024 | 19:00 | 4 x Last 64 |
| Fri, Dec 27th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 32 |
| Fri, Dec 27th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 32 |
| Sat, Dec 28th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 32 |
| Sat, Dec 28th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 32 |
| Sun, Dec 29th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 32 |
| Sun, Dec 29th 2024 | 19:00 | 1 x Last 32 : 2 x Last 16 |
| Mon, Dec 30th 2024 | 12:30 | 3 x Last 16 |
| Mon, Dec 30th 2024 | 19:00 | 3 x Last 16 |
| Weds, Jan 1st 2025 | 12:30 | 2 x Quarter-Finals |
| Weds, Jan 1st 2025 | 19:00 | 2 x Quarter-Finals |
| Thurs, Jan 2nd 2025 | 19:30 | 2 x Semi-Finals |
| Fri, Jan 3rd 2025 | 20:00 | FINAL |
Previous WDC Winners (Last 10 Years)
- 2024 – Luke Humphries
- 2023 – Michael Smith
- 2022 – Peter Wright
- 2021 – Gerwyn Price
- 2020 – Peter Wright
- 2019 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2018 – Rob Cross
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2016 – Gary Anderson
- 2015 – Gary Anderson
