Luke Littler is set to take to the Alexandra Palace stage for the his next match tonight, as he embarks on a semi-final clash in the 2025 World Darts Championship. But who does ‘The Nuke’ face in the semi-final and when exactly is the match set to be played?
Luke Littler Next Match: ‘The Nuke’ Faces Stephen Bunting In 2025 World Darts Championship Semi-Final
The 2025 World Darts Championship is drawing to a close after almost three weeks of epic darts at the famous Alexandra Palace in London. Reigning champion Luke Humphries crashed out in the Last 16 to Peter Wright, meaning there will be a new name on the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy come Friday night.
Just four players remain, with three-time World Darts Championship winner Michael van Gerwen one of them. He faces Chris Dobey in the first semi-final of the evening tonight, with the other semi-final featuring pre-tournament favourite Luke Littler against fan-favourite Stephen Bunting.
‘The Nuke’ began his 2025 World Darts Championship a fortnight ago, defeating Ryan Meikle in Round 2. That set up a Round 3 tie with veteran Ian White, who Littler breezed aside as he booked his place in the Last 16 with a 4-1 victory over ‘Diamond’ last Saturday night.
Littler then overcame his toughest test of the World Darts Championship, beating Ryan Joyce in seven sets in an epic tungsten tussle. The 17-year-old then beat Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals last night, breezing past ‘The Asp’ with a 5-2 victory.
This means that Luke Littler’s next match is a semi-final clash on the Ally Pally stage tonight. This time last year Littler was a relative unknown, but fast forward to now and the best UK betting sites are expecting him to go all the way to win the Sid Waddell Trophy this time around.
Littler now embarks on his fifth game of the tournament as he takes on Stephen Bunting in the semi-final on Thursday evening. This semi-final tie is the best of 11 sets, with Littler unsurprisingly a huge favourite with the best online cash-out betting sites to book his place in the 2025 World Darts Championship Final tomorrow night.
Luke Littler’s Remaining World Darts Championship Schedule
Below is a table of Luke Littler’s remaining schedule at the 2025 World Darts Championship. This includes the dates he could play on, the potential match times and what round each match would be in.
If Littler goes all the way to the Final for a second successive year, then he will have two more games at the 2025 World Darts Championship.
Should he beat Bunting tonight, which he is favoured to do by the best UK PayPal betting sites, this will set up a Final showdown with the winner of Michael van Gerwen vs Chris Dobey for the Luke Littler next match.
| Date (2025) |
Match Time | Round |
| Thu, Jan 2nd | 21:30 | Semi-Final |
| Fri, Jan 3rd | 20:00 | FINAL |
Will Luke Littler Win The 2025 World Darts Championship?
It is impossible to predict whether or not Luke Littler will win the 2025 World Darts Championship or not.
However, it is worth noting that he remains the favourite for the Sid Waddell trophy. Some of the pre-tournament favourites such as Luke Humphries, Michael Smith, Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price have crashed out, with Michael van Gerwen now seen as Littler’s biggest threat for the title.
The best UK sports betting apps have listed ‘The Nuke’ as the outright favourite for the entirety of the tournament, and he has every chance of proving why. He is in the semi-finals and remains a big favourite to go on and lift his maiden Sid Waddell Trophy tomorrow night.
Whether Littler does just that and goes all the way remains to be seen, but it would certainly take a brave person to bet against him. He has the world of darts at his feet right now, and could most definitely win the Worlds this year, despite being just 17-years-old.
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