Reigning champion Luke Humpries headlines the first evening of the 2025 World Darts Championship, with Luke Littler forced to wait for a potential second-round clash with Fallon Sherrock.
The two favourites for the tournament are on the same side of the draw, meaning there will be no repeat of last season’s stunning final. Humpries’ tilt to retain his title begins on Sunday, December 15 against the winner between Thibaut Tricole and Joe Comito.
Sherrock, no stranger to making history at Ally Pally, must beat Ryan Meikle on December 17 to set up a clash with Little on December 21.
Elsewhere, second seed Michael Smith will battle either Kevin Doets or Noa-Lynn van Leuven first, while third seed Michael van Gerwen is set to meet one of James Hurrell or Jim Long. It will be either Scott Williams or Niko Springer up first for fifth seed Cross, meanwhile. Van Leuven is the first transgender player ever to compete at the World Championship.
World Darts Championship schedule in full
(Seeds in brackets, all times GMT)
Sunday, December 15
Evening Session (7pm)
Thibault Tricole v Joe Comito
Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont
Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry
(1) Luke Humphries v Thibault Tricole/Joe Comito
Monday, December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Wesley Plaisier v Ryusei Azemoto
Luke Woodhouse v Lourence Ilagan
Alan Soutar v Kai Gotthardt
(16) James Wade v Jermaine Wattimena/Stefan Bellmont
Evening Session (7pm)
Niels Zonneveld v Robert Owen
Connor Scutt v Ben Robb
Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates
(10) Gerwyn Price v Kim Huybrechts/Keane Barry
Tuesday, December 17
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
James Hurrell v Jim Long
Kevin Doets v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Ryan Joyce v Darius Labanauskas
(24) Mike De Decker v Luke Woodhouse/Lourence Ilagan
Evening Session (7pm)
Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting
Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong
Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock
(17) Peter Wright v Wesley Plaisier/Ryusei Azemoto
Wednesday, December 18
Evening Session (7pm)
Jim Williams v Paolo Nebrida
Madars Razma v Christian Kist
Ricky Evans v Gordon Mathers
(12) Nathan Aspinall v Cameron Menzies/Leonard Gates
Thursday, December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee
Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac
Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar
(27) Gabriel Clemens v Niels Zonneveld/Robert Owen
Evening Session (7pm)
Nick Kenny v Stowe Buntz
Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell
Scott Williams v Niko Springer
(2) Michael Smith v Kevin Doets/Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Friday, December 20
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Stephen Burton v Alexander Merkx
Wessel Nijman v Cameron Carolissen
Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing
(8) Stephen Bunting v Alan Soutar/Kai Gotthardt
Evening Session (7pm)
Mickey Mansell v Tomoya Goto
Florian Hempel v Jeffrey De Zwaan
William O'Connor v Dylan Slevin
(3) Michael van Gerwen v James Hurrell/Jim Long
Saturday, December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin
Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo
(30) Brendan Dolan v Chris Landman/Lok Yin Lee
(15) Chris Dobey v Stephen Burton/Alexander Merkx
Evening Session (7pm)
(13) Danny Noppert v Ryan Joyce/Darius Labanauskas
(32) Raymond van Barneveld v Nick Kenny/Stowe Buntz
(4) Luke Littler v Ryan Meikle/Fallon Sherrock
(9) Damon Heta v Connor Scutt/Ben Robb
Sunday, December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
(20) Ryan Searle v Mensur Suljovic/Matt Campbell
(25) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Madars Razma/Christian Kist
(23) Joe Cullen v Wessel Nijman/Cameron Carolissen
(29) Ritchie Edhouse v Ian White/Sandro Eric Sosing
Evening Session (7pm)
(22) Martin Schindler v Callan Rydz/Romeo Grbavac
(19) Ross Smith v Jim Williams/Paolo Nebrida
(14) Gary Anderson v Jeffrey de Graaf/Rashad Sweeting
(11) Dimitri Van den Bergh v William O'Connor/Dylan Slevin
Monday, December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
(31) Krzysztof Ratajski v Richard Veenstra/Alexis Toylo
(21) Andrew Gilding v Martin Lukeman/Nitin Kumar
(18) Josh Rock v Karel Sedlacek/Rhys Griffin
(7) Jonny Clayton v Mickey Mansell/Tomoya Goto
Evening Session (7pm)
(28) Gian van Veen v Ricardo Pietreczko/Xiaochen Zong
(26) Daryl Gurney v Florian Hempel/Jeffrey De Zwaan
(5) Rob Cross v Scott Williams/Niko Springer
(6) Dave Chisnall v Ricky Evans/Gordon Mathers
Friday, December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round (x3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round (x3)
Saturday, December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round (x3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round (x3)
Sunday, December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round (x3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round (x1), Fourth Round (x2)
Monday, December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Fourth Round (x3)
Evening Session (7pm)
Fourth Round (x3)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Quarter-finals (x2)
Evening Session (7pm)
Quarter-finals (x2)
Thursday, January 2 (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals (x2)
Friday, January 3 (8pm)
Final
