The World Darts Championship is now live sky sportsLuke Littler is trying to defend his title.
The expanded 2026 tournament will see everyone competing from round one, with 128 players bidding for the top prize.
Alexandra Palace will offer a bumper prize of £5m, with the winner receiving £1m. This is the biggest payday in darts history.
Today’s World Darts Championship Match
Friday, December 19th
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
1 round x4
Matthew B and Matthew
Ryan Meikle of Jesus Salad
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter
Evening session (1900 GMT)
1 round x4
William O’Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Nathan Aspinall v Lawrence Ilagan
Keane Barry v Team Push
World Darts Championship Schedule
Saturday, December 20th
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
2 rounds x4
Ryan Searle v Brendan Dolan
Andreas Harrison v Motomu Sakai
Dirk van Duyvenbode v James Hurrell
Dave Ciznall as Ricardo Pietrecko
Evening session (1900 GMT)
2 rounds x4
Michael Smith v Nils Sonneveld
Chris Dovey v Andrew Gilding
Stephen Bunting v Nitin Kumar
Johnny Clayton v Dom Taylor
Sunday, December 21st
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
2 rounds x4
Ryan Joyce v Krzysztof Ratajski
Joe Cullen v Mensur Suljovic
Luke Woodhouse v Max Hope
Rob Cross v Ian White
Evening session (1900 GMT)
2 rounds x4
Martin Schindler v Barry/Push
Gerwin Price v Wesley Plazer
Luke Littler v David Davis
Damon Hetta as Stephen Belmont
Monday, December 22nd
Afternoon session (1230 GMT) and evening session (1900 GMT)
Luke Humphries v Paul Lim
Wessel Nyman v Gabriel Clemens
Aspinal/Ilagan v Mansell/Gates
David Munha v Doetsu
James Wade v Ricky Evans
Charlie Manby v Adam Sevarda
Gian van Vinh v Allan Suttar
Darren Beveridge v Madars Rajma
Tuesday, December 23
Afternoon session (1230 GMT) and evening session (1900 GMT)
Van Gerwen v O’Connor/Kiuk
Peter Wright v Arno Merck
Gary Anderson v Conor Scutt
Jermaine Wattimina v Scott Williams
Danny Noffert v Justin Hood
Johnny Tata v Meikle/Salate
Rock/Hater v Joe Comito
Gurney/Greaves v Callan Leeds
Saturday, December 27th
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
3 rounds x3
Evening session (1900 GMT)
3 rounds x3
Sunday, December 28
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
3 rounds x3
Evening session (1900 GMT)
3 rounds x3
Monday, December 29
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
3 rounds x3
Evening session (1900 GMT)
3rd round x1, 4th round x2
Tuesday December 30th
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
4 rounds x3
Evening session (1900 GMT)
4 rounds x3
Thursday, January 1
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Quarterfinals x2
Evening session (1900 GMT)
Quarterfinals x2
Friday, January 2 (1930 GMT)
semifinal
Saturday, January 3 (2000 GMT)
critical
World Darts Championship Scores and Results
Thursday, December 18
afternoon session
Callan Leeds 3-0 Patrick Kovac
Thibaut Tricol 0-3 Motomu Sakai
ryan joyce 3-0 Owen Bates
Mike De Decker 2-3 David Munua
Evening session (1900 GMT)
Jermaine Wattimina 3-2 Dominic Gruellich
Dave Cheesenall 3-0 Fallon Sherlock
michael van gerwen 3-0 Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
Krzysztof Ratajski 3-0 Alexis Toilo
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David Munyua pulled off the biggest shock in World Darts Championship history by beating Mike De Decker.
Wednesday, December 17
evening session
Matt Campbell 1-3 Adam Sebada
Raymond van Barneveld 0-3 stephan belmont
james wade 3-0 Ryusei Azemoto
Martin Schindler 3-1 Stephen Burton
Tuesday, December 16
afternoon session
1 round x4
Alan Sutar 3-2 Temu Harju
Nick Kenny 0-3 justin hood
scott williams 3-0 Paolo Nebrida
Chris Dovey 3-1 Zhong Xiaochen
evening session
1 round x4
Ricardo Pietrecko 3-1 Jose De Sosa
Danny Noffert 3-1 Jurjen van der Velde
Gerwin Price 3-0 Adam Goulas
Nico Springer 1-3 Joe Comito
Monday, December 15th
afternoon session
1 round x4
Brendan Dolan 3-1 Tavis Dudney
Cameron Menzies 2-3 charlie manby
Mensur Suljovic 3-1 David Cameron
peter wright 3-0 Noah-Lynne van Leuven
evening session
1 round x4
Martin Lookman 1-3 Max Hope
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-2 Andy Batons
Johnny Clayton 3-1 Adam Lipscomb
corner scut 3-2 Simon Whitlock
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Cameron Menzies furiously smashed his fist into the water table after his dramatic 3-2 loss to Charlie Manby.
Sunday, December 14
afternoon session
1 round x4
Rich Edhouse 0-3 Johnny Tata
dom taylor 3-0 Oscar Rourke
Richard Vinstra 2-3 Nitin Kumar
joe cullen 3-0 Bradley Brooks
evening session
1 round x4
Lucas Benig 1-3 wesley placer
Dimitri van den Berg 0-3 Darren Beveridge
stephen bunting 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki
James Hurrell 3-1 Stowe Bunts
Saturday, December 13th
afternoon session
1st round
Mario Vandenbogaerde 1-3 David Davis
Andrew Gilding 3-0 Cam Crabtree
Luke Woodhouse 3-1 Boris Krmar
Gary Anderson 3-2 Adam Hunt
evening session
1st round
Geoffrey de Graaf 1-3 Paul Lim
Bessel Naiman 3-0 Karel Sedracek
Luke Humphreys 3-1 Ted Ebbets
Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Alex Spellman
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Ted Evetts may have lost his battle with Luke Humphries in the first round of the World Championships, but he won his battle with the Ally Pally Wasp!
Friday, December 12th
afternoon session
1st round
Nils Sonneveld 3-0 Haupai Puha
Ian White 3-2 Mervyn King
Ryan Sully 3-0 Chris Landman
rob cross 3-0 Kordecker
evening session
1st round
Ross Smith 2-3 Andreas Harrison
Ricky Evans 3-0 Manrokleong
Gian van binh 3-1 Christ the Kings
Damon Hetta 3-1 Steve Lennon
Thursday, December 11
1st round
evening session
Kim Huybrechts 1-3 Arno Merck
michael smith 3-0 Lisa Ashton
Luke Littler 3-0 Darius Ravanauskas
Madar Rajma 3-1 Jamai van den Herrig
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Highlights from defending champion Luke Littler against Darius Ravanauskas at the World Darts Championship
World Darts Championship Format
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Speaking on Love The Darts, Abigail Davies and Chris Murphy discuss Luke Litter’s rise to world number one and who could challenge him for the World Championship.
The format was changed ahead of this year’s contest, with all players entering the tournament at the first round stage, while seeded players previously received a bye until the next round.
The World Championship uses a sets format, with each set lasting from rounds 1 to 3. A deciding set requires a win in at least two games, so if it’s 2-2 in the final set, a player must win 4-2 or 5-3. At 5-5, a sudden death leg occurs without a bull being thrown, so the change of who throws first continues.
How much is the prize money?
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Luke Humphries has declared he will go to war with Luke Littler for the World Darts Championship after the pair exchanged friendly words following Littler’s Grand Slam of Darts win.
Well, you might have heard by now that there is a huge prize money on offer this time around at the World Darts Championship. The winner will take home a whopping £1m.
Runners-up will take home £400,000, semi-finalists will receive £200,000 and quarter-finalists will receive £100,000.
If you go in round 4 your salary will be £60,000, if you go in round 3 you will be paid £35,000, in round 2 you will be paid £25,000 and in round 1 you will be paid £15,000.
A total of 5 million pounds.
prize money
winner: £1,000,000
Runner-up: £400,000
Semi-finalist: £200,000
Semi-finalist: £100,000
Round 4 loser: £60,000
Round 3 loser: £35,000
Round 2 loser: £25,000
Round 1 loser: £15,000
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