The 2025 PDC World Championship is being played from December 15 to January 3 and takes place at Alexandra Palace in London.
The biggest event of the season, Luke Humphries will be defending the title he won when defeating Luke Littler 7-4 in the 31st edition in January 2024.
Darts' biggest event once again sees 96 players competing for The Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5m in prize money either side of Christmas and the New Year.
Who will take the biggest prize in the sport?
PDC World Championship Schedule
| Day | Date | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 15 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 2 | Monday, 16 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 3 | Tuesday, 17 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 4 | Wednesday, 18 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 5 | Thursday, 19 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 6 | Friday, 20 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 7 | Saturday, 21 December | First & Second Round Matches |
| 8 | Sunday, 22 December | Second Round Matches |
| 9 | Monday, 23 December | Second Round Matches |
| 10 | Friday, 27 December | Third Round Matches |
| 11 | Saturday, 28 December | Third Round Matches |
| 12 | Sunday, 29 December | Third & Fourth Round Matches |
| 13 | Monday, 30 December | Fourth Round Matches |
| 14 | Wednesday, 1 January | Quarter-Finals |
| 15 | Thursday, 2 January | Semi-Finals |
| 16 | Friday, 3 January | Final |
PDC World Championship Format
There are 96 players that qualify for the tournament including the top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit, the 32 highest-ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and 32 qualifiers from around the world.
The top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit all start in the second round. The 32 highest-ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and 32 qualifiers from around the world start in the first round.
A tie-break will be in operation in all round from the second round onwards, where the final set must be won by two clear legs. If the score reaches five-all, the 11th leg will be a sudden-death leg.
| Round | Format |
|---|---|
First Round | Best of 5 sets (no tie-break) |
| Second Round | Best of 5 sets |
| Third Round | Best of 7 sets |
| Fourth Round | Best of 7 sets |
| Quarter-Finals | Best of 9 sets |
| Semi-Finals | Best of 11 sets |
| Final | Best of 13 sets |
2025 PDC World Darts Championship Draw
Sunday, 15 December
Thibault Tricole vs Joe Comito
Jermaine Wattimena vs Stefan Bellmont
Kim Huybrechts vs Keane Barry
Luke Humphries vs Tricole / Comito
Monday, 16 December
Wesley Plaisier vs Ryusei Azemoto
Luke Woodhouse vs Lourence Ilagan
Alan Soutar vs Kai Gotthardt
James Wade vs Wattimena / Bellmont
Niels Zonneveld vs Robert Owen
Connor Scutt vs Ben Robb
Cameron Menzies vs Leonard Gates
Gerwyn Price vs Huybrechts / Barry
Tuesday, 17 December
James Hurrell vs Jim Long
Kevin Doets vs Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Ryan Joyce vs Darius Labanauskas
Mike De Decker vs Woodhouse / Ilagan
Jeffrey de Graaf vs Rashad Sweeting
Ricardo Pietreczko vs Zong Xiao Chen
Ryan Meikle vs Fallon Sherrock
Peter Wright vs Plaisier / Azemoto
Wednesday, 18 December
Jim Williams vs Paolo Nebrida
Madars Razma vs Christian Kist
Ricky Evans vs Gordon Mathers
Nathan Aspinall vs Menzies / Gates
Thursday, 19 December
Chris Landman vs Lok Yin Lee
Callan Rydz vs Romeo Grbavac
Martin Lukeman vs Nitin Kumar
Gabriel Clemens vs Zonneveld / Owen
Nick Kenny vs Stowe Buntz
Mensur Suljović vs Matt Campbell
Scott Williams vs Niko Springer
Michael Smith vs Doets / Van Leuven
Friday, 20 December
Stephen Burton vs Alexander Merkx
Wessel Nijman vs Cameron Carolissen
Ian White vs Sandro Eric Sosing
Stephen Bunting vs Soutar / Gotthardt
Mickey Mansell vs Tomoya Goto
Florian Hempel vs Jeffrey de Zwaan
William O'Connor vs Dylan Slevin
Michael van Gerwen vs Hurrell / Long
Saturday, 21 December
Karel Sedláček vs Rhys Griffin
Richard Veenstra vs Alexis Toylo
Brendan Dolan vs Landman / Lee
Chris Dobey vs Burton / Merkx
Danny Noppert vs Joyce / Labanauskas
Raymond van Barneveld vs Kenny / Buntz
Luke Littler vs Meikle / Sherrock
Damon Heta vs Scutt / Robb
Sunday, 22 December
Ryan Searle vs Suljović / Campbell
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Razma / Kist
Joe Cullen vs Nijman / Carolissen
Ritchie Edhouse vs White / Sosing
Martin Schindler vs Rydz / Grbavac
Ross Smith vs J. Williams / Nebrida
Gary Anderson vs De Graaf / Sweeting
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs O'Connor / Slevin
Monday, 23 December
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Veenstra / Toylo
Andrew Gilding vs Lukeman / Kumar
Josh Rock vs Sedláček / Griffin
Jonny Clayton vs Mansell / Goto
Gian van Veen vs Pietreczko / Zong
Daryl Gurney vs Hempel / De Zwaan
Dave Chisnall vs Evans / Mathers
Rob Cross vs S. Williams / Springer
Friday, 27 December
TBC
Saturday, 28 December
TBC
Sunday, 29 December
TBC
Monday, 30 December
TBC
Wednesday, 1 January
Quarter-Finals TBC
Thursday, 2 January
Semi-Finals TBC
Friday, 3 January
Final TBC
2025 PDC World Championship FAQs
- When is the 2025 PDC World Championship being played?
The PDC World Darts Championship is being played from December 15, 2024, to January 3, 2025.
- Where is the 2025 PDC World Championship being played?
The PDC World Darts Championship is being held at Alexandra Palace in London.
- Where can I watch PDC World Championship live streaming?
Check our live streaming calendar to see where to watch PDC World Championship live streaming.