World Darts Championship 2025/25 schedule as Luke Littler first match date set

World Darts Championship 2025/25 schedule as Luke Littler first match date set

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.

Defending champion: Luke Humphries won his first world title at Alexandra Palace last year (Getty Images)
Defending champion: Luke Humphries won his first world title at Alexandra Palace last year (Getty Images)

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