When does Luke Littler play at first round of 2025 European Darts Championship?

Luke Littler will be back on stage this week, as the 2025 European Darts Championship is the next tournament on the calander.

Despite playing in just 5/14 Euro Tour events in 2025, Littler has qualified for the event.

When does Luke Littler play in the first round of the European Championship?

Littler enters the tournament as the #4 seed, behind Nathan Aspinall, Martin Schindler and Stephen Bunting.

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With the Euro Tour OoM complete for the year, Littler will play the #29 seed, Raymond van Barneveld.

Littler and van Barneveld are set to play on Friday evening, for the night session's sixth game.

The game will take place at approximately 9:30 P.M. local time and 3:30 P.M. EST.

If Littler can get past van Barneveld, he'll play the winner of the game between James Wade and Mike De Decker.

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