The PDC World Darts Championship is underway at London's famous Alexandra Palace.
World No. 1 Luke Humphries will defend his title but is sure to face stiff competition from a strong field.
Luke Littler's ambitions to go one better than his final defeat last year were bolstered by the teen sensation storming to glory at the Grand Slam of Darts, and he won his second-round bout against Ryan Meikle to begin his crusade.
On Thursday, a big seed fell by the wayside as second seed Michael Smith — the highest seeded player other than defending champ Humphries — was eliminated by Dutchman Kevin Doets who already made headlines with a first-round win over the tournament's first-ever transgender participant, Noa-Lynn van Leuven.
We then saw former champ Rob Cross and sixth seed Dave Chisnall eliminated. Fourteen of the seeded players were knocked out before Christmas Day, which was a record for that stage of the tournament.
Here's the draw for the World Championship in full, along with live updated results.
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World Darts Championship 2024/25 seeds
Within a 96-player field overall, the top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit were seeded and received byes to the second round.
- Luke Humphries
Michael Smith- Michael van Gerwen
- Luke Littler
Rob CrossDave Chisnall- Jonny Clayton
- Stephen Bunting
Damon Heta- Gerwyn Price
- Dimitri van der Bergh
- Nathan Aspinall
Danny NoppertGary Anderson- Chris Dobey
James Wade- Peter Wright
- Josh Rock
Ross SmithRyan Searle- Andrew Gilding
Martin SchindlerJoe CullenMike De DeckerDirk van DuijvenbodeDaryl GurneyGabriel ClemensGian van VeenRitchie Edhouse- Brendan Dolan
- Krzysztof Ratajski
Raymond van Barneveld
World Darts Championship 2025 results, scores and schedule
Sunday, December 15
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 1 | 1 | Thibault Tricole 3-1 Joe Comito |
| 2 | 1 | Jermaine Wattimena 3-0 Stefan Bellmont |
| 3 | 1 | Kim Huybrechts 1-3 Keane Barry |
| 4 | 2 | Luke Humphries (1) 3-0 Thibaut Tricole |
Monday, December 16
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 5 | 1 | Wesley Plaisier 3-2 Ryusei Azemoto |
| 6 | 1 | Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Lourence Ilagan |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Soutar 1-3 Kai Gotthardt |
| 8 | 2 | James Wade (16) 0-3 Jermaine Wattimena |
| 9 | 1 | Niels Zonneveld 1-3 Robert Owen |
| 10 | 1 | Connor Scutt 3-0 Ben Robb |
| 11 | 1 | Cameron Menzies 1-3 Leonard Gates |
| 12 | 2 | Gerwyn Price (10) 3-0 Keane Barry |
Tuesday, December 17
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 13 | 1 | James Hurrell 3-0 Jim Long |
| 14 | 1 | Kevin Doets 3-1 Noa-Lynn van Leuven |
| 15 | 1 | Ryan Joyce 3-1 Darius Labanauskas |
| 16 | 2 | Mike De Decker (24) 1-3 Luke Woodhouse |
| 17 | 1 | Jeffrey de Graaf 3-1 Rashad Sweeting |
| 18 | 1 | Ricardo Pietreczko 3-0 Zong Xiao Chen |
| 19 | 1 | Ryan Meikle 3-2 Fallon Sherrock |
| 20 | 2 | Peter Wright (17) 3-1 Wesley Plaisier |
Wednesday, December 18
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 21 | 1 | Jim Williams 2-3 Paolo Nebrida |
| 22 | 1 | Madars Razma 3-2 Christian Kist |
| 23 | 1 | Ricky Evans 3-2 Gordon Mathers |
| 24 | 2 | Nathan Aspinall (12) 3-1 Leonard Gates |
Thursday, December 19
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 25 | 1 | Chris Landman 1-3 Lok Yin Lee |
| 26 | 1 | Callan Rydz 3-0 Romeo Grbavac |
| 27 | 1 | Martin Lukeman 3-1 Nitin Kumar |
| 28 | 2 | Gabriel Clemens (27) 1-3 Robert Owen |
| 29 | 1 | Nick Kenny 3-0 Stowe Buntz |
| 30 | 1 | Mensur Suljovic 2-3 Matt Campbell |
| 31 | 1 | Scott Williams 3-1 Niko Springer |
| 32 | 2 | Michael Smith (2) 2-3 Kevin Doets |
Friday, December 20
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 33 | 1 | Stephen Burton 0-3 Alexander Merkx |
| 34 | 1 | Wessel Nijman 3-2 Cameron Carolissen |
| 35 | 1 | Ian White W/O Sandro Eric Sosing |
| 36 | 2 | Stephen Bunting (8) 3-1 Kai Gotthardt |
| 37 | 1 | Mickey Mansell 3-1 Tomoya Goto |
| 38 | 1 | Florian Hempel 3-1 Jeffrey de Zwaan |
| 39 | 1 | William O'Connor 1-3 Dylan Slevin |
| 40 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen (3) 3-0 James Hurrell |
Saturday, December 21
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 41 | 1 | Karel Sedlacek 0-3 Rhys Griffin |
| 42 | 1 | Richard Veenstra 0-3 Alexis Toylo |
| 43 | 2 | Brendan Dolan (30) 3-0 Landman/Lee |
| 44 | 2 | Chris Dobey (15) 3-1 Alexander Merkx |
| 45 | 2 | Danny Noppert (13) 1-3 Ryan Joyce |
| 46 | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld (32) 1-3 Nick Kenny |
| 47 | 2 | Luke Littler (4) 3-1 Ryan Meikle |
| 48 | 2 | Damon Heta (9) 3-1 Connor Scutt |
Sunday, December 22
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 49 | 2 | Ryan Searle (20) 3-0 Matt Campbell |
| 50 | 2 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (25) 1-3 Madars Razma |
| 51 | 2 | Joe Cullen (23) 3-0 Wessel Nijman |
| 52 | 2 | Ritchie Edhouse (29) 1-3 Ian White |
| 53 | 2 | Martin Schindler (22) 0-3 Callan Rydz |
| 54 | 2 | Ross Smith (19) 0-3 Paolo Nebrida |
| 55 | 2 | Gary Anderson (14) 0-3 Jeffrey De Graaf |
| 56 | 2 | Dimitri van den Bergh (11) 3-0 Dylan Slevin |
Monday, December 23
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 57 | 2 | Krzysztof Ratajski (31) 3-1 Veenstra Toylo |
| 58 | 2 | Andrew Gilding (21) 3-1 Martin Lukeman |
| 59 | 2 | Josh Rock (18) 3-0 Rhys Griffin |
| 60 | 2 | Jonny Clayton (7) 3-2 Mickey Mansell |
| 61 | 2 | Gian van Veen (28) 1-3 Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 62 | 2 | Daryl Gurney (26) 3-2 Florian Hempel |
| 63 | 2 | Dave Chisnall (6) 2-3 Ricky Evans |
| 64 | 2 | Rob Cross (5) 1-3 Scott Williams |
Friday, December 27
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 65 | 3 | Damon Heta (9) 3-4 Luke Woodhouse |
| 66 | 3 | Jonny Clayton (7) 4-3 Daryl Gurney (26) |
| 67 | 3 | Stephen Bunting (8) 4-1 Madars Razma |
| 68 | 3 | Gerwyn Price (11) 4-3 Joe Cullen (23) |
| 69 | 3 | Jermaine Wattimena 2-4 Peter Wright (17) |
| 70 | 3 | Luke Humphries (1) 4-0 Nick Kenny |
Saturday, December 28
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 71 | 3 | Ryan Joyce 4-3 Ryan Searle (20) |
| 72 | 3 | Scott Williams 1-4 Ricardo Pietreczko |
| 73 | 3 | Nathan Aspinall (12) vs. Andrew Gilding (21) |
| 74 | 3 | Chris Dobey (15) vs. Josh Rock (18) |
| 75 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen (3) vs. Brendan Dolan (30) |
| 76 | 3 | Luke Littler (4) vs. Ian White |
Sunday, December 29
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 77 | 3 | Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Paolo Nebrida |
| 78 | 3 | Kevin Doets vs. Krzysztof Ratajski (31) |
| 79 | 3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (11) vs. Callan Rydz |
| 80 | 3 | Ricky Evans vs. Robert Owen |
| 81 | 4 | Jonny Clayton (7) vs. Gerwin Price (11) |
| 82 | 4 | Luke Humphries (1) vs. Peter Wright (17) |
Monday, December 30
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 83 | 4 | |
| 84 | 4 | |
| 85 | 4 | |
| 86 | 4 | |
| 87 | 4 | |
| 88 | 4 | |
Wednesday, January 1
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 89 | Quarterfinal | |
| 90 | Quarterfinal | |
| 91 | Quarterfinal | |
| 92 | Quarterfinal | |
Thursday, January 2
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 93 | Semifinal | |
| 94 | Semifinal | |
Friday, January 3
| Match Number | Round | Match |
| 95 | Final | |
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