The likes of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and van Gerwen take to the iconic Alexandra Palace for the PDC Championship this Christmas.
Luke Humphries looks to defend his PDC World Championship title after defeating Luke Littler in a thrilling final last year at the infamous Ally Pally stadium in London.
He defeated the then 16-year-old 7-4 to claim the £2.5 million prize money and get his hands on the Sid Waddell Trophy, preventing the teenage sensation from becoming the youngest world champion.
Littler returns this year seeking revenge with 10 PDC titles including a major title and has secured the spot as the 11/5 favourite with PricedUp going into the tournament having been as long as 150/1 going into last year's event.
The pair will compete alongside the likes of two time-champion Gary Anderson otherwise known as "The Flying Scotsman" and three time champion Michael van Gerwen among many big names in the sport.
The event gets underway on December 15, 2024, with the final on January 3, 2025, at Alexandra Palace in London.
Who are the favourites to win, which side of the draw are the big names on and what is the round-by-round schedule?
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PDC World Darts Championship 2025 Odds
| Player | Odds | Implied probability |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Littler | 11/5 | 31% |
| Luke Humphries | 19/5 | 21% |
| Gary Anderson | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Michael van Gerwen | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Wessel Nijman | 30/1 | 3.2% |
17-year-old Luke Littler will go into this tournament as the 11/5 favourite (Best price with PricedUp) having narrowly missed out last year to this year's second favourite Luke Humphries (19/5).
Luke Littler went on from that tournament to light the Darts world on fire, shocking fans with his meteoric rise to 4th in the Darts World Rankings
The 17-year-old recently secured his first major ranking title with a dominant 16-3 victory in the Grand Slam final whilst winning his 10th PDC title in his first professional season, joining legends like Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen in achieving this milestone.
He has earned himself a spot on the shortlist to win the Sports Personality of the Year award in the process.
PDC World Darts Championship 2025 Draw
| Quarter | Matchup |
|---|---|
| Quarter One | Luke Humphries (1) vs. Thibault Tricole / Joe Comito |
| Raymond van Barneveld (32) vs. Nick Kenny / Stowe Buntz | |
| James Wade (16) vs. Jermaine Wattimena / Stefan Bellmont | |
| Peter Wright (17) vs. Wesley Plaisier / Ryusei Azemoto | |
| Stephen Bunting (8) vs. Alan Soutar / Kai Gotthardt | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode (25) vs. Madars Razma / Christian Kist | |
| Damon Heta (9) vs. Connor Scott / Ben Robb | |
| Mike de Decker (24) vs. Luke Woodhouse / Lourence Ilagan | |
| Quarter Two | Luke Littler (4) vs. Ryan Meikle / Fallon Sherrock |
| Ritchie Edhouse (29) vs. Ian White / Sandro Eric Sosing | |
| Danny Noppert (13) vs. Ryan Joyce / Darius Labanauskas | |
| Ryan Searle (20) vs. Mensur Suljovic / Matt Campbell | |
| Rob Cross (5) vs. Scott Williams / Niko Springer | |
| Gian van Veen (28) vs. Ricardo Pietreczko / Zong Xiao Chen | |
| Nathan Aspinall (12) vs. Cameron Menzies / Leonard Gates | |
| Andrew Gilding (21) vs. Martin Lukeman / Nitin Kumar | |
| Quarter Three | Michael Smith (2) vs. Kevin Doets / Noa-Lynn van Leuven |
| Krysztof Ratajski (31) vs. Richard Veenstra / Alexis Toylo | |
| Chris Dobey (15) vs. Stephen Burton / Alexander Merkx | |
| Josh Rock (18) vs. Karel Sedlacek / Rhys Griffin | |
| Jonny Clayton (7) vs. Mickey Mansell / Tomoya Goto | |
| Daryl Gurney (26) vs. Florian Hempel / Jeffrey De Zwaan | |
| Gerwyn Price (10) vs. Kim Huybrechts / Keane Barry | |
| Joe Cullen (23) vs. Wessel Nijman / Cameron Carolissen | |
| Quarter Four | Michael van Gerwen (3) vs. James Hurrell / Jim Long |
| Brendan Dolan (30) vs. Chris Landman / Lok Yin Lee | |
| Gary Anderson (14) vs. Jeffrey De Graaf / Rashad Sweeting | |
| Ross Smith (19) vs. Jim Williams / Paolo Nebrida | |
| Dave Chisnall (6) vs. Ricky Evans / Gordon Mathews | |
| Gabriel Clemens (27) vs. Niels Zonneveld / Robert Owen | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh (11) vs. William O'Connor / Dylan Slevin | |
| Martin Schindler (22) vs. Callan Rydz / Romeo Grbavac |
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PDC World Darts Championship 2025 Round-by-Round Schedule
The first/second rounds of the PDC World Championship run from Sunday December 15th until Monday December 23rd.
There will then be a three day break from Christmas Eve to Boxing day with play resuming on Friday December 26th with the Round three matches.
Round three concludes on Sunday December 29th, the same day the first of the Round 4 games begin.
Round four concludes the following day (Monday 30th December) when the Quarter Finalists will be decided.
The final stages will take place as follows:
| Date | Session | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 1 | Afternoon Session | Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 sets) Two Matches |
| Evening Session | Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 sets) Two Matches |
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| Thursday, January 2 | Evening Session | Semi-Finals (Best of 11 sets) Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 |
| Friday, January 3 | Evening Session | Final (Best of 13 sets) Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2 |
