Luke Littler is odds on to win the 2025 World Darts Championship going into tonight's semi-finals - can the 'Nuke' reach the final?
Chris Dobey is the only non-top 10 seed in the semi-finals of the 2025 World Darts Championship, which get underway from 19:30 tonight at the Alexandra Palace.
The early rounds of the tournament were littered with big name exits. In fact, a record 14 seeds saw their journey end as early as the second round.
However, the second half of darts' festive showpiece has restored a level of normality. The four semi-finalists tonight were all in the top 10 most backed players through oddschecker in December before a dart was thrown.
Darts World Championship Odds
| Winner | Best Odds | Bet With |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Littler | 8/11 | Betfred |
| Michael van Gerwen | 13/5 | AK Bets |
| Stephen Bunting | 10/1 | Priced Up |
| Chris Dobey | 14/1 | AK Bets |
Who is the favourite to win the World Darts Championship?
As he has been since the very start, Luke Littler remains the bookmakers' favourite to win the tournament before the semi-finals. He has been odds on since Sunday 29th December and is now a best price 8/11 on Betfred (implied 58% chance)
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Darts Tips Today
Michael van Gerwen To Win, Hit Most 180s & Hit Highest Checkout @ 10/3 Paddy Power
A pre-tournament fancy for 1996 champion Steve Beaton, Chris Dobey was too strong for Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals but only averaged 95.83 despite topping 113 in the third set.
Michael van Gerwen, meanwhile, came through a classic encounter with Callan Rydz with an average of 103.1 and 44.74% on the checkouts.
He only shades the last 13 meetings between the two 7-6 but we like the 10/3 price boost on Paddy Power for MVG To Win, Hit Most 180s & Hit Highest Checkout.
Stephen Bunting +2.5 @ 13/8 Unibet
It might be the first time Stephen 'The Bullet' Bunting has reached the last four since 2021 but don't expect Littler to have it all his own way.
Bunting is a fan favourite at Ally Pally, rousing the 'Bunting Army' once more with a 43.24% success rate on the doubles in his win over two-time champion Peter Wright.
He beat Littler 7-6 in the Players Championship 24 semi-finals having lost 8-7 to the teenager in the Players Championship 20 final two weeks before.
We think Littler will prevail and reach his second successive final but Bunting +2.5 @ 13/8 on Unibet could be a good bet, covering a surprise Bunting win as well as 6-4 and 6-5 wins for Littler.
