When is the World Darts Championship? Dates and Schedule

The big man had so much fun sponsoring the last World Darts Championship that he’s decided to do it all again!

That’s right, the Paddy Power World Darts Championship launched into action on Sunday, 15th December as the Alexandra Palace once again stages the biggest Christmas party in town.

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Luke Humphries is the reigning champion after a titanic battle in the final with teenage sensation, Luke Littler, earlier this year and the pair are aiming to reach the showpiece for the second season in a row on Friday, 3rd January.

A total of 96 players will be hoping to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy and bag a big slice of the £2.5million in prize money.

World Darts Championship odds are on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise the all-important schedule and session times can be found below.

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Paddy Power World Darts Championship schedule

Sunday, 15th December

Evening Session (7pm)

Thibault Tricole v Joe Comito R1
Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont R1
Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry R1
Luke Humphries v Tricole/Comito R2

Monday, 16th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Wesley Plaisier v Ryusei Azemoto R1
Luke Woodhouse v Lourence Ilagan R1
Alan Soutar v Kai Gotthardt R1
James Wade v Wattimena/Bellmont R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Niels Zonneveld v Robert Owen R1
Connor Scutt v Ben Robb R1
Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates R1
Gerwyn Price v Huybrechts/Barry R2

Tuesday, 17th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

James Hurrell v Jim Long R1
Kevin Doets v Noa-Lynn van Leuven R1
Ryan Joyce v Darius Labanauskas R1
Mike De Decker v Woodhouse/Ilagan R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting R1
Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong R1
Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock R1
Peter Wright v Plaisier/Azemoto R2

Wednesday, 18th December

Evening Session (7pm)

Jim Williams v Paolo Nebrida R1
Madars Razma v Christian Kist R1
Ricky Evans v Gordon Mathers R1
Nathan Aspinall v Menzies/Gates R2

Thursday, 19th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee R1
Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac R1 x
Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar R1
Gabriel Clemens v Zonneveld/Owen R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Nick Kenny v Stowe Buntz R1
Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell R1
Scott Williams v Niko Springer R1
Michael Smith v Doets/Van Leuven R2

Friday, 20th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Stephen Burton v Alexander Merkx R1
Wessel Nijman v Cameron Carolissen R1
Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing R1
Stephen Bunting v Soutar/Gotthardt R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Mickey Mansell v Tomoya Goto R1
Florian Hempel v Jeffrey De Zwaan R1
William O’Connor v Dylan Slevin R1
Michael van Gerwen v Hurrell/Long R2

Saturday, 21st December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin R1
Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo R1
Brendan Dolan v Landman/Lee R2
Chris Dobey v Burton/Merkx R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Danny Noppert v Joyce/Labanauskas R2
Raymond van Barneveld v Kenny/Buntz R2
Luke Littler v Meikle/Sherrock R2
Damon Heta v Scutt/Robb R2

Sunday, 22nd December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Ryan Searle v Suljovic/Campbell R2
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Razma/Kist R2
Joe Cullen v Nijman/Carolissen R2
Ritchie Edhouse v White/Sosing R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Martin Schindler v Rydz/Grbavac R2
Ross Smith v J Williams/Nebrida R2
Gary Anderson v De Graaf/Sweeting R2
Dimitri Van den Bergh v O’Connor/Slevin R2

Monday, 23rd December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Krzysztof Ratajski v Veenstra/Toylo R2
Andrew Gilding v Lukeman/Kumar R2
Josh Rock v Sedlacek/Griffin R2
Jonny Clayton v Mansell/Goto R2

Evening Session (7pm)

Gian van Veen v Pietreczko/Zong R2
Daryl Gurney v Hempel/De Zwaan R2
Dave Chisnall v Evans/Mathers R2
Rob Cross v S Williams/Springer R2

Friday, 27th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Damon Heta v Luke Woodhouse R3
Jonny Clayton v Daryl Gurney R3
Stephen Bunting v Madars Razma R3

Evening Session (7pm)

Gerwyn Price v Joe Cullen R3
Jermaine Wattimena v Peter Wright R3
Luke Humphries v Nick Kenny R3

Saturday, 28th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Ryan Joyce v Ryan Searle R3
Scott Williams v Ricardo Pietreczko R3
Nathan Aspinall v Andrew Gilding R3

Evening Session (7pm)

Chris Dobey v Josh Rock R3
Michael van Gerwen v Brendan Dolan R3
Luke Littler v Ian White R3

Sunday, 29th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Jeffrey de Graaf v Paolo Nebrida R3
Kevin Doets v Krzysztof Ratajski R3
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Callan Rydz R3

Evening Session (7pm)

Ricky Evans v Robert Owen R3
2x Fourth Round

Monday, 30th December

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

3x Fourth Round

Evening Session (7pm)

3x Fourth Round

Wednesday, 1st January

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

2x Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (7pm)

2x Quarter-Finals

Thursday, 2nd January

Evening Session (7.30pm)

Semi-Finals

Friday, 3rd January

Evening Session (8pm)

Final

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