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2025 PDC World Darts Championship

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2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatSets
Final – first to 7 sets
Prize fund£2.5 million
Winner's share£500,000
Nine-dart finishChristian Kist
High checkout170 Nick Kenny
(first round)
«2024 2026»

The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship) is a professional darts event taking place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025. It is the 32nd World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

Luke Humphries is the defending champion, having defeated Luke Littler 7–4 in the 2024 final.[1]

Overview

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The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship is the 32nd World Darts Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the 18th to be held at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It will take place from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025. The championship will feature 96 participants, with the top 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit being seeded through to the second round. The 32 qualifiers from the Pro Tour Order of Merit and the 32 other players from various qualifiers start in the first round.[2][3]

Irish gambling company Paddy Power will continue their sponsorship of the event, having agreed a three-year contract with the PDC ahead of the 2024 edition.[4] As part of its promotion of the event, Paddy Power announced 'The Bigger 180' campaign, for which the bookmaker would, as last year, donate £1,000 to charity Prostate Cancer UK for every maximum score of 180 achieved during the tournament, while also introducing a £180,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish hit at the tournament, shared equally between the charity, the player, and a fan in the Alexandra Palace crowd.[5][6]

Going into the event, the previous year's finalists are viewed by bookmakers as the tournament favourites with Luke Littler having won the Premier League,[7][8][9] the World Series Finals,[10] and the Grand Slam of Darts,[11][12] and defending champion Luke Humphries having won the World Matchplay[13][14] and the Players Championship Finals.[15]

Format

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All matches will be played as straight in, double out, requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on a double. The matches were played in the set format, with a minimum of three sets required to win a match. The following rules are observed:

  • All sets will be played to the best of five legs in the first round, and also in non-deciding sets of subsequent rounds.
  • In the deciding set of all but the first round, the first player to win at least three legs and be leading by two or more wins the set and the match. If the set reaches a 5–5 tie without a winner, it will be decided by a sudden-death leg with no throw for the bull.
Round Best of (sets) First to (sets)
First & Second 5 3
Third & Fourth 7 4
Quarter-finals 9 5
Semi-finals 11 6
Final 13 7

Ranking

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The rankings on the PDC Order of Merit are calculated on a two-year basis. Players who participated in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship are defending their prize money from that event on their ranking. At the end of the tournament, the PDC Order of Merit prize money from that event will be deleted from their ranking. After the tournament, the top 64 in the PDC Order of Merit will receive a one-year extension on their tour card. Players in the final year of their tour card, or that do not hold a tour card for the 2024 season, who finish the tournament outside the top 64 lose their tour card, unless players inside the top 64 resign their tour card, which Steve Beaton is expected to do.[16]

Prize money

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The total prize pool for the tournament remained at £2.5 million in total for the seventh year in a row.[2][3] Tournament sponsors Paddy Power pledged a £60,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish hit during the tournament to each of the player, Prostate Cancer UK, and a fan in the Alexandra Palace crowd during the match it was hit.[5][6] Christian Kist hit a nine-darter in his first round match against Madars Razma.[17][18]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £2,500,000)
Winner (1) £500,000
Runner-up (1) £200,000
Semi-finalists (2) £100,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £50,000
Fourth round losers (8) £35,000
Third round losers (16) £25,000
Second round losers (32) £15,000
First round losers (32) £7,500
Nine-dart finish (1) £60,000

Qualification

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Defending champion and number one seed Luke Humphries.
Number four seed Luke Littler was runner-up at the 2024 World Championship.

96 players will compete in the event, with the thirty-two highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit being seeded to the second round. The top 32 not yet qualified players from the 2024 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and the 32 international qualifiers entered in the first round.[2][3][19][20]

Seeds

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The reigning 2024 PDC World Champion, World Matchplay and Players Championship Finals champion, and the UK Open, and World Grand Prix runner-up Luke Humphries was top of the two-year Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament. The 2023 world champion and 2024 World Series Finals runner-up Michael Smith was the second seed. Michael van Gerwen, the 2014, 2017 and 2019 PDC World Champion and 2024 Masters and World Matchplay runner-up is the third seed. Luke Littler, the 2024 PDC World Championship runner-up and the Premier League, Grand Slam and World Series Finals champion is the fourth seed. 2018 world champion, Rob Cross, is the fifth seed.

As well as Humphries, Smith, van Gerwen and Cross, four other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds: 2021 world champion Gerwyn Price is the 10th seed, 2015 and 2016 world champion Gary Anderson was seeded 14th, 2020 and 2022 world champion Peter Wright is the 17th seed, and 2007 world champion Raymond van Barneveld was the 32nd seed. 2014 BDO World Champion and 2024 Masters champion Stephen Bunting is the 8th seed. He was one of two former BDO world champions to qualify as seeds, alongside 1998, 1999, 2003, and 2005 BDO world champion van Barneveld.[20]

The top seeds behind Humphries, Smith, van Gerwen, Littler and Cross are Dave Chisnall, 2023 World Matchplay runner-up Jonny Clayton, Bunting, Damon Heta, Price, 2024 UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, 2023 World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall, 2022 UK Open champion Danny Noppert, Anderson, 2023 Masters champion Chris Dobey and 2023 European Championship runner-up James Wade. Other tournament winners to qualify as seeds are 2022 European Champion Ross Smith as the 19th seed, 2023 UK Open champion Andrew Gilding as the 21st seed, 2022 Masters champion Joe Cullen as the 23rd seed, 2024 World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker as the 24th seed, 2018 Players Championship Finals champion Daryl Gurney as 26th seed and 2024 European Champion Ritchie Edhouse as the 29th seed. Edhouse had previously led the non–seeded Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers prior to his major win.[21] The 2023 World Championship semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens qualified as 27th seed, while 2024 World Youth Champion Gian van Veen is the 28th seed and 2024 quarter-finalist Brendan Dolan is the 30th seed.[20]

Pro Tour qualification

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Cameron Menzies was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and one of four Pro Tour event winners in 2024 to qualify via the Pro Tour, alongside Wessel Nijman, Wesley Plaisier and Alan Soutar. Two players who were runners-up in PDC majors in 2024 qualified via the Pro Tour, Jermaine Wattimena at the 2024 European Championship and Martin Lukeman at the Grand Slam.[20]

Other players qualifying via the 2024 Pro Tour include event winners from 2023 Ricardo Pietreczko, Ryan Joyce, Callan Rydz and Kim Huybrechts as well as 2024 UK Open semi-finalist and 2024 Pro Tour event runner-up Ricky Evans.

2024 World Championship semi-finalist, the 2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner and 2022 Pro Tour event winner Scott Williams also qualified alongside Connor Scutt, the 2024 Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner, and a Pro Tour event runner-up in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Scutt and Plaisier also qualified for the 2024 WDF World Championship but withdrew in order to play at the Alexandra Palace.[22]

Jeffrey de Graaf, a 2024 Pro Tour event runner-up, qualified via both the 2024 Pro Tour and the PDC Nordic and Baltic circuit but was drawn as a Pro Tour qualifier.[20]

Other players qualifying via their Pro Tour ranking include 2024 European Championship semi-finalist Luke Woodhouse, Niels Zonneveld, Madars Razma, 2023 Pro Tour event runner-up Kevin Doets, Richard Veenstra, William O'Connor, Karel Sedláček, Stephen Burton, Thibault Tricole, 2017 Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljović, Ian White, 2022 Pro Tour event winner Jim Williams, 2023 Pro Tour event runner-up Chris Landman, and 2024 Grand Slam semi-finalist Mickey Mansell.[20]

Plaisier and James Hurrell made their PDC World Darts Championship debuts.[23]

International qualifiers

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Niko Springer and Keane Barry qualified from the 2024 PDC Development Tour series, while 2012 BDO World Champion Christian Kist and Alexander Merkx qualified from the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series.[20]

Fallon Sherrock, the only woman to have won a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, and Noa-Lynn van Leuven qualified from the 2024 PDC Women's Series, with Van Leuven becoming the first transgender competitor to play at the event. As with the previous edition, no player was eligible to compete in the 2025 PDC World Championship had they played at the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship which concluded a week earlier. Beau Greaves, the winner of the 2024 Women's World Matchplay, qualified but opted to play the WDF event.[24][25]

The final places were awarded by a qualifier for non-qualified PDC Tour Card holders, with Rhys Griffin, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Dylan Slevin and Matt Campbell progressing through the qualifier.[26][27]

Rashad Sweeting became the first player from the Bahamas to play at the PDC World Championship after sealing his qualification through the Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Order of Merit, while Stefan Bellmont became the first Swiss player to play at the PDC World Championship.[28]

Debutants from the international qualifiers were Ryusei Azemoto, Stefan Bellmont, Joe Comito, Kai Gotthardt, Romeo Grbavac, Rhys Griffin, Lok Yin Lee, Alexander Merkx, Niko Springer, Rashad Sweeting, Alexis Toylo and Noa-Lynn van Leuven.[23]

List of international qualifying events
Event Dates Position Qualifier
North American Championship 1 June Champion  Matt Campbell [a]
Women's World Matchplay 21 July Champion  Beau Greaves [b]
China Championship 18 August Winner  Zong Xiao Chen
PDCNB ProTour 16 February – 25 August Winner  Jeffrey de Graaf
Runner-Up  Darius Labanauskas
Japan Tour 27 April – 8 September Winner  Tomoya Goto
DPA ProTour 10 Feb – 14 Sep Champion  Joe Comito
CDC Main Tour 18 May – 22 September Top American  Leonard Gates
Top Canadian  Jim Long
Top-Ranked Non-Qualified  Stowe Buntz
African Darts Group Qualifier 29 September Winner  Cameron Carolissen
Asian Tour 13 January – 6 October Winner  Alexis Toylo
Runner-Up  Lourence Ilagan
Third Place  Paolo Nebrida
Fourth Place  Ryusei Azemoto
DPNZ Qualifier 7 October Winner  Ben Robb
CLDC Tour 20 July – 6 October Winner  Rashad Sweeting
Development Tour 23 February – 13 October Winner  Wessel Nijman
Runner-Up  Niko Springer
Third Place  Keane Barry
Asian Championship 19–20 October Winner  Lourence Ilagan
Runner-Up  Sandro Eric Sosing
Top-Ranked Semi-Finalist  Lok Yin Lee
DPA Oceanic Masters 20 October Winner  Gordon Mathers
Women's Series 23 March – 20 October Winner  Beau Greaves
Runner-Up  Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Third Place  Fallon Sherrock
Indian Qualifier 27–28 October Winner  Nitin Kumar
Challenge Tour 19 January – 3 November Winner  Connor Scutt
Runner-Up  Wesley Plaisier
Third Place  Christian Kist
Fourth Place  Alexander Merkx
PDC Europe Superleague 7–8 November Champion  Kai Gotthardt
West Europe Qualifier 16 November Winner  Stefan Bellmont
World Youth Championship 14 Oct – 24 Nov Champion  Gian van Veen [c]
East Europe Qualifier 24 November Winner  Romeo Grbavac
PDPA Tour Card Holder Qualifier 25 November Last Four  Rhys Griffin
 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Last Four  Dylan Slevin
 Matt Campbell

List of qualifiers

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  1. ^ Campbell was ineligible to qualify through a regional qualifier as he is in the third year of his tour card. His spot was reallocated to the CDC tour.
  2. ^ a b Greaves chose to play the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship[37] following a ruling by the PDC which did not allow players to compete in both World Championships in the same year.[38] Her spot was reallocated to the PDC Tour Card Holders qualifier.
  3. ^ a b Van Veen also qualified as the winner of the 2024 PDC World Youth Championship. His second qualifying spot was reallocated to the PDC Tour Card Holders qualifier.
  4. ^ Dom Taylor, who was originally 17th on the Pro Tour list, was suspended by the PDC, following the failure of a drugs test.[29] Robert Owen was his replacement as the highest ranked Pro Tour player not yet qualified. He was treated as an International qualifier in the draw due to Jeffrey de Graaf's Pro Tour ranking.[20]
  5. ^ De Graaf was ranked in the top 32 on the Pro Tour list, so was treated as a ProTour qualifier in the draw.[20]
  6. ^ Sosing withdrew from his round 1 match with Ian White on medical grounds.[49] He was subsequently diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.[50]

Schedule

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Sunday, 15 December[53][54]
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
01 1  Thibault Tricole 80.61 3–1  Joe Comito 81.25 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 —
02  Jermaine Wattimena 98.54 3–0  Stefan Bellmont 92.95 3–1 3–1 3–2 — —
03  Kim Huybrechts 96.92 1–3  Keane Barry 94.97 3–2 2–3 1–3 1–3 —
04 2  Luke Humphries 90.79 3–0  Thibault Tricole 85.62 3–0 3–0 3–0 — —
Monday, 16 December[55][56]
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
05 1  Wesley Plaisier 82.56 3–2  Ryusei Azemoto 79.23 1–3 3–2 1–3 3–1 3–0
06  Luke Woodhouse 94.38 3–0  Lourence Ilagan 81.11 3–0 3–0 3–2 — —
07  Alan Soutar 84.19 1–3  Kai Gotthardt 89.10 3–2 1–3 0–3 2–3 —
08 2  James Wade 97.01 0–3  Jermaine Wattimena 99.17 1–3 0–3 1–3 — —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
09 1  Niels Zonneveld 93.19 1–3  Robert Owen 91.64 3–0 2–3 1–3 2–3 —
10  Connor Scutt 101.92 3–0  Ben Robb 82.64 3–0 3–1 3–0 — —
11  Cameron Menzies 83.77 1–3  Leonard Gates 82.96 0–3 3–2 0–3 2–3 —
12 2  Gerwyn Price 91.32 3–0  Keane Barry 86.81 3–0 3–1 3–1 — —
Tuesday, 17 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
13 1  James Hurrell 88.75 3–0  Jim Long 79.17 3–0 3–1 3–0 — —
14  Kevin Doets 88.13 3–1  Noa-Lynn van Leuven 87.02 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 —
15  Ryan Joyce 92.97 3–1  Darius Labanauskas 89.62 3–0 0–3 3–1 3–1 —
16 2  Mike De Decker 87.38 1–3  Luke Woodhouse 88.38 0–3 1–3 3–0 1–3 —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
17 1  Jeffrey de Graaf 92.30 3–1  Rashad Sweeting 82.88 1–3 3–2 3–0 3–1 —
18  Ricardo Pietreczko 88.68 3–0  Zong Xiao Chen 84.03 3–0 3–2 3–1 — —
19  Ryan Meikle 83.53 3–2  Fallon Sherrock 81.81 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–1
20 2  Peter Wright 89.63 3–1  Wesley Plaisier 93.77 3–2 3–2 0–3 3–2 —
Wednesday, 18 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
21 1  Jim Williams 94.10 2–3  Paolo Nebrida 86.63 2–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–3
22  Madars Razma 90.65 3–1  Christian Kist 94.90 2–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 —
23  Ricky Evans 86.23 3–2  Gordon Mathers 87.57 3–1 0–3 3–1 1–3 3–1
24 2  Nathan Aspinall 88.03 3–1  Leonard Gates 83.41 3–1 2–3 3–1 3–2 —
Thursday, 19 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
25 1  Chris Landman 80.71 1–3  Lok Yin Lee 84.40 3–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 —
26  Callan Rydz 107.06 3–0  Romeo Grbavac 97.92 3–0 3–1 3–1 — —
27  Martin Lukeman 86.66 3–1  Nitin Kumar 85.77 2–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 —
28 2  Gabriel Clemens 92.39 1–3  Robert Owen 98.97 2–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
29 1  Nick Kenny 87.66 3–0  Stowe Buntz 87.26 3–1 3–2 3–1 — —
30  Mensur Suljović 88.44 2–3  Matt Campbell 93.31 2–3 3–2 0–3 3–2 0–3
31  Scott Williams 96.24 3–1  Niko Springer 98.92 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 —
32 2  Michael Smith 96.93 2–3  Kevin Doets 96.90 3–0 1–3 3–0 0–3 4–6
Friday, 20 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
33 1  Stephen Burton 75.63 0–3  Alexander Merkx 78.41 1–3 1–3 2–3 — —
34  Wessel Nijman 94.83 3–2  Cameron Carolissen 95.90 3–0 3–2 0–3 2–3 3–2
35  Ian White w/o  Sandro Eric Sosing — — — — —
36 2  Stephen Bunting 92.12 3–1  Kai Gotthardt 89.40 1–3 3–2 3–0 3–0 —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
37 1  Mickey Mansell 81.34 3–1  Tomoya Goto 82.22 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 —
38  Florian Hempel 92.73 3–1  Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.36 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 —
39  William O'Connor 85.92 1–3  Dylan Slevin 86.35 2–3 1–3 3–1 2–3 —
40 2  Michael van Gerwen 94.85 3–0  James Hurrell 89.32 3–1 3–1 3–1 — —
Saturday, 21 December[57]
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
41 1  Karel Sedláček 82.58 0–3  Rhys Griffin 91.10 2–3 2–3 0–3 — —
42  Richard Veenstra 86.00 0–3  Alexis Toylo 86.03 2–3 2–3 2–3 — —
43 2  Brendan Dolan 92.02 3–0  Lok Yin Lee 83.20 3–2 3–0 3–1 — —
44  Chris Dobey 95.62 3–1  Alexander Merkx 90.54 3–1 3–0 0–3 3–1 —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
45 2  Danny Noppert 93.91 1–3  Ryan Joyce 93.88 3–1 2–3 1–3 2–3 —
46  Raymond van Barneveld 84.64 1–3  Nick Kenny 86.39 1–3 2–3 3–0 2–3 —
47  Luke Littler 100.85 3–1  Ryan Meikle 91.93 3–2 1–3 3–1 3–0 —
48  Damon Heta 97.96 3–1  Connor Scutt 98.47 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–0 —
Sunday, 22 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
49 2  Ryan Searle 99.38 3–0  Matt Campbell 90.66 3–1 3–0 3–0 — —
50  Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.72 1–3  Madars Razma 91.33 3–0 2–3 0–3 2–3 —
51  Joe Cullen 98.18 3–0  Wessel Nijman 98.01 3–1 3–2 3–1 — —
52  Ritchie Edhouse 84.19 1–3  Ian White 88.86 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
53 2  Martin Schindler 89.37 0–3  Callan Rydz 91.05 2–3 1–3 0–3 — —
54  Ross Smith 89.79 0–3  Paolo Nebrida 91.07 2–3 2–3 2–3 — —
55  Gary Anderson 92.51 0–3  Jeffrey de Graaf 95.56 1–3 0–3 2–3 — —
56  Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.00 3–0  Dylan Slevin 95.02 3–2 3–2 3–2 — —
Monday, 23 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
57 2  Krzysztof Ratajski 95.32 3–1  Alexis Toylo 96.39 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–1 —
58  Andrew Gilding 92.65 3–1  Martin Lukeman 91.28 3–0 0–3 3–2 3–2 —
59  Josh Rock 87.13 3–0  Rhys Griffin 85.99 3–0 3–2 3–0 — —
60  Jonny Clayton 92.45 3–2  Mickey Mansell 84.26 2–3 3–0 3–0 1–3 6–5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
61 2  Gian van Veen 91.99 1–3  Ricardo Pietreczko 91.64 0–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 —
62  Daryl Gurney 98.31 3–2  Florian Hempel 96.44 1–3 3–1 0–3 3–2 3–1
63  Dave Chisnall 94.54 2–3  Ricky Evans 94.30 3–1 2–3 1–3 3–0 5–6
64  Rob Cross 88.64 1–3  Scott Williams 87.90 3–2 2–3 1–3 2–3 —
Friday, 27 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
65 3  Damon Heta  Luke Woodhouse — — —
66  Jonny Clayton  Daryl Gurney — — —
67  Stephen Bunting  Madars Razma — — —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
68 3  Gerwyn Price  Joe Cullen — — —
69  Jermaine Wattimena  Peter Wright — — —
70  Luke Humphries  Nick Kenny — — —
Saturday, 28 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
71 3  Ryan Joyce  Ryan Searle — — —
72  Scott Williams  Ricardo Pietreczko — — —
73  Nathan Aspinall  Andrew Gilding — — —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
74 3  Chris Dobey  Josh Rock — — —
75  Michael van Gerwen  Brendan Dolan — — —
76  Luke Littler  Ian White — — —
Sunday, 29 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
77 3  Jeffrey de Graaf  Paolo Nebrida — — —
78  Kevin Doets  Krzysztof Ratajski — — —
79  Dimitri Van den Bergh  Callan Rydz — — —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
80 3  Ricky Evans  Robert Owen — — —
81 4     — — —
82     — — —
Monday, 30 December
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
83 4     — — —
84     — — —
85     — — —
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
86 4     — — —
87     — — —
88     — — —
Wednesday, 1 January
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
89 QF     — — — —
90     — — — —
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
91 QF     — — — —
92     — — — —
Thursday, 2 January
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
93 SF     — — — — —
94     — — — — —
Friday, 3 January
Match no. Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12 Set 13
Evening session (20:00 GMT)
95 F     — — — — — —

Draw

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The draw took place on 25 November 2024, live on Sky Sports News, and was conducted by Sky Sports presenter, Emma Paton, and former semi-finalists Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster.[58][59][60]


Top half

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Section 1

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First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[53][55][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Thibault Tricole 80.6131 Luke Humphries 90.793
Q Joe Comito 81.251 Thibault Tricole 85.620
1 Luke Humphries
 Nick Kenny
 Nick Kenny 87.66332 Raymond van Barneveld 84.641
Q Stowe Buntz 87.260 Nick Kenny 86.393
 Jermaine Wattimena 98.54316 James Wade 97.010
Q Stefan Bellmont 92.950 Jermaine Wattimena 99.173
 Jermaine Wattimena
17 Peter Wright
 Wesley Plaisier 82.56317 Peter Wright 89.633
Q Ryusei Azemoto 79.232 Wesley Plaisier 93.771
 Alan Soutar 84.1918 Stephen Bunting 92.123
Q Kai Gotthardt 89.103Q Kai Gotthardt 89.401
8 Stephen Bunting
 Madars Razma
 Madars Razma 90.65325 Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.721
Q Christian Kist 94.901 Madars Razma 91.333
 Connor Scutt 101.9239 Damon Heta 97.963
Q Ben Robb 82.640 Connor Scutt 98.471
9 Damon Heta
 Luke Woodhouse
 Luke Woodhouse 94.38324 Mike De Decker 87.381
Q Lourence Ilagan 81.110 Luke Woodhouse 88.383

Section 2

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First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Ryan Meikle 83.5334 Luke Littler 100.853
Q Fallon Sherrock 81.812 Ryan Meikle 91.931
4 Luke Littler
 Ian White
 Ian White w/o29 Ritchie Edhouse 84.191
Q Sandro Eric Sosing w/d Ian White 88.863
England 
England 
 Ryan Joyce 92.97313 Danny Noppert 93.911
Q Darius Labanauskas 89.621 Ryan Joyce 93.883
  Ryan Joyce
20 Ryan Searle
 Mensur Suljović 88.44220 Ryan Searle 99.383
Q Matt Campbell 93.313Q Matt Campbell 90.660
England 
 Scott Williams 96.2435 Rob Cross 88.641
Q Niko Springer 98.921 Scott Williams 87.903
  Scott Williams
 Ricardo Pietreczko
 Ricardo Pietreczko 88.68328 Gian van Veen 91.991
Q Zong Xiao Chen 84.030 Ricardo Pietreczko 91.643
England 
 Cameron Menzies 83.77112 Nathan Aspinall 88.033
Q Leonard Gates 82.963Q Leonard Gates 83.411
12 Nathan Aspinall
21 Andrew Gilding
 Martin Lukeman 86.66321 Andrew Gilding 92.653
Q Nitin Kumar 85.771 Martin Lukeman 91.281

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Kevin Doets 88.1332 Michael Smith 96.932
Q Noa-Lynn van Leuven 87.021 Kevin Doets 96.903
  Kevin Doets
31 Krzysztof Ratajski
 Richard Veenstra 86.00031 Krzysztof Ratajski 95.323
Q Alexis Toylo 86.033Q Alexis Toylo 96.391
 Stephen Burton 75.63015 Chris Dobey 95.623
Q Alexander Merkx 78.413Q Alexander Merkx 90.541
15 Chris Dobey
18 Josh Rock
 Karel Sedláček 82.58018 Josh Rock 87.133
Q Rhys Griffin 91.103Q Rhys Griffin 85.990
 Mickey Mansell 81.3437 Jonny Clayton 92.453
Q Tomoya Goto 82.221 Mickey Mansell 84.262
7 Jonny Clayton
26 Daryl Gurney
 Florian Hempel 92.73326 Daryl Gurney 98.313
Q Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.361 Florian Hempel 96.442
 Kim Huybrechts 96.92110 Gerwyn Price 91.323
Q Keane Barry 94.973Q Keane Barry 86.810
10 Gerwyn Price
23 Joe Cullen
 Wessel Nijman 94.83323 Joe Cullen 98.183
Q Cameron Carolissen 95.902 Wessel Nijman 98.010

Section 4

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First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[53][54][55][56][61][62][63][64][65][66]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 James Hurrell 88.7533 Michael van Gerwen 94.853
Q Jim Long 79.170 James Hurrell 89.320
3 Michael van Gerwen
30 Brendan Dolan
 Chris Landman 80.71130 Brendan Dolan 92.023
Q Lok Yin Lee 84.403Q Lok Yin Lee 83.200
 Jeffrey de Graaf 92.30314 Gary Anderson 92.510
Q Rashad Sweeting 82.881 Jeffrey de Graaf 95.563
 Jeffrey de Graaf
Q Paolo Nebrida
 Jim Williams 94.10219 Ross Smith 89.790
Q Paolo Nebrida 86.633Q Paolo Nebrida 91.073
 Ricky Evans 86.2336 Dave Chisnall 94.542
Q Gordon Mathers 87.572 Ricky Evans 94.303
 Ricky Evans
Q Robert Owen
 Niels Zonneveld 93.19127 Gabriel Clemens 92.391
Q Robert Owen 91.643Q Robert Owen 98.973
 William O'Connor 85.92111 Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.003
Q Dylan Slevin 86.353Q Dylan Slevin 95.020
11 Dimitri Van den Bergh
  Callan Rydz
 Callan Rydz 107.06322 Martin Schindler 89.370
Q Romeo Grbavac 97.920 Callan Rydz 91.053


Highest averages

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This table shows all averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament.[2][70] For players with multiple high averages, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

The three-dart average is the most cited statistic in darts matches as it gives a rough estimate of a player's form.[71][72] For comparison with previous years, see the highest ever recorded averages in the World Darts Championship.

Player Round Average Opponent Result
 Callan Rydz 1 107.06  Romeo Grbavac Won
 Connor Scutt 1 101.92  Ben Robb Won
 Luke Littler 2 100.85  Ryan Meikle Won

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