The line-up is almost complete for the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, with draw coverage for this year’s contest live on Sky Sports.
Luke Humphries will return as defending champion after last year’s victory over teenage sensation Luke Littler, while former world champion Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson are among others looking to impress.
Mike de Decker and Ritchie Edhouse have both enjoyed TV victories in recent weeks and will be part of the biggest event in the darting calendar, where 96 players will fight out for the Sid Waddell Trophy and a total of £2.5million prize fund.
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The top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit will go straight through to the second round, with their names confirmed following the conclusion of the 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Final on Sunday.
The first round sees the 32 ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers, who earned a place through European Tour events and the Players Championship on the PDC circuit during 2024, play one of the International Qualifiers.
How can I watch the draw?
The draw will take place on Monday 25th November at 4.30pm from the launch event in London and will be shown live on Sky Sports News.
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When will the World Darts Championship take place?
The tournament will take place at Alexandra Palace on Sunday 15 December, with three first round matches and one second round match in the evening.
There will be live darts on each of the next eight days, including seven evening sessions, with the usual three-day break from Christmas to Boxing Day before returning with the third round and second session on December 27.
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The third and fourth rounds will be completed on December 30 before the night break on New Year’s Eve, with the quarter-finals taking place over two sessions on New Year’s Day before the semi-finals on January 2 and the final on Friday January 3.
The full day-by-day schedule for this year’s tournament can be found here.
Who is Internationally Qualified?
At least five other International Qualifiers will be confirmed before Monday’s draw, with one spot from the Eastern European Qualifier held in Slovakia on Sunday and the other from the Winmau World Youth Championship final between Gian van Veen and Van der Velde.
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The PDPA Tour Cardholder Qualifier will then take place in Wigan on Monday 25 November, where a minimum of three qualifying places will be up for grabs.
China PDC Championship Winner – Xiaochen Zong
PDCNB ProTour Winner – Jeffrey de Graaf,
Runner-Up ProTour PDCNB – Darius Labanauskas
Steel Darts Japan Tour Winner – Tomoya Goto
DPA ProTour Champion – Joe Comito
CDC Main Tour America Top – Leonard Gates
CDC Main Tour Top Canadian – Jim Long
CDC’s top ranked Non-Qualified Player – Stowe Buntz
African Darts Group Qualifiers – Cameron Carolissen
Asian Tour PDC OOM 1 – Alexis Toylo
PDC Asian Tour OOM 2 – Lawrence Ilagan
Asian Tour PDC OOM 3 – Paolo Nebrida
Asian Tour PDC OOM 4 – Ryusei Azemoto
DPNZ Qualifier Winner – Ben Robb
CLDC Tour OOM Winner – Rashad Sweeting
Winmau Development Tour Qualifier 1 – Niko Springer
Winmau Development Tour Qualifier 2 – Keane Barry
PDC Asian Championship Runner-Up Sandro Eric Sosing
PDC Asian Championship Qualifiers – Lok Yin Lee
DPA Oceanic Masters Winner – Gordon Mathers
Women’s Series Qualifier 1 – Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Women’s Series Qualifier 2 – Fallon Sherrock
Indian Qualifier – Nitin Kumar
Winmau Challenge Tour Qualifier 1 – Christian Kist
Winmau Challenge Tour Qualification 2 – Alexander Merkx
PDC European Super League Champion – Kai Gotthardt
Western European Qualifier – Stefan Bellmont
World Youth Champion – 24 November
Eastern European Qualifiers – 24 November
Qualification of Travel Card Holders 1 – 24 November
Qualification of Travel Card Holders 2 – 25 November
Qualification of Travel Card Holders 3 – 25 November
Who will win the Paddy Power World Darts Championship? Watch every match live from 15 December-3 January on Sky Sports’ dedicated Darts channel. Stream darts and other top sports with NOW.
