Luke Littler Wins 2026 World Darts Championship: Full Schedule, Results, Prize Money

Luke Littler Wins 2026 World Darts Championship: Full Schedule, Results, Prize Money, dates, times, how to watch..

Luke Littler produced a stunning display to thrash Gian van Veen 7-1 and win the PDC World Championship for the second year running.

The 18-year-old Englishman becomes just the fourth player to win the title in back-to-back years, joining Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson in that elite group.

His second victory in only his third appearance at Alexandra Palace also means that only Taylor, with 14, and Michael van Gerwen, on three, have more PDC world titles than Littler.

And while Littler may still be 12 shy of Taylor's PDC record, the kind of masterclass he put on against Van Veen is only going to increase talk that 'The Nuke' might just chase down what had seemed an insurmountable achievement.

Having moved into such a dominant position, Littler finished in style with a 147 checkout before letting out a roar as he turned to a crowd that had backed him throughout the final.

With the £1m prize money secured, tears flowed as he was congratulated by Van Veen before he was handed the Sid Waddell Trophy by Olympic cycling great Sir Chris Hoy.

MORE: PDC World Darts Championship 2025-26 Prize Money Breakdown

When is the PDC World Darts Championship 2025-26?

The 2026 World Darts Championship started on Thursday, 11 December with an evening session consisting of four first-round matches.

There is a three-day Christmas break from 24 to 26 December. After that point, there will be two sessions of play each day - except for another rest day on 31 December - but the matches in each session decrease in later rounds where there are fewer but longer matches.

The last day of two sessions is Thursday, 1 January 2026. After that, both semi-finals will be played on Friday, 2 January in an evening session.

The final takes place on Saturday, 3 January in the evening.

What TV channel is the World Darts Championship on? and can it be live streamed?

The 2025/26 World Darts Championship will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports in the UK.

Fans in the UK can stream the entire action on NOW TV.

Matches are also available to watch on PDCTV or their worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay.

Sportshistori.com will also have a rolling LIVE Results Updates that will cover every match and all the latest news from the tournament.

2025-26 World Darts Championship Draw, daily schedule, play of order, dates, times, results.

All Times GMT

First round – Best of five sets

Thursday, 11 December

Evening session (19:00)

Kim Huybrechts 1-3 Arno Merk

Michael Smith (28) 3-0 Lisa Ashton

Luke Littler (1) 3-0 Darius Labanauskas

Madars Razma 3-1 Jamai van den Herik 

Friday, 12 December

Afternoon session (12:30)


Niels Zonneveld 3 - 0  Haupai Puha

Ian White 3 - 2  Mervyn King

Ryan Searle (20) 3 - 0 Chris Landman

Rob Cross (17) 3 - 0  Cor Dekker

Evening session (19:00)

Ross Smith 2-3 Andreas Harrysson

Ricky Evans 3-0 Man Lok Leung

Gian van Veen 3-1 Cristo Reyes

Damon Heta (16) 3-1 Steve Lennon 

Saturday, 13 December

Afternoon session (12:30)

David Davies 3-0 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Andrew Gilding 3-1 Cam Crabtree 

Luke Woodhouse 3-1 Boris Krcmar 

Gary Anderson 3-2 Adam Hunt 

Evening session (19:00)

Paul Lim 3-1 Jeffrey de Graaf

Wessel Nijman 3-0 Karel Sedláček 

Luke Humphries 3-1 Ted Evetts

Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Alex Spellman

Sunday, 14 December

Afternoon session (12:30)

Jitse Tata 3–0 Ritchie Edhouse

Dom Taylor 3–0 Oleksandr Lukasiak

Nitin Kumar 3–2 Richard Veenstra

Joe Cullen 3–0 Bradley Brooks

Evening session (19:00)

Wessel Plaisier 3–1 Lukas Wenig

Darren Beveridge 3–0 Dimitri Van den Bergh (Major upset)

Stephen Bunting 3–2 Sebastian Bialecki

Jimmy Hurrell 3–1 Stowe Buntz

Monday, 15 December

Brendan Dolan 3-1 Tavis Dudeney

Charlie Manby 3-2 Cameron Menzies

Mensur Suljović 3-1 David Cameron

Peter Wright 3-0 Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Max Hopp 3-1 Martin Lukeman

Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-2 Andy Baetens

Jonny Clayton 3-1 Adam Lipscombe

Connor Scutt 3-2 Simon Whitlock

Tuesday, 16 December

Alan Soutar 3-2 Teemu Harju

Justin Hood 3-0 Nick Kenny

Scott Williams 3-0 Paolo Nebrida

Chris Dobey 3-1 Xiaochen Zong

Ricardo Pietreczko 3-1 Jose de Sousa

Danny Noppert 3-1 Jurjen van der Velde

Gerwyn Price 3-0 Adam Gawlas

Joe Comito 3-1 Niko Springer

Wednesday, 17 December

Adam Sevada 3-1 Matt Campbell

Stefan Bellmont 3-0 Raymond van Barneveld

James Wade 3-0 Ryusei Azemoto

Martin Schindler 3-1 Stephen Burton

Thursday, 18 December

Callan Rydz 3-0 Patrick Kovacs 

Motomu Sakai 3-0 Thibault Tricole

Ryan Joyce 3-0 Owen Bates 

David Munyua 3-2 Mike de Decker 

Jermaine Wattimena 3-2 Dominik Gruellich 

Dave Chisnall 3-0 Fallon Sherrock 

Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Mitsuhiko Tatsunami 

Krzysztof Ratajski 3-0 Alexis Toylo 

Friday, 19 December

Kevin Doets 3-1 Matthew Dennant 

Ryan Meikle 3-0 Jesus Salate 

Leonard Gates 3-2 Mickey Mansell 

Josh Rock 3-1 Gemma Hayter 

William O'Connor 3-0 Krzysztof Kciuk 

Daryl Gurney 3-2 Beau Greaves 

Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Lourence Ilagan 

Keane Barry 3-0 Tim Pusey 

Saturday, 20 December

Four matches in the afternoon (12:30) and four in the evening (19:00).
Order of play to be confirmed.

Ryan Searle 3-0 Brendan Dolan 

Andreas Harrysson 3-0 Motomu Sakai

James Hurrell 3-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Ricardo Pietreczko 3-2 Dave Chisnall 

Jonny Clayton w/o Darren Taylor (walkover – Taylor withdrew)

Stephen Bunting 3-0 Nitin Kumar 

Andrew Gilding 3-1 Chris Dobey 

Niels Zonneveld 3-1 Michael Smith
 

Sunday, 21 December


Rob Cross 3-1 Ian White  

Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Max Hopp 

Mensur Suljović 3-1 Joe Cullen 

Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 Ryan Joyce 

Evening Session:

Martin Schindler 3-0 Keane Barry 

Wesley Plaisier 3-0 Gerwyn Price

Luke Littler 3-0 David Davies 

Damon Heta 3-2 Stefan Bellmont 

Monday, 22 December

Darren Beveridge 1-3 Madars Razma  

Wessel Nijman 0-3 Gabriel Clemens  

David Munyua 0-3 Kevin Doets  

James Wade 2-3 Ricky Evans

Evening Session (7pm-11pm) 

Gian van Veen 3-1 Alan Soutar  

Nathan Aspinall 3-0 Leonard Gates  

Luke Humphries 3-0 Paul Lim  

Charlie Manby 3-0 Adam Sevada

Tuesday, 23 December

Jonny Tata 2-3 Ryan Meikle  

Daryl Gurney 2-3 Callan Rydz  

Jermaine Wattimena 3-2 Scott Williams  

Peter Wright 0-3 Arno Merk

Evening Session (7pm-11pm) 


Danny Noppert 2-3 Justin Hood  

Gary Anderson 3-1 Connor Scutt  

Michael van Gerwen 3-1 William O’Connor  

Josh Rock 3-0 Joe Comito

Confirmed Third Round Matchups (December 27)

Krzysztof Ratajski 4-3 Wesley Plaisier

Luke Woodhouse 4-1 Andrew Gilding
 
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Niels Zonneveld 


Evening Session (7pm-11pm)


Andreas Harrysson 4-2 Ricardo Pietreczko 

James Hurrell 4-3 Stephen Bunting

Luke Littler 4-0 Mensur Suljovic

Sunday December 28
Afternoon Session (12:30pm-4:30pm)


Martin Schindler 0-4 Ryan Searle 

Damon Heta 0-4 Rob Cross
Gary Anderson 4-3 Jermaine Wattimena


Evening Session (7pm-11pm)

Gian van Veen 4–1 Madars Razma 
Luke Humphries 4–2 Gabriel Clemens 
Michael van Gerwen 4–1 Arno Merk

Monday December 29

Justin Hood 4–1 Ryan Meikle 
Charlie Manby 4–2 Ricky Evans 
Kevin Doets 4–3 Nathan Aspinall 
Josh Rock 4–1 Callan Rydz Later RoundsTuesday December 30


Krzysztof Ratajski 4–2 Luke Woodhouse  

Jonny Clayton 4–2 Andreas Harrysson  

Justin Hood 4–0 Josh Rock  


Evening Session
Gian van Veen 4–1 Charlie Manby 

Gary Anderson 4–1 Michael van Gerwen  

Luke Humphries 4–1 Kevin Doets  

Thursday January 1
All matches best of 9 sets 

Ryan Searle 5–2 Jonny Clayton 

Gary Anderson 5–2 Justin Hood 

Luke Littler 5–0 Krzysztof Ratajski 

Gian van Veen 5–1 Luke Humphries 

Friday January 2

7:30pm-11pm

Semi-Finals (Best of 11 sets – first to 6)

Luke Littler (1) 6-1 Ryan Searle (20)

Gian van Veen (10) 6-3 Gary Anderson (14)

Saturday January 3
FINAL:   Luke Littler beat Gian van Veen 7-1 
The tournament is ongoing at Alexandra Palace, London (as of December 28, 2025). Third round matches are best of 7 sets.

Where can I watch the PDC World Darts Championship?

You can watch the PDC Paddy Power World Darts Championship 2025/26 on Sky Sports' dedicated darts channel from 15 December, with a live stream on Sky Go and Now TV.

2025-26 World Darts Championship Prize Money Breakdown, winners Share.

Winner: £500,000

Runner-Up: £200,000

Semi-Final: £100,000

Quarter-Final: £50,000

Fourth Round: £35,000

Third Round: £25,000

Second Round: £15,000

First Round: £7,500

Total: £2,500,000

PDC World Darts Championship Format

Final: Best of 13 sets

Semi-Final: Best of 11 sets

Quarter-Final: Best of nine sets

Fourth Round: Best of seven sets

Third Round: Best of seven sets

Second Round: Best of five sets

First Round: Best of five sets

PDC World Darts Championship 2025-26: Odds

Luke Littler 7/4

Luke Humphries 11/4

Gary Anderson 10/1

Michael van Gerwen 10/1

Mike De Decker 18/1

Gian van Veen 28/1

Michael Smith 28/1

Rob Cross 28/1

Chris Dobey 33/1

Stephen Bunting 33/1

Wessel Nijman 33/1

Gerwyn Price 40/1

Nathan Aspinall 40/1

Peter Wright 40/1

Ross Smith 40/1

Damon Heta 50/1

Dave Chisnall 50/1

Dimitri Van den Bergh 50/1

Josh Rock 50/1

Ryan Searle 50/1

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