Today at the World Darts Championship 2026: Full Wednesday schedule, prize money, results, odds, when is Luke Littler's next match?
It’s day seven at the world’s biggest and richest darts competition - with more first round action taking place.
The New Year-spanning PDC World Championships got underway this week (Thursday, December 11), with defending champion Luke Littler getting off to the perfect start with a 3-0 win over Darius Labanauskas on the first day.
Meanwhile world number two Luke Humphries is also through safely, as is Scottish star Gary Anderson - with a narrow 3-2 victory over world number 84 Adam Hunt.
Monday was a great day for Scotland, with both Cameron Menzies and Peter Wright making it through to the second round.
And yesterday saw Arbroath-born Alan Soutar also advance into the next round of the competition.
This year’s tournament is the 33rd organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the now-defunct British Darts Organisation and is once again taking place at London’s Alexandra Palace, better known to fans as the Ally Pally.
And there’s more darts than ever to enjoy, with an expanded 128-player field and the seeds playing from the first round (they previously went straight through to the second round).
Here's what you need to know about the tournament today - Wednesday, December 17.
When is the PDC World Darts Championship?
The tournament takes place from Thursday, December 11, 2025, to Saturday, January 3, 2026
What is the prize money?
There is a record £5million prize pot up for grabs, allocated as follows:
- Winner: £1,000,000
- Runner-up: £400,000
- Semi-finalists: £200,000
- Quarter-finalists: £100,000
- Fourth round losers: £60,000
- Third round losers: £35,000
- Second round losers: £25,000
- First round losers: £15,000
- Nine-dart finish: £60,000
Who is playing in the PDC World Darts Championship today?
There is just one evening taking place today, Wednesday, December 16. Here’s who is in action.
Evening session (7pm start)
- Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
- Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
- James Wade (7) v Ryusei Azemoto
- Martin Schindler (13) v Stephen Burton
What are the results so far in the World Darts Championship?
Here’s what’s happened in the first round so far:
- 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
- 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
- Ross Smith (12) 2-3 Andreas Harrysson
- Ricky Evans 3-0 Man Lok Leung
- Gian van Veen (10) 3-1 Cristo Reyes
- Damon Heta (16) 3-1 Steve Lennon
- Mario Vandenbogaerde 0-3 David Davies
- Andrew Gilding 3-1 Cam Crabtree
- Luke Woodhouse (25) 3-1 Boris Krcmar
- Gary Anderson (14) 3-2 Adam Hunt
- Jeffrey de Graaf 1-3 Paul Lim
- Wessel Nijman (31) 3-0 Karel Sedlacek
- Luke Humphries (2) 3-1 Ted Evetts
- Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Alex Spellman
- Ritchie Edhouse (27) 0-3 Jonny Tata
- Dom Taylor 3-0 Oskar Lukasiak
- Richard Veenstra 2-3 Nitin Kumar
- Joe Cullen (32) 3-0 Bradley Brooks
- Lukas Wenig 1-3 Wesley Plaisier
- Dimitri van den Bergh (23) 0-3 Darren Beveridge
- Stephen Bunting (4) 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki
- James Hurrell 3-1 Stowe Buntz
- Brendan Dolan 3-1 Tavis Dudeney
- Cameron Menzies (26) 2-3 Charlie Manby
- Mensur Suljovic 3-1 David Cameron
- Peter Wright (30) 3-0 Noa-Lynn van Leuven
- Martin Lukeman 1-3 Max Hopp
- Dirk van Duijvenbode (29) 3-2 Andy Baetens
- Jonny Clayton (5) 3-1 Adam Lipscombe
- Connor Scutt 3-2 Simon Whitlock
- Alan Soutar 3-2 Teemu Harju
- Nick Kenny 0-3 Justin Hood
- Scott Williams 3-0 Paolo Nebrida
- Chris Dobey (8) 3-1 Xiaochen Zong
- Ricardo Pietreczko 3-1 Jose de Sousa
- Danny Noppert (6) 3-1 Jurjen van der Velde
- Gerwyn Price (9) 3-0 Adam Gawlas
- Niko Springer 1-3 Joe Comito
When is Luke Littler’s next match in the PDC World Darts Championship?
Top seed Luke Littler will be taking on Welsh qualifier David Davies in his second round match on Saturday, December 20, in the 12.30pm session.
What is the format of the matches?
Darts matches are made up of legs and sets, with each set being the best of five legs (the first to three legs taking the set).
The first two rounds are the best of five sets (first to three), while the third and fourth rounds are the best of seven sets (first to four).
The quarter-finals are the best of nine sets (first to five), the semi-finals the best of 11 sets (first to six) and the final a marathon best of 13 sets (first to seven).
For all rounds except the first, the deciding set has to be won by two clear legs, up until 5–5, when a sudden-death leg will be played.
What is the format of the competition?
Unlike previous years, where the top players skipped the first round, it’s a straight knockout competition, with the top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit seeded.
What’s the tournament schedule?
In the early stages of the tournament there are eight matches each day, split into two sessions. As the length of the games increase, and the number of players remaining in the competition decrease, fewer games are played in each session.
First round matches start on the the evening of Thursday, December 11, and continue until Friday, December 9.
The first of the second round matches takes place on Saturday, December 10, with round 2 concluding on Tuesday, December 24.
The third round takes place between December 27-29, and the fourth from December 29-30.
The eight quarter-finalists will clash over two session on Thursday, January 1, swiftly followed by the semi-finals the next day.
The winner will be crowned after the final on Saturday, January 3, starting at 8pm.
When are the rest of the first round matches being played?
Here’s the full first round schedule and when every match will be played - from tomorrow on.
Thursday, 18 December
Afternoon session (12:30)
- Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs
- Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
- Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
- Mike de Decker (18) v David Munyua
Evening session (19:00)
- Jermaine Wattimena (19) v Dominik Gruellich
- Dave Chisnall (21) v Fallon Sherrock
- Michael van Gerwen (3) v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
- Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo
Friday, 19 December
Afternoon session (12:30)
- Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
- Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
- Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
- Josh Rock (11) v Gemma Hayter
Evening session (19:00)
- William O'Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
- Daryl Gurney (22) v Beau Greaves
- Nathan Aspinall (15) v Lourence Ilagan
- Keane Barry v Tim Pusey
How can I watch the PDC Darts World Championship?
Live coverage of every day of the World Darts Championship will be broadcast exclusively live on the dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel.
You don't have to be a subscriber to watch – daily, weekly and monthly Sky Sports passes are available on the NOW TV platform from £14.99.
Who is favourite to win?
Defending champion Luke Littler is favourite take the title, with odds of 10/11, followed by Luke Humphries (9/2), Gerwyn Price (16/1), Gian van Veen (14/1) and Josh Rock (16/1).
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