2025 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship) was a professional darts tournament that was held from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 32nd World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and the 18th to be held at Alexandra Palace. The winner received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,500,000.

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£2,500,000
Winner's share£500,000
Nine-dart finishChristian Kist
Damon Heta
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Luke Littler
«20242026»
Luke Littler won the world championship for the first time in his career.
Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen was defeated in the final for the fourth time.

The tournament featured 96 players, with the top 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit being seeded through to the second round. Luke Humphries was the defending champion, having defeated Luke Littler 7–4 in the 2024 final.[1] However, Humphries lost 4–1 to Peter Wright in the fourth round.

In his 3–1 second-round victory over Ryan Meikle, Littler set a new record for the highest three-dart set average in a World Championship match, with 140.91 in the final set. Littler went on to beat Nathan Aspinall 5–2 in the quarter-finals and Stephen Bunting 6–1 in the semi-finals to reach a second consecutive final, where he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7–3 to win his first world title. Aged 17 years and 347 days, Littler became the youngest world champion in darts history. He also won the Ballon d'Art trophy for scoring the most 180s in the tournament, with 76.

Christian Kist and Damon Heta both hit nine-dart finishes at the tournament, with both players earning a £60,000 bonus.

Overview

The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship was the 32nd World Darts Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the 18th to be held at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It took place from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025. The championship featured 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 continued 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 were 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

All matches were played as straight in (player begins scoring with their first throw no matter what section is hit), double out (a segment on the outer ring or the bullseye), 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.[16] The following rules are observed:

  • All sets were 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 won the set and the match. If the set reached a 5–5 tie without a winner, it was decided by a sudden-death leg with no throw for the bull.[2]
RoundBest of (sets)First to (sets)
First & Second53
Third & Fourth74
Quarter-finals95
Semi-finals116
Final137

[3]

Ranking

The rankings on the PDC Order of Merit were calculated on a two-year basis. Players who participated in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship were 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 was deleted from their ranking. After the tournament, the top 64 in the PDC Order of Merit received 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 finished the tournament outside the top 64 lost their tour card, unless players inside the top 64 resign their tour card, which Steve Beaton is expected to do.[17]

Prize money

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 players, 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.[18][19] Damon Heta hit the second nine-darter of the tournament in his third round match against Luke Woodhouse.

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(2)£60,000

Qualification

Luke Humphries was defending champion and number one seed going in to the tournament.

96 players competed 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][20][21]

Seeds

Luke Humphries, the reigning 2024 PDC World Champion,[1] the World Matchplay,[13] and Players Championship Finals champion,[15] and the Premier League,[7][8][9] UK Open,[22] and World Grand Prix runner-up[23] 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[10] runner-up Michael Smith was the second seed. Michael van Gerwen, the 2014, 2017 and 2019 PDC World Champion and 2024 Masters[24] and World Matchplay runner-up[13][14] was the third seed. Luke Littler, the 2024 Premier League,[7][8][9] Grand Slam[11] and World Series Finals champion,[10] and the runner-up at the 2024 PDC World Championship[1] and Players Championship Finals[15] was the fourth seed. 2018 world champion,[25] Rob Cross, was the fifth seed.[26]

As well as Humphries, Smith, van Gerwen and Cross, four other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds: 2021 world champion[27][28] Gerwyn Price is the tenth seed, 2015[29] and 2016[30][31] world champion Gary Anderson was seeded fourteenth, 2020[32] and 2022[33][34] world champion Peter Wright is the seventeenth seed, and 2007 world champion[35] Raymond van Barneveld was the thirty-second seed. 2014 BDO World Champion[36] and 2024 Masters champion[24] Stephen Bunting was the eighth 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.[21]

The top seeds behind Humphries, Smith, van Gerwen, Littler and Cross were Dave Chisnall, 2023 World Matchplay runner-up Jonny Clayton,[37] Bunting, 2024 UK Open semi-finalist[22] Damon Heta, Price, 2024 UK Open[22] champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, 2023 World Matchplay champion[37] Nathan Aspinall, 2022 UK Open champion Danny Noppert,[38] Anderson, 2023 Masters champion Chris Dobey[39] and 2023 European Championship runner-up[40][41] James Wade. Other tournament winners to qualify as seeds are 2022 European Champion Ross Smith[42] as the nineteenth seed, 2023 UK Open champion Andrew Gilding[43] as the twenty-first seed, 2022 Masters champion Joe Cullen[44] as the twenty-third seed, 2024 World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker[23] as the twenty-fourth seed, 2018 Players Championship Finals champion Daryl Gurney[45] as twenty-seventh seed and 2024 European Champion Ritchie Edhouse[46][47] as the twenty-ninth seed. Edhouse had previously led the non–seeded Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers prior to his major win.[48] The 2023 World Championship semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens[49] qualified as twenty-seventh seed, while 2024 World Youth Champion Gian van Veen[50] was the twenty-eighth seed and 2024 quarter-finalist Brendan Dolan[51][52] was the thirtieth seed.[21]

Pro Tour qualification

Cameron Menzies was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit[21] and one of four Pro Tour event winners in 2024 to qualify via the Pro Tour, alongside Wessel Nijman,[53] Wesley Plaisier[54][55] and Alan Soutar.[56] Two players who were runners-up in PDC majors in 2024 qualified via the Pro Tour, Jermaine Wattimena at the 2024 European Championship[46][47] and Martin Lukeman at the Grand Slam.[11]

Other players qualifying via the 2024 Pro Tour included event winners from 2023 Ricardo Pietreczko,[57][58] Ryan Joyce,[59] Callan Rydz[60] and Kim Huybrechts[61][62] as well as 2024 UK Open semi-finalist[22] and 2024 Pro Tour event runner-up[63] Ricky Evans.[21]

2024 World Championship semi-finalist[64] 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 Wesley Plaisier also qualified for the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship but withdrew in order to play at the Alexandra Palace.[65]

Jeffrey de Graaf, a 2024 Pro Tour event runner-up,[66] qualified via both the 2024 Pro Tour and the PDC Nordic and Baltic circuit but was drawn as a Pro Tour qualifier.[21]

Other players qualifying via their Pro Tour ranking included 2024 European Championship semi-finalist Luke Woodhouse, 2017 Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljović,[67] 13-time PDC ranking event winner Ian White and 2024 Grand Slam semi-finalist[68][69] Mickey Mansell.[21]

Plaisier and James Hurrell made their PDC World Darts Championship debuts.[70]

International qualifiers

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.[21]

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 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.[71][72]

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.[73]

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.[74][75]

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.[70]

List of international qualifying events
EventDatesPositionQualifier
North American Championship1 JuneChampion  Matt Campbell [a]
Women's World Matchplay21 JulyChampion  Beau Greaves [b]
China Championship18 AugustWinner  Zong Xiao Chen
PDCNB ProTour16 February – 25 AugustWinner  Jeffrey de Graaf
Runner-Up  Darius Labanauskas
Japan Tour27 April – 8 SeptemberWinner  Tomoya Goto
DPA ProTour10 Feb – 14 SepChampion  Joe Comito
CDC Main Tour18 May – 22 SeptemberTop American  Leonard Gates
Top Canadian  Jim Long
Top-Ranked Non-Qualified  Stowe Buntz
African Darts Group Qualifier29 SeptemberWinner  Cameron Carolissen
Asian Tour13 January – 6 OctoberWinner  Alexis Toylo
Runner-Up  Lourence Ilagan
Third Place  Paolo Nebrida
Fourth Place  Ryusei Azemoto
DPNZ Qualifier7 OctoberWinner  Ben Robb
CLDC Tour20 July – 6 OctoberWinner  Rashad Sweeting
Development Tour23 February – 13 OctoberWinner  Wessel Nijman
Runner-Up  Niko Springer
Third Place  Keane Barry
Asian Championship19–20 OctoberWinner  Lourence Ilagan
Runner-Up  Sandro Eric Sosing
Top-Ranked Semi-Finalist  Lok Yin Lee
DPA Oceanic Masters20 OctoberWinner  Gordon Mathers
Women's Series23 March – 20 OctoberWinner  Beau Greaves
Runner-Up  Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Third Place  Fallon Sherrock
Indian Qualifier27–28 OctoberWinner  Nitin Kumar
Challenge Tour19 January – 3 NovemberWinner  Connor Scutt
Runner-Up  Wesley Plaisier
Third Place  Christian Kist
Fourth Place  Alexander Merkx
PDC Europe Superleague7–8 NovemberChampion  Kai Gotthardt
West Europe Qualifier16 NovemberWinner  Stefan Bellmont
World Youth Championship14 Oct – 24 NovChampion  Gian van Veen [c]
East Europe Qualifier24 NovemberWinner  Romeo Grbavac
PDPA Tour Card Holder Qualifier25 NovemberLast Four  Rhys Griffin
 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Last Four  Dylan Slevin
 Matt Campbell

List of qualifiers

Summary

Former champion Michael Smith was the highest seeded player to be eliminated in his first match.

Opening rounds

The tournament began on 15 December, with defending champion Luke Humphries defeating Frenchman Thibault Tricole 3–0 in his opening match.[98] Second seed and former champion Michael Smith became the highest-ranked player to fail to make it through the second round, losing 3–2 to Kevin Doets.[99] Smith was one of four former world champions not to win their opening match, being joined by Rob Cross, who lost 3–1 to Scott Williams,[26] Gary Anderson who was beaten 3–0 by Jeffrey de Graaf[100] and Raymond van Barneveld who lost 3–1 to Nick Kenny.[101]

Two major champions from the 2024 season also failed to win a match, 2024 World Grand Prix winner Mike De Decker being beaten by Luke Woodhouse[102] and 2024 European Champion Ritchie Edhouse losing 3–1 to Ian White,[100] with White himself having received a walkover victory over Sandro Eric Sosing in the first round after the Filipino withdrew with ill health.[103]

In total, 14 seeds were eliminated in the second round, a record for the tournament; in addition to Michael Smith, Cross, Anderson, Van Barneveld, De Decker and Edhouse, Dave Chisnall, Danny Noppert, James Wade, Ross Smith, Martin Schindler, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Gabriel Clemens and Gian van Veen all lost their first game.[26]

Former world champions to win their opening match, in addition to Humphries, were Michael van Gerwen who defeated James Hurrell 3–0, Peter Wright who knocked out Wesley Plaisier 3–1 and Gerwyn Price who beat Keane Barry 3–0. The highest average of the tournament, was thrown by Callan Rydz in his first round victory over Romeo Grbavac, hitting a three dart average of 107.06; Rydz would go on to defeat Martin Schindler to make the third round.[104]

In his first round defeat to Madars Razma, Christian Kist hit the first nine-dart finish at the World Championship since the 2023 tournament's final.[105]

Third round

Christian Kist (left) and Damon Heta both hit nine-dart finishes during the tournament.

Callan Rydz continued to average highly in the third round, averaging 105.31 in a 4–0 win over 2024 UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh.[106] Ninth-seed Damon Heta was eliminated by a 4–3 scoreline to Luke Woodhouse, being the highest seed to be eliminated in this round despite being the second player to throw a nine-dart finish in the championship.[107] Rydz and Woodhouse were two of seven unseeded players to make it to the fourth round, along with Ryan Joyce, Ricardo Pietreczko, Kevin Doets, Jeffrey de Graaf and Robert Owen.[106]

Former world champion Gerwyn Price kept his hopes of regaining his crown alive with a victory over Joe Cullen, having to come through a deciding leg in the final set despite having previously held a 3–0 lead.[108] Reigning champion Luke Humphries defeated Nick Kenny,[109] with former world champions Michael van Gerwen[110] and Peter Wright,[109] and pre-tournament favourite Luke Littler also winning their third round matches.[110]

Fourth round

Reigning champion Luke Humphries's campaign ended in the fourth round after he was defeated 4–1 by Peter Wright.[106] Wright's fellow former world champions also qualified, with Gerwyn Price knocking out fellow Welshman Jonny Clayton 4–2[106] and Michael van Gerwen eliminated Jeffrey de Graaf by the same scoreline.[111] Callan Rydz was the only unseeded player to reach the quarter-final, beating Robert Owen 4–3 to reach the second quarter final of his career.[111]

Two other matches went the full seven sets, Luke Littler defeating Ryan Joyce to reach his second quarter-final from two attempts and Chris Dobey beating Kevin Doets to get through the fourth round for the third consecutive year. The remaining matches were won by scorelines of 4–0, with 2024 Masters champion Stephen Bunting eliminating Luke Woodhouse and Nathan Aspinall conquering a distinctly below-par Ricardo Pietreczko.[111]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were held on New Year's Day 2025. Chris Dobey played Gerwyn Price in the first quarter-final. Price won the first two sets before Dobey took control, winning four sets in a row to go one away. Price won the seventh set after Dobey missed five darts to win the match, but Dobey won the eighth set 3–1 to qualify for the first world championship semi-final of his career. In the second quarter-final Michael van Gerwen played Callan Rydz. After five sets, which were all won by the player throwing first, Van Gerwen held a 3–2 lead, before breaking Rydz's throw in the third leg of the sixth set on his way to a 3–1 victory in that set to go two sets up. Rydz, who had earlier missed a dart to win the fifth set, managed to win the seventh set against the Van Gerwen throw, but missed two darts in the deciding leg of the eighth set, allowing Van Gerwen to win that set and the match to qualify for the world championship semi-final for the ninth time of his career.[112]

Stephen Bunting played Peter Wright in the third quarter-final. Bunting won the first four sets, including winning the fourth set 3–0 against the throw, before Wright came back and won sets five and six. Bunting secured the match victory with a 3–0 win in the seventh set to reach the second PDC world championship semi-final of his career. In the final quarter-final Luke Littler took on Nathan Aspinall. Littler got off to a strong start, winning the first set with three consecutive twelve-darters, and took the second set against the Aspinall throw. Aspinall broke back in the third set, but a Littler eleven-darter in the deciding leg of the fourth set restored the two-set advantage. Littler won the fifth set to go one away, and while Aspinall did manage to take the sixth set, another 3–0 scoreline in the seventh set ensured Littler would qualify for the semi-final for the second consecutive year.[112]

Semi-finals

In the first semi-final, Michael van Gerwen played Chris Dobey. Van Gerwen won the first set against the throw, and took advantage of three missed darts from Dobey to also take the second. Dobey got off the mark with a 3–0 win in the third set, including a 170 checkout in the second leg, but Van Gerwen won the fourth set by the same scoreline to re-gain the two set advantage before breaking in the fifth set. Van Gerwen took the next two sets to complete a 6–1 victory to reach his seventh world championship final. Luke Littler took on Stephen Bunting in the other semi-final. Littler won the first set 3–2, before breaking in second set 3–1. The same 3–2, 3–1 pattern was repeated in the next two sets, giving Littler a 4–0 lead. Bunting broke back the fifth set with a 3–1 win, but missed 3 to win the sixth set, which Littler won 3–2 to go one away. With a 3–1 win in the seventh set Littler also completed a 6–1 win to reach the world championship final for the second time.[113]

Final

Luke Littler took on Michael van Gerwen in the final, held on Friday January 3. Van Gerwen threw first in the opening set, but missed three darts, and lost a fourth after busting his score, to win the first leg, enabling Littler to break and eventually win the set 3–1. Littler won the second set 3–0. In the second leg of the third set Van Gerwen missed three darts to break, and Littler won that leg and the next two to go 3–0 up in the match. The third leg of the fourth set saw Van Gerwen break the Littler throw for the first time in the match – with Littler having missed two darts for the set – but in the next leg van Gerwen missed more darts and Littler broke again to cross the halfway mark towards the championship.[114]

Van Gerwen got off the mark with a 3–1 win in the fifth set, but Littler held the sixth set to go two sets away from victory. Van Gerwen took the seventh set 3–2, but again Littler won the next set. Van Gerwen won the ninth set, but Littler broke in the second leg of the next set to set himself up to throw for the match, and a fourteen-dart leg finished on double 16 wrapped up the world championship for Littler. Aged 17, Littler became the youngest world champion in PDC history, beating the record previously held by Van Gerwen who was 24 years old when he triumphed in 2014.[115][116]

Schedule

Sunday, 15 December[117][118]
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
011  Thibault Tricole 80.613–1  Joe Comito 81.253–13–22–33–2
02  Jermaine Wattimena 98.543–0  Stefan Bellmont 92.953–13–13–2
03  Kim Huybrechts 96.921–3  Keane Barry 94.973–22–31–31–3
042  Luke Humphries 90.793–0  Thibault Tricole 85.623–03–03–0
Monday, 16 December[119][120]
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
051  Wesley Plaisier 82.563–2  Ryusei Azemoto 79.231–33–21–33–13–0
06  Luke Woodhouse 94.383–0  Lourence Ilagan 81.113–03–03–2
07  Alan Soutar 84.191–3  Kai Gotthardt 89.103–21–30–32–3
082  James Wade 97.010–3  Jermaine Wattimena 99.171–30–31–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
091  Niels Zonneveld 93.191–3  Robert Owen 91.643–02–31–32–3
10  Connor Scutt 101.923–0  Ben Robb 82.643–03–13–0
11  Cameron Menzies 83.771–3  Leonard Gates 82.960–33–20–32–3
122  Gerwyn Price 91.323–0  Keane Barry 86.813–03–13–1
Tuesday, 17 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
131  James Hurrell 88.753–0  Jim Long 79.173–03–13–0
14  Kevin Doets 88.133–1  Noa-Lynn van Leuven 87.021–33–13–13–2
15  Ryan Joyce 92.973–1  Darius Labanauskas 89.623–00–33–13–1
162  Mike De Decker 87.381–3  Luke Woodhouse 88.380–31–33–01–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
171  Jeffrey de Graaf 92.303–1  Rashad Sweeting 82.881–33–23–03–1
18  Ricardo Pietreczko 88.683–0  Zong Xiao Chen 84.033–03–23–1
19  Ryan Meikle 83.533–2  Fallon Sherrock 81.810–33–03–02–33–1
202  Peter Wright 89.633–1  Wesley Plaisier 93.773–23–20–33–2
Wednesday, 18 December
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
211  Jim Williams 94.102–3  Paolo Nebrida 86.632–33–11–33–02–3
22  Madars Razma 90.653–1  Christian Kist 94.902–33–13–13–2
23  Ricky Evans 86.233–2  Gordon Mathers 87.573–10–33–11–33–1
242  Nathan Aspinall 88.033–1  Leonard Gates 83.413–12–33–13–2
Thursday, 19 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
251  Chris Landman 80.711–3  Lok Yin Lee 84.403–20–30–30–3
26  Callan Rydz 107.063–0  Romeo Grbavac 97.923–03–13–1
27  Martin Lukeman 86.663–1  Nitin Kumar 85.772–33–13–13–1
282  Gabriel Clemens 92.391–3  Robert Owen 98.972–30–33–11–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
291  Nick Kenny 87.663–0  Stowe Buntz 87.263–13–23–1
30  Mensur Suljović 88.442–3  Matt Campbell 93.312–33–20–33–20–3
31  Scott Williams 96.243–1  Niko Springer 98.920–33–13–13–2
322  Michael Smith 96.932–3  Kevin Doets 96.903–01–33–00–34–6
Friday, 20 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
331  Stephen Burton 75.630–3  Alexander Merkx 78.411–31–32–3
34  Wessel Nijman 94.833–2  Cameron Carolissen 95.903–03–20–32–33–2
35  Ian White w/o  Sandro Eric Sosing
362  Stephen Bunting 92.123–1  Kai Gotthardt 89.401–33–23–03–0
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
371  Mickey Mansell 81.343–1  Tomoya Goto 82.223–13–22–33–2
38  Florian Hempel 92.733–1  Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.363–13–01–33–1
39  William O'Connor 85.921–3  Dylan Slevin 86.352–31–33–12–3
402  Michael van Gerwen 94.853–0  James Hurrell 89.323–13–13–1
Saturday, 21 December[121]
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
411  Karel Sedláček 82.580–3  Rhys Griffin 91.102–32–30–3
42  Richard Veenstra 86.000–3  Alexis Toylo 86.032–32–32–3
432  Brendan Dolan 92.023–0  Lok Yin Lee 83.203–23–03–1
44  Chris Dobey 95.623–1  Alexander Merkx 90.543–13–00–33–1
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
452  Danny Noppert 93.911–3  Ryan Joyce 93.883–12–31–32–3
46  Raymond van Barneveld 84.641–3  Nick Kenny 86.391–32–33–02–3
47  Luke Littler 100.853–1  Ryan Meikle 91.933–21–33–13–0
48  Damon Heta 97.963–1  Connor Scutt 98.472–33–03–23–0
Sunday, 22 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
492  Ryan Searle 99.383–0  Matt Campbell 90.663–13–03–0
50  Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.721–3  Madars Razma 91.333–02–30–32–3
51  Joe Cullen 98.183–0  Wessel Nijman 98.013–13–23–1
52  Ritchie Edhouse 84.191–3  Ian White 88.863–11–31–31–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
532  Martin Schindler 89.370–3  Callan Rydz 91.052–31–30–3
54  Ross Smith 89.790–3  Paolo Nebrida 91.072–32–32–3
55  Gary Anderson 92.510–3  Jeffrey de Graaf 95.561–30–32–3
56  Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.003–0  Dylan Slevin 95.023–23–23–2
Monday, 23 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
572  Krzysztof Ratajski 95.323–1  Alexis Toylo 96.393–13–22–33–1
58  Andrew Gilding 92.653–1  Martin Lukeman 91.283–00–33–23–2
59  Josh Rock 87.133–0  Rhys Griffin 85.993–03–23–0
60  Jonny Clayton 92.453–2  Mickey Mansell 84.262–33–03–01–36–5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
612  Gian van Veen 91.991–3  Ricardo Pietreczko 91.640–33–10–31–3
62  Daryl Gurney 98.313–2  Florian Hempel 96.441–33–10–33–23–1
63  Dave Chisnall 94.542–3  Ricky Evans 94.303–12–31–33–05–6
64  Rob Cross 88.641–3  Scott Williams 87.903–22–31–32–3
Friday, 27 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
653  Damon Heta 89.693–4  Luke Woodhouse 92.342–33–13–23–21–30–30–3
66  Jonny Clayton 90.114–3  Daryl Gurney 92.603–23–13–01–30–31–33–1
67  Stephen Bunting 100.064–1  Madars Razma 90.923–13–02–33–03–2
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
683  Gerwyn Price 92.604–3  Joe Cullen 92.773–23–23–11–31–31–36–5
69  Jermaine Wattimena 96.502–4  Peter Wright 96.191–30–33–20–33–01–3
70  Luke Humphries 98.594–0  Nick Kenny 93.423–23–13–13–0
Saturday, 28 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
713  Ryan Joyce 97.404–3  Ryan Searle 100.973–23–21–32–33–02–34–2
72  Scott Williams 94.291–4  Ricardo Pietreczko 97.002–31–33–10–32–3
73  Nathan Aspinall 92.174–0  Andrew Gilding 86.653–13–23–23–1
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
743  Chris Dobey 97.294–2  Josh Rock 95.991–33–11–33–03–23–1
75  Michael van Gerwen 97.014–2  Brendan Dolan 96.082–33–13–03–01–33–2
76  Luke Littler 97.844–1  Ian White 96.403–21–33–03–23–1
Sunday, 29 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
773  Jeffrey de Graaf 89.994–1  Paolo Nebrida 83.011–33–03–23–13–1
78  Kevin Doets 89.674–3  Krzysztof Ratajski 94.550–30–33–13–02–33–23–1
79  Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.790–4  Callan Rydz 105.310–32–32–30–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
803  Ricky Evans 86.842–4  Robert Owen 92.923–12–33–22–32–30–3
814  Jonny Clayton 91.732–4  Gerwyn Price 92.281–31–33–03–11–31–3
82  Luke Humphries 99.231–4  Peter Wright 100.932–33–22–32–30–3
Monday, 30 December
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
834  Kevin Doets 88.173–4  Chris Dobey 91.591–33–10–33–23–21–31–3
84  Robert Owen 94.073–4  Callan Rydz 97.383–13–22–30–30–33–11–3
85  Ricardo Pietreczko 78.460–4  Nathan Aspinall 94.281–30–30–31–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
864  Stephen Bunting 96.784–0  Luke Woodhouse 90.613–03–13–13–1
87  Michael van Gerwen 101.984–2  Jeffrey de Graaf 91.853–13–00–31–33–03–0
88  Luke Littler 103.144–3  Ryan Joyce 97.733–12–33–11–33–12–33–1
Wednesday, 1 January
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8
89QF  Chris Dobey 95.385–3  Gerwyn Price 92.742–31–33–13–23–23–02–33–1
90  Michael van Gerwen 103.105–3  Callan Rydz 103.883–20–33–21–33–23–11–33–2
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
91QF  Peter Wright 92.412–5  Stephen Bunting 95.551–31–32–30–33–03–10–3
92  Luke Littler 101.545–2  Nathan Aspinall 96.313–03–12–33–23–12–33–0
Thursday, 2 January
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
93SF  Chris Dobey 94.771–6  Michael van Gerwen 98.841–32–33–00–31–32–31–3
94  Stephen Bunting 100.101–6  Luke Littler 105.482–31–32–31–33–12–31–3
Friday, 3 January[122][116][114]
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10
95F  Luke Littler 102.737–3  Michael van Gerwen 100.693–13–03–13–11–33–22–33–01–33–0

Draw

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.[123][124][125]

Finals

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
Semi-finals
(best of 11 sets)
2 January
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Final
(best of 13 sets)
3 January
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17  Peter Wright 92.412
8  Stephen Bunting 95.555
8  Stephen Bunting 100.101
4  Luke Littler 105.486
4  Luke Littler 101.545
12  Nathan Aspinall 96.312
4  Luke Littler 102.737
3  Michael van Gerwen 100.693
15  Chris Dobey 95.385
10  Gerwyn Price 92.743
15  Chris Dobey 94.771
3  Michael van Gerwen 98.846
3  Michael van Gerwen 103.105
   Callan Rydz 103.883

Top half

Section 1

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[117][119][127][128][129][130][131][132][101][133][100][134]
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December

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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 98.594
 Nick Kenny 93.420
 Nick Kenny 87.66332  Raymond van Barneveld 84.641
Q  Stowe Buntz 87.260  Nick Kenny 86.393
1  Luke Humphries 99.231
17  Peter Wright 100.934
 Jermaine Wattimena 98.54316  James Wade 97.010
Q  Stefan Bellmont 92.950  Jermaine Wattimena 99.173
 Jermaine Wattimena 96.502
17  Peter Wright 96.194
 Wesley Plaisier 82.56317  Peter Wright 89.633
Q  Ryusei Azemoto 79.232  Wesley Plaisier 93.771
17  Peter Wright 92.412
8  Stephen Bunting 95.555
 Alan Soutar 84.1918  Stephen Bunting 92.123
Q  Kai Gotthardt 89.103Q  Kai Gotthardt 89.401
8  Stephen Bunting 100.064
 Madars Razma 90.921
 Madars Razma 90.65325  Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.721
Q  Christian Kist 94.901  Madars Razma 91.333
8  Stephen Bunting 96.784
 Luke Woodhouse 90.610
 Connor Scutt 101.9239  Damon Heta 97.963
Q  Ben Robb 82.640  Connor Scutt 98.471
9  Damon Heta 89.693
 Luke Woodhouse 92.344
 Luke Woodhouse 94.38324  Mike De Decker 87.381
Q  Lourence Ilagan 81.110  Luke Woodhouse 88.383

Section 2

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December

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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 97.844
   Ian White 96.401
 Ian White w/o29  Ritchie Edhouse 84.191
Q  Sandro Eric Sosing w/d   Ian White 88.863
4  Luke Littler 103.144
   Ryan Joyce 97.733
 Ryan Joyce 92.97313  Danny Noppert 93.911
Q  Darius Labanauskas 89.621   Ryan Joyce 93.883
   Ryan Joyce 97.404
20  Ryan Searle 100.973
 Mensur Suljović 88.44220  Ryan Searle 99.383
Q  Matt Campbell 93.313Q  Matt Campbell 90.660
4  Luke Littler 101.545
12  Nathan Aspinall 96.312
 Scott Williams 96.2435  Rob Cross 88.641
Q  Niko Springer 98.921   Scott Williams 87.903
   Scott Williams 94.291
   Ricardo Pietreczko 97.004
 Ricardo Pietreczko 88.68328  Gian van Veen 91.991
Q  Zong Xiao Chen 84.030   Ricardo Pietreczko 91.643
   Ricardo Pietreczko 78.460
12  Nathan Aspinall 94.284
 Cameron Menzies 83.77112  Nathan Aspinall 88.033
Q  Leonard Gates 82.963Q  Leonard Gates 83.411
12  Nathan Aspinall 92.174
21  Andrew Gilding 86.850
 Martin Lukeman 86.66321  Andrew Gilding 92.653
Q  Nitin Kumar 85.771   Martin Lukeman 91.281

Bottom half

Section 3

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December

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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 89.674
31  Krzysztof Ratajski 94.553
 Richard Veenstra 86.00031  Krzysztof Ratajski 95.323
Q  Alexis Toylo 86.033Q  Alexis Toylo 96.391
 Kevin Doets 88.173
15  Chris Dobey 91.594
 Stephen Burton 75.63015  Chris Dobey 95.623
Q  Alexander Merkx 78.413Q  Alexander Merkx 90.541
15  Chris Dobey 97.294
18  Josh Rock 95.992
 Karel Sedláček 82.58018  Josh Rock 87.133
Q  Rhys Griffin 91.103Q  Rhys Griffin 85.990
15  Chris Dobey 95.385
10  Gerwyn Price 92.743
 Mickey Mansell 81.3437  Jonny Clayton 92.453
Q  Tomoya Goto 82.221  Mickey Mansell 84.262
7  Jonny Clayton 90.114
26  Daryl Gurney 92.603
 Florian Hempel 92.73326  Daryl Gurney 98.313
Q  Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.361  Florian Hempel 96.442
7  Jonny Clayton 91.732
10  Gerwyn Price 92.284
 Kim Huybrechts 96.92110  Gerwyn Price 91.323
Q  Keane Barry 94.973Q  Keane Barry 86.810
10  Gerwyn Price 92.604
23  Joe Cullen 92.773
 Wessel Nijman 94.83323  Joe Cullen 98.183
Q  Cameron Carolissen 95.902  Wessel Nijman 98.010

Section 4

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December

[117][118][119][120][127][128][129][130][132][133][134]
Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December

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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 97.014
30  Brendan Dolan 96.082
 Chris Landman 80.71130  Brendan Dolan 92.023
Q  Lok Yin Lee 84.403Q  Lok Yin Lee 83.200
3  Michael van Gerwen 101.984
 Jeffrey de Graaf 91.942
 Jeffrey de Graaf 92.30314  Gary Anderson 92.510
Q  Rashad Sweeting 82.881  Jeffrey de Graaf 95.563
 Jeffrey de Graaf 89.994
Q  Paolo Nebrida 83.011
 Jim Williams 94.10219  Ross Smith 89.790
Q  Paolo Nebrida 86.633Q  Paolo Nebrida 91.073
3  Michael van Gerwen 103.105
   Callan Rydz 103.883
 Ricky Evans 86.2336  Dave Chisnall 94.542
Q  Gordon Mathers 87.572  Ricky Evans 94.303
 Ricky Evans 86.842
Q  Robert Owen 92.924
 Niels Zonneveld 93.19127  Gabriel Clemens 92.391
Q  Robert Owen 91.643Q  Robert Owen 98.973
Q  Robert Owen 94.073
 Callan Rydz 97.384
 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 94.790
 Callan Rydz 105.314
 Callan Rydz 107.06322  Martin Schindler 89.370
Q  Romeo Grbavac 97.920  Callan Rydz 91.053

Final

Best of 13 sets
Referee(s): Kirk Bevins & Huw Ware
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 3 January 2025
Luke Littler  7–3  Michael van Gerwen
3–1, 3–0, 3–1, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–0, 1–3, 3–0
102.73Average (3 darts)100.69
52100+ scores44
23140+ scores22
12180 scores13
130Highest checkout132
2100+ Checkouts1
25/45 (55.55%)Checkout summary14/38 (36.84%)

Highest averages

This table shows all averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament.[2][136] 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.[137][138] For comparison with previous years, see the highest ever recorded averages in the World Darts Championship.

PlayerRoundAverageOpponentResult
 Callan Rydz 1107.06  Romeo Grbavac Won
 Luke Littler SF105.48  Stephen Bunting Won
 Callan Rydz (2)3105.31  Dimitri Van den Bergh Won
 Callan Rydz (3)QF103.88  Michael van Gerwen Lost
 Luke Littler (2)4103.14  Ryan Joyce Won
 Michael van Gerwen QF103.10  Callan Rydz Won
 Luke Littler (3)F102.73  Michael van Gerwen Won
 Michael van Gerwen (2)4101.98  Jeffrey de Graaf Won
 Connor Scutt 1101.92  Ben Robb Won
 Luke Littler (4)QF101.54  Nathan Aspinall Won
 Ryan Searle 3100.97  Ryan Joyce Lost
 Peter Wright 4100.93  Luke Humphries Won
 Luke Littler (5)2100.85  Ryan Meikle Won
 Michael van Gerwen (3)F100.69  Luke Littler Lost
 Stephen Bunting SF100.10Lost
 Stephen Bunting (2)3100.06  Madars Razma Won

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports is the TV broadcaster for the coverage, with the event airing on a dedicated channel which replaced its Sky Sports F1 channel for the duration of the tournament.[139] Sky Sports coverage was presented by Emma Paton, Anna Woolhouse and Michael Bridge with punditry and commentary coming from Stuart Pyke, Rod Studd, Dan Dawson, Abigail Davies, John Part, Mark Webster, Laura Turner, and Glen Durrant.[140] Wayne Mardle was not present for the coverage due to the death of his wife prior to the start of the tournament.[141]

Talksport also provided coverage of the event via their digital channel Talksport 2 with selected coverage on Talksport and the new Talksport darts YouTube channel.[142] Talksport coverage featured Ian Danter, Chris Mason, Paul Nicholson, Chris Murphy, Mark Wilson and Gabbie Partington.[143]

References