2025 PDC World Darts Championship: Free bets, prediction, full draw, prize money and where to watch
- Scott Allen
- 3 January 2025
The biggest darting extravaganza on earth is nearly at an end, who will win the 32nd edition of the PDC World Darts Championship?
Defending champion Luke Humphries crashed out of the World Championships at the hands of Peter Wright, which opened the door for a new king of the Ally Pally – including last year’s finalist Luke Littler.
The teenage sensation went into the tournament as the favourite, which shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone.
Littler has dominated the year, winning the Grand Slam, Premier League, World Series of Darts Finals, two European Tour events, three Players Championship events and claiming over £1m in prize money.
Can he secure his first World Championship crown at the tender age of just 17? Only three-time champion Michael van Gerwen stands in his way.
With final upon us we take a closer look at the latest odds, format, prize money, results and where to watch the event.
Worlds Darts Championship winner odds
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(All odds are correct at time of article's last update)
Who will win the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship?
Following a sensational year on the circuit, Luke Littler will be looking to cap it off with his maiden world championship title at Alexandra Palace.
The 17-year-old was on the verge of glory last year after falling in the final to the high-flying Luke Humphries.
One thing we know about Littler is he has absolutely no fear on the oche. Considering he is still a teen, there is far less pressure on his shoulders as he enters this event.
In truth, both Lukes have been nothing short of superb throughout the year and they truly deserved to be number one and two favourites.
But in a tournament that has seen seeds crash out in every round, Peter Wright rolled back the years with an inspired display to overcome Humphries 4-1 in the fourth round at London’s Alexandra Palace.
So Littler's rival in the final will be Michael van Gerwen, who is aiming for his fourth World Championship title.
The 35-year-old Dutchman has endured his worst year on the circuit since 2011, failing to win a single major title and reaching two finals. A measly number for a man of his high expectations.
Who will grab the glory in Friday night's final?
World Darts Championship tips
Luke Littler to win the World Darts Championships
Littler/Van Gerwen - straight forecast - 5/4
World Darts Championship next matches
Friday January 3 (2000 GMT)
Final
World Darts Championship results
Thursday, January 2
Semi-finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Chris Dobey (3-1, 3-2, 0-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
Luke Littler 6-1 Stephen Bunting (3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Wednesday, January 1
Quarter-finals
Chris Dobey 5-3 Gerwyn Price (2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0, 2-3, 3-1)
Michael van Gerwen 5-3 Callan Rydz (3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2)
Stephen Bunting 5-2 Peter Wright (3-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-0, 0-3, 1-3, 3-0)
Luke Littler 5-2 Nathan Aspinall (3-0, 3-1, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 3-0)
Monday, December 30
Fourth Round
Stephen Bunting 4-0 Luke Woodhouse (3–0, 3–1, 3–1, 3–1)
Luke Littler 4-3 Ryan Joyce (3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1)
Ricardo Pietreczko 0-4 Nathan Aspinall (1–3, 0–3, 0–3, 1–3)
Kevin Doets 3-4 Chris Dobey (1–3, 3–1, 0–3, 3–2, 3–2, 1–3, 1–3)
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Jeffrey de Graaf (3–1, 3–0, 0–3, 1–3, 3–0, 3–0)
Robert Owen 2-4 Callan Rydz (3–1, 3–2, 2–3, 0–3, 0–3, 3–1, 1–3)
Sunday, December 29
Third Round
Jeffrey de Graaf 4-1 Paolo Nebrida (1-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1)
Kevin Doets 4-3 Krzysztof Ratajski (0-3, 0-3, 3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Callan Rydz 4-0 Dimitri Van den Bergh (3-0, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Rob Owen 4-2 Ricky Evans (1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Fourth Round
Gerwyn Price 4-2 Jonny Clayton (3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Peter Wright 4-1 Luke Humphries (3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Saturday December 28
Third round
Ryan Joyce 4-3 Ryan Searle
Scott Williams 4-1 Ricardo Pietreczko
Nathan Aspinall 4-0 Andrew Gilding
Chris Dobey 4-2 Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Brendan Dolan
Luke Littler 4-1 Ian White
Friday December 27
Third round
Damon Heta 3-4 Luke Woodhouse
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Daryl Gurney
Stephen Bunting 4-1 Madars Razma
Gerwyn Price 4-3 Joe Cullen
Jermaine Wattimena 2-4 Peter Wright
Luke Humphries 4-0 Nick Kenny
Monday December 23
Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 Alexis Toylo (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1) (R2)
Andrew Gilding 3-1 Martin Lukeman (3-0, 0-3, 3-2, 3-2) R2)
Josh Rock 3-0 Rhys Griffin (3-0, 3-2, 3-0) (R2)
Jonny Clayton 3-2 Mickey Mansell (2-3, 3-0, 3-0, 1-3, 6-5) (R2)
Ricardo Pietreczko 3-1 Gian van Veen (3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1) (R2)
Daryl Gurney 3-2 Florian Hempel (1-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1) (R2)
Ricky Evans 3-2 Dave Chisnall (1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 0-3, 6-5) (R2)
Scott Williams 3-1 Rob Cross (2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2) (R2)
Sunday December 22
Ryan Searle 3-0 Matt Campbell (3-1, 3-0, 3-0) (R2)
Madars Razma 3-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode (0-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-2) (R2)
Joe Cullen 3-0 Wessel Nijman (3-1, 3-2, 3-1) (R2)
Ian White 3-1 Ritchie Edhouse (1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1) (R2)
Callan Rydz 3-0 Martin Schindler (3-2, 3-1, 3-0) (R2)
Paolo Nebrida 3-0 Ross Smith (3-2, 3-2, 3-2) (R2)
Jeffrey de Graaf 3-0 Gary Anderson (3-1, 3-0, 3-2) (R2)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Dylan Slevin (3-2, 3-2, 3-2) (R2)
Saturday December 21
Karel Sedlacek 0-3 Rhys Griffin (2-3, 2-3, 0-3) (R1)
Richard Veenstra 0-3 Alexis Toylo (2-3, 2-3, 2-3) (R1)
Brendan Dolan 3-0 Lok-Yin Lee (3-2, 3-0, 3-1) (R2)
Chris Dobey 3-1 Alexander Merkx (3-1, 3-0, 0-3, 3-1) (R2)
Danny Noppert 1-3 Ryan Joyce (3-1, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3) (R2)
Raymond Van Barneveld 1-3 Nick Kenny (1-3, 2-3, 3-0, 2-3) (R2)
Luke Littler 3-1 Ryan Meikle (3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0) (R2)
Damon Heta 3-1 Connor Scutt (2-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0) (R2)
Friday December 20
Stephen Burton 0-3 Alexander Merkx (1-3, 1-3, 2-3) (R1)
Wessel Nijman 3-2 Cameron Carolissen (3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3, 3-2) (R1)
Ian White beat Sandro Eric Sosing due to late withdrawal (R1)
Stephen Bunting 3-1 Kai Gotthardt (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0) (R2)
Mickey Mansall 3-1 Tomoya Goto (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2) (R1)
Florian Hempel 3-1 Jeffrey De Zwaan (3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1) (R1)
William O'Connor 1-3 Dylan Slevin (2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 2-3) (R1)
Michael Van Gerwen 3-0 James Hurrell (3-1, 3-1, 3-1) (R2)
Thursday December 19
Lok Yin Lee 3-1 Chris Landman (2-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-0) (R1)
Callan Rydz 3-0 Romeo Grbavac (3-0, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Martin Lukeman 3-1 Nitin Kumar (2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Robert Owen 3-1 Gabriel Clemens (3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1) (R2)
Nick Kenny 3-0 Stowe Buntz (3-1, 3-2, 3-1) (R1)
Matt Campbell 3-2 Mensur Suljovic (3-2, 2-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0) (R1)
Scott Williams 3-1 Niko Springer (0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Kevin Doets 3-2 Michael Smith (0-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-0, 6-4) (R2)
Wednesday December 18
Paolo Nebrida 3-2 Jim Williams (3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-2) (R1)
Madars Razma 3-1 Christian Kist (2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1) - Kist hits nine-dart finish
Ricky Evans 3-2 Gordon Mathers (3-1, 0-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1) (R1)
Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Leonard Gates (3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2) (R2)
Tuesday, December 17
James Hurrell 3-0 Jim Long (R1) (3-0, 3-1, 3-0)
Kevin Doets 3-1 Noa-Lynn van Leuven (R1) (1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2)
Ryan Joyce 3-1 Darius Labanauskas (R1) (3-0, 0-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Mike De Decker 1-3 Luke Woodhouse (R2) (0-3, 1-3, 3-0, 1-3)
Jeffrey de Graaf 3-1 Rashad Sweeting (R1) (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-1)
Ricardo Pietreczko 3-0 Zong Xiao Chen (R1) (3-0, 3-2, 3-1)
Ryan Meikle 3-2 Fallon Sherrock (R1) (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 3-1)
Peter Wright 3-1 Wesely Plaisier (R2) (3-2, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2)
Monday, December 16
Wesley Plaisier 3-2 Ryusei Azemoto (R1) (1-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0)
Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Lourence Ilagan (R1) (3-0, 3-0, 3-2)
Alan Soutar 1-3 Kai Gotthardt (R1) (3-2, 1-3, 0-3, 2-3)
James Wade 0-3 Jermaine Wattimena (R2) (1-3, 0-3, 1-3)
Niels Zonneveld 1-3 Robert Owen (R1) (3-0, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3)
Connot Scutt 3-0 Ben Robb (R1) (3-0, 3-1, 3-0)
Cameron Menzies 1-3 Leonard Gates (R1) (0-3, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3)
Gerwyn Price 3-0 Keane Barry (R2) (3-0, 3-1, 3-1)
Sunday December 15
Thibault Tricole 3-1 Joe Comito (R1) (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2) (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena 3-0 Stefan Bellmont (3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Keane Barry 3-1 Kim Huybrechts (2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Luke Humphries 3-0 Thibault Tricole (3-0, 3-0, 3-0) (R2)
World Darts Championship schedule
First Round – Dec 15 to Dec 21
Second Round – Dec 15 to Dec 23
Third Round – Dec 27 to Dec 29
Fourth Round – Dec 29 to Dec 30
Quarter-Finals – Jan 1
Semi-Finals – Jan 2
Final – Jan 3
World Darts Championship format
First Round - Best of five sets
Second Round - Best of five sets
Third Round - Best of seven sets
Fourth Round - Best of seven sets
Quarter-Final - Best of nine sets
Semi-Final - Best of 11 sets
Final - Best of 13 sets
World Darts Championship prize money
Total - £2,500,000
First Round - £7,500
Second Round - £15,000
Third Round - £25,000
Fourth Round - £35,000
Quarter-Final - £50,000
Semi-Final - £100,000
Runner-Up - £200,000
Winner - £500,000
Where to watch the World Darts Championship
Fans can watch every darts on Sky Sports’ dedicated channel – Sky Sports Darts. There will also be live radio coverage from Alexandra Palace on talkSPORT.
READ MORE: 2024 Darts Calendar: Every major televised tournament results from the entire year
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