World Darts Championship 2025: Friday's Final betting tips, prediction, results and TV times

The biggest sporting party of the year is almost done. The one piece of business remaining is to find out who truly is the best player in the world.

Littler returns to the final for the second successive year. While 12 months ago he was a teenage rookie, looking to produce a sensational upset, he is now the favourite who is determined to silence a legend.

The legend in question is Michael van Gerwen who has won almost every trophy in the sport – including three world titles.

The Dutchman is so good, many people tend to argue he underachieved during his peak years.

Van Gerwen hasn’t performed at his optimal for the last two or three years, bar a few notable spurts of form. However, it’s fair to say that the Green Machine comes into this game during one of those spurts.

Here, we take a closer look at Friday’s big final and pick out some of the best bets along the way. 

Good luck and please gamble responsibly.

(all odds are subject to change after the article's latest update)

 

Day 16 match schedule

Final

Friday, January 3 – begins at 7pm

Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen

 

Luke Littler 180s under 22.5 – 5/6

Luke Littler has been a 180 hitting machine at these World Championships but hitting 22 or more would require a really special performance.

Not to say that Little is not capable of delivering such numbers, but with the added pressure of the world championship final, the £500,000 of prize money at stake and the fatigue that comes with such a long event, it’s hard to envisage 22 or more maximums from one man.

Littler scored 180 thirteen times during last year’s final with Luke Humphries which he famously lost 7-4.

The Nuke bagged 13 maximums against Stephen Bunting in his 6-1 win and 14 in the previous round victory over Callan Rydz.

With those number in mind, we’re backing Littler to hit under 22.5 180s at around the even money mark.

 

Over 10.5 sets – 4/6

Over 10.5 sets means that the biggest potential margin of victory is a 7-4 scoreline.

This is a bet which has landed in the last three finals, with Van Gerwen and Little appearing in one each.

Considering how dominant both men were in the semi-finals, all signs point to a close final encounter. With that in mind, we’re sticking with the over 10.5 sets bet at around 4/6.

 

Luke Littler to win the match – 2/5

If you push us for a winner, we have to go with Littler.

It’s not an easy decision, but with Littler averaging over 100 in four of his five matches at this tournament, how can you possibly bet against him.

Michael van Gerwen is a dangerous opponent, but he isn’t quite at the peak of his powers. He hasn’t been for the last three or so years.

Littler, on the other hand, is on the ascendancy. The pressure of the event and the money at stake doesn’t seem to bother him. Neither does the quality and the level of opposition in front of him.

The Nuke is a hard man to intimidate, and he will be determined to bag his first world title – become the youngest man to ever win the Sid Waddell trophy. 

While Van Gerwen will inevitably provide a stern test, we’re backing Littler to make darting history. 

 

World Darts Championship results so far:

Thursday, January 2

Semi-final

Chris Dobey 1-6 Michael van Gerwen (1–3, 2–3, 3–0, 0–3, 1–3, 2–3, 1–3)

Stephen Bunting 1-6 Luke Littler (2–3, 1–3, 2–3, 1–3, 3–1, 2–3, 1–3)

 

Wednesday, January 1

Quarter-final

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)

Peter Wright 2-5 Stephen Bunting (1-3, 1-3, 2-3, 0-3, 3-0, 3-1, 0-3)

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 vs Sandro Eric Sosing (Ian White goes through via walkover)

Stephen Bunting 3-1 Kai Gotthardt (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0) (R2) 

Mickey Mansell 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

Chris Landman 1-3 Lok Yin Lee (3-2,0-3, 0-3, 0-3) (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)

Gabriel Clemens 1-3 Robert Owen (2-3, 0-3, 3-1, 1-3) (R2)

Nick Kenny 3-0 Stowe Buntz (3-1, 3-2, 3-1) (R1)

Mensur Suljovic 2-3 Matt Campbell (2-3, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 0-3) (R1)

Scott Williams 3-1 Niko Springer (0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1) 

Michael Smith 2-3 Kevin Doets (3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 0-3, 4-6) (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 Zonneveld1-3 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)

 

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