It is a highlight of the festive period for sport fans, with nearly three weeks of darts culminating in the final which this year will take place on January 3.
Luke Humphries, the defending champion, will be in action on the opening night when he will face either Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito.
Luke Littler will take centre stage for the first time on December 21, when he could take on Fallon Sherrock in what would be a blockbuster encounter.
It is now six years since Michael van Gerwen was crowned world champion and he begins his bid to end that wait against James Hurrell or Jim Long, while Gary Anderson has been in superb form in recent months and kicks his campaign off on December 22 when he’ll go up against Jeffrey de Graaf or Rashad Sweeting.
World Darts Championship schedule and latest results
(Seeds in brackets, all times GMT)
Thibault Tricole v Joe Comito
Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont
Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry
(1) Luke Humphries v Thibault Tricole/Joe Comito
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Wesley Plaisier v Ryusei Azemoto
Luke Woodhouse v Lourence Ilagan
Alan Soutar v Kai Gotthardt
(16) James Wade v Jermaine Wattimena/Stefan Bellmont
Niels Zonneveld v Robert Owen
Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates
(10) Gerwyn Price v Kim Huybrechts/Keane Barry
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Kevin Doets v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Ryan Joyce v Darius Labanauskas
(24) Mike De Decker v Luke Woodhouse/Lourence Ilagan
Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting
Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong
Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock
(17) Peter Wright v Wesley Plaisier/Ryusei Azemoto
Jim Williams v Paolo Nebrida
Madars Razma v Christian Kist
Ricky Evans v Gordon Mathers
(12) Nathan Aspinall v Cameron Menzies/Leonard Gates
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee
Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac
Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar
(27) Gabriel Clemens v Niels Zonneveld/Robert Owen
Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell
Scott Williams v Niko Springer
(2) Michael Smith v Kevin Doets/Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Stephen Burton v Alexander Merkx
Wessel Nijman v Cameron Carolissen
Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing
(8) Stephen Bunting v Alan Soutar/Kai Gotthardt
Mickey Mansell v Tomoya Goto
Florian Hempel v Jeffrey De Zwaan
William O’Connor v Dylan Slevin
(3) Michael van Gerwen v James Hurrell/Jim Long
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin
Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo
(30) Brendan Dolan v Chris Landman/Lok Yin Lee
(15) Chris Dobey v Stephen Burton/Alexander Merkx
(13) Danny Noppert v Ryan Joyce/Darius Labanauskas
(32) Raymond van Barneveld v Nick Kenny/Stowe Buntz
(4) Luke Littler v Ryan Meikle/Fallon Sherrock
(9) Damon Heta v Connor Scutt/Ben Robb
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
(20) Ryan Searle v Mensur Suljovic/Matt Campbell
(25) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Madars Razma/Christian Kist
(23) Joe Cullen v Wessel Nijman/Cameron Carolissen
(29) Ritchie Edhouse v Ian White/Sandro Eric Sosing
(22) Martin Schindler v Callan Rydz/Romeo Grbavac
(19) Ross Smith v Jim Williams/Paolo Nebrida
(14) Gary Anderson v Jeffrey de Graaf/Rashad Sweeting
(11) Dimitri Van den Bergh v William O’Connor/Dylan Slevin
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
(31) Krzysztof Ratajski v Richard Veenstra/Alexis Toylo
(21) Andrew Gilding v Martin Lukeman/Nitin Kumar
(18) Josh Rock v Karel Sedlacek/Rhys Griffin
(7) Jonny Clayton v Mickey Mansell/Tomoya Goto
(28) Gian van Veen v Ricardo Pietreczko/Xiaochen Zong
(26) Daryl Gurney v Florian Hempel/Jeffrey De Zwaan
(5) Rob Cross v Scott Williams/Niko Springer
(6) Dave Chisnall v Ricky Evans/Gordon Mathers
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round (x1), Fourth Round (x2)
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Thursday, January 2 (7.30pm)
World Darts Championship latest odds
Odds via Betfair. Subject to change
