World Darts Championship 2026: Schedule, fixtures and results from Alexandra Palace with Luke Littler, Beau Greaves, Michael van Gerwen in action

World Darts Championship 2026: Schedule, fixtures and results from Alexandra Palace with Luke Littler, Beau Greaves, Michael van Gerwen in action

The World Darts Championship is under way live on SportsNews, with Luke Littler seeking to defend his title.

The expanded 2026 tournament sees everyone enter the competition from the first round as 128 players bid for the top prize.

A bumper £5m prize pot is on offer at Alexandra Palace, with £1m going to the winner - the biggest payday in darts history.

Thursday December 11

Round One

Friday December 12

Afternoon Session
Round One

Evening Session
Round One

Saturday December 13

Afternoon Session
Round One

Evening Session
Round One

Sunday December 14

Monday December 15

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock

Tuesday December 16

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
Niko Springer v Joe Comito

Wednesday December 17 (1900 GMT)

Round One x4
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton

Thursday December 18

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs
Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
Mike De Decker v David Munyua

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo

Friday December 19

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round One x4
Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
William O'Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Keane Barry v Tim Pusey

Saturday December 20

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Dobey/Zong v Andrew Gilding
Stephen Bunting v Nitin Kumar
Van Duijvenbode/Baetens v James Hurrell
Ryan Searle v Dolan/Dudeney
Clayton/Lipscombe v Dom Taylor
Michael Smith v Niels Zonneveld
Andreas Harrysson v Tricole/Sakai
Chisnall/Sherrock v Pietreczko/De Sousa

Sunday December 21

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Luke Littler v David Davies
Joe Cullen v Suljovic/Cameron
Damon Heta v Van Barneveld/Bellmont
Rob Cross v Ian White
Luke Woodhouse v Lukeman/Hopp
Price/Gawlas v Wesley Plaisier
Joyce/Bates v Ratajski/Toylo
Schindler/Burton v Barry/Pusey

Monday December 22

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Humphries/Evetts v De Graaf/Lim
Nijman/Sedlacek v Clemens/Spellman
Aspinall/Ilagan v Mansell/Gates
De Decker/Munyua v Doets/Dennant
Wade/Azemoto v Ricky Evans
Menzies/Manby v Campbell/Sevada
Gian van Veen v Soutar/Harju
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Madars Razma

Tuesday December 23

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT) & Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Van Gerwen/Tatsunami v O'Connor/Kciuk
Wright/Van Leuven v Arno Merk
Gary Anderson v Scutt/Whitlock
Wattimena/Gruellich v Williams/Nebrida
Noppert/Van der Velde v Kenny/Hood
Jonny Tata v Meikle/Salate
Rock/Hayter v Springer/Comito
Gurney/Greaves v Rydz/Kovacs

Saturday December 27

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round Three x3

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Three x3

Sunday December 28

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round Three x3

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Three x3

Monday December 29

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round Three x3

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Three x1, Round Four x2

Tuesday December 30

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Round Four x3

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Four x3

Thursday January 1

Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Quarter-Finals x2

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Quarter-Finals x2

Friday January 2 (1930 GMT)

Semi-Finals

Saturday January 3 (2000 GMT)

Final

A format change ahead of this year's contest sees all players entering the tournament at the first-round stage, whereas seeded players have previously been given a bye through to the next round.

The World Championship uses the sets format, with each set being the first to three legs. The deciding set must be won by at least two legs, so if it's 2-2 in the final set, a player must win 4-2 or 5-3. If it's 5-5, a sudden-death leg will take place with no throw for the bull, so the alteration of whoever throws first simply continues.

Well, you must have heard by now that there is an almighty prize pot on offer for the World Darts Championship this time around, with the winner taking home a stonking £1m.

The runner-up takes home £400,000, with the semi-finalists earning £200,000 and quarter-finalists £100,000.

If you go out in round four, then it is a £60,000 payday, with round three bringing you £35,000, round two £25,000, and round one £15,000.

That is a total of £5m.

Prize Fund

Winner: £1,000,000

Runner-Up: £400,000

Semi-Finalists: £200,000

Quarter-Finalists: £100,000

Round Four Losers: £60,000

Round Three Losers: £35,000

Round Two Losers: £25,000

Round One Losers: £15,000

Who will win the Paddy Power World Darts Championship? Watch every match exclusively live from December 11 to January 3 on SportsNews' dedicated darts channel (Sky channel 407 from December 10). .