It’s a spotlight of the festive interval for sport followers, with practically three weeks of darts culminating within the remaining which this yr will happen on January 3.

Luke Humphries, the defending champion, will likely be in motion on the opening night time when he’ll face both Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito.

Luke Littler will take centre stage for the primary time on December 21, when he might tackle Fallon Sherrock in what can be a blockbuster encounter.

It’s now six years since Michael van Gerwen was topped world champion and he begins his bid to finish that wait in opposition to James Hurrell or Jim Lengthy, whereas Gary Anderson has been in very good kind in latest months and kicks his marketing campaign off on December 22 when he’ll go up in opposition to Jeffrey de Graaf or Rashad Sweeting.

(Seeds in brackets, all occasions 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 Value 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 Lengthy

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 Spherical (x1), Fourth Spherical (x2)

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Thursday, January 2 (7.30pm)

TV channel: The event will likely be lined stay in full on Sky Sports activities. Each the afternoon and night periods will likely be proven on Sky Sports activities Darts, with many periods additionally on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion.