Simon Whitlock will make his return to the Paddy Power World Darts Championship after winning the 2025 Dabble Darts ANZ Premier League in Brisbane on Saturday.

Gian van Veen curtailed Luke Humphries’ bid for a third consecutive Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals title on Friday, as Luke Littler stormed through to Round Two in Minehead.

In his latest column, PDC Stats Analyst Christopher Kempf analyses data from 2025 to discover the difference between winning legs on throw compared to against.

Niko Springer has withdrawn from the 2025 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals due to illness, and will be replaced in the field by Ryan Meikle.

The schedule of play for the opening day of the 2025 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals has been confirmed, as Luke Humphries begins his title defence against European Champion Gian van Veen on Friday.

The 2025 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals will take place from November 21-23 at Butlin’s Minehead Resort, as the top 64 players on the Players Championship rankings will battle for the title.