William Hill World Darts Championship post-Christmas schedule

William Hill World Darts Championship (Lawrence Lustig, PDC)

The post-Christmas schedule of play for the William Hill World Darts Championship third round has been confirmed.

The remaining 32 players will continue their battle for the Sid Waddell Trophy when the tournament resumes on Sunday December 27, with the third round being spread across three packed days of action.

Reigning champion Peter Wright will face Germany's Gabriel Clemens as his quest to retain the title sees him return to the Ally Pally stage, while three-time champion Michael van Gerwen plays Ricky Evans.

Monday's third round ties will feature Grand Slam of Darts champion Jose de Sousa in the afternoon session, while world number three Gerwyn Price, Premier League champion Glen Durrant and two-time World Champion Gary Anderson compete in the evening session.

Tuesday sees the remaining remaining four ties in round three take place, before the fourth round begins with two matches.

Global coverage of the £2.5 million tournament is headlined by the dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel, while the PDC's international broadcast partners will include RTL7 in the Netherlands, DAZN in various territories, Fox Sports in Australia, Sky Sport in New Zealand, PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and at matchroom.live.

William Hill World Darts Championship
Sunday December 27
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)

3x Third Round
Krzysztof Ratajski v Simon Whitlock
Kim Huybrechts v Ryan Searle
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Jermaine Wattimena

Evening Session (1800 GMT)
3x Third Round
Joe Cullen v Jonny Clayton 
Peter Wright v Gabriel Clemens
Michael van Gerwen v Ricky Evans

Monday December 28
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)

3x Third Round
Jose de Sousa v Mervyn King 
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Adam Hunt
Nathan Aspinall v Vincent van der Voort

Evening Session (1800 GMT)
3x Third Round
Gary Anderson v Mensur Suljovic
Gerwyn Price v Brendan Dolan
Glen Durrant v Danny Baggish

Tuesday December 29
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)

3x Third Round
James Wade v Stephen Bunting
Daryl Gurney v Chris Dobey
Jason Lowe v Devon Petersen

Evening Session (1800 GMT)
1x Third Round
Dave Chisnall v Danny Noppert
2x Fourth Round
TBC

Wednesday December 30
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)

3x Fourth Round
TBC

Evening Session (1800 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
TBC

Friday January 1
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)

2x Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (1800 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals

Saturday January 2 (1800 GMT)
Semi-Finals

Sunday January 3 (1930 GMT)
Final