2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship - round one schedule confirmed

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Luke Littler will begin his defence of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship on the opening night of the 2025/26 tournament, with the round one schedule confirmed ahead of next month’s showpiece.

Paddy's Perfect Challenge returns on Tuesday!

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Littler to face Labanauskas at 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship

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De Sousa among five stars to secure final Alexandra Palace slots

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Jose de Sousa will return to Alexandra Palace next month, as Haupai Puha, Adam Hunt, Tavis Dudeney and Stephen Burton also claimed the final spots in the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Monday’s Tour Card Holder Qualifier in Leicester.

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field confirmed

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King, Van der Velde & Davies secure Alexandra Palace qualification

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Mervyn King, Jurjen van der Velde and David Davies were the latest International Qualifiers confirmed for the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship during the last week.

Quartet confirm Paddy Power World Darts Championship spots

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A further four players have sealed Paddy Power World Darts Championship qualification following a busy weekend of action around the world.

Kovács seals Ally Pally debut following Hungarian Super League triumph

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Patrik Kovács has secured his Paddy Power World Darts Championship debut in December after winning the 2025 Hungarian Super League final.

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2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Thursday December 11
Round One x4

Arno Merk 3-1 Kim Huybrechts (3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0)
Michael Smith 3-0 Lisa Ashton (3-2, 3-0, 3-1)
Luke Littler 3-0 Darius Labanauskas (3-2, 3-2, 3-1)
Madars Razma 3-1 Jamai van den Herik (3-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2)

Friday December 12
Afternoon Session
Round One

Niels Zonneveld 3-0 Haupai Puha (3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Ian White 3-2 Mervyn King (3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 2-3, 3-0)
Ryan Searle 3-0 Chris Landman (3-0, 3-2, 3-1)
Rob Cross 3-0 Cor Dekker (3-0, 3-2, 3-0)

Evening Session
Round One

Andreas Harrysson 3-2 Ross Smith (2-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Ricky Evans 3-0 Man Lok Leung (3-1, 3-2, 3-2)
Gian van Veen 3-1 Cristo Reyes (3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-2)
Damon Heta 3-1 Steve Lennon (3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0)

Saturday December 13
Afternoon Session
Round One x4

David Davies 3-0 Mario Vandenbogaerde (3-2, 3-0, 3-2)
Andrew Gilding 3-1 Cam Crabtree (3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0)
Luke Woodhouse 3-1 Boris Krcmar (2-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1)
Gary Anderson 3-2 Adam Hunt (3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1)

Evening Session
Round One x4

Paul Lim 3-1 Jeffrey de Graaf (3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-2)
Wessel Nijman 3-0 Karel Sedlacek (3-1, 3-1, 3-1)
Luke Humphries 3-1 Ted Evetts (3-0, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1)
Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Alex Spellman (3-0, 3-0, 3-1)

Sunday December 14
Afternoon Session
Round One x4

Jonny Tata 3-0 Ritchie Edhouse (3-2, 3-1, 3-1)
Dom Taylor 3-0 Oskar Lukasiak (3-0, 3-0, 3-1)
Nitin Kumar 3-2 Richard Veenstra (3-1, 0-3, 3-2, 0-3, 3-1)
Joe Cullen 3-0 Bradley Brooks (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)

Evening Session
Round One x4

Wesley Plaisier 3-1 Lukas Wenig (3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Darren Beveridge 3-0 Dimitri Van den Bergh (3-0, 3-1, 3-0)
Stephen Bunting 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki (3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 1-3, 4-2)
James Hurrell 3-1 Stowe Buntz (3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2)

Monday December 15
Afternoon Session
Round One x4

Brendan Dolan 3-1 Tavis Dudeney (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1)
Charlie Manby 3-2 Cameron Menzies (2-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Mensur Suljovic 3-1 David Cameron (3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Peter Wright 3-0 Noa-Lynn van Leuven (3-1, 3-2, 3-0)

Evening Session
Round One x4

Max Hopp 3-1 Martin Lukeman (3-0, 3-2, 2-3, 3-0)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-2 Andy Baetens (3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Jonny Clayton 3-1 Adam Lipscombe (3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Connor Scutt 3-2 Simon Whitlock (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-1)

Tuesday December 16
Afternoon Session
Round One x4

Alan Soutar 3-2 Teemu Harju (3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 2-3, 6-5)
Justin Hood 3-0 Nick Kenny (3-0, 3-2, 3-1)
Scott Williams 3-0 Paolo Nebrida (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)
Chris Dobey 3-1 Xiaochen Zong (3-0, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)

Evening Session
Round One x4

Ricardo Pietreczko 3-1 Jose de Sousa (3-2, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1)
Danny Noppert 3-1 Jurjen van der Velde (3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-0)
Gerwyn Price 3-0 Adam Gawlas (3-0, 3-2, 3-0)
Joe Comito 3-1 Niko Springer (3-2, 1-3, 3-0, 3-2)

Wednesday December 17
Round One x4

Adam Sevada 3-1 Matt Campbell (3-1, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0)
Stefan Bellmont 3-0 Raymond van Barneveld (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)
James Wade 3-0 Ryusei Azemoto (3-1, 3-0, 3-0)
Martin Schindler 3-1 Stephen Burton (3-1, 0-3, 3-0, 3-0)

Thursday December 18
Afternoon Session
Round One x4

Callan Rydz 3-0 Patrik Kovacs (3-1, 3-1, 3-1)
Motomu Sakai 3-0 Thibault Tricole (3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Ryan Joyce 3-0 Owen Bates (3-0, 3-1, 3-0)
David Munyua 3-2 Mike De Decker (1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1)

Evening Session
Round One x4

Jermaine Wattimena 3-2 Dominik Gruellich (3-1, 2-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-0)
Dave Chisnall 3-0 Fallon Sherrock (3-1, 3-0, 3-2)
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Mitsuhiko Tatsunami (1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2)
Krzysztof Ratajski 3-0 Alexis Toylo (3-0, 3-1, 3-1)

Friday December 19
Afternoon Session
Round One x4

Kevin Doets 3-1 Matthew Dennant (2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2)
Ryan Meikle 3-0 Jesus Salate (3-0, 3-0, 3-1)
Leonard Gates 3-2 Mickey Mansell (3-2, 0-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-0)
Josh Rock 3-1 Gemma Hayter (3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-2)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round One x4

William O’Connor 3-0 Krzysztof Kciuk (3-2, 3-0, 3-0)
Daryl Gurney 3-2 Beau Greaves (3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 0-3, 3-1)
Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Lourence Ilagan (2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2)
Keane Barry 3-0 Tim Pusey (3-2, 3-0, 3-1)

Saturday December 20
Afternoon Session
Round Two x4

Ryan Searle 3-0 Brendan Dolan (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)
Andreas Harrysson 3-0 Motomu Sakai (3-2, 3-1, 3-2)
James Hurrell 3-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode (1-3, 3-0, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1)
Ricardo Pietreczko 3-2 Dave Chisnall (3-1, 3-1, 1-3, 0-3, 4-2)

Evening Session
Round Two x4

Niels Zonneveld 3-1 Michael Smith (3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-0)
Andrew Gilding 3-1 Chris Dobey (2-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2)
Stephen Bunting 3-0 Nitin Kumar (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)
Jonny Clayton Bye (Dom Taylor suspended)

NB: Jonny Clayton receives a Bye through to round three following the suspension of Dom Taylor.

Sunday December 21
Afternoon Session
Round Two x4

Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 Ryan Joyce (3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 3-0)
Mensur Suljovic 3-1 Joe Cullen (0-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2)
Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Max Hopp (3-0, 3-0, 3-1)
Rob Cross 3-1 Ian White (3-1, 0-3, 3-1, 3-2)

Evening Session
Round Two x4

Martin Schindler 3-0 Keane Barry (3-2, 3-2, 3-2)
Wesley Plaisier 3-0 Gerwyn Price (3-1, 3-1, 3-2)
Luke Littler 3-0 David Davies (3-2, 3-1, 3-1)
Damon Heta 3-2 Stefan Bellmont (1-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)

Monday December 22
Afternoon Session
Madars Razma 3-1 Darren Beveridge (3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2)
Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Wessel Nijman (3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
Kevin Doets 3-0 David Munyua (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)
Ricky Evans 3-2 James Wade (3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 0-3, 6-4) 

Evening Session
Gian Van Veen 3-1 Alan Soutar (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0)
Nathan Aspinall 3-0 Leonard Gates (3-1, 3-1, 3-1)
Luke Humphries 3-0 Paul Lim (3-0, 3-0, 3-1)
Charlie Manby 3-0 Adam Sevada (3-0, 3-0, 3-1)

Tuesday December 23
Afternoon Session

Ryan Meikle 3-2 Jonny Tata (1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1)
Callan Rydz 3-2 Daryl Gurney (3-1, 0-3, 1-3, 3-0, 5-3)
Jermaine Wattimena 3-2 Scott Williams (3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 0-3, 3-0)
Arno Merk 3-0 Peter Wright (3-0, 3-1, 3-1)

Evening Session
Justin Hood 3-2 Danny Noppert (3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 1-3, 6-5)
Gary Anderson 3-1 Connor Scutt (1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2)
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 William O'Connor (3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0)
Josh Rock 3-0 Joe Comito (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)

Saturday December 27
Afternoon Session

Round Three 
Krzysztof Ratajski 4-3 Wesley Plaisier (0-3, 3-0, 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1)
Luke Woodhouse 4-1 Andrew Gilding (3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2)  
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Niels Zonneveld (3-2, 1-3, 3-0, 0-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-0)

Evening Session
Round Three
Andreas Harrysson 4-2 Ricardo Pietreczko (3-2, 2-3, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1)
James Hurrell 4-3 Stephen Bunting (3-1, 2-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1)
Luke Littler 4-0 Mensur Suljovic (3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1)

Sunday December 28
Afternoon Session

Round Three
Ryan Searle 4-0 Martin Schindler (3-1, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0)              
Rob Cross 4-0 Damon Heta (3-1, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1)                             
Gary Anderson 4-3 Jermaine Wattimena (3-1, 0-3, 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 5-3)

Evening Session
Round Three

Gian van Veen 4-1 Madars Razma (3-1, 3-1, 3-0, 0-3, 3-0)                                   
Luke Humphries 4-2 Gabriel Clemens (3-1, 3-1, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3, 3-2)                      
Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Arno Merk (3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)

Monday December 29
Afternoon Session
Round Three

Justin Hood 4-1 Ryan Meikle (3-2, 3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-2)             
Charlie Manby 4-2 Ricky Evans (1-3, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0)                                   
Kevin Doets 4-3 Nathan Aspinall (1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0)

Evening Session
Round Three x1

Josh Rock 4-1 Callan Rydz (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-2, 3-2)
Round Four x2
Ryan Searle 4-0 James Hurrell (3-2, 3-0, 3-1, 3-1)
Luke Littler 4-2 Rob Cross (3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1, 2-3, 3-2)

Tuesday December 30
Afternoon Session

Round Four x3
Krzysztof Ratajski 4-2 Luke Woodhouse (3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Jonny Clayton 4-2 Andreas Harrysson (3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2)
Justin Hood 4-0 Josh Rock (3-2, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1)

Evening Session
Round Four x3
Gian van Veen 4-1 Charlie Manby (3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0, 3-2)
Gary Anderson 4-1 Michael van Gerwen (3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Luke Humphries 4-1 Kevin Doets (1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0)

Thursday January 1
Quarter-Finals
Afternoon Session

Ryan Searle 5-2 Jonny Clayton (3-1, 3-0, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-0)
Gary Anderson 5-2 Justin Hood (3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-0)

Evening Session
Luke Littler 5-0 Krzysztof Ratajski (3-2, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1)
Gian van Veen 5-1 Luke Humphries (3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1)

Friday January 2
Semi-Finals

Luke Littler 6-1 Ryan Searle (2-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2)
Gian van Veen 6-3 Gary Anderson (1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2)

Saturday January 3
Final

Luke Littler 7-1 Gian van Veen (2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1)

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Draw Bracket

(1) Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Mario Vandenbogaerde v David Davies
(32) Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks
Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
(16) Damon Heta v Steve Lennon
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
(17) Rob Cross v Cor Dekker
Ian White v Mervyn King
(8) Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong
Andrew Gilding v Cam Crabtree
(25) Luke Woodhouse v Boris Krcmar
Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
(9) Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
Lukas Wenig v Wesley Plaisier
(24) Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo
(4) Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
Richard Veenstra v Nitin Kumar
(29) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
James Hurrell v Stowe Buntz
(13) Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton
Keane Barry v Tim Pusey
(20) Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
(5) Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
Dom Taylor v Oskar Lukasiak
(28) Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
(12) Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
(21) Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
(2) Luke Humphries v Ted Evetts
Jeffrey de Graaf v Paul Lim
(31) Wessel Nijman v Karel Sedlacek
Gabriel Clemens v Alex Spellman
(15) Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
(18) Mike De Decker v David Munyua
Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
(7) James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
(26) Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
(10) Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
(23) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Darren Beveridge
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
William O'Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
(30) Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
(14) Gary Anderson v Adam Hunt
Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock
(19) Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
(6) Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
(27) Ritchie Edhouse v Jonny Tata
Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
(11) Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter
Niko Springer v Joe Comito
(22) Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs

Format
Round One - Best of Five Sets
Round Two - Best of Five Sets
Round Three - Best of Seven Sets
Round Four - Best of Seven Sets
Quarter-Finals - Best of Nine Sets
Semi-Finals - Best of 11 Sets
Final - Best of 13 Sets
All sets are the best of five legs
There will be a tie-break rule employed in all matches; where a deciding set must be won by two clear legs. If the score in the final set reaches 5-5 then a sudden-death leg will be played. There would be no throw for the bull in any sudden-death legs.

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
Total - £5,000,000

Drawboard