Alexandra Palace to host World Darts Championship until 2031

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Alexandra Palace will remain the home of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship until at least 2031 following a new five-year agreement between the Professional Darts Corporation and Alexandra Palace.

Resurgent Rock eyeing history at Alexandra Palace

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Josh Rock is hoping to build on a breakthrough campaign by etching his name into darting history at this year’s Paddy Power World Darts Championship.

Fantasy Darts returns for the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship

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PDC Fantasy Darts has launched ahead of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, as the competition returns for the sport’s showpiece event.

2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship - Round two schedule update

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Ahead of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship, the PDC can confirm the intended days on which players will play their round two games.

Van Gerwen relishing the 'hunt' at Alexandra Palace

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Michael van Gerwen is determined to put a tumultuous year behind him by claiming a landmark fourth Paddy Power World Darts Championship title in January.

Paddy Power extend World Darts Championship title sponsorship to 2031

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The Professional Darts Corporation is delighted to announce that Paddy Power has extended its title sponsorship of the World Darts Championship for a further five years, keeping the iconic partnership in place until at least 2031.

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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The Paddy Power Perfect Challenge is back for its second year with one clear mission: to finally determine the age-old question: "Which feat is the hardest - a nine-dart finish, 147 break or hole-in-one?"

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

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Luke Littler will begin his defence of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship title against former quarter-finalist Darius Labanauskas, after the draw for the sport’s flagship event was made in London on Monday.

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.

Jamie Lewis, Matthew Edgar, Ciaran Teehan and Karel Sedlacek secured a return to the William Hill World Darts Championship alongside debutants Nick Kenny and Niels Zonneveld in Monday's Tour Card Holder Qualifiers.

The final six places in the World Championship field were on offer at the Ricoh Arena as Tour Card Holders completed in the last-chance knockout.

2018 semi-finalist Lewis defeated former UK Open and World Grand Prix champion Robert Thornton 7-5 in a high-profile decider as he ensured his place on the Alexandra Palace stage.

The Welsh ace also saw off David Pallett and Alan Tabern during the UK Qualifier as he claimed a huge win to kick-start a bid to save his Tour Card.

Edgar will play in his third successive World Championship after defeating Gary Blades, Martin Atkins and Josh Payne to secure an Alexandra Palace return.

Irish youngster Teehan will play at Alexandra Palace for a second straight year, after defeating Barrie Bates, Michael Barnard, Mark McGeeney and Joe Murnan - winning the final clash with a 13-darter in their sudden-death leg.

Nick Kenny will cap his first year on the PDC circuit with an Alexandra Palace debut, after defeating James Wilson 7-6 to secure his World Championship spot, having earlier seen off Steve Brown and Ted Evetts.

Karel Sedlacek will make his second World Championship appearance after the Czech star defeated Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-0 and then lost just two legs in each of his wins over Benito van de Pas and Jan Dekker in the Rest of the World Qualifier.

Dutch left-hander Niels Zonneveld secured his World Championship debut with wins over Krzysztof Kciuk, Jelle Klaasen and Martin Schindler.

The six players complete the 96-player field for the World Championship, with the draw for the tournament due to take place at 0930 GMT on Thursday December 3 live on Sky Sports News.

The William Hill World Darts Championship will be held from December 15-January 3 at London's Alexandra Palace.

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