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World Darts Championship 2026: Schedule and latest results as Luke Humphries and Luke Littler ease to wins

Luke Humphries is expected to be Luke Littler’s biggest threat for a second consecutive World Darts Championship title - (Getty Images)

Stephen Bunting, Joe Cullen and Dimitri Van den Bergh are all in action as the World Darts Championship continues at Alexandra Palace today.

Luke Littler began the defence of his title with a straightforward win against Lithuanian Darius Labanauskas on Thursday.

Luke Humphries responded by breezing past Ted Evetts on Saturday.

After demolishing Michael van Gerwen in the final in 2025, Littler is bidding to become just the fourth player ever to win the sport’s most important competition in successive years - and the first since Gary Anderson in 2016.

The 2026 World Darts Championship has an extended 128-player field vying to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy and claim the £1million prize money for the winner.

Littler won his first world title when he beat Michael van Gerwen in the final last year (AFP via Getty Images)

Littler recently became the new world No1 and is the strong favourite for another major title, having already won the UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts and Players Championship this year.

World Darts Championship schedule and results

(all times GMT)

Thursday, December 11

Evening Session

Kim Huybrechts 1-3 Arno Merk

Michael Smith 3-0 Lisa Ashton

Luke Littler 3-0 Darius Labanauskas

Madars Razma 3-1 Jamai van den Herik

Friday, December 12

Afternoon Session

Niels Zonneveld 3-0 Haupai Puha

Ian White 3-2 Mervyn King

Ryan Searle 3-0 Chris Landman

Rob Cross 3-0 Cor Dekker

Evening Session

Ross Smith 2-3 Andreas Harrysson

Ricky Evans 3-0 Man Lok Leung

Gian van Veen 3-1 Cristo Reyes

Damon Heta 3-1 Steve Lennon

Saturday, December 13

Afternoon Session

Mario Vandenbogaerde 0-3 David Davies

Andrew Gilding 3-1 Cam Crabtree

Luke Woodhouse 3-1 Boris Krcmar

Gary Anderson 3-2 Adam Hunt

Evening Session

Jeffrey de Graaf 1-3 Paul Lim

Wessel Nijman 3-0 Karel Sedlacek

Luke Humphries 3-1 Ted Evetts

Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Alex Spellman

Luke Humphries is Luke Littler’s main rival for glory (Getty Images)

Sunday, December 14

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Ritchie Edhouse 0-3 Jonny Tata

Dom Taylor 3-0 Oskar Lukasiak

Richard Veenstra 2-3 Nitin Kumar

Joe Cullen vs Bradley Brooks

Evening Session (7pm)

Lukas Wenig vs Wesley Plaisier

Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Darren Beveridge

Stephen Bunting vs Sebastian Bialecki

James Hurrell vs Stowe Buntz

Monday, December 15

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Brendan Dolan vs Tavis Dudeney

Cameron Menzies vs Charlie Manby

Mensur Suljovic vs David Cameron

Peter Wright vs Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Evening Session (7pm)

Martin Lukeman vs Max Hopp

Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Andy Baetens

Jonny Clayton vs Adam Lipscombe

Connor Scutt vs Simon Whitlock

Tuesday, December 16

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Alan Soutar vs Teemu Harju

Nick Kenny vs Justin Hood

Scott Williams vs Paolo Nebrida

Chris Dobey vs Xiaochen Zong

Evening Session (7pm)

Round One x4

Ricardo Pietreczko vs Jose de Sousa

Danny Noppert vs Jurjen van der Velde

Gerwyn Price vs Adam Gawlas

Niko Springer vs Joe Comito

Wednesday, December 17

Evening Session (7pm)

Matt Campbell vs Adam Sevada

Raymond van Barneveld vs Stefan Bellmont

James Wade vs Ryusei Azemoto

Martin Schindler vs Stephen Burton

Thursday, December 18

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Callan Rydz vs Patrik Kovacs

Thibault Tricole vs Motomu Sakai

Ryan Joyce vs Owen Bates

Mike De Decker vs David Munyua

Evening Session (7pm)

Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik Gruellich

Dave Chisnall vs Fallon Sherrock

Michael van Gerwen vs Mitsuhiko Tatsunami

Krzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis Toylo

Michael van Gerwen is a three-time winner at Alexandra Palace (Getty Images)

Friday, December 19

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Kevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant

Ryan Meikle vs Jesus Salate

Mickey Mansell vs Leonard Gates

Josh Rock vs Gemma Hayter

Evening Session (7pm)

William O'Connor vs Krzysztof Kciuk

Daryl Gurney vs Beau Greaves

Nathan Aspinall vs Lourence Ilagan

Keane Barry vs Tim Pusey

Saturday, December 20

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) and Evening Session (7pm)

Dobey/Zong vs Gilding/Crabtree

Bunting/Bialecki vs Veenstra/Kumar

Van Duijvenbode/Baetens vs Hurrell/Buntz

Searle vs Dolan/Dudeney

Clayton/Lipscombe v Taylor/Lukasiak

M Smith vs Zonneveld

Harrysson vs Tricole/Sakai

Chisnall/Sherrock vs Pietreczko/De Sousa

Sunday, December 21

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) and Evening Session (7pm)

Littler vs Vandenbogaerde/Davies

Cullen/Brooks vs Suljovic/Cameron

Heta vs Van Barneveld/Bellmont

Cross vs White

Woodhouse/Krcmar vs Lukeman/Hopp

Price/Gawlas vs Wenig/Plaisier

Joyce/Bates vs Ratajski/Toylo

Schindler/Burton vs Barry/Pusey

Monday, December 22

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) and Evening Session (7pm)

Humphries/Evetts vs De Graaf/Lim

Nijman/Sedlacek vs Clemens/Spellman

Aspinall/Ilagan vs Mansell/Gates

De Decker/Munyua vs Doets/Dennant

Wade/Azemoto vs Evans

Menzies/Manby vs Campbell/Sevada

Van Veen vs Soutar/Harju

Van den Bergh/Beveridge vs Razma

Tuesday, December 23

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) and Evening Session (7pm)

Van Gerwen/Tatsunami vs O'Connor/Kciuk

Wright/Van Leuven vs Merk

Anderson/Hunt vs Scutt/Whitlock

Wattimena/Gruellich vs Williams/Nebrida

Noppert/Van der Velde vs Kenny/Hood

Edhouse/Tata vs Meikle/Salate

Rock/Hayter vs Springer/Comito

Gurney/Greaves vs Rydz/Kovacs

Saturday, December 27

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Round Three x3

Evening Session (7pm)

Round Three x3

Sunday, December 28

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Round Three x3

Evening Session (7pm)

Round Three x3

Monday, December 29

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Round Three x3

Evening Session (7pm)

Round Three x1, Round Four x2

Tuesday, December 30

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Round Four x3

Evening Session (7pm)

Round Four x3

Thursday, January 1

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

Quarter-Finals x2

Evening Session (7pm)

Quarter-Finals x2

Friday, January 2

Evening Session (7.30pm)

Semi-Finals

Saturday, January 3

Evening Session (8pm)

Final

How to watch the World Darts Championship

TV channel: The tournament is being broadcast in full on Sky Sports. Every session is available to watch live on Sky Sports Darts, with some sessions also shown on Sky Sports Main Event.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online through the Sky Go app.

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