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PDC Paddy Power World Darts Championship 2025/26- Dec 11th-Jan 3rd 2026

  • 04-11-2025 09:21PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭


    The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship will take place from December 11-January 3 at Alexandra Palace, London.

    The world's biggest darts tournament will see 128 players from around the world competing across 20 days of action for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £5m in prize money, including £1m to the winner.

    2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
    Alexandra Palace, London
    Thursday December 11 (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Friday December 12
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Saturday December 13
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Sunday December 14
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Monday December 15
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Tuesday December 16
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Wednesday December 17 (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Thursday December 18
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Friday December 19
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x First Round

    Saturday December 20
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Sunday December 21
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Monday December 22
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Tuesday December 23
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    4x Second Round

    Saturday December 27
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    3x Third Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    3x Third Round

    Sunday December 28
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    3x Third Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    3x Third Round

    Monday December 29
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    3x Third Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round

    Tuesday December 30
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    3x Fourth Round

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    3x Fourth Round

    Thursday January 1
    Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
    2x Quarter-Finals

    Evening Session (1900 GMT)
    2x Quarter-Finals

    Friday January 2 (1930 GMT)
    Semi-Finals

    Saturday January 3 (2000 GMT)
    Final



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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Qualified players from Main OoM. Small chance this may change, and certainly seedings (top 32) might change in the GSOD and Players Championship finals

    Main OoM

    1 Luke Littler 1705

    2 Luke Humphries 1503.5

    3 Michael van Gerwen 670.5

    4 Stephen Bunting 590.25

    5 Jonny Clayton 560

    6 James Wade 514.25

    7 Gian van Veen 513.5

    8 Chris Dobey 502.5

    9 Danny Noppert 483.75

    10 Josh Rock 470

    11 Ross Smith 454.25

    12 Gerwyn Price 445.5

    13 Gary Anderson 441

    14 Damon Heta 436

    15 Martin Schindler 434

    16 Rob Cross 429

    17 Mike De Decker 413.5

    18 Dave Chisnall 387.5

    19 Ryan Searle 386

    20 Nathan Aspinall 380

    21 Jermaine Wattimena 376

    22 Daryl Gurney 339.5

    23 Dimitri Van den Bergh 335.25

    24 Ryan Joyce 331.5

    25 Cameron Menzies 325.25

    26 Ritchie Edhouse 316.5

    27 Luke Woodhouse 311.25

    28 Dirk van Duijvenbode 309.75

    29 Peter Wright 298

    30 Michael Smith 288.5

    31 Joe Cullen 285

    32 Wessel Nijman 283.5

    33 Ricardo Pietreczko 276

    34 Andrew Gilding 273

    35 Raymond van Barneveld 266

    36 Scott Williams 245.25

    37 Krzysztof Ratajski 240.5

    38 Martin Lukeman 226.5

    39 Brendan Dolan 208.25

    40 Kevin Doets 174



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    And the Pro Tour OoM qualifiers. This is locked in

    ProTour OoM

    1 Niko Springer 86

    2 William O'Connor 84

    3 Niels Zonneveld 72.5

    4 Karel Sedlacek 56.25

    5 Bradley Brooks 51.25

    6 Jeffrey de Graaf 45.5

    7 Mickey Mansell 43.25

    8 Mario Vandenbogaerde 43.2

    9 Callan Rydz 42.75

    10 Cam Crabtree 41

    11 Ian White 40.75

    12 Sebastian Bialecki 40.75

    13 Dom Taylor 38.5

    14 Ricky Evans 37.25

    15 Richard Veenstra 36.5

    16 Madars Razma 36.5

    17 Alan Soutar 36

    18 Lukas Wenig 34.75

    19 Kim Huybrechts 34.5

    20 Mensur Suljovic 33.5

    21 Gabriel Clemens 32.75

    22 Thibault Tricole 32.25

    23 Matthew Dennant 31.75

    24 Darren Beveridge 31.5

    25 Justin Hood 30.75

    26 Wesley Plaisier 30.5

    27 Steve Lennon 30.25

    28 Max Hopp 30.25

    29 Ryan Meikle 30.25

    30 James Hurrell 30.25

    31 Nick Kenny 30

    32 Matt Campbell 29.25

    33 Keane Barry 28.75

    34 Adam Lipscombe 28.5

    35 Darius Labanauskas 28.25

    36 Dominik Gruellich 27.75

    37 Chris Landman 27

    38 Owen Bates 26.5

    39 Cor Dekker 26.25

    40 Connor Scutt 25.5



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    The International Qualifers. Still a number of European qualifiers to happen next week, one place from the ANZ premier league, one in Japan and then the PDPA Tour card qualifier at end of November, there are 5 places from this tournament, although might yet be 6 depending on the outcome of the ANZ Premier League

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Draw takes place on the 24th. The top 32 on the Main OoM will be seeded in the usual brackets and they will be joined on the left hand side of the draw by the remaining 8 on the Main OoM as well as randomly drawn players from the Pro Tour OoM to make 64 on that side. This side will be drawn against international qualifiers as well as the remaining Pro Tour qualifiers.

    There will be a minimum 85 from this years 128 Tour Card holders in the field



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Heading over for opening night, cant wait



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    One month to go

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


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    So 33-64 and International qualifers go into the same bowl with some been draw to face each other while some face the 32 seeds ?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    No. The 33-64 next ranked will go onto the left hand side of the draw along side the seeds and will face the international qualifiers plus players ranked 65-80.

    The 33-64 will be randomly bracketed along side the top 32 so they aren't seeded. In theory number 33 ranked could face the number 1 seed in round 2 if drawn that way and if they both win their first round games.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,193 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    There's going to be an age between the first and second round games, and then to the third. There's 64 games in round 1. Presume it's 8 a day so over a week between first and second round at least. Then probably the same to the third round if it starts after the Christmas break



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,372 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Paul Lim back again! Some boy.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Schedule in opening post. 2nd round starts Sat 20th dec. 3rd round 27th se



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    87 out of the 128 current tour card holders will be at the worlds. When you consider the likes of Tim woulters and jules van dongen have zero chance it really does give tour card holders a high chance of qualifying. Max of 46 players will be playing for 5 spots in the tour card qualifier next Monday



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,193 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    Missed that. My musings are right so. Littler likely to play 11th (opening night as champ), 20th and then 27th. Hard to get momentum when he'll probably win the 2 early rounds in less than half an hour.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,057 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Yes, it's very stop/start for the players - turn up for one game, go home for a week, rinse/repeat for the first few rounds.

    I understand there's no going back to the old days, but definitely miss the Lakeside format of playing 5 games in 8 days, everyone staying on site etc.

    Must be especially tough for any of the Asian/Australasian players who progress - obviously a nice pay-bump for every round you win, but having to spend a good chunk of it on airfares between games or alternatively paying for London hotels.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Simon Whitlock has qualified



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Thought he'd go in from the PDC rankings

    Any big names in Mondays Qualifers ?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    What do you mean? He lost his tour card last year sure.

    He qualified via the ANZ PL

    Merv King in the same boat re losing his card last year but qualified via challenge tour



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Jose de Sousa the biggest name in Monday's tour card qualifier. From an Irish POV Dylan slevin is in it too. Full list of eligible players below

    Florian Hempel

    Rob Owen

    Stephen Burton

    Jim Williams

    Dylan Slevin

    Jose de Sousa

    Rhys Griffin

    Berry van Peer

    Adam Hunt

    Patrick Geeraets

    Robert Grundy

    Nathan Rafferty

    Jitse van der Wal

    Radek Szaganski

    Jelle Klaasen

    Martijn Dragt

    Danny Lauby

    Haupai Puha

    William Borland

    Benjamin Reus

    Brett Claydon

    George Killington

    Maik Kuivenhoven

    Andy Boulton

    Darryl Pilgrim

    Michele Turetta

    Tom Bissell

    Christian Kist

    Leon Weber

    Dennie Olde Kalter

    Joshua Richardson

    Jim Long

    Thomas Lovely

    Marvin van Velzen

    Viktor Tingstrom

    Adam Warner

    Greg Ritchie

    Adam Paxton

    Maximilian Czerwinski

    Tavis Dudeney

    Tytus Kanik

    Stefaan Henderyck

    Tim Wolters

    Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

    Pero Ljubic

    Kai Gotthardt

    Jules van Dongen



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Full list for the Qualifiers tomorrow

    5 places up for grabs

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    Kist had the first 9 darter last year (sum lucky punter got £60 K out of it)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Dylan slevin one of the top 5 seeds in this, let's hope he can turn that into winning one of the 5 places. He needs to or else he definitely loses his tour card.

    If the games play out according to the seedlings he will end up playing 6th seed Jose de Sousa in the final round



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Slevin up against Tingstrom first round. Needs to win 3 games to qualify

    7-4 win over Tingstrom. Average not great though, only 81.5

    Post edited by KevIRL on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭hawkwing


    Andy Boulton up next for Slevin



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Slevin loses 7-5 to Andy Boulton round 2. So Dylan will have to go back to q-school to get a card for next year.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Pity, he was at the last 2 through the qualifiers

    Would the WDF be an option for him ?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭hawkwing


    The special one threw away a 6-2 lead, survived match darts and won 7-6, saves his bacon.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    De Sousa qualifies



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    I'd say he'll hope to win a card at Q-School first. He'll have other options

    Challenge Tour - especially get a high ranking early on he wil lget invites to many pro tour events

    Development Tour - Open to correction here, but as he has just turned 23 in November I think he has one more year elibiligty

    Then after that Modus, ADC and WDF events



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    The 5 qualifiers via the PDPA Tour Card Holder qualifier are Jose De Sousa, Adam Hunt, Tavis Dudeney, Stephen Burton, Haupai Puha



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,895 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


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    Final Qualifer



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,818 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


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    De Sousa won this final leg decider in the last match to secure his place!



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