The 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship gets underway at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday evening, as a star-studded 96-player field compete for the sport's biggest prize!
As we look ahead to the sport's showpiece event, don't forget to immerse yourself in this year's tournament by picking your ten-player PDC Fantasy Darts team!
The revamped game will see points scored based on your players' performances, and you can take on your friends in private leagues to determine who has the ultimate darting knowledge!
Sky Sports commentators Dan Dawson and Mark Webster have chosen their ten-player line-ups, so if you're in need of some inspiration, read our expert's picks and reasons for their selections below...
Mark Webster
I've gone for Luke Littler because after the way he played at the Grand Slam and the Players Championship Finals, for me he's the man to beat.
Michael van Gerwen - I think he's got a bit of a point to prove and I think he'll be listening to the criticism and that will fire him up. I do like his draw early doors as well.
I've gone for Gary Anderson too. One of him and Michael will exit by the last 16, but I think the way Gary has been playing, he's got that appetite back and if he gets past Michael, I don't see why he can't make the final.
Gian van Veen is my first dark horse. He was unbelievable at the Grand Slam. I think he could have a decent run and really set the tournament alight if he plays like he can.
Jermaine Wattimena is playing the best he's ever played. He got to the European Championship final recently and I like his draw - he's one to watch for me.
Connor Scutt has been brilliant on the Challenge Tour. He's got a tough game against Damon Heta, but Damon isn't the finished article on TV yet, so there's an outside chance for Connor there.
Kevin Doets will potentially be playing against Michael Smith, but he knows what it takes after pushing him all the way last year.
I've gone for Krzysztof Ratajski as a longshot because he's in that section where there are a lot of seeds out of form and if he could just string something together, he could be dangerous.
Robert Owen has a tough first round tie against Niels Zonneveld, but he's shown what he's capable of this year, and I think Wesley Plaisier could be a real threat ahead of a possible second round tie with Peter Wright.
Dan Dawson
Nobody seems to be talking about Michael Smith, but he has a brilliant record at the World Championship, reaching three finals in the last six tournaments, and I don’t think he’s been as out-of-form as some people have suggested.
Luke Humphries is the best player in the world, so is an obvious pick, while Gary Anderson - I just really fancy him do something special.
He’s been superb for a couple of years on the ProTour, and he showed us what he was about at the Grand Slam.
In terms of the dark horses, I think Wessel Nijman is another obvious pick. He is utterly brilliant.
Martin Schindler has been superb on the European Tour this year, winning a couple of titles.
His big stage form is good, even though it hasn’t happened in the big TV events, and I do think it’s a section of the draw where someone is going to emerge and have a real chance of a deep run.
In terms of outsiders, I think both Jeffrey de Graaf and Connor Scutt are very dangerous players, and I desperately wanted to get somebody in from the Asian Tour, so Paolo Nebrida as a longshot seemed like a decent shout.
Wesley Plaisier as a debutant is a no-brainer. I think 70% of people have picked him. He is superb and is going to be on the tour next year. He has won all sorts of titles in the WDF, and when we have seen him play on the ProTour, he has been brilliant.
He’s made back-to-back finals, won a title; the bloke can play real darts, and if he wins his opening game, Peter Wright is going to have his hands full dealing with him.
I’ve also gone with Ryan Meikle. If he takes care of Fallon in round one he would then play Littler, and who knows, he could cause a massive shock!
