Vladyslav Omelchenko (Taylor Lanning/PDC)

History-maker Omelchenko hoping to inspire new generation in Ukraine

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Vladyslav Omelchenko hopes his historic appearance at the Cazoo World Darts Championship will inspire a new generation of Ukrainian talent over the coming years.

Damon Heta

Heta & Aspinall advance as Williams shines on debut

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Damon Heta and Nathan Aspinall advanced to the third round of the Cazoo World Darts Championship on Sunday.

Gerwyn Price (PDC)

Price opens up on 'rollercoaster ride' ahead of World Championship bid

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Gerwyn Price insists the prospect of lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy in front of a capacity crowd will fuel his bid for Cazoo World Darts Championship glory this year.

Nathan Aspinall (Taylor Lanning/PDC)

Comeback kid Aspinall dreaming of Cazoo World Championship glory

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Less than 12 months since fearing for his darting career, Nathan Aspinall is bidding to cap off a remarkable comeback story at this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship.

Damon Heta (Taylor Lanning/PDC)

Heta eyeing big stage revival ahead of crunch Lewis clash

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Damon Heta is bidding to rediscover the winning formula on the big stage ahead of his crunch clash against Adrian Lewis at the Cazoo World Darts Championship on Sunday.

Dimitri Van den Bergh

Van den Bergh shines as debutant quartet march on

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Dimitri Van den Bergh laid down a marker to his title rivals, while four debutants enjoyed victories on Day Three.

Beau Greaves & William O'Connor (Taylor Lanning/PDC)

Greaves vows to learn from Cazoo World Championship debut

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Beau Greaves insists she will 'learn' from her Cazoo World Darts Championship debut, after succumbing to William O’Connor in a high-quality first round tie on Friday.

Simon Whitlock

Whitlock reflects on 'Aussie legacy' ahead of 20th World Championship

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Australian legend Simon Whitlock will reach a significant milestone when he takes to the Alexandra Palace stage on Saturday.

Michael Smith (Taylor Lanning/PDC)

Smith stars on Day Two at Cazoo World Championship

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Michael Smith began his bid for the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy with a dominant 3-0 win over Northern Ireland’s Nathan Rafferty at the 2022/23 Cazoo World Darts Championship on Friday night.

Michael Smith (Taylor Lanning/PDC)

Smith has Grand Plans at Cazoo World Darts Championship

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Having celebrated his long-awaited first televised title last month, Michael Smith is determined to create his own legacy in the sport, starting with this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship.

The 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship will take place from December 15 2024-January 3 2025 at Alexandra Palace, London.

The sport's biggest event will be held from December 15 2024-January 3 2025, as 96 players compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5 million in prize money.

The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding subscribers based in the UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland).

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2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Sunday December 15
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Thibault Tricole 3-1 Joe Comito (R1) (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2) (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena 3-0 Stefan Bellmont (3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Keane Barry 3-1 Kim Huybrechts (2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Luke Humphries 3-0 Thibault Tricole (3-0, 3-0, 3-0) (R2)

Monday December 16
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Wesley Plaisier 3-2 Ryusei Azemoto (1-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0) (R1)
Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Lourence Ilagan (3-0, 3-0, 3-2) (R1)
Kai Gotthardt 3-1 Alan Soutar (2-3, 3-1, 3-0, 3-2) (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena 3-0 James Wade (3-1, 3-0, 3-1) (R2)

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Robert Owen 3-1 Niels Zonneveld (0-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Connor Scutt 3-0 Ben Robb (3-0, 3-1, 3-0) (R1)
Leonard Gates 3-1 Cameron Menzies (3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2) (R1)
Gerwyn Price 3-0 Keane Barry (3-0, 3-1, 3-1) (R2)

Tuesday December 17
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
James Hurrell 3-0 Jim Long (3-0, 3-1, 3-0) (R1)
Kevin Doets 3-1 Noa-Lynn van Leuven (1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Ryan Joyce 3-1 Darius Labanauskas (3-0, 0-3, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Luke Woodhouse 3-1 Mike De Decker (3-0, 3-1, 0-3, 3-1) (R2)

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Jeffrey de Graaf 3-1 Rashad Sweeting (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-1) (R1)
Ricardo Pietreczko 3-0 Xiaochen Zong (3-0, 3-2, 3-1) (R1)
Ryan Meikle 3-2 Fallon Sherrock (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 2-3, 3-1) (R1)
Peter Wright 3-1 Wesley Plaisier (3-2, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2) (R2)

Wednesday December 18
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Paolo Nebrida 3-2 Jim Williams (3-2, 1-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-2) (R1)
Madars Razma 3-1 Christian Kist (2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1) - Christian Kist hits nine-dart finish
Ricky Evans 3-2 Gordon Mathers (3-1, 0-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1) (R1)
Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Leonard Gates (3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2) (R2)

Thursday December 19
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Lok Yin Lee 3-1 Chris Landman (2-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-0) (R1)
Callan Rydz 3-0 Romeo Grbavac (3-0, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Martin Lukeman 3-1 Nitin Kumar (2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1) (R1)
Robert Owen 3-1 Gabriel Clemens (3-2, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1) (R2)

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Nick Kenny 3-0 Stowe Buntz (3-1, 3-2, 3-1) (R1)
Matt Campbell 3-2 Mensur Suljovic (3-2, 2-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0) (R1)
Scott Williams 3-1 Niko Springer (0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Kevin Doets 3-2 Michael Smith (0-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-0, 6-4) (R2)

Friday December 20
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Alexander Merkx 3-0 Stephen Burton (3-1, 3-1, 3-2) (R1)
Wessel Nijman 3-2 Cameron Carolissen (3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3, 3-2) (R1)
Ian White Bye - Sandro Eric Sosing withdrew on medical grounds (R1)
Stephen Bunting 3-1 Kai Gotthardt (1-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0) (R2)

Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Mickey Mansell 3-1 Tomoya Goto (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2) (R1)
Florian Hempel 3-1 Jeffrey De Zwaan (3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1) (R1)
Dylan Slevin 3-1 William O'Connor (3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2) (R1)
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 James Hurrell (3-1, 3-1, 3-1) (R2)

2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Saturday December 21
Afternoon Session
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
Rhys Griffin 3-0 Karel Sedlacek (3-2, 3-2, 3-0) (R1)
Alexis Toylo 3-0 Richard Veenstra (3-2, 3-2, 3-2) (R1)
Brendan Dolan 3-0 Lok Yin Lee (3-2, 3-0, 3-1) (R2)
Chris Dobey 3-1 Alexander Merkx (3-1, 3-0, 0-3, 3-1) (R2)

Evening Session
4x Second Round
Ryan Joyce 3-1 Danny Noppert (1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2) (R2)
Nick Kenny 3-1 Raymond van Barneveld (3-1, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2) (R2)
Luke Littler 3-1 Ryan Meikle (3-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-0) (R2)
Damon Heta 3-1 Connor Scutt (2-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0) (R2)

Sunday December 22
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Ryan Searle 3-0 Matt Campbell (3-1, 3-0, 3-0) (R2)
Madars Razma 3-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode (0-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-2) (R2)
Joe Cullen 3-0 Wessel Nijman (3-1, 3-2, 3-1) (R2)
Ian White 3-1 Ritchie Edhouse (1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1) (R2)

Evening Session
4x Second Round
Callan Rydz 3-0 Martin Schindler (3-2, 3-1, 3-0) (R2)
Paolo Nebrida 3-0 Ross Smith (3-2, 3-2, 3-2) (R2)
Jeffrey de Graaf 3-0 Gary Anderson (3-1, 3-0, 3-2) (R2)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Dylan Slevin (3-2, 3-2, 3-2) (R2)

Monday December 23
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo (R2)
Andrew Gilding v Martin Lukeman R2)
Josh Rock v Rhys Griffin (R2)
Jonny Clayton v Mickey Mansell (R2)

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Gian van Veen v Ricardo Pietreczko (R2)
Daryl Gurney v Florian Hempel (R2)
Dave Chisnall v Ricky Evans (R2)
Rob Cross v Scott Williams (R2)

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

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Third Round

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

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Third Round

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

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

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

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Fourth Round

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

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals

Thursday January 2 (1930 GMT)
Semi-Finals

Friday January 3 (2000 GMT)
Final

Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
(1) Luke Humphries v Thibault Tricole/Joe Comito
(32) Raymond van Barneveld v Nick Kenny/Stowe Buntz
(16) James Wade v Jermaine Wattimena/Stefan Bellmont
(17) Peter Wright v Wesley Plaisier/Ryusei Azemoto
(8) Stephen Bunting v Alan Soutar/Kai Gotthardt
(25) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Madars Razma/Christian Kist
(9) Damon Heta v Connor Scutt/Ben Robb
(24) Mike De Decker v Luke Woodhouse/Lourence Ilagan
(4) Luke Littler v Ryan Meikle/Fallon Sherrock
(29) Ritchie Edhouse v Ian White/Sandro Eric Sosing
(13) Danny Noppert v Ryan Joyce/Darius Labanauskas
(20) Ryan Searle v Mensur Suljovic/Matt Campbell
(5) Rob Cross v Scott Williams/Niko Springer
(28) Gian van Veen v Ricardo Pietreczko/Xiaochen Zong
(12) Nathan Aspinall v Cameron Menzies/Leonard Gates
(21) Andrew Gilding v Martin Lukeman/Nitin Kumar
(2) Michael Smith v Kevin Doets/Noa-Lynn van Leuven
(31) Krzysztof Ratajski v Richard Veenstra/Alexis Toylo
(15) Chris Dobey v Stephen Burton/Alexander Merkx
(18) Josh Rock v Karel Sedlacek/Rhys Griffin
(7) Jonny Clayton v Mickey Mansell/Tomoya Goto
(26) Daryl Gurney v Florian Hempel/Jeffrey De Zwaan
(10) Gerwyn Price v Kim Huybrechts/Keane Barry
(23) Joe Cullen v Wessel Nijman/Cameron Carolissen
(3) Michael van Gerwen v James Hurrell/Jim Long
(30) Brendan Dolan v Chris Landman/Lok Yin Lee
(14) Gary Anderson v Jeffrey de Graaf/Rashad Sweeting
(19) Ross Smith v Jim Williams/Paolo Nebrida
(6) Dave Chisnall v Ricky Evans/Gordon Mathers
(27) Gabriel Clemens v Niels Zonneveld/Robert Owen
(11) Dimitri Van den Bergh v William O'Connor/Dylan Slevin
(22) Martin Schindler v Callan Rydz/Romeo Grbavac