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)
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 3-1 Alexis Toylo (3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1) (R2)
Andrew Gilding 3-1 Martin Lukeman (3-0, 0-3, 3-2, 3-2) R2)
Josh Rock 3-0 Rhys Griffin (3-0, 3-2, 3-0) (R2)
Jonny Clayton 3-2 Mickey Mansell (2-3, 3-0, 3-0, 1-3, 6-5) (R2)
Evening Session
4x Second Round
Ricardo Pietreczko 3-1 Gian van Veen (3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1) (R2)
Daryl Gurney 3-2 Florian Hempel (1-3, 3-1, 0-3, 3-2, 3-1) (R2)
Ricky Evans 3-2 Dave Chisnall (1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 0-3, 6-5) (R2)
Scott Williams 3-1 Rob Cross (2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2) (R2)
Friday December 27
Third Round
Afternoon Session
Luke Woodhouse 4-3 Damon Heta (3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-0) - Damon Heta hits nine-dart finish
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Daryl Gurney (3-2, 3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 0-3, 1-3, 3-1)
Stephen Bunting 4-1 Madars Razma (3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2)
Evening Session
Gerwyn Price 4-3 Joe Cullen (3-2, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 6-5)
Peter Wright 4-2 Jermaine Wattimena (3-1, 3-1, 2-3, 3-0, 0-3, 3-1)
Luke Humphries 4-0 Nick Kenny (3-2, 3-1, 3-1, 3-0)
Saturday December 28
Third Round
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Ryan Joyce 4-3 Ryan Searle (3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-0, 2-3, 4-2)
Ricardo Pietreczko 4-1 Scott Williams (3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 3-2)
Nathan Aspinall 4-0 Andrew Gilding (3-1, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1)
Sunday December 29
Third Round
Afternoon Session
Jeffrey de Graaf 4-1 Paolo Nebrida (1-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1)
Kevin Doets 4-3 Krzysztof Ratajski (0-3, 0-3, 3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Callan Rydz 4-0 Dimitri Van den Bergh (3-0, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Evening Session
Third Round
Rob Owen 4-2 Ricky Evans (1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Fourth Round
Gerwyn Price 4-2 Jonny Clayton (3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Peter Wright 4-1 Luke Humphries (3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Monday December 30
Afternoon Session
3x Fourth Round
Chris Dobey 4-3 Kevin Doets (3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Callan Rydz 4-3 Rob Owen (1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0, 3-0, 1-3, 3-1)
Nathan Aspinall 4-0 Ricardo Pietreczko (3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1)
Evening Session
3x Fourth Round
Stephen Bunting 4-0 Luke Woodhouse (3-0, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1)
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Jeffrey de Graaf (3-1, 3-0, 0-3, 1-3, 3-0, 3-0)
Luke Littler 4-3 Ryan Joyce (3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1)
Wednesday January 1
Afternoon Session
Quarter-Finals x2
Chris Dobey 5-3 Gerwyn Price (2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-2, 3-0, 2-3, 3-1)
Michael van Gerwen 5-3 Callan Rydz (3-2, 0-3, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2)
Evening Session
Quarter-Finals x2
Stephen Bunting 5-2 Peter Wright (3-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-0, 0-3, 1-3, 3-0)
Luke Littler 5-2 Nathan Aspinall (3-0, 3-1, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 3-0)
Thursday January 2
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Chris Dobey (3-1, 3-2, 0-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
Luke Littler 6-1 Stephen Bunting (3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Friday January 3
Final
Luke Littler 7-3 Michael van Gerwen (3-1, 3-0, 3-1, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0)
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
Luke Littler produced a sensational display to defeat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 and clinch the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship title at London’s Alexandra Palace on Friday.
The teenage trailblazer fulfilled his darting destiny in a generational clash in the capital, averaging 102 and pinning 56% of his attempts at double to write his name into the history-books.
Littler was beaten by Luke Humphries in a record-breaking final a year ago to the day, and having vowed to bounce back, he backed up those claims with a virtuoso performance.
The 17-year-old punished some early frailties from Van Gerwen to storm into a 4-0 lead, and while the Dutch superstar battled back bravely, he was unable to seriously threaten a famous fightback.
Littler now succeeds Van Gerwen in becoming the youngest ever World Darts Champion, after the Dutchman had lifted the Sid Waddell Trophy for the first time at the age of 24.
“Since the winning double went in, I just can’t believe it,” admitted Littler, the 13th player to win the World Darts Championship.
“I can tell myself I’ve won it and that trophy is mine, but it’s not sunk in yet.
“Since the Ryan Meikle game, I have felt settled and at home on that stage.
“Tonight I didn’t feel any nerves apart from the last leg when I started shaking. I said to myself: ‘You’ve not been shaking all game, so don’t do it now!”
There was nothing to separate Littler and Van Gerwen in terms of their head-to-head record going into Friday’s showpiece, and Littler paid tribute to the Dutch icon following his groundbreaking win.
“We all know what Michael has done for the sport,” continued Littler, who now climbs above Van Gerwen and becomes the new world number two.
“He was hungry for his fourth World Championship title, but to pick up my first and become the youngest ever champion – it’s an incredible feeling.
“It’s been a long few weeks in London, so I just can’t wait to go home, celebrate with my family and sleep in my own bed!”
Van Gerwen was unable to cap off a superb campaign by reclaiming the sport’s biggest prize, six years on from his last victory at Alexandra Palace.
The three-time World Champion shared the spoils with Littler in the last six sets, although he was full of praise for the newly crowned World Champion post-match.
“I sometimes say every 17 years a star is born, and Luke is one of them,” claimed a gracious Van Gerwen.
“You have to move on, and you have to walk off the stage also as a champion. I always take my hat off to people.
“Of course it hurts and that’s how it should be, because if it doesn’t hurt then you’re not going to be a sportsman.
“Don’t get me wrong, I had a lovely tournament, and I enjoyed every moment of it. We all know I’ve come a long way, but at the beginning of the game I was letting myself down too much.
“When you do that against a player of Luke’s ability then you’re going to be in trouble, and that’s how it was.
“It is what it is. I have to move on and make sure I keep playing better. I have to take this on the chin.”
Littler punished a profligate start from Van Gerwen to claim an edgy opening set, before averaging 115 in a high-quality second stanza to double his lead.
Van Gerwen’s doubling woes resurfaced in set three as Littler came from behind to extend his lead, and he produced another blistering flurry in the fourth to continue his march towards victory.
The Dutchman halted Littler’s charge with a spirited fifth set rearguard, converting back-to-back 80 and 132 finishes to open his account and kick-start hopes of a remarkable turnaround.
Littler responded with 13, 12 and 14-dart holds in set six to restore his four-set buffer, but an improved Van Gerwen doubled his tally in the seventh – aided by consecutive 12 and 13-darters.
Littler replied with a 112 average in set eight to move to the brink of glory, and while Van Gerwen claimed set nine to reduce the deficit to 6-3, the unflappable 17-year-old produced another clean sweep in set ten to seal the deal.