Luke Littler will open his defence of the Lecot Belgian Darts Open against Ryan Searle or Darryl Pilgrim, following confirmation of the draw and schedule for the opening PDC European Tour event of 2025. Littler landed a memorable nine-dart finish on his way to glory in Wieze 12 months ago, denying Rob Cross in a…
Women’s World Matchplay champion Beau Greaves will take on Switzerland’s Stefan Bellmont in the first round of the 2025 UK Open, with the draw and stage allocations confirmed for the opening session of next week’s Minehead event. Greaves will make her highly-anticipated UK Open debut in the annual festival of darts, which will take place…
Sky Sports will remain the home of darts in the UK and Ireland until 2030 after Sky extended its partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation. The five-year extension to the partnership, announced on Tuesday following another record-breaking World Darts Championship won by Luke Littler, will take the period of collaboration between Sky and the PDC…
Josh Rock believes he is the man to challenge Luke Littler’s dominance in darts going foward. Littler won his first World Darts Championship aged just 17 earlier this month and has been tipped to threaten Phil Taylor’s record of 16 world titles. The 23-year-old Rock was once tipped as darts’ ‘next big thing’ prior to…
Luke Littler set up a World Darts Championship final rematch against Michael van Gerwen at the Dutch Darts Masters, as world No 1 Luke Humphries crashed out in the first round. After starting 2025 by becoming the youngest world champion in the sport’s history, Littler suffered a quarter-final exit at the hands of Gerwyn Price…
Newly-crowned world champion Luke Littler and world No 1 Luke Humphries will headline the 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters next week, with the 16-player field now finalised. The first World Series of Darts event of the year will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit on January 16-17, as eight PDC superstars take on eight Asian…
Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen all feature among a star-studded 2025 Premier League Darts line-up. The tournament will be staged on Thursday nights from February until May, as the sport’s top stars battle it out for the coveted title and £1m in prize money. Littler and Humphries are part of an eight-player…
Stephen Bunting is set to make his return to the Premier League for the first time in 10 years, earning a spot as one of four wildcard selections for darts’ premier roadshow event. Joining him in the wildcard category are Gerwyn Price, Nathan Aspinall, and Chris Dobey, rounding out the eight-player line-up for the 2025…
How does Premier League Darts work? Here’s a guide for everything you need to know about the tournament which you can watch live on Sky Sports between February and May. Premier League Darts is an annual PDC tournament that was founded in 2005. It is not one of the seven ranked majors, but is one…
Luke Littler marked his name in the history books by becoming the youngest-ever PDC World Darts Championship winner on Friday night. The 17-year-old beat Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace, smashing his record as the previous youngest winner in the process. The Dutchman was 24 when he picked up his maiden title in 2014, but…
17-year-old Luke Littler defeated three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 7-3 to become the youngest PDC World Championship winner in history. Littler’s dazzling display at Alexandra Palace not only stunned the darting world but also cemented his place as a phenomenon in the sport. ‘The Nuke’ shattered the record previously held by Van Gerwen, who won…
Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen stand to make their latest hefty sums when the pair contest the PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday (8pm GMT) at London’s Alexandra Palace. Dutchman Van Gerwen has been a huge prize money earner throughout a career that has included three triumphs at the tournament, while relative newcomer…
Luke Littler is hoping the experience he gained from last year’s World Darts Championship final defeat to Luke Humphries will prove beneficial when he takes on Michael van Gerwen tonight. Littler blazed a trail to the title match 12 months ago after starting the tournament as an unknown 16-year-old. Humphries proved too strong on that…
Luke Littler has said he will not change his routine before he faces Michael van Gerwen in the 17-year-old’s second successive PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday (8pm GMT). Home favourite Littler, who lost last year’s showpiece against Luke Humphries, beat Stephen Bunting 6-1 in the semi-finals on Thursday to match the scoreline in…
PDC World Darts Championship favourite Luke Littler reached his second successive final at the tournament by beating Stephen Bunting 6-1 in the final four. Littler averaged 106.15 on his way to winning the first four sets at London’s Alexandra Palace, including eight 180s and a 48% conversion rate on doubles. LUKE LITTLER IS THROUGH TO…
Michael van Gerwen said he expects his final against Luke Littler or Stephen Bunting to be “incredible” after storming to his seventh World Darts Championship semi-final win. Three-time champion Van Gerwen ended a six-year wait to go all the way at the tournament with a 6-1 win over Chris Dobey in the final four at London’s…
Luke Littler is just one match away from reaching the World Darts Championship final, with Stephen Bunting standing in his way. 17-year-old Littler produced an impressive performance to dispatch Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals on New Year’s Day. Now, he faces Bunting, who eliminated two-time champion Peter Wright in his last match. Wright, who had…
Luke Littler triumphed over his friend Nathan Aspinall to secure the final spot in the semi-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship. The 17-year-old, who narrowly missed out on the title last year, delivered a commanding performance, running out a 5-2 winner. Littler, widely regarded as the favourite to win the tournament, will now face…
Check out the dates for the main PDC tournaments in 2025, including the Premier League, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and Grand Slam of Darts. Luke Littler is the defending Premier League champion after beating Luke Humphries in the 2024 final at London’s O2 arena, hitting a spectacular nine-dart finish en route to an 11-7…
The Main Event Luke Littler returns to the Alexandra Palace stage tonight with his chances of claiming a maiden World Darts Championship enhanced following Luke Humphries’ stunning exit. Humphries was thrashed 4-1 by Peter Wright last night, opening up Littler’s section with the pair having been scheduled to meet in the semi-finals. Littler will have…
