World Darts Championship: Round 2
ROUND PREVIEW
The World Darts Championship kicks off, round 2 features the biggest names in darts. Will we see any major upsets? Or will the favourites reliably keep the underdogs at bay?
There are 8 Target Darts players that are automatically entered into round 2. This list includes Luke Littler, Rob Cross, Stephen Bunting, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Nathan Aspinall, Chris Dobey, Gabriel Clemens, Raymond van Barneveld.
Last year Luke Littler was the breakout star, the teenage sensation went on to get all the way to the finals despite being a relatively unknown player just starting his pro career at the time. Read all about Luke Littlers stellar 2024 here.
Sunday December 15 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luke Humphries | 3-0 | Thibault Tricole |
Monday December 16 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| James Wade | 0-3 | Jermaine Wattimena |
Monday December 16 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gerwyn Price | 3-0 | Keane Barry |
Tuesday December 17 (12.30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mike De Decker | 1-3 | Luke Woodhouse |
Tuesday December 17 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peter Wright | 3-1 | Wesley Plaisier |
Wednesday December 18 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Aspinall | 3-1 | Leonard Gates |
Thursday December 19 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Clemens | 1-3 | Robert Owen |
Thursday December 19 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith | 2-3 | Kevin Doets |
Friday December 20 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Bunting | 3-1 | Kai Gotthardt |
Friday December 20 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michael van Gerwen | 3-0 | James Hurrell |
Saturday December 21 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Dolan | 3-0 | Lok Yin Lee |
| Chris Dobey | 3-1 | Alexander Merkx |
Saturday December 21 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Danny Noppert | 1-3 | Ryan Joyce |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 1-3 | Nick Kenny |
| Luke Littler | 3-1 | Ryan Meikle |
| Damon Heta | 3-1 | Connor Scutt |
Sunday December 22 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Searle | 3-0 | Matt Campbell |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3-1 | Madars Razma |
| Joe Cullen | 3-0 | Wessel Nijman |
| Ritchie Edhouse | 1-3 | Ian White |
Sunday December 22 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Martin Schindler | 0-3 | Callan Rydz |
| Ross Smith | 0-3 | Paolo Nebrida |
| Gary Anderson | 0-3 | Jeffrey De Graaf |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3-0 | Dylan Slevin |
Monday December 23 (12:30pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 3-1 | Alexis Toylo |
| Andrew Gilding | 3-1 | Martin Lukeman |
| Josh Rock | 3-0 | Rhys Griffin |
| Jonny Clayton | 3-2 | Mickey Mansell |
Monday December 23 (7pm GMT)
| RESULTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gian van Veen | 1-3 | Ricardo Pietreczko |
| Daryl Gurney | 3-2 | Florian Hempel |
| Dave Chisnall | 2-3 | Ricky Evans |
| Rob Cross | 1-3 | Scott Williams |
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS
- Four-time World Championship semi-finalist James Wade loses to Jermaine Wattimena
- Luke Woodhouse beats 2024 Grand Prix Champion Mike De Decker 3-1
- Kevin Doets won a enthralling contest against world number 2 Michael Smith. Doets did get knocked out by 'Bully Boy' in this round last year but 'Hawkeye' got his revenge winning a close encounter
- Last year's runner-up Luke Littler produced a record breaking 140.91 average in the fourth leg in his 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle
- Jeffrey de Graaf knocked out two time w]World Champion Gary Anderson 3-0
- Paolo Nebrida produced three stunning ton-plus checkouts to beat Ross Smith 3-0
- Jonny Clayton survived a scare when beating Mickey Mansell in final-leg shout-out 3-2
- Former World Champion Rob Cross lost to training partner Scott Williams 3-1
- A record 14 seeds were eliminated this year
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?
Round One and Round Two: Sunday 15th December - Monday 23rd December
Round Three: Friday 27th December - Sunday 29th December
Round Four: Sunday 29th December - Monday 30th December
Quarter-Finals: Wednesday 1st January
Semi-Finals: Thursday 2nd January
Final: Friday 3rd January
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PDC WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
2024 has been a resurgent year for interest in darts, and it all started 12 months ago at the World Darts Championship. A 16-year-old Luke Littler took the tournament by storm and almost finished as champion.
A year on from that defining tournament, we wait as the 2025 instalment gets underway.Â
What Happened: World Darts Championship 2024
The 2024 PDC Wolrd Darts Championship was held between the 15th December 2023 to 3rd January 2024 and took place at the iconic Alexandra Palace in London.
This was the 31st World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the 17th held at Alexandra Palace.