PDC World Darts Championship 2026: Full match schedule for Round One and beyond - when will the final take place?

The PDC World Darts Championship is back - here’s everything you need to know about this year’s schedule.

The annual tournament returns to Alexandra Palace in London today (December 11), with stars of the sport set to descend on the famous venue.

Reigning 2025 champion Luke Littler will be stepping up to the oche on opening night, while other stars such as Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Beau Greaves, Stephen Bunting and plenty more will be in action over the next few weeks.

Every match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Darts. For fans who are wanting to plan out their watching schedule, we’ve got you covered. Here’s the full match schedule for the PDC World Darts Championship.

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The PDC World Darts Championship 2026 takes place from December 11 until January 3. | Getty Images

PDC World Darts Championship 2026 Round One full schedule

Thursday December 11

Evening session (7pm)

  • Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
  • Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
  • Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
  • Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik

Friday December 12

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
  • Ian White v Mervyn King
  • Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
  • Rob Cross v Cor Dekker

Evening Session (7pm)

  • Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
  • Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
  • Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
  • Damon Heta v Steve Lennon

Saturday December 13

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Mario Vandenbogaerde v David Davies
  • Andrew Gilding v Cam Crabtree
  • Luke Woodhouse v Boris Krcmar
  • Gary Anderson v Adam Hunt

Evening Session (7pm)

  • Jeffrey de Graaf v Paul Lim
  • Wessel Nijman v Karel Sedlacek
  • Luke Humphries v Ted Evetts
  • Gabriel Clemens v Alex Spellman

Sunday December 14

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Ritchie Edhouse v Jonny Tata
  • Dom Taylor v Oskar Lukasiak
  • Richard Veenstra v Nitin Kumar
  • Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks

Evening Session (7pm)

  • Lukas Wenig v Wesley Plaisier
  • Dimitri Van den Bergh v Darren Beveridge
  • Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
  • James Hurrell v Stowe Buntz
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Stephen Bunting faces Sebastian Bialecki in his round one match at the PDC World Darts Championships 2026. | Getty Images

Monday December 15

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
  • Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
  • Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
  • Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Evening Session (7pm)

  • Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
  • Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
  • Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
  • Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock

Tuesday December 16

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
  • Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
  • Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
  • Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong

Evening Session (7pm)

  • Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
  • Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
  • Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
  • Niko Springer v Joe Comito

Wednesday December 17

Evening session (7pm)

  • Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
  • Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
  • James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
  • Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton

Thursday December 18

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs
  • Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
  • Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
  • Mike De Decker v David Munyua

Evening Session (7pm)

  • Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
  • Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
  • Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
  • Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo
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Fallon Sherrock returns to action in the PDC World Darts Championships 2026. | Getty Images

Friday December 19

Afternoon Session (12.30pm)

  • Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
  • Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
  • Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
  • Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter

Evening Session (7pm)

  • William O'Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
  • Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
  • Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
  • Keane Barry v Tim Pusey

When will Round Two take place?

Round two will take place between December 20 and 23. The match-up are set set to be decided from the results in round one. The full list of remaining match days are below (without confirmed competitors):

Saturday December 20

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Two x4 matches

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Two x4 matches

Sunday December 21

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Two x4

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Two x4

Monday December 22

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Two x4

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Two x4

Tuesday December 23

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Two x4

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Two x4

Saturday December 27

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Three x3

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Three x3

Sunday December 28

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Three x3

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Three x3

Monday December 29

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Three x3

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Three x1, Round Four x2

Tuesday December 30

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Round Four x3

Evening Session (7pm) - Round Four x3

Thursday January 1

Afternoon Session (12.30pm) - Quarter-Finals x2

Evening Session (7pm) - Quarter-Finals x2

Evening session (7.30pm) - Semi-Finals x2

Evening session (8pm) - Final

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