How to observe World Darts Championship draw as discipline confirmed after Luke Humphries win

On Nov 25, 2024

The 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship line-up is complete.

Next month, the world’s best will compete at the Alexandra Palace as Luke Humphries seeks to defend his title against the likes of Luke Littler, Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen. The top 32 PDC Order of Merit go straight through into the second round, with the field now confirmed following the conclusion of the Players Championship Finals this past weekend.

Facing off once again, Humphries bested Littler, who he beat at the beginning of the year to claim the World Championship, 11-7 on Sunday to win the Players Championship. With the top 32 receiving a bye through the first round, the rest of the field is made up of 32 ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers, who earned their World Championship spots on the European Tour and Players Championship PDC circuit events and 32 International Qualifiers. The draw will take place on Monday, November 25 and here’s all the information you need to know…

How and where can I watch the draw?

The World Darts Championship draw will take place on Monday, November 25th at 4:30pm. It will be shown live on Sky Sports News. Sky will also be streaming the draw live on the Sky Sports Darts YouTube channel, as well as on the Sky Sports app.

Luke Humphries, winner of the 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship
(Image: Ian Stephen/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock)

When will the World Darts Championship take place?

The end of year tournament gets under way at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday, December 15th, with it concluding on Friday, January 3rd. The opening day of action will see three first-round matches and one second-round match take place.

Following the opening day, there will be eight consecutive days of darts until the usual three-day break from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day, with the action resuming with a December 27th double session.

Rounds three and four will take place before December 30th, with players then set to take a day off on New Year’s Eve before play resumes the following day for the quarter-finals. The semi-finals are slated for January 2nd, with the final set to take place on January 3rd.

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Who has qualified?

Here are the PDC Order of Merit’s top 32 who will be playing at the Alexandra Palace:

2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship Field
PDC Order of Merit Top 32
1. Luke Humphries (England)
2. Michael Smith (England)
3. Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
4. Luke Littler (England)
5. Rob Cross (England)
6. Dave Chisnall (England)
7. Jonny Clayton (Wales)
8. Stephen Bunting (England)
9. Damon Heta (Australia)
10. Gerwyn Price (Wales)
11. Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium)
12. Nathan Aspinall (England)
13. Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
14. Gary Anderson (Scotland)
15. Chris Dobey (England)
16. James Wade (England)
17. Peter Wright (Scotland)
18. Josh Rock (Northern Ireland)
19. Ross Smith (England)
20. Ryan Searle (England)
21. Andrew Gilding (England)
22. Martin Schindler (Germany)
23. Joe Cullen (England)
24. Mike De Decker (Belgium)
25. Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands)
26. Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland)
27. Gabriel Clemens (Germany)
28. Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
29. Ritchie Edhouse (England)
30. Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
31. Krzysztof Ratajski (Poland)
32. Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)

A list of the remaining qualifiers can be found here on the PDC’s official website.