It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
No, not Christmas, it’s time for the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship – and Luke Littler has learned his opening round fate on Monday (November 25). Littler will start his campaign against Ryan Meikle or Fallon Sherrock, as he tries to repeat last year’s run to the final.
Meanwhile, defending champions Luke Humphries, who is coming fresh off the back of winning the Players Championship on Sunday (November 24), will start his title defence against Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito.
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Round One
Thibault Tricole vs Joe Comito
Nick Kenny vs Stowe Buntz
Jermaine Wattimena vs Stefan Bellmont
Wesley Plaisier vs Ryusei Azemoto
Alan Soutar vs Kai Gotthardt
Madars Razma vs Christian Kist
Conor Scutt vs Ben Robb
Luke Woodhouse vs Lourence Ilagan
Ryan Meikle vs Fallon Sherrock
Ian White vs Sandro Eric Sosing
Ryan Joyce vs Darius Labanauskas
Mensur Suljovic vs Matt Campbell
Scott Williams vs Niko Springer
Ricardo Pietreczko vs Zong Xiao Chen
Cameron Menzies vs Leonard Gates
Martin Lukeman vs Nitin Kumar
Kevin Doets vs Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Richard Veenstra vs Alexis Toylo
Stephen Burton vs Alexander Merkx
Karel Sedlacek vs Rhys Griffin
Mickey Mansell vs Tomoya Goto
Florian Hempel vs Jeffrey de Zwaan
Kim Huybrechts vs Keane Barry
Wessel Nijman vs Cameron Carolissen
James Hurrell vs Jim Long
Chris Landman vs Lok Yin Lee
Jeffrey de Graaf vs Rashad Sweeting
Jim Williams vs Paolo Nebrida
Ricky Evans vs Gordon Mathers
Nils Zonneveld vs Robert Owen
William O’Connor vs Dylan Slevin
Callum Rydz vs Romeo Grbavac
Round Two
Luke Humphries vs Thibault Tricole/Joe Comito
Raymond van Barneveld vs Nick Kenny/Stowe Buntz
James Wade vs Jermaine Wattimena/Stefan Bellmont
Peter Wright vs Wesley Plaisier/Ryusei Azemoto
Stephen Bunting vs Alan Soutar/Kai Gotthardt
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Madars Razma/Christian Kist
Damon Heta vs Conor Scutt/Ben Robb
Mike De Decker vs Luke Woodhouse/Lourence Ilagan
Luke Littler vs Ryan Meikle/Fallon Sherrock
Ritchie Edhouse vs Ian White/Sandro Eric Sosing
Danny Noppert vs Ryan Joyce/Darius Labanauskas
Ryan Searle vs Mensur Suljovic/Matt Campbell
Rob Cross vs Scott Williams/Niko Springer
Gian van Veen vs Ricardo Pietreczko/Zong Xiao Chen
Nathan Aspinall vs Cameron Menzies/Leonard Gates
Andrew Gilding vs Martin Lukeman/Nitin Kumar
Michael Smith vs Kevin Doets/Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Richard Veenstra/Alexis Toylo
Chris Dobey vs Stephen Burton/Alexander Merkx
Josh Rock vs Karel Sedlacek/Rhys Griffin
Johnny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell/Tomoya Goto
Daryl Gurney vs Florian Hempel/Jeffrey de Zwaan
Gerwyn Price vs Kim Huybrechts/Keane Barry
Joe Cullen vs Wessel Nijman/Cameron Carolissen
Michael van Gerwen vs James Hurrell/Jim Long
Brendan Dolan vs Chris Landman/Lok Yin Lee
Gary Anderson vs Jeffrey de Graaf/Rashad Sweeting
Ross Smith vs Jim Williams/Paolo Nebrida
Dave Chisnall vs Ricky Evans/Gordon Mathers
Gabriel Clemens vs Nils Zonneveld/Robert Owen
Dimitri van den Bergh vs William O’Connor/Dylan Slevin
Martin Schindler vs Callum Rydz/Romeo Grbavac
More to follow