PDC confirm World Darts Championship schedule with Luke Littler’s first match on same night as Fury vs Usyk

THE SCHEDULE for the World Darts Championship has been confirmed by the PDC.

The blockbuster Alexandra Palace tourney volition kick-start connected December 15 and tally done to the last connected Friday January 3, 2025.

The gully for the opening rounds has drawn up immoderate immense matches, including Luke Littler perchance facing disconnected against Fallon Sherrock successful the 2nd round.

However, Littler - who was defeated successful the last by Luke Humphries past clip retired - volition beryllium facing immoderate pugnacious contention for TV attention.

That is due to the fact that it has been revealed his opening crippled volition beryllium played connected December 21 arsenic portion of the 7pm radical of matches, astir the aforesaid clip arsenic Tyson Fury's blockbuster rematch arsenic Oleksandr Usyk.

Fortunately for the Nuke, helium should not beryllium straight competing with the Gypsy King arsenic the ring walks for the heavyweight boxing showdown taking spot successful Saudi Arabia are not expected until 11pm.

World No.1 Humphries volition instrumentality to the Ally Pally signifier for the archetypal clip connected Sunday December 15 to instrumentality connected the circular 1 victor of Thibault Tricole and Joe Comito.

The pursuing time volition spot satellite No.10 Gerwyn Price instrumentality connected the victor of Kim Huybrechts and Keane Barry.

Peter Wright volition beryllium hoping to find immoderate signifier against Wesley Plaisier oregon Ryusei Azemoto, who qualified from the PDC Asian Tour.

Nathan Aspinall headlines the games connected December 18 with a lucifer against either Cameron Menzies oregon Leonard Gates.

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World No.2 Michael Smith takes connected 1 of Kevin Doets oregon Noa-Lynn van Leuven, who became the archetypal trans women to play successful a darts TV tournament.

Fan favourite Stephen Bunting and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen volition some beryllium successful enactment connected December 20 astatine 12.30pm and 7pm respectively.

Gary Anderson volition instrumentality connected 1 of Jeffrey De Graaf oregon Rashad Sweeting, who volition go the archetypal darts prima from the Bahamas to vie successful the tourney aft qualifying done the Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Order of Merit.

World No.5 Rob Cross takes connected 1 of Scott Williams oregon Niko Springer successful the item crippled connected December 23.

The victor of the tourney volition instrumentality location a colossal £500,000, portion the runner-up volition onshore £200,000.