The nights person drawn in, Christmas decorations are emerging connected the streets of the United Kingdom and anticipation volition soon overtake the nation.
It's astir clip for the World Darts Championship to get underway erstwhile again arsenic the festive play kicks successful and teenage sensation Luke Littler looks to spell a measurement further aft making the last connected his debut astir 12 months ago. Alexandra Palace volition erstwhile again big each of the enactment arsenic Cool Hand Luke Humphries attempts to clasp his title.
For now, to whet the appetite of fans crossed the globe, the gully for the lawsuit volition person to do. A full of 96 players are eagerly awaiting their archetypal steps successful their bid to assertion the biggest rubric successful the athletics and their stock of a £2.5million prize fund.
Already 32 players person secured their spot successful the 2nd circular of competition. Those who apical the PDC Order of Merit debar archetypal circular clashes wherever 32 ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers volition instrumentality connected an International Qualifiers.
What clip is World Darts Championship draw?
The World Darts Championship gully volition instrumentality spot astatine 4.30pm successful the United Kingdom connected November 25th.
What transmission World Darts Championship gully on?
The World Darts Championship gully volition beryllium broacast unrecorded connected Sky Sports News and streamed unrecorded connected the Sky Sports Darts YouTube channel. The Sky Sports website and Sky Sports app volition besides connection coverage.
When is World Darts Championship?
The tourney takes spot betwixt December 15th and January 3rd. The opening day sees 3 first-round matches and a azygous second-round match.
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Tom Dulat/Getty Images)There volition beryllium a three-day interruption from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day earlier enactment returns with the 3rd circular connected December 27. New Year's Eve sees different time disconnected with the last taking spot connected Friday January 3.
Who has qualified for the 2nd round?
Luke Humphries (1), Michael Smith (2), Michael van Gerwen (3), Luke Littler (4), Rob Cross (5), Dave Chisnall (6), Jonny Clayton (7), Stephen Bunting (8), Damon Heta (9), Gerwyn Price (10), Dimitri Van den Bergh (11), Nathan Aspinall (12), Danny Noppert (13), Gary Anderson (14), Chris Dobey (15), James Wade (16), Peter Wright (17), Josh Rock (18), Ross Smith (19), Ryan Searle (20), Andrew Gilding (21), Martin Schindler (22), Joe Cullen (23), Mike De Decker (24), Dirk van Duijvenbode 25), Daryl Gurney (26), Gabriel Clemens (27), Gian van Veen (28), Ritchie Edhouse (29), Brendan Dolan (30), Krzysztof Ratajski (31), Raymond van Barneveld (32)