Dates for 2025 PDC World Darts Championship confirmed; ticket sales start at the end of July
PDCFriday, 12 July 2024 at 13:30
The PDC has announced the dates for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship. From December 15, the battle for the world title will begin and Alexandra Palace will be transformed into the Valhalla for every darts fan.
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As every year, the World Darts Championship is divided into three periods. From Sunday December 15 to Monday December 23, the matches from the first and second rounds will be played. Traditionally, the defending champion comes into action on the opening night, so defending world champion Luke Humphries can already circle December 15 in his diary.
After December 23, the tournament will be halted for three days for the traditional Christmas break. The remaining 32 players will return to London from Friday December 27. From December 27 to Monday December 30, the third round and fourth round are scheduled.
There will be no matches on 31 December so that the remaining players can celebrate the turn of the year. With the eight remaining players, we go into the new year. The quarter-finals will take place on Wednesday January 1, followed by the semi-finals on Thursday January 2. The final of the 2025 World Darts Championship will be on Friday January 3.
Ticket sales start at the end of July
For each session at the World Darts Championship, there is room for 3,200 darts fans. They can buy their tickets at the end of July. Due to the expected massive interest, interested fans will have to be very quick to secure tickets.
On Monday July 29 from 12:00 BST, PDC TV subscribers can get tickets. A day later, it will be the turn of those who have registered for the priority sales. If there are any tickets left, the general sale will start on Wednesday July 31 at 12:00 BST. However, tickets are expected to sell out after the first two days.
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Dates for 2025 PDC World Darts Championship
Sunday December 15 (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Monday December 16
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Tuesday December 17
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Wednesday December 18 (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Thursday December 19
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Friday December 20
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
Saturday December 21
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Sunday December 22
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Monday December 23
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Friday December 27
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Third Round
Saturday December 28
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Third Round
Sunday December 29
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round
Monday December 30
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Evening Session (1930 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Wednesday January 1
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Thursday January 2 (1930 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Friday January 3 (2000 GMT)
Final
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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