How to watch the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship live

The darts is back with a bumper schedule of PDC World Darts Championship action shown over the festive period.

All of the darts will be shown on a dedicated Sky Sports channel Sky Sports Darts with Tuesday 15 December seeing the first session starting at 17:45pm solely on that channel.

Following that, Sky Sports Main Event and Darts will broadcast the tournament for the most part with 12:00pm and 6pm starts. Both sessions will start an hour earlier than normal likely due to staggered times for fans to arrive and measures in place to make the venue COVID secure.

Saturday 19 December and Monday 21 December will see coverage solely on the Darts channel throughout the day. The Sky Sports Darts schedule after the Christmas break will be confirmed as soon as possible.

TV Guide - 2020/21 PDC World Darts Championship (until Christmas break)

Tuesday December 15 - Evening Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (17:45)

Wednesday December 16 - Afternoon Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round -

Thursday December 17 - Afternoon Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Main Event (18:00), Sky Sports Darts (18:00)

Friday December 18 - Afternoon Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (18:00)

Saturday December 19 - Afternoon Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (18:00)

Sunday December 20 - Afternoon Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 3x First Round, 1x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (18:00), Sky Sports Main Event (19:00)

Monday December 21 - Evening Session - 4x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (18:00)

Tuesday December 22 - Afternoon Session - 4x Second Round - Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 4x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (18:00)

Wednesday December 23 - Afternoon Session - 4x Second Round - Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Darts (12:00)

Evening Session - 4x Second Round - Sky Sports Darts (18:00)