Luke Littler begins his quest for PDC World Darts Championship glory tonight with the biggest name in the sport taking on Ryan Meikle in the second round.
With reigning champion Luke Humphries, who edged him out in last year’s final, breezing through on the opening night in just 16 minutes, a lot is expected of the 17-year-old ahead of a potential semi-final showdown between the friendly rivals.
‘The Nuke’ will surely have no problems here, though the outsider admits he is treating tonight’s second round like a cup final after beating Fallon Sherrock earlier this week.
Elsewhere, look out for the legendary Raymond van Barneveld and dark horse Damon Heta in a stacked evening session.
Follow all the action with our live blog below at Ally Pally on Day 7 of the World Championship:
World Darts Championship Saturday 21st schedule
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin (R1)
Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo (R1)
Brendan Dolan v Lok Yin Lee (R2)
Chris Dobey v Alexander Merkx (R2)
Danny Noppert v Ryan Joyce (R2)
Raymond van Barneveld v Nick Kenny (R2)
Damon Heta v Connor Scutt (R2)
Mike Jones21 December 2024 13:21
Luke Littler vs Ryan Meikle
Luke Littler is back at the Ally Pally this evening for his first match as this year’s Darts World Championship and will face off againt Ryan Meikle in the second round.
The pair are up third in the evening session (which begins at 7pm) and should put on an entertaining encounter. Littler is one of the favourites to win the whole tournament so should be able to get through without too much trouble but there have already been some big scalps defeated and he’ll need to be switched on tonight.
Mike Jones21 December 2024 13:02
World Darts Championship 2025: Scores, schedule and results
As the Littler effect sweeps across the sport, ‘The Nuke’ enters this year’s championship as favourite, with ‘Cool Hand Luke’ and former world champions Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson among the main contenders.
Mike De Decker and Michael Smith suffered shock early exits, with Ritchie Edhouse one to watch with 96 players competing for the iconic Sid Waddell Trophy and a £2.5m prize pot. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s championship:
Jack Rathborn20 December 2024 17:58
