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Luke Littler battles Stephen Bunting for a place in tomorrow’s World Darts Championship final with the semi-finals taking place tonight at Alexandra Palace.
The 17-year old remains the tournament favourite ahead of tonight’s main match-up, and he faces 39-year-old Bunting, who has never made the final of this competition.
And ahead of that fixture, Michael van Gerwen will face Chris Dobey for the other spot in the final, with the Dutchman – who has won this tournament three times – the bookies’ favourite to take the win.
With Luke Humphries having crashed out of the tournament in the fourth round, we’re guaranteed a new winner in 2025, and with three of the four semi-finalists having never won before, fans are in for an intriguing couple of days at Ally Pally, with the final places of the Premier League Darts 2025 also set to be decided.
Follow all of the build-up from Ally Pally in our live blog below:
World Darts Championship prize money: How much will winner earn at Ally Pally?
This time last year, much was made of a then-16-year-old Littler potentially taking home £500,000 for winning the competition, though he eventually had to ‘settle’ for the runners-up prize of £200,000.
But how much money is on the line at Alexandra Palace, and what can players expect to take home if they reach the latter stages of the tournament?
You can find out everything about the tournament’s prize money below.
Chris Wilson2 January 2025 18:10
WDC format & odds
Tonight’s semi-finals are the best of 11 sets, while the final tomorrow is the best of 13.
At the moment, Luke Littler is the tournament favourite at odds of 4/7, with van Gerwen priced at 5/2. Bunting is third favourite, at 17/2, while Dobey is priced at 12/1 ahead of the semis.
Chris Wilson2 January 2025 17:50
World Darts Championship 2025: Scores, schedule and results
Here’s the full schedule for the remainder of the tournament:
Thursday January 2 (7.30pm)
Michael van Gerwen vs Chris Dobey
Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting
Final: Van Gerwen/Dobey v Littler/Aspinall/Bunting
Chris Wilson2 January 2025 17:40
World Darts Championship LIVE
And there will be a new champion after holder Luke Humphries was stunned by two-time winner Peter Wright in the last 16.
Tonight sees van Gerwen take on Chris Dobey in the first match, before Littler faces Stephen Bunting in the pick of the semi-finals.
Chris Wilson2 January 2025 17:25
World Darts Championship LIVE
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s semi-finals at the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.
We start with three-time winner Michael van Gerwen facing Chris Dobey, before tournament favourite Luke Littler takes on Stephen Bunting.
And we’ll have all the latest build-up, news and updates right here.
Chris Wilson2 January 2025 17:10
