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00:06 GMT - That will do it for us this time around. Scroll down below if you want to re-live today's action!
23:09 GMT - Heta wins!
The Australian doesn't drop a leg in the final set to beat Scutt 3-1.
22:55 GMT - Heta edges ahead 2-1
1-0: Scutt fires home his fourth 180 of the game but Heta, the world number nine, fights back with his own maximum before hitting a D18 to break throw.
2-0: Heta hits the D16 with his final dart to complete a super 110 checkout.
2-1: Scutt simply must finish 71 with Heta on this form, but the Australian doesn’t make him pay. Scutt returns to the oche to sink a D4 to pull one leg back.
2-2: Scutt takes a maximum but misses two D4s, but Heta misses the D9 for the set and Scutt takes the D4 to level the legs.
3-2: Heta takes the set!
22:46 GMT - Heta levels the game at 1-1 against Scutt
1-0: Heta hits the D4 after missing the D8 and takes the opening leg of the second set with his last dart.
2-0: Heta takes double tops to double his lead in the set with a 120 checkout. Scutt will need to come from 2-0 down yet again.
3-0: Heta takes the second set with 180 and 140 throws before taking out 116 to level the game.
22:32 GMT - Scutt comes from two legs down to win the first set against Heta 2-3
1-0: Heta, sporting a wonderful handlebar moustache, seals the first leg of the match with a comfortable double tops.
2-0: The Australian doubles his lead with a 14-darter on a D16. This was apparently meant to be a much closer contest!
2-1: Scutt steadies his nerve to hit the D12 and wins his first leg of the match.
2-2: The comeback is complete. Scutt comes from two legs down to level the set with a D8.
2-3: Scutt fires home his third 180 of the game to kick-start the fifth leg and both have 164 checkouts. Scutt leaves 65 and hits the D6 to seal it. What a comeback! Heta shakes his head as he let that match get away from him.
22:30 GMT - And off we go!
22:26 GMT - How can we top that? Our final match of the night sees Australia's number one and world number nine Damon Heta face Connor Scutt.
20:20 GMT - An emotional Luke Littler told Sky Sports: "I started off dead slow", but the interview cuts away as he breaks down in tears.
What a win for the 17-year-old. That last set average was a phenominal 141. Spare a thought for Ryan Meikle who was simply blown away.
Footage then shows Littler backstage similing. You can read more about his opening match at Ally Pally here.
22:13 GMT - Luke Littler storms past Ryan Meikle 3-1!
1-0: It’s an explosive start to the fourth set with two maximums for Littler who wins the leg with double tops.
2-0: Oh my. Littler narrowly misses another possible 9-darter with a single 12 but nails a D6 on his remaining visit to win the leg. Meikle is stunned. The writing is on the wall here!
3-0: Littler is in total control throwing 180s for fun. This is one of the greatest sets in history at Ally Pally! His set average is 100.85! He hits the double tops and wins the leg, set and match! What a simply stunning set - historic, in fact.
22:03 GMT - Littler takes a 2-1 lead
1-0: Littler breaks Meikle’s throw with a D15 to win the opening leg of the third set.
1-1: Meikle needs to clear 152 with Littler on 56 but misses the D16 allowing Littler in! But Littler misses the D10 and Meikle takes the D16 at the first time of asking. That was a big miss from Littler.
2-1: Littler looks in a spot of bother as he shakes his head on a 60. He returns to the oche and gives himself a great opportunity with 40 remaining. He hits the D10 with the first dart to re-take the lead.
3-1: Littler has three visits the oche and sets up the set with 40 remaining, but he misses the D20 before holding his nerve to take the D10.
21:56 GMT - Meikle fights back to level the sets at 1-1 against Littler
0-1: Meikle breaks Littler’s throw with double tops, averaging 95.58 to Littler's 93.43.
0-2: Littler misses a 110 checkout on D20 as Meikle hits double tops for a 56 checkout. He’s growing into this game and the crowd are subdued.
1-2: Littler hits a T18 and D10 to win his first leg of the set.
1-3: Meikle is in control of the leg but misses two D12s on 72 to allow Littler a glimmer of hope, but he fails to capitalise. Meikle finally finds the D12 with the third throw to level the sets.
21:42 GMT - Littler wins a nervy opening set against Meikle
0-1 It’s a slow start for Littler as Meikle is allowed nine darts to checkout and finally nails the D2 to win the opening leg.
1-1: Littler attempts a nine-darter after clocking his first 180 to the delight of Ally Pally, but turns around in disbelief as it fails to land. He returns to the oche to hit the D20 to win his first leg of the 2025 world championship.
1-2: Meikle has 141 to lead again but hits T5 and the chance is gone. On his return visit takes the D12 to re-take the lead.
2-2: Littler throws his third 180 but misses the D5 for the leg. Meikle misses the D12 twice and Littler makes him pay on the D2.
3-2: We have had six maximums in the opening set and Littler clinches it with a 100 checkout, throwing two double tops and the crowd go wild!
21:30 GMT - And we're off! Meikle to throw first.
21:18 GMT - Next up on the oche? Luke Littler gets his 2025 campaign underway against Ryan Meikle.
Littler was the youngest player to reach a PDC world championship final last time out (aged 16 years and 347 days), but since he made his Ally Pally debut last year has gone on to win 10 PDC titles and is the current Grand Slam of Darts, Premier League and World Series Finals champion.
The 17-year-old is one of the favourites to win this time around and it will be a seismic shock if Meikle was to beat him tonight.
What a difference a year makes.
21:15 GMT - Nick Kenny stuns Raymond van Barneveld 3-1
0-1: Kenny hits a D10 to take the leg with van Barneveld trailing on 254.
1-1: Van Barneveld punches his first 180 of the game and levels the leg with a D4.
1-2: Van Barneveld shakes his head as Kenny steps up to clock his second 180 of the match. Kenny has 35 left and thumps home the D16. He is one leg away!
2-2: Van Barneveld is in serious trouble. He has no finish on a 159 but can Kenny win it here? He needs a 146 checkout and takes his breath. No! A single 20 allows the Dutchman in – but he misses on D10! It’s on Kenny again! A 46 checkout is required but he fails to hit the D8. Van Barneveld hits the D10 to level the leg. How crucial will that be?
2-3: Kenny has a 61 checkout but misses on the D16. Van Barneveld is further back on 266. Kenny misses nine match darts but finally does it with the D16! He wins the biggest match of his career and runs around the stage in delight! Van Barneveld is out!
20:57 GMT - Van Barneveld fights back to win his first set against Kenny. 1-2
1-0: Van Barneveld has 120 to hold his throw but fails to do so, but Kenny then misses D8 and D4. Van Barneveld fails on D18 allowing Kenny back in – but he fails to score! Huge pressure on van Barneveld who hits the D18 to win the opening leg.
2-0: Van Barneveld fails to hit the bull to leave 25 – can Kenny clear 120? Kenny also hits the outer bull as Van Barneveld thumps home the D8 to claw his way back into this.
3-0: Kenny has a 161 checkout but misses the opening dart hitting D5, and misses D8 on his return. Van Barneveld misses allowing Kenny on 16, but misses as the Dutchman wins the set on a D10.
The tension is rising as the crowd begin to cheer.
20:49 GMT - Kenny makes it 2-0 against Van Barneveld, and we could be on the verge of another upset
0-1: Nerves, what nerves? Kenny clears a 68 checkout on the first attempt with a D16 to take the opening leg.
0-2: Kenny scoops his second 180 of the night and is in full flow. What can van Barneveld do here? The Dutchman looks frustrated and it's not going according to plan. Kenny has a 52 checkout and wins the leg on a D20.
1-2: Signs of improvement for van Barneveld who has won only one leg so far. He seals the leg with a double tops with his third dart. Is this the start of the fightback?
2-2: Van Barneveld raises his hand as he slams home his first 180 of the game and another visit leaves a 30 checkout. He takes it with a D15 to level the leg.
2-3: Kenny starts the leg with a whopping 180 and reduces 124 to 32 - but hits 16 to leave a D8 – and he thumps it home, under huge pressure, to take a 2-0 lead! Another upset is on the cards here...
20:35 GMT - Kenny wins the opening set against Van Barneveld
0-1: Kenny wins the opening leg of the match against throw with a 52 checkout on double tops.
0-2: Van Barneveld almost fights back with a 101 checkout but hits the wire on D20. Kenny on 97 hits D20 with his second dart to double his lead!
1-2: Van Barneveld needs 148 to keep the set alive but strikes 60. Kenny misses the D12 for a 66 checkout allowing the Dutchman in, who takes his first leg of the match on D14.
1-3: Van Barneveld sees a dart fly off the board and that could be crucial against high-scoring Kenny. Kenny needs a 95 checkout for the opening set – but misses D16. Van Barneveld misses D18 for a 76 checkout as Kenny misses D8 allowing the Dutchman in - but no! Kenny then misses D4 – and another miss for Van Barneveld sees Kenny win the set on a D2! How sloppy was the checkout of that leg? Van Barneveld looks away in disgust.
20:24 GMT - And we're underway. The winner will face world number one Luke Humphries in the third round.
20:16 GMT - Next up? 2006 champion Raymond van Barneveld takes on Nick Kenny
20:12 GMT - Ryan Joyce stuns Danny Noppert 3-1 to reach round three
1-0: Noppert is on a 97 checkout but only scores 46. Can Joyce capitalise? No – 89 leaves 52. Noppert takes the opening leg of the third set after holding his nerve on the D20.
2-0: Noppert has his sixth 180 of the match and his average clocks over 95 (95.64) compared to Joyce’s 91.49. Noppert has six darts on a checkout but misses on all six allowing Joyce in! But Joyce misses a chance to break on double tops! And finally Noppert takes a 20-dart leg on a D2.
2-1: Noppert almost clears a 126 checkout but misses the bull. Joyce wins the leg on a D4. We could be on course for a shock defeat for the Dutchman here.
2-2: Joyce sets up a 28 checkout with a whopping 177. He takes a D14 to break Noppert’s throw and he’s on the brink at the Ally Pally.
2-3: Another 180 for Noppert but high-scoring Joyce has match dart on D18 and seals it! The Dutch number two is out of the world championship.
Ryan Joyce will face Ryan Searle or Matt Campbell in round three.
19:58 GMT - Joyce takes a 2-1 lead over Noppert
0-1: Joyce takes a bite out of 147 and easily scoops the remaining 52 with a D8 to break the Noppert throw.
1-1: Noppert misses the bull to take 161 as Joyce misses the D19 to leave 16. Noppert slots home the D8 and the leg, against throw, is his. There are more breaks of throw than holds at the moment.
1-2: Joyce hits the bull and takes the leg with a brilliant 124 checkout.
1-3: Joyce is finding his best scoring when he needs it most as Noppert steps up for another 180. Joyce hits the D16 for a 12-darter to take the set!
19:45 GMT - Joyce levels against Noppert with tense final leg. It's 1-1.
1-0: Noppert starts the opening leg in commanding fashion, giving himself six darts to take the lead against throw. He takes it with a double tops. Joyce needs to step up.
1-1: Important leg for Joyce who levels, taking the D18 at the second attempt.
1-2: Noppert takes his second 180 of the night but Joyce takes the D8 on the third time of asking to lead for the first time.
2-2: Another 180 for Noppert but the crowd groan as his chance of a 9 darter disappears. Noppert misses D20 on 74 but has another chance with Joyce floundering and takes it on a D10.
2-3: What a time to hit another 180. Noppert turns the screw against throw. Joyce needs 167 to stay in the set but fails – here comes Noppert but he narrowly misses D10 twice! Joyce hits the D16 to level the set!
19:30 GMT - Noppert takes a 1-0 lead after taking the opening set
0-1: A nervy start for both as Joyce fails to clear 117, but it doesn’t matter as Noppert misses both D20 and D10. Joyce wins the first leg with a D10 on the third attempt.
1-1: Joyce fails to clear 123 and it’s punished immediately. Noppert breaks back with a D10.
2-1: Noppert gets the first 180 of the night and with Joyce unable to finish hits the D20 on his next visit.
3:1: Noppert fails to clear with 10 remaining but wraps up the set with a D5.
19:15 GMT - And we're off! Noppert to throw first. Remember it's the best of five sets in the second round, so the first to three.
19:00 GMT - We are 10 minutes away from the first game of the night at a packed Alexandra Palace as Danny Noppert takes on Ryan Joyce.
18:30 GMT - Welcome back to the Darts Tracker, and what an evening we have in store with 2006 champion Raymond van Barneveld and last year's runner-up Luke Littler getting their 2025 world championship campaigns underway.
You can follow all the action right here and see the stats on each second round match tonight by clicking below.
Get ready!
Danny Noppert v Ryan Joyce (19:10 GMT)
Raymond van Barneveld v Nick Kenny (20:10 GMT)
Luke Littler v Ryan Meikle (21:10 GMT)
Damon Heta v Connor Scutt (22:10 GMT)
16:25 GMT - That will do it for the afternoon session at Alexandra Palace. Here's a recap of what went on after some pretty good performances:
– Chris Dobey withstood a mid-game wobble to defeat Dutchman Alexander Merkx 3-1 and move through to the third round.
– Brendan Dolan set up a third-round tie against Michael van Gerwen after breezing past Lok Yin Lee.
– Elsewhere, Welshman Rhys Griffin impressed to beat Karel Sedlacek and the Philippines' Alexis Toylo surprised Richard Veenstra.
16:12 GMT - Chris Dobey beats Alexander Merkx 3-1!
Dobey has the chance to take out 65 and has one dart at tops but he hits double 5 instead! Merkx removes 67 and breaks early in the fourth set! Momentum has swung...
Well, Dobey manages to stop the rot. Merkx is so close to a ton out but Dobey nets one himself, taking out 122 superbly! He lets out a huge roar in celebration.
Dobey squanders five darts for the leg but Merkx isn't clinical enough. He's allowed back up and finally hits double 8, not in convincing fashion at all.
Dobey speeds his way down to a 41 finish after two maximums and he takes out his double to win the match! It wasn't easy for him in the end!
He missed 27 darts on the doubles, so he'll need to clean that up in round three post-Christmas.
16:05 GMT - Merkx gets himself on the board!
Merkx needs to conjure something up and he does after Dobey just misses a 130 checkout! The Dutchman takes out 75 with his last dart to notch just his second leg of the match.
Dobey is a little ropey on the doubles in leg two as he misses a couple. He comes back but misses three at double 4, which Merkx hits himself to earn a break!
And out of the blue, Merkx takes the third set! He takes out 72 in two darts to reduce the arrears to 2-1. Dobey was cruising but he's wobbling a bit now.
15:55 GMT - Dobey is sailing through this one
Merkx nearly lands the Big Fish 170 finish but misses the final dart at the bull! Dobey steps up and lands double 5 after missing his two previous outs to hold.
Dobey gets down to 28 after Merkx misses his target but squanders three darts at double 14. Merkx can't hit his double and Dobey finishes off to break.
Dobey is smashing it on the trebles and is on 146. His next amount is 87, which he takes out in two darts to win the second set.
15:45 GMT - Dobey confidently takes set one
Merkx fires in a 180 with the first throw of the match but Dobey grinds him down and breaks on double 9 to round off a 14-dart leg. Strong start.
Dobey has an initial 102 to check out but doesn't, then Merkx fails to do much about 151. Dobey then misses more doubles but so does Merkx, allowing the Englishman back up to pin double 8.
Dobey is unable to erase 107 for the first set and Merkx returns to take out 52 for his first leg of the match. Dobey will throw for the set now.
Merkx isn't close enough to a decent finish and Dobey swipes out 69 to seal the first set.
15:30 GMT - Concluding the afternoon session at Ally Pally is Chris Dobey against Alexander Merkx.
Dobey is the world number 15 and has reached back-to-back quarter-finals at the World Championship.
15:22 GMT - Brendan Dolan beats Lok Yin Lee 3-0!
Dolan is down to 40 again as he opens the third set and pins tops. He's missed just one checkout up to this point for an 87.5 per cent success rate.
Lee needs to get his scoring going as Dolan races down to 32 after a maximum. It's taken out on double 8 for a break of throw and he's now one leg away from the win.
It's desperation from Lee now but out of nowhere, he breaks right back on 76 with a 14-dart leg!
It's become a little scrappy but Dolan eventually gets to double 16, pins it and takes a straightforward win over Lee.
Dolan took out nine of 14 attempted checkouts there and he'll need to be clinical in round three when he plays Michael van Gerwen...
15:10 GMT - Dolan is marching on his way now
Dolan is riding the momentum as he takes away 76 to earn the first break of the match early in set two.
Lee is offered the chance to break right back but is inches away from his double. Up steps Dolan and clinically punishes by getting rid of 70 for the leg.
Dolan sets up tops before Lee fails to land his out, nailing the double to claim the second set 3-0.
14:55 GMT - Dolan takes the first set
Dolan leaves 60 before Lee misses double 20, which he hits himself with his final dart to kick things off with a hold.
Lee has another attempt to exit on tops and misses, but it's not horrendous with Dolan way back. He returns and hits the mark this time.
The game's first 180 is with Lee but Dolan keeps hold of his throw with a well-crafted 76 checkout.
Dolan hits his first maximum but isn't on a finish and Lee gets down to 32, which he takes out in one dart. Into a deciding leg here in the first set.
Dolan is down to a 106 finish and has time to check out with Lee not close. The Northern Irishman uses all three darts to erase it! He takes the first set.
14:29 GMT - A second-round match to bring you now at Northern Irishman Brendan Dolan plays Lok Yin Lee, who entertained the Ally Pally crowd in his opener earlier in the week.
14:32 GMT - Alexis Toylo beats Richard Veenstra 3-0!
Veenstra has the chance to break but misses his double and lets Toylo back in to convert a tidy 129 out for a hold.
Veenstra hits a timely 180 to haul himself into things as he also holds following 58.
Toylo gets down to 66 and he nails double 16 to earn a hold and crucially move within one leg of the match! Pressure on Veenstra's throw now.
Veenstra is left on 68 but can't hit tops, although he comes back to land double 5 for a key hold and generate another deciding leg.
Veenstra gets down to a finish on 150 but ends up returning on 92, which he can't take out. Toylo is up and pins double 16 for a very good win on debut!
14:13 GMT - Toylo steals the set to lead 2-0
Veenstra and Toylo both have the Big Fish 170 finish which they don't land. Veenstra comes back on 34 and hits his double for a hold.
Toylo gets down quickly and leaves a Shanghai 120. Tops doesn't go, Veenstra on 66 can't hit the double either and Toylo comes back and finishes the job.
It's not a vintage leg it has to be said, but Toylo gets the crowd up with a stunning 146 checkout to surprise everyone including Veentra, who loses his throw.
Veenstra sets up on 32 despite having a finish with Toylo left with 164. The is worth taking as he comes back to hit double 8, break and force another decider.
The nerves are jangling now as the pair slowly get down to finishes. Veenstra misses double 20 while on 54, allowing Toylo to come in and pin double 10 to nab the set!
13:50 GMT - Debutant Toylo hits the front!
Toylo is up and running on his debut and gets a chance with Veenstra up on 170. He tees up double 16 for a solid early hold of throw.
Toylo hits the first 180 of the match and races down, eventually leaving 24 and hitting double 6 with his last arrow to break. Veenstra is a level below at the moment.
Veenstra gets down to 70 and breaks straight back after Toylo is unable double out for the set.
The Dutchman nails a timely first maximum to set up 67, which he takes out on double 8 to force a deciding leg. Good contest here.
On throw, Toylo speeds all the way down to 71 with a poor Veenstra way back. He misses tops but returns to hit double 10 at the first time of asking to take the first set.
13:33 GMT - Moving on, the last first-round match of the World Championship pits Dutchman Richard Veenstra against Alexis Toylo, a debutant from the Philippines.
13:29 GMT - Rhys Griffin beats Karel Sedlacek 3-0!
Griffin knows a hold would be big at this stage of the match and he does so, taking out 40 to claim the first leg in set three.
The Welshman is one dart away from taking out 160 for a break of throw but just misses double 20. He then returns to hit double 10 and he is now one leg away from victory.
Sedlacek has no answers as Griffin gets down to 122. He crafts his way into a tops finish which he nails. A very comfortable debut display from Griffin, who averaged 91.
13:19 GMT - Griffin takes another deciding leg!
Griffin has 110 on the board but doesn't take it out and Sedlacek comes in on 64, swiping it to earn a hold to kick off the second set.
It's a bit sloppy but Griffin holds, nervously! Sedlacek busts his score on 18 and Griffin returns, getting the crowd going as he needs three darts to hit double 8.
Griffin is up with another maximum to breeze through the leg, eventually pinning double 6 to break Sedlacek. He'll throw for a 2-0 lead in the match.
Griffin has the Shanghai 120 finish but can't erase it and Sedlacek returns to break! Back level and another deciding leg to come.
Sedlacek has tops to take out 80 but misses, Griffin needs the same but on 78 but his dart strays too! Sedlacek comes back but still can't hit a double and Griffin steps up to hit double 10 and extend his lead!
13:02 GMT - Griffin takes the first-set decider
Sedlacek has a quick start to open the set but stutters, yet it doesn't affect him as he comes back to take out 122 brilliantly on the bull!
The Czech has three darts at tops in leg two but misses all of them and Griffin then busts his score. Sedlacek returns and hits double 10 to go two up.
Griffin takes out his first 180 of the match and it goes a long way towards helping him pick up his first leg as he takes out 32 with Sedlacek not on a finish.
Here comes Griffin! He attacks Sedlacek's throw with two maximums then pins double 4 to break back and send the first set to a decider.
Sedlacek has completely withered as Griffin adds another 180 – his fourth so far – to get down to 32, which he takes out in one. Three legs in succession and he takes the opening frame!
12:31 GMT - Up first this afternoon is Welsh debutant Rhys Griffin taking on Karel Sedlacek of the Czech Republic for a place in the second round.
12:17 GMT - So, what happened yesterday?
Michael van Gerwen got his bid for a fourth world title off to a perfect start after cruising past James Hurrell.
Fan favourite Stephen Bunting also made it through to round three but was made to work for it by German Kai Gotthardt.
12:08 GMT - It's finally time to see Luke Littler in action, as the 17-year-old superstar takes to the oche for the first time this World Championship later this evening.
But first, the last of the first-round matches come to an end in today's afternoon session, starting with Welshman Rhys Griffin against Karel Sedlacek followed by Richard Veenstra versus Alexis Toylo.
Round two matches then take over with Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan playing Lok Yin Lee before world number 15 Chris Dobey squares off with Alexander Merkx.
12:00 GMT - Good afternoon and welcome to Flashscore's Darts Tracker on day seven of the 2024/25 World Darts Championship!
We're back for more from Alexandra Palace in London, so stick with us for all the updates and best bits throughout the day.