Move over Santa and Boxing Day fixture frenzies, the PDC Paddy Power World Darts Championship 2024/25 is almost upon us, with the Mecca of the sport, Alexandra Palace, being readied to host arguably the biggest version of the event in its rich and storied history.
When is the Paddy Power World Darts Championship?
The tournament begins at Alexandra Palace on Sunday, December 15th. The north London venue has hosted the event every year since 2008.
Three first-round matches and one second-round match will open up the tournament - with last year's champion Luke Humphries the standout name to take to the oche on day one.
The competition then kicks into overdrive with matches played across afternoon and evening sessions up until a three-day break from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day.
The championship will then resume on December 27th before a night off on New Year's Eve.
The quarter-finals will occur across two New Year's Day sessions before the semi-finals on January 2nd.
The final takes place on Friday, January 3rd.
How much is the prize money?
A star-studded field of 96 players from around the world will take part in this edition of the PDC World Darts Championship in London, all competing for a slice of a huge prize pot worth £2.5 million.
Semi-finalists claim £100,000 each, with the runner-up taking home £200,000 and the winner earning a mega £500,000.
And on top of all that, any player that hits a nine-dart finish will pocket a £60,000 bonus.
Who are the favourites?
Defending world champion Luke Humphries is back and ready to fight his title after toppling teenage sensation Luke Littler in the final last January - with a potential rematch between the pair in the semi-finals should both players make it through as expected.
However, unlike last year, The Nuke enters this year's championship as the bookies' favourite, with 'Cool Hand Luke' and former world champions Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson among the other top contenders for the crown.
Other outside bets include the likes of Wessel Nijman, Mike De Decker, Michael Smith and Gerwyn Price.
How to follow the World Darts Championship
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Flashscore will have daily live coverage throughout the tournament.
Follow every match from Ally Pally right here.
2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship full schedule:
Sunday, December 15th (19:00 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Thibault Tricole v Joe Comito (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont (R1)
Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry (R1)
Luke Humphries v Tricole/Comito (R2)
Monday, December 16th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Wesley Plaisier v Ryusei Azemoto (R1)
Luke Woodhouse v Lourence Ilagan (R1)
Alan Soutar v Kai Gotthardt (R1)
James Wade v Wattimena/Bellmont (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Niels Zonneveld v Robert Owen (R1)
Connor Scutt v Ben Robb (R1)
Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates (R1)
Gerwyn Price v Huybrechts/Barry (R2)
Tuesday, December 17th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
James Hurrell v Jim Long (R1)
Kevin Doets v Noa-Lynn van Leuven (R1)
Ryan Joyce v Darius Labanauskas (R1)
Mike De Decker v Woodhouse/Ilagan (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Jeffrey de Graaf v Rashad Sweeting (R1)
Ricardo Pietreczko v Xiaochen Zong (R1)
Ryan Meikle v Fallon Sherrock (R1)
Peter Wright v Plaisier/Azemoto (R2)
Wednesday, December 18th (19:00 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Jim Williams v Paolo Nebrida (R1)
Madars Razma v Christian Kist (R1)
Ricky Evans v Gordon Mathers (R1)
Nathan Aspinall v Menzies/Gates (R2)
Thursday, December 19th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Chris Landman v Lok Yin Lee (R1)
Callan Rydz v Romeo Grbavac (R1)
Martin Lukeman v Nitin Kumar (R1)
Gabriel Clemens v Zonneveld/Owen (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Nick Kenny v Stowe Buntz (R1)
Mensur Suljovic v Matt Campbell (R1)
Scott Williams v Niko Springer (R1)
Michael Smith v Doets/Van Leuven (R2)
Friday, December 20th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Stephen Burton v Alexander Merkx (R1)
Wessel Nijman v Cameron Carolissen (R1)
Ian White v Sandro Eric Sosing (R1)
Stephen Bunting v Soutar/Gotthardt (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Mickey Mansell v Tomoya Goto (R1)
Florian Hempel v Jeffrey De Zwaan (R1)
William O’Connor v Dylan Slevin (R1)
Michael van Gerwen v Hurrell/Long (R2)
Saturday, December 21st
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin (R1)
Richard Veenstra v Alexis Toylo (R1)
Brendan Dolan v Landman/Lee (R2)
Chris Dobey v Burton/Merkx (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
4x Second Round
Danny Noppert v Joyce/Labanauskas (R2)
Raymond van Barneveld v Kenny/Buntz (R2)
Luke Littler v Meikle/Sherrock (R2)
Damon Heta v Scutt/Robb (R2)
Sunday, December 22nd
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
4x Second Round
Ryan Searle v Suljovic/Campbell (R2)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Razma/Kist (R2)
Joe Cullen v Nijman/Carolissen (R2)
Ritchie Edhouse v White/Sosing (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
4x Second Round
Martin Schindler v Rydz/Grbavac (R2)
Ross Smith v J Williams/Nebrida (R2)
Gary Anderson v De Graaf/Sweeting (R2)
Dimitri Van den Bergh v O’Connor/Slevin (R2)
Monday, December 23rd
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
4x Second Round
Krzysztof Ratajski v Veenstra/Toylo (R2)
Andrew Gilding v Lukeman/Kumar (R2)
Josh Rock v Sedlacek/Griffin (R2)
Jonny Clayton v Mansell/Goto (R2)
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
4x Second Round
Gian van Veen v Pietreczko/Zong (R2)
Daryl Gurney v Hempel/De Zwaan (R2)
Dave Chisnall v Evans/Mathers (R2)
Rob Cross v S Williams/Springer (R2)
Friday, December 27th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
3x Third Round
Saturday, December 28th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
3x Third Round
Sunday, December 29th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x Third Round
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round
Monday, December 30th
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Evening Session (19:30 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Wednesday, January 1st
Afternoon Session (12:30 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (19:00 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Thursday, January 2nd (19:30 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Friday, January 3rd (20:00 GMT)
Final