Ryan Joyce believes he can derail Luke Littler’s bid for World Darts Championship glory and has warned the teenager he must up his game to beat him at the Alexandra Palace on Monday. Littler followed his 3-1 victory over Ryan Meikle in his tournament opener by beating Ian White in the third round on Saturday … Read more
Luke Littler is through to the fourth round of the World Darts Championship after overcoming another tough test to defeat Ian White 4-1 at the Alexandra Palace. The pre-tournament favourite came through a tight opening set but lost the second to White, who missed darts to win three of the first four sets and threaten … Read more
Dave Chisnall crashed out of the World Darts Championship after suffering a dramatic final-leg loss to Ricky Evans, while former world champion Rob Cross was also dumped out in a remarkable session at Alexandra Palace. Chisnall won the opening set of a topsy-turvy contest but needed to recover from going 2-1 down to extend their … Read more
Two-time world champion Gary Anderson crashed out of the World Darts Championship after a shock second-round loss to Jeffrey de Graaf at Alexandra Palace. Anderson struggled throughout a one-sided contest against his unseeded opponent, winning only two legs and converting just three out of 20 attempts at double on his way to a straight-sets defeat … Read more
Luke Littler has experienced almost everything there is in darts over the past year – both on and off the stage – although his quest for a maiden World Championship crown began with new emotional challenges at the Alexandra Palace. The teenage sensation was the headline name in Saturday evening’s line-up, 12 months on from … Read more
Luke Littler made a winning start to his bid for a maiden World Darts Championship title after coming through a tough test against Ryan Meikle at Alexandra Palace. Last year’s runner-up recovered from a slow start to dominate the closing stages of the contest, wrapping up a 3-1 victory to book a third-round meeting with … Read more
The 2024/25 PDC World Darts Championship is here and 96 players are competing for the richest prize in the sport. This is one of the best events on the British sporting calendar these days, and the winner walks home with a cool six-figure sum, and the Sid Waddel Trophy. 4 Luke Humphries is the current … Read more
Noa-Lynn van Leuven has set her sights on returning to the World Darts Championship again after being beaten in her historic debut at Alexandra Palace. Van Leuven – the first transgender player to play at the Worlds – fired an 87.06 average and six maximums against Kevin Doets, with the Dutchwoman raising hopes of a … Read more
Barry Hearn has told darts players they will have to get used to rowdy Alexandra Palace crowds. The famous venue – where the PDC World Darts Championship has been held every year since 2008 – has become synonymous with a raucous atmosphere during the event. 5 Ally Pally is known for it’s rowdy PDC World … Read more
Twelve months ago, there were whispers about an up-and-coming teenage talent named Luke Littler who could impress at the World Darts Championship. And impress he certainly did. ​​​​​​A month or so out from Alexandra Palace in 2023, Littler went into the World Youth Championship final against favourite Gian van Veen and picked up a 6-4 … Read more