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Written by Yaro Pavlenko
London's 'Ally Pally' will once again host the biggest event in darts as the PDC World Championship is fast approaching!
This year's iteration will be the biggest yet with an increased field of 128 players competing for the share of the £5 million prize fund, including a bumper £1 million prize for the tournament winner.
Will last year's champion claim the crown again or will another contender manage to secure the trophy?
Spreadex Sports previews the darts action along with the latest fixed odds and spread betting prices* for darts betting punters.
*Odds and Spread Betting Prices subject to change
The tournament begins at Alexandra Palace on Thursday, December 11th 2025.
WHEN IS THE FINAL OF THE PDC DARTS?
The grand final is scheduled to be played on the evening of Saturday, January 3rd 2026.
Every match will be shown exclusively live on the Sky Sports Darts channel in the UK.
Yes, teenage sensation Luke Littler comes into this tournament as the reigning champion and recently-crowned world number one. 'The Nuke' arrives as the betting favourite, but he'll have a host of challengers also fancying their chances to deny him a second straight title.
Round One, which will be best-of-5-set matches, will be played from 11th December 2025 - 19th December 2025, with Round Two (also best-of-5) played between 20th December 2025 - 23rd December 2025.
Round Three will see best-of-7-set matches, played between the 27th December 2025 - 29th December 2025. Round Four, also best-of-7, will be played on the 29th and 30th December 2025.
The quarter-finals will then follow on New Year's Day with best-of-9-set matches, followed by the best-of-11 semi-finals played on the 2nd of January 2026 and the best-of-13 grand final on the 3rd of January 2026.
Spreadex Sports will be offering a multitude of both fixed odds and spread betting markets available for darts punters.
In terms of spread betting, Spreadex are offering a range of markets aside from standard Outright Winner markets, including Name the Finalists, Top Continental Europe, Checkout Specials, Top English W/O Littler & Humphries, and more!
In terms of the Outright betting favourites, Luke Littler is available at a fixed odds price of 8/11, with Luke Humphries at 17/4 and other competitors at longer odds, including Michael van Gerwen at 22/1, Gerwyn Price at 16/1, and James Wade at 80/1.
Click here to view all of the available Odds and Prices for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.
Click here to view our guide on How to Spread Bet on Darts, including our handy Spread Betting Calculator.
Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit so it's important you understand how each market works before setting an appropriate stake size for your bet.
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