O/T World Darts Championship

This is normally a popular topic on here.

The 2026 World Darts Championship gets underway on Thursday and finishes on January 3rd.

Once again, the two Lukes go in as the favourites. Humphries will be looking to get back the title from Littler, who won last year - and with it, the world number one spot. Littler reached world number one for the first time earlier this year and goes into this tournament in that spot and as World Champion.

Littler is in action on the opening night, with Humphries playing his first game on Saturday.

The tournament is expanded this year, with 128 players and the top seeds enter in the First Round instead of the Second Round. The winner will receive £1m for the first time.

Other than the two Lukes, there are a number of players seen as dark horses - Gian Van Veen, Gerwyn Price, Michael Van Gerwen and Josh Rock amongst them.

I wonder if we're about to see Litler dominate like Taylor did

Let’s go Gezzy

Should be a Luke/Luke final unless someone plays out of thier skin against them.
The Rock or price are more than capable of out scoring them on thier day but probably need the lukes to have a bit shocker.
The crowds are never good too Price in Ally Palky
Gian Van Veen is my dark horse.

Littler, Michael Smith, Razma and Merk win on night one.

Ryan Searle and Rob Cross are the seeds in Friday's afternoon session.

Rob Cross gets the first 170 checkout of the tournament on Day Two.

This Ross Smith is quality

This Ross Smith is quality

Until it came to doubles. Threw it away in the end.

First seed to go out after looking certain to win at 2-1 up, but missed multiple match darts.

Sorry, missed the word 'match' after Smith

Humphries made it through today.

But the headline is Paul Lim making the Second Round at the age 71. He will play Humphries next.