Live stream 2026 PDC World Darts Championship for free

Watch 2026 PDC World Darts Championship live streams as Luke Littler returns to the iconic Alexandra Palace, London, to defend the world crown he won for the first time last year. Below we have worldwide information on PDC World Darts Championship TV channels, broadcasters and where you can watch live streams.

The teenager with crossover appeal, newly installed as the PDC's youngest world No.1 after winning six of the eight Order of Merit ranking events, will start as a hefty favorite but won't have it all his own way. Luke Humphries beat Littler in the 2024 final and this year's Premier League final and remains the most likely. Cool Hand is pretty unflappable and will need to be.

Van Gerwen, as always has a chance, with his relentless scoring power and victory over Littler in the World Series Final to his name this year. Fellow former world champions Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson, Rob Cross and Peter Wright will also hope to go deep but have suffered fluctuating form, while Stephen Bunting (a former BDO winner) and Nathan Aspinall often come up well in the worlds.

In the early rounds, look out for plenty of the darting world's biggest characters, too. None come bigger than 71-year-old Paul Lim, the Singapore Slinger who registered the first nine-dart finish at the worlds, way back in the pre-PDC era of 1990. Fallon Sherrock is also back – the Queen of the Palace memorable reached the last 32 in 2020 as the first woman to win a match here. Beau Greaves and Lisa Ashton are among the other women's qualifiers this year.

A shoutout also to MC John McDonnell and caller George Nobel, who are to retire after the tournament.

Keep reading to discover how to watch PDC World Darts Championship 2026 online from anywhere, including for FREE – and there's a full schedule at the bottom of this page.

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Sport 1 will be showing live streams of the darts, with German commentary.

The semi-finals and final will also be broadcast for free in the US on NBC Sports Now.

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Peacock streaming service in the US. You'll need a Peacock Premium subscription for access, with the Peacock price starting at $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year.

Alternatively, the dedicated PDCTV will show the tournament, with prices from $12.99 per month or $74.99 for a whole year.

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Sky Sports in the UK. Subscribers can watch every match on Sky Sports Darts, with other sessions, including the final, also showing on Sky Sports Main Event.

Sky Sports packages start from £21 per month. Or you can use a more flexible streaming option, Now (formerly Now TV). Now Sports Memberships start at £14.99 for a day pass.

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PDC TV in Canada.

It costs CA$17.99 per month or CA$111.99 per year.

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Sky Sport NZ is the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship TV rights holder in New Zealand.

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When does the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship start and end?

The 2026 World Darts Championship starts on Thursday, December 11, 2025. The final takes place on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

All the action comes from the iconic Alexandra Palace – affectionally known to darts fans as Ally Pally – which is hosting the tournament for the 19th time in the 3,200-capacity West Hall. The venue has stood proudly overlooking north London since 1873.

What is the Round 1 schedule and draw?

* Seeds in brackets

Thursday Dec. 11 from 7pm GMT

Kim Huybrechts vs. Arno Merk

(28) Michael Smith vs. Lisa Ashton

(1) Luke Littler vs. Darius Labanauskas

Madars Razma vs. Jamai van den Herik

Friday Dec. 12 from 12.30pm GMT

Niels Zonneveld vs. Haupai Puha

Ian White vs. Mervyn King

(20) Ryan Searle vs. Chris Landman

(17) Rob Cross vs. Cor Dekker

Friday Dec. 12 from 7pm GMT

(12) Ross Smith vs. Andreas Harrysson

Ricky Evans vs. Man Lok Leung

(10) Gian van Veen vs. Cristo Reyes

(16) Damon Heta vs. Steve Lennon

Saturday Dec. 13 from 12.30pm GMT

Mario Vandenbogaerde vs. David Davies

Andrew Gilding vs. Cam Crabtree

(25) Luke Woodhouse vs. Boris Krcmar

(14) Gary Anderson vs. Adam Hunt

Saturday Dec. 13 from 7pm GMT

Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Paul Lim

(31) Wessel Nijman vs. Karel Sedlacek

(2) Luke Humphries vs. Ted Evetts

Gabriel Clemens vs. Alex Spellman

Sunday Dec. 14 from 12.30pm GMT

(27) Ritchie Edhouse vs. Jonny Tata

Dom Taylor vs. Oskar Lukasiak

Richard Veenstra vs. Nitin Kumar

(32) Joe Cullen vs. Bradley Brooks

Sunday Dec. 14 from 7pm GMT

Lukas Wenig vs. Wesley Plaisier

(23) Dimitri Van den Bergh vs. Darren Beveridge

(4) Stephen Bunting vs. Sebastian Bialecki

James Hurrell vs. Stowe Buntz

Monday Dec. 15 from 12.30pm GMT

Brendan Dolan vs. Tavis Dudeney

(26) Cameron Menzies vs. Charlie Manby

Mensur Suljovic vs. David Cameron

(30) Peter Wright vs. Noa-Lynn van Leuven

Monday Dec. 15 from 7pm GMT

Martin Lukeman vs. Max Hopp

(29) Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Andy Baetens

(5) Jonny Clayton vs. Adam Lipscombe

Connor Scutt vs. Simon Whitlock

Tuesday Dec. 16 from 12.30pm GMT

Alan Soutar vs. Teemu Harju

Nick Kenny vs. Justin Hood

Scott Williams vs. Paolo Nebrida

(8) Chris Dobey vs. Xiaochen Zong

Tuesday Dec. 16 from 7pm GMT

Ricardo Pietreczko vs. Jose de Sousa

(6) Danny Noppert vs. Jurjen van der Velde

(9) Gerwyn Price vs. Adam Gawlas

Niko Springer vs. Joe Comito

Wednesday Dec. 17 from 7pm GMT

Matt Campbell vs. Adam Sevada

Raymond van Barneveld vs. Stefan Bellmont

(7) James Wade vs. Ryusei Azemoto

(13) Martin Schindler vs. Stephen Burton

Thursday Dec. 18 from 12.30pm GMT

Callan Rydz vs. Patrik Kovacs

Thibault Tricole vs. Motomu Sakai

(24) Ryan Joyce vs. Owen Bates

(18) Mike De Decker vs. David Munyua

Thursday Dec. 18 from 7pm GMT

(19) Jermaine Wattimena vs. Dominik Gruellich

(21) Dave Chisnall vs. Fallon Sherrock

(3) Michael van Gerwen vs. Mitsuhiko Tatsunami

Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Alexis Toylo

Friday Dec. 19 from 12.30pm GMT

Kevin Doets vs. Matthew Dennant

Ryan Meikle vs. Jesus Salate

Mickey Mansell vs. Leonard Gates

(11) Josh Rock vs. Gemma Hayter

Friday Dec. 19 from 7pm GMT

William O'Connor vs. Krzysztof Kciuk

(22) Daryl Gurney vs. Beau Greaves

(15) Nathan Aspinall vs. Lourence Ilagan

Keane Barry vs. Tim Pusey

What is the 2026 PDC World Championship schedule?

Round 1

December 11-19, 2025
Afternoon session: 12.30pm GMT / 7.30am ET / 4.30am PT / 11.30pm AEDT
Evening session: 7pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 6am AEDT (+1 day)

Round 2

December 20-23, 2025
Afternoon session: 12.30pm GMT / 7.30am ET / 4.30am PT / 11.30pm AEDT
Evening session: 7pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 6am AEDT (+1 day)

Round 3

December 27-29, 2025
Afternoon session: 12.30pm GMT / 7.30am ET / 4.30am PT / 11.30pm AEDT
Evening session: 7pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 6am AEDT (+1 day)
* Only one match on evening session December 29.

Last 16

December 29-30, 2025
Afternoon session: 12.30pm GMT / 7.30am ET / 4.30am PT / 11.30pm AEDT
Evening session (one match): 7pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 6am AEDT (+1 day)

Quarterfinals

January 1, 2026
Afternoon session: 12.30pm GMT / 7.30am ET / 4.30am PT / 11.30pm AEDT
Evening session: 7pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 6am AEDT (+1 day)

Semifinals

January 2, 2026
Evening session: 7.30pm GMT / 3.30pm ET / 12.30pm PT / 6.30am AEDT (+1 day)

Final

January 3, 2026
Evening session: 8pm GMT / 4pm ET / 1pm PT / 7am AEDT (+1 day)

What is the 2026 PDC World Championship format?

The 2026 world championships will have a 128-player draw for the first time, meaning the 32 seeds will this year enter at Round 1.

Part of the unique allure of the PDC World Championship is that it's set play, rather than matchplay. Each set consists of best of 5 legs, meaning the first player to 3 legs takes the set.

Rounds 1 & 2 – Best of 5 sets

Round 3 & Last 16 – Best of 7 sets

Quarterfinals – Best of 9 sets

Semifinals – Best of 11 sets

Final – Best of 13 sets

Who are the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship seeds?

1. Luke Littler (ENG)

2. Luke Humphries (ENG)

3. Michael van Gerwen (NED)

4. Stephen Bunting (ENG)

5. Jonny Clayton (WAL)

6. Danny Noppert (NED)

7. James Wade (ENG)

8. Chris Dobey (ENG)

9. Gerwyn Price (WAL)

10. Gian van Veen (NED)

11. Josh Rock (NIR)

12. Ross Smith (ENG)

13. Martin Schindler (GER)

14. Gary Anderson (SCO)

15. Nathan Aspinall (ENG)

16. Damon Heta (AUS)

17. Rob Cross (ENG)

18. Mike De Decker (BEL)

19. Jermaine Wattimena (NED)

20. Ryan Searle (ENG)

21. Dave Chisnall (ENG)

22. Daryl Gurney (NIR)

23. Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL)

24. Ryan Joyce (ENG)

25. Luke Woodhouse (ENG)

26. Cameron Menzies (SCO)

27. Ritchie Edhouse (ENG)

28. Michael Smith (ENG)

29. Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED)

30. Peter Wright (SCO)

31. Wessel Nijman (NED)

32. Joe Cullen (ENG)

Who are the recent PDC World Darts Championship winners?

2025: Luke Littler

2024: Luke Humphries

2023: Michael Smith

2022: Peter Wright

2021: Gerwyn Price

2020: Peter Wright

2019: Michael van Gerwen

2018: Rob Cross

2017: Michael van Gerwen

2016: Gary Anderson

2015: Gary Anderson

What is the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship prize money?

There's a record haul for this year's tournament, with a total prize pot of £5 million ($6.6m) up for grabs across the event as a whole.

The 2026 world champion will take home a cool £1m ($1.3m), with the runner-up pocketing £400,000 ($533,000).

There is also a £60,000 ($80,000) bonus for a nine-dart finish.

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