It’s the big one. The PDC World Championships is the must-see event of the darts calendar. Not only is it the best way to end the year… With the climax rolling into January, it’s the best way to start the New Year too.
This iconic event sees 128 players from the sport come together in Blackpool, with thousands of fans taking over Alexandra Palace, and many, many more watching on from home. DartsTips.com can’t wait – especially with so many opportunities to find a winning bet!
In 2024, Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler for his maiden title. And 12 months ago, Littler unsurprisingly got his hands on the prize, defeating MVG 7-3 in the Final
PDC World Darts Championship 2026 Round 1 Draw
(1) Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas
Mario Vandenbogaerde v David Davies
(32) Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks
Mensur Suljovic v David Cameron
(16) Damon Heta v Steve Lennon
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
(17) Rob Cross v Cor Dekker
Ian White v Mervyn King
(8) Chris Dobey v Xiaochen Zong
Andrew Gilding v Cam Crabtree
(25) Luke Woodhouse v Boris Krcmar
Martin Lukeman v Max Hopp
(9) Gerwyn Price v Adam Gawlas
Lukas Wenig v Wesley Plaisier
(24) Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates
Krzysztof Ratajski v Alexis Toylo
(4) Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
Richard Veenstra v Nitin Kumar
(29) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Baetens
James Hurrell v Stowe Buntz
(13) Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton
Keane Barry v Tim Pusey
(20) Ryan Searle v Chris Landman
Brendan Dolan v Tavis Dudeney
(5) Jonny Clayton v Adam Lipscombe
Dom Taylor v Oskar Lukasiak
(28) Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton
Niels Zonneveld v Haupai Puha
(12) Ross Smith v Andreas Harrysson
Thibault Tricole v Motomu Sakai
(21) Dave Chisnall v Fallon Sherrock
Ricardo Pietreczko v Jose de Sousa
(2) Luke Humphries v Ted Evetts
Jeffrey de Graaf v Paul Lim
(31) Wessel Nijman v Karel Sedlacek
Gabriel Clemens v Alex Spellman
(15) Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Mickey Mansell v Leonard Gates
(18) Mike De Decker v David Munyua
Kevin Doets v Matthew Dennant
(7) James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Ricky Evans v Man Lok Leung
(26) Cameron Menzies v Charlie Manby
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
(10) Gian van Veen v Cristo Reyes
Alan Soutar v Teemu Harju
(23) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Darren Beveridge
Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
William O’Connor v Krzysztof Kciuk
(30) Peter Wright v Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk
(14) Gary Anderson v Adam Hunt
Connor Scutt v Simon Whitlock
(19) Jermaine Wattimena v Dominik Gruellich
Scott Williams v Paolo Nebrida
(6) Danny Noppert v Jurjen van der Velde
Nick Kenny v Justin Hood
(27) Ritchie Edhouse v Jonny Tata
Ryan Meikle v Jesus Salate
(11) Josh Rock v Gemma Hayter
Niko Springer v Joe Comito
(22) Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
Callan Rydz v Patrik Kovacs
PDC World Darts Championship Tips 2026
Round 1 Lucky 15
- Jesus Salate to beat Ryan Meikle @ 4.0 (Betway)
- Joe Cullen to beat Bradley Brooks @ 2.30 (Betway)
- Simon Whitlock to beat Connor Scutt @ 3.50 (Betway)
- Stefan Bellmont to beat Raymond van Barneveld @ 3.0 (Betway)
Four-Fold pays 96.60 with Betway
Round 1 Favourites Acca
- Day 1: Rob Cross, Ross Smith
- Day 2: Gary Anderson, Wessel Nijman
- Day 4: Dirk van Duijvenbode, Jonny Clayton
- Day 5: Danny Noppert, Niko Springer
- Day 6: Dave Chisnall
- Day 7: Nathan Aspinall
Accumulator pays 8.0 with Betway
Tournament Specials
- Tournament Winning Double: Double 8 @ 8.0 (Betway)
- Tournament Winning Double: Bullseye @ 21.0 (Betway)
Outright Markets
- Gerwyn Price to win the 1st Quarter @ 6.50 (Betway)
- Danny Noppert to win the 4th Quarter @ 5.0 (Betway, 10Bet)
- Luke Littler to win the PDC Worlds @ 2.0 (Betway, 10Bet)
- Gian van Veen to win the PDC Worlds @ 17.0 Each-Way (Betway)
*All prices correct at time of writing
