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Art of the darts chat hits maximums at Ally Pally

The World Darts Championship always delivers drama and it's all embellished by the skilful art of darts commentary.

Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands reacts during his second round match against William O'Connor of Ireland

Van Gerwen turns on the style as O'Connor falls short

Michael van Gerwen flexed his muscles against Limerick's Willie O'Connor as he powered into the third round of the World Championship, while Daryl Gurney from Derry also bowed out.

Darts • 24 Dec

England's Luke Humphries (left) celebrates defeating Singapore's Paul Lim at 2026 World Darts Championship

Whitewash win for Humphries over veteran Lim

Luke Humphries admitted he had mixed feelings about his emphatic 3-0 win over Paul Lim in the third round of the PDC World Championship.

Darts • 22 Dec

Germany's Martin Schindler (left) in action against Keane Barry at 2026 World Championships

Scoreline harsh on Barry after Ally Pally exit

Meath's Keane Barry made his exit at the PDC World Championship, losing 3-0 to Germany's Martin Schindler in their second round clash at Ally Pally but every set went to a deciding leg

Darts • 22 Dec

Michael Smith of England looks dejected after defeat to Niels Zonneveld of the Netherlands (not pictured) during the Round Two match between Michael Smith and Niels Zonneveld in the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on Decem

Smith among big guns to fall in Ally Pally carnage

Former world champion and world number one Michael Smith led the high-profile casualties on a day of shocks at the PDC World Championships.

Darts • 20 Dec

William O’Connor of Ireland celebrates after wining the first set on Day Nine of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 19, 2025 in London

Irish duo O'Connor and Barry march on at Ally Pally

Irish pair Willie O'Connor and Keane Barry breezed through their opening assignments at the PDC World Championship on Friday.

Darts • 19 Dec

Japan's Mitsuhiko Tatsunami in action during his first-round defeat to Michael van Gerwen

Van Gerwen overcomes huge scare to reach second round

Kenyan debutant David Munyua created one of the biggest shocks in the history of the PDC World Darts Championship by beating 18th seed Mike De Decker.

Darts • 19 Dec

Raymond van Barneveld of the Netherlands looks dejected against Stefan Bellmont of Switzerland (not pictured) during the Round One match between Raymond van Barneveld and Stefan Bellmont at Alexandra Palace on December 17, 2025 in London, England. (Photo

Van Barneveld dumped out by history-maker

Five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld was left stunned after falling to a straight sets defeat by Switzerland's Stefan Bellmont in their first-round clash at Alexandra Palace.

Darts • 17 Dec

Michael van Gerwen believes Luke Littler is wary of facing him

Van Gerwen believes Littler fears to face him

Michael van Gerwen insists he is the one player Luke Littler will not want to play at the World Championship.

Darts • 17 Dec

Price and Dobey advance to second round at Worlds

Gerwyn Price romped to a 3-0 win over Adam Gawlas to ease into the second round of the World Championship on Tuesday.

Darts • 17 Dec

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Brendan Dolan of Northern Ireland is congratulated by Tavis Dudeney of England after victory during day five of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 15, 2025 in London, England. (P

Updated Fermanagh's Dolan advances, Menzies sorry for outburst

Brendan Dolan became the first Irish player to navigate the first hurdle at the World Darts Championship after a tricky 3-1 win over England's Tavis Dudeney.

Darts • 15 Dec

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Stephen Bunting of England walks on for his match on Day Four of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Bunting survives scare with Van den Bergh dream over

Fourth seed Stephen Bunting survived a scare from Poland's Sebastian Bialecki before scraping into the second round of the World Darts Championship on Sunday.

Darts • 14 Dec

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Paul Lim of Singapore celebrates after winning his match on Day Three of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 13, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Legend Lim, 71, lights up Ally Pally with stunning win

Paul Lim rolled back the years at Alexandra Palace as the 71-year-old beat Jeffrey de Graaf to book his place in the second round of the World Darts Championship.

Darts • 14 Dec

Rob Cross of England celebrates winning his match on Day Two of the 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 12, 2025 in London, England.

Cross ends dire Ally Pally run, while Lennon bows out

Rob Cross put a horrible couple of months behind him as he won his opening match at the World Championship, while Carlow's Steve Lennon lost out to Damon Heta.

Darts • 13 Dec

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Luke Littler of England prepares to throw against Darius Labanauskas of Lithuania during the Round One match between Luke Littler and Darius Labanauskas at Alexandra Palace on December 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by

Littler dashes past Labanauskas at Ally Pally

Luke Littler returned to the scene of his greatest moment in style as he eased through the opening round at the World Championship.

Darts • 12 Dec

Rock out to upset Littler as arrows start to fly

The World Darts Championship gets under way tomorrow in London's Alexandra Palace with Luke Littler the firm favourite to retain the Sid Waddell Trophy, while Antrim's Josh Rock is eyeing his own title bid.

Darts • 10 Dec

A general view as Luke Littler of England throws during the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship Final between Luke Littler of England and Luke Humphries of England on Day Sixteen of the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Pa

PDC agree deal to keep Worlds at Ally Pally until 2031

The World Darts Championship will stay at Alexandra Palace until at least 2031 after the PDC agreed a new five-year deal.

Darts • 04 Dec

'Defending is different' - Littler aiming to double up

Luke Littler wants to become the first person in a decade to successfully defend the World Championship.

Darts • 02 Dec

Luke Littler with the 2025 Players Championship trophy

Littler wins first Players Championship title

World number one Luke Littler won his first Players Championship Finals title with a 11-8 win over Nathan Aspinall.

Darts • 23 Nov

Luke Littler of England celebrates after hitting a '9 dart finish' during the Semi-Final match between Luke Littler of England and Josh Rock of Northern Ireland on day eight of the 2025 Betfred World Matchplay at Winter Gardens on July 26, 2025 in Blackpo

Littler secures spot in Players Championship last eight

World number one Luke Littler recovered from a slow start to beat Ricardo Pietreczko 10-6 and book his spot in the last eight of the Players Championship Finals in Minehead.

Darts • 22 Nov

Luke Littler lifts the trophy after winning the Grand Slam of Darts final against Luke Humphries

World number one Littler defends Grand Slam title

Luke Littler celebrated becoming world number one by winning the Grand Slam of Darts.

Darts • 16 Nov

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 17: Fallon Sherrock of England throws against Ryan Meikle of England in their First Round match during during day three of the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 17, 2024 in London, Engl

How exactly did darts become such a phenomenon?

Here's the story of how darts has transformed from a pub pastime into a professional sport with millions of spectators

Darts • 09 Dec

Luke Littler of England celebrates during the Second Round match between Luke Littler of England and Jermaine Wattimena of the Netherlands on day five of the 2025 Betfred World Matchplay at Winter Gardens on July 23, 2025 in Blackpool, England.

Littler reels in Rock at Grand Slam of Darts

Defending champion Luke Littler hit back from 9-6 down to beat Josh Rock 16-12 and reach the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals in Wolverhampton.

Darts • 15 Nov

Luke Humphries during the quarter-finals at the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts.

Humphries beats Smith to reach Grand Slam semis

World number one Luke Humphries reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts with a 16-8 victory over Michael Smith on Friday.

Darts • 14 Nov

Luke Littler reacts after beating Luke Humphries in the Final match on day seven of the Boyle Sports World Grand Prix at Mattioli Arena on October 12, 2025 in Leicester, England.

Littler stays on track to defend Grand Slam title

Luke Littler kept himself on course for a defence of his Grand Slam of Darts title and the world number one spot with a 10-4 win over Wessel Nijman.

Darts • 13 Nov