World Darts 2024: Dates, calendar, schedules, fixtures, games, results, format and how to watch

The world of sport is counting the hours to set its sights on Alexandra Palace in London for the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, which will bring together the sport’s greatest figures in search of the first major world title of 2024.

Dates and competition calendar of the 2024 Darts World Championship

The Paddy Power World Darts Championship, the 2024 World Darts Championship, will be held at Alexandra Palace in London from December 15 to January 3, 2024, the date on which the grand final that will crown the world darts champion will be held.

There will be uninterrupted comPetition from December 15 to 23, with the first and second-round matches in morning and evening sessions, except December 15 and 18, when there will only be a night session. From December 27 to 30, the third round and round of 16 matches will be played, while the quarterfinals will be played on January 1, the semifinals will be played on January 2, and the grand final on January 3.

Matches and results of the 2024 Darts World Championship

Wednesday, December 27

Morning session (from 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT)

Night session (from 2:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 a.m. PT)

Thursday, December 28

Morning session (from 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT)

Night session (from 2:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 a.m. PT)

Friday, December 29

Morning session (from 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT)

Night session (from 2:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 a.m. PT)

Saturday, December 30

Morning session (from 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT)

Night session (from 2:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 a.m. PT)

Monday, January 1

Morning session (from 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT)

Night session (from 2:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 a.m. PT)

Tuesday, January 2

Night session (from 1:30 p.m. ET/ 10:30 a.m. PT)

Wednesday, January 3

Night session (from 3:00 p.m. ET/ noon PT)

Television: How to watch the 2024 Darts World Cup

The Paddy Power World Darts Championship, the 2024 World Darts Championship, can be followed live on television through PDCTV, the television platform of the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation), and through streaming via DAZN in the United States.

Format of the 2024 Darts World Championship

The Paddy Power World Darts Championship 2024 will be played in the 501 modality. In this modality, players score points on the target until they reach zero in each set by hitting triples and doubles on the numbers and in the middle of the target. They always close with a double. If the number to complete is odd, hitting an odd number before the double is enough.

The first player to reach zero wins a leg, and the player who wins three legs wins a set. The best of five sets will be played in the first and second-round matches. The third round and round of 16, the best of seven sets will be played. The quarterfinal matches will be the best of nine sets. The semifinals will be played in the best of eleven sets.

Finally, the grand final for the title will be held in the best of 13 sets. The first player to reach seven sets will be the new world champion.

The favorites to win the 2024 World Darts Championship

Michael Smith, current world champion and current number one in the PDC ranking, starts as a rival to beat in this Paddy Power World Darts Championship, where he will have as great rivals for the title the Dutchman Michael Van Gerwen, the Scots Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, the Welshman Gerwyn Price and his English compatriots Luke Humphries, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall among others.