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The Sun
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
World Matchplay Darts 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Action ON NOW as Van Gerwen faces Barney after Littler sails THROUGH
THE World Matchplay has arrived in Blackpool for nine thrilling nights of darts at the iconic Winter Gardens! There will be an all-Dutch battle tonight as Michael van Gerwen takes on Raymond van Barneveld. World champion Luke Littler got his campaign underway against Ryan Searle - averaging a whopping 109 in a brilliant 10-2 win. James Wade also booked his place in the second round on the opening night, after a comfortable 10-3 win over Joe Cullen. But there will certainly be a new champion as Luke Humphries CRASHED OUT of the World Matchplay Darts in the first round against Gian Van Veen.
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Raymond van Barneveld BOOSTED to have 3+ 100+ checkouts in all-Dutch clash against 2/5 favourite Michael van Gerwen
The returning Michael van Gerwen is the 2/5 favourite for the mouth-watering World Matchplay clash against Raymond van Barneveld. The Dutchmen, each multiple-time world champions, will compete at the Winter Gardens in the second largest ranking tournament of the year. Van Gerwen, a three-time winner of the tournament, is priced at 2/5 by Sky Bet to defeat his countryman who is priced at 7/4. Sky Bet are also offering a wide range of Sky Boosts ahead of the match on Monday evening. These include Raymond van Barneveld to Have 3+ 100+ Checkouts and Michael van Gerwen to Throw 8+ 180s & Have 2+ 100+ Checkouts. The two bets have been boosted to 15/2 and 18/1 respectively. The returning Michael van Gerwen is the 2/5 favourite for the mouth-watering World Matchplay clash against Raymond van Barneveld Sky Bet Match Result: Michael van Gerwen - 2/5 Raymond van Barneveld - 7/4 Sky Bet Price Boost: Raymond van Barneveld to Have 3+ 100+ Checkouts WAS 13/2 NOW 15/2 WAS 16/1 NOW 18/1
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
PDC World Championship schedule released as fans hail ‘mind-melting amount of darts this Christmas'
SPORTS fans are in for a very merry footballdartsmas this year after the schedule for the Darts World Championship was released. The PDC have expanded the tournament to 128 players for the 2025/26 edition of the Alexandra Palace showpiece. 2 The PDC have revealed the schedule for the 2025/26 Darts World Championship Credit: PA 2 The competition has been expanded with more players, more money and more fans Credit: Alamy This comes with a record-breaking prize pot of £5million on the line, with this year's winner set to pocket an eye-watering £1m. And the schedule for the expanded competition has now been revealed by organisers. It will be a 20-day darts bonanza held across 36 sessions which is expected to welcome more than 100,000 fans. The likes of READ MORE IN DARTS Round one will last over a week through to Friday, December 19, with every day except for the opening day and Wednesday, December 17 featuring an afternoon and evening session. Those who progress will then commence with the second round from Saturday, December 20, which will be played through to Tuesday, December 23 when the competition then takes a break for Christmas. The darts then return with round three action on Saturday, December 27. That will last through to Monday, December 29, when three round three clashes play out at the same time as two round four games. Most read in Darts BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The remainder of round four will be played out across two sessions on Tuesday, December 30. Similarly, the quarter-finals will take place across an afternoon and evening session on New Year's Day. Darts legend Bobby George sends stark message to Luke Littler as he warns sensation he can 'go from hero to zero quick' Friday, January 2 will see the semi-finals played out, before the darts festival then concludes on Saturday, January 3. Fans have called the tournament a "a mind-melting amount of darts". However, A record 40,000 were bought by annual members in the first 30 minutes of pre-sale for the event last year. The PDC website struggled to cope with the traffic and some fans fumed as they got stuck on a "black screen". Other fans were left furious after touts got their hands on tickets before reselling them on some sites for a colossal £800. List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 LIVE SCORES: Play on NOW as Van Barneveld CRASHES OUT, Humphries and Bunting wait
WAIT AND SEA Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 LIVE SCORES: Play on NOW as Van Barneveld CRASHES OUT, Humphries and Bunting wait – updates DAY 1 of the Baltic Sea Darts Open is underway - and some of the world's best will be chasing glory in Germany. Dutch star Raymond van Barneveld went crashing out to Andy Baetens following a 6-4 defeat in round one. World No1 Luke Humphries, the Bullet Stephen Bunting and defending champion Rob Cross will have to wait until Saturday to kickstart their tournament. While Luke Littler misses out as the teen sensation continues his European Tour boycott. Start time : 12pm/6pm BST : 12pm/6pm BST Live stream / TV: PDCTV / DAZN Follow ALL the action with our live blog below…
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 LIVE SCORES: Play on NOW as Van Barneveld headlines on day 1, Humphries and Bunting wait
WAIT AND SEA Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 LIVE SCORES: Play on NOW as Van Barneveld headlines on day 1, Humphries and Bunting wait DAY 1 of the Baltic Sea Darts Open is underway - and some of the world's best will be chasing glory in Germany. Dutch star Raymond van Barneveld features on day 1 in a tricky test against Belgian Andy Baetens. Advertisement World No1 Luke Humphries, the Bullet Stephen Bunting and defending champion Rob Cross will have to wait until Saturday to kickstart their tournament. While Luke Littler misses out as the teen sensation continues his European Tour boycott. Start time : 12pm/6pm BST : 12pm/6pm BST Live stream / TV: PDCTV / DAZN Follow ALL the action with our live blog below…
