The 2018 World Darts Championship will be held between Thursday 14 December 2017 and Monday 1 January 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London.
It will be the 25th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, and will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports.
From 14 December to 3 January, Sky Sports Arena will become Sky Sports Darts HD, showcasing 21 days of non-stop darts programming, including every lunchtime and evening session.
This year’s tournament will also mark another momentous moment in the game, as 16-time world champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor plays in his final PDC World Championship. Having dominated the tournament for so long, he will be looking to bow out in style.
To mark the occasion, Sky Sports Darts will screen an hour-long, exclusive documentary, ‘Phil Taylor the Greatest’. In his own words, Phil tells his inspiring life story, from humble beginnings and being told at the age of 10 he would become the greatest darts player ever, to the present day and fulfilling that prophecy.
“I can’t wait for the worlds to get started. I think this year’s tournament will be the biggest and best yet,” said Sky Sports Presenter Dave Clark
“‘The Power’ will want to go out on a high but he’ll have the next class of world champions snapping at his heels. It’s going to make for addictive viewing.”
Dave Clark will be joined throughout the tournament by Laura Woods, Wayne Mardle and John Part.
Viewers without a Sky subscription can follow all the action with daily, weekly or monthly sports passes from NOW TV.
TV Schedule
Thursday 14 December
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Steve Beaton v William O’Connor
James Wilson v Krzysztof Ratajski
Michael van Gerwen v Christian Kist
Gerwyn Price v Ted Evetts
Friday 15 December
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Seigo Asada v Gordon Mathers (P)
Stephen Bunting v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Phil Taylor v Chris Dobey
Rob Cross v Seigo Asada/Gordon Mathers
Saturday 16 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Alan Ljubic v Brendan Dolan (P)
Benito van de Pas v Steve West
Mervyn King v Zoran Lerchbacher
Robert Thornton v Alan Ljubic/Brendan Dolan
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Jeff Smith v Luke Humphries (P)
Joe Cullen v Jermaine Wattimena
Jelle Klaasen v Jan Dekker
Gary Anderson v Jeff Smith/Luke Humphries
Sunday 17 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Kenny Neyens v Jamie Lewis (P)
Alan Norris v Kim Viljanen
Kyle Anderson v Peter Jacques
Jonny Clayton v Kenny Neyens/Jamie Lewis
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Willard Bruguier v Cody Harris (P)
James Wade v Keegan Brown
Dave Chisnall v Vincent van der Voort
Ian White v Willard Bruguier/Cody Harris
Monday 18 December
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Kai Fan Leung v Paul Lim (P)
Mensur Suljovic v Kevin Painter
Daryl Gurney v Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Webster v Kai Fan Leung/Paul Lim
Tuesday 19 December
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Aleksandr Oreshkin v Kevin Munch (P)
John Henderson v Marko Kantele
Raymond van Barneveld v Richard North
Adrian Lewis v Aleksandr Oreshkin/Kevin Munch
Wednesday 20 December
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Xiao Chen Zong v Bernie Smith (P)
Michael Smith v Steve Lennon
Simon Whitlock v Martin Schindler
Justin Pipe v Xiao Chen Zong/Bernie Smith
Thursday 21 December
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Cristo Reyes v Toni Alcinas
Kim Huybrechts v James Richardson
Darren Webster v Devon Petersen
Peter Wright v Diogo Portela
Friday 22 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Price/Evetts v White/Bruguier/Harris
Chisnall/Van der Voort v Beaton/O’Connor
Klaasen/Dekker v Bunting/Van den Bergh
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Suljovic/Painter v Thornton/Ljubic/Dolan
G Anderson/J Smith/Humphries v M Webster/Leung/Lim
Van Gerwen/Kist v Wilson/Ratajski
Saturday 23 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Wade/Brown v King/Lerchbacher
M Smith/Lennon v Cross/Asada/Mathers
Van de Pas/West v Cullen/Wattimena
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Gurney/R Huybrechts v Henderson/Kantele
Taylor/Dobey v Pipe/Zong/Smith
Van Barneveld/North v K Anderson/Jacques
Wednesday 27 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Whitlock/Schindler v D Webster/Petersen
Norris/Viljanen v K Huybrechts/Richardson
A Lewis/Oreshkin/Munch v Reyes/Alcinas
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Wright/Portela v Clayton/Neyens/J Lewis
Third Round – 2 x Games TBC
Thursday 28 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
3 x Games TBC
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
3 x Games TBC
Friday 29 December
12.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
2 x Games
7.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
2 x Games
Saturday 30 December
7.30pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
2 x Semi-Finals
Monday 1 January
8.00pm – Sky Sports Darts HD
Final