2 d. ago Heartbreaking reason World Darts Championship finalist Gian van Veen changed his name revealed

GIAN VAN VEEN's real name is actually Pieter Gerard and the story behind his parents' decision to change that has finally come out. Now a well-known figure in the sporting world after his PDC World Darts Championship heroics, Van Veen is a player on the lips of many. However, he was registered as Pieter Gerard...

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6 d. ago Luke Littler leaves fans with no choice as he becomes darts' £1m man in Gian ven Veen rout

Luke Littler became the first player to win £1million in one tournament at the World Darts Championship with his dominant victory over 23-year-old Gian van Veen.

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7 d. ago World Darts Championship: Why do players start on 501 and not 500?

Luke Littler is preparing to defend his Word Darts Championship title against Gian van Veen and we answer one of the game's most asked questions

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2 w. ago World Darts Championship star reckons Ally Pally ruins Christmas in honest statement

One darts legend has expressed his discontent with the scheduling of the PDC World Darts Championship and suggested it limits players from revelling in the festive season

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2 w. ago PDC World Darts Championships 2026: Christmas break, results, format, schedule, when is Luke Littler's next match?

The World Darts Championship has reached its traditional festive break but the players will be back in a few days - here’s what we have to look forward to.

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2 w. ago Richest Darts Players in History: Here are the 17 wealthiest darts stars as of December 2025

A win at the current PDC World Darts Championship could see one of these players rocket up the list.

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2 w. ago Who is Nitin Kumar? The Indian darts sensation making history at Ally Pally

Kumar became the first Indian player in history to win a match at the World Darts Championship with his triumph over Richard Veenstra and now faces world No 4 Stephen Bunting in a blockbuster contest

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3 w. ago World Darts Championship player has risque nickname banned by PDC at Ally Pally

Tim Pusey has seen the PDC ban his moniker ‘The Magnet’ for his World Championship debut against Irishman Keane Barry at Alexandra Palace

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3 w. ago World Darts Championship suspends player due to failed drugs test

Dom Taylor is out of the World Championship after failing a drugs test following his opening win over Oskar Lukasiak

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3 w. ago Beau Greaves: ‘I started beating better players and the penny dropped: I can be good enough to do this full

Back at the PDC world championship for the first time since 2022, the women’s world champion means business, starting on Friday against the world No 22“When I was younger, they thought I was a mute,” Beau Greaves says with a wry smile, thinking about all the ways darts has changed her. “Never said owt in school, really shy. Didn’t really know what to say half the time. I suppose playing darts just brought me out of my shell. When you get popular, people want to meet you and talk. It’s matured me.”Greaves was 18 the first time she won the Lakeside women’s world championship, thrusting herself firmly into the crosshairs of public adulation. And even if she played like a natural born star, with her beautiful fluid throwing arc, she didn’t always feel like one. Endless interviews, viral fame, global domination: this was never what she had craved from the sport. She was Beau, and she just wanted to throw. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Raymond van Barneveld sunk by Swiss star Stefan Bellmont at PDC worlds

Bellmont: ‘This is great for all Swiss people’ James Wade cruises past Ryusei AzemotoThe 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.Bellmont produced the performance of his career to become the first Swiss player win a match at the World Darts Championship. The 36-year-old from Cham hopes that his success will inspire a wave of darts enthusiasts in his home country. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Darts stars reckon getting attacked by infamous Ally Pally wasp is lucky for their game

Most World Darts Championship players who have had a close encounter with the sneaky Alexandra Palace wasp have gone on to win their first round matches

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3 w. ago World Championship chaos as darts star's attempt to kill Ally Pally wasp backfires

Wasps have been impacting players on stage at Alexandra Palace during the 2026 World Darts Championship - but one star attempted to fight them off by bringing a spray with him

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3 w. ago Paul Lim, 71, becomes oldest player to win match at PDC World Championship

Lim beats world No 49 Jeffrey de Graaf at Ally PallyLim: ‘Just to make it here is an achievement’The 71-year-old Paul Lim pulled off a stunning victory in the PDC World Championship on Saturday night, beating the world No 49, Jeffrey de Graaf, in the first round at Alexandra Palace and becoming the oldest winner of a world championship match.Lim, who featured in his first world championship in 1982 and in 1990 became the first player to hit a nine-darter at a world championship, led from the off on his first visit to the Ally Pally stage since 2022, taking the first set against the throw before being pegged back to 1-1 by his Dutch-born Swedish opponent.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I tried hypnotherapy as my final throw to fix dartitis – but does it really work?'

Some of the top players at this year's PDC World Darts Championship have suffered from dartitis - the oche's version of the yips - and the Daily Star's Aaron Flanagan has had similar issues, so he followed the advice of the professionals

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4 w. ago Luke Humphries won darts competition he wanted to skip after hearing fiancée's plea

Luke Humphries almost skipped a Players Championship darts event last year but was persuaded not to withdraw by his fiancée and reaped the rewards

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4 w. ago Beau Greaves claims she receives more sexism from female players ahead of World Darts Championship

BEAU GREAVES has claimed she receives more sexism from female players than men as she prepares to take on the World Championships. The 21-year-old has emerged as one of the biggest talents coming through in darts this year and has picked up her PDC tour card for 2026-27. She boasts two recent wins over Luke...

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