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Teenage sensation Luke Littler returns to the stage at the World Darts Championship on Saturday evening as he faces a clash of the generations against Raymond van Barneveld.
Van Barneveld claimed his fifth world title back in 2007, three weeks before Littler was born, but they will do battle at Alexandra Palace for a place in the last 16 in the second game of the evening session, after Gary Anderson – who lashed out at the press for overhyping the 16-year-old – faces Brendan Dolan to kick things off.
Northern Irishman Dolan stunned former champion Gerwyn Price in the last round and the shocks have continued at Ally Pally with reigning champion Michael Smith crashing out at the hands of Chris Dobey on Friday evening.
Luke Humphries rounds out the evening session against Joe Cullen, having survived a monster scare in the third round against Ricardo Pietreczko – coming from 3-1 down to win 4-3 – while Saturday afternoon sees the likes of Dave Chisnall, Rob Cross and Jonny Clayton back on the stage.
Here’s everything you need to know, and get all the latest darts betting sites offers here.
When is the World Darts Championship?
The World Darts Championship will be held from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 at Alexandra Palace in London.
How to watch the tournament on TV
The World Darts Championship will air on Sky Sports’ dedicated Darts channel with coverage beginning on December 15 and running through to the final in January. Sky Sports customers can stream the action online via the app and website.
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What is the prize money?
As well as the Sid Waddell Trophy, there is £2.5m in prize money on offer for the World Darts Championship with the champion netting £500,000.
The runner-up earns a cool £200,000 while semi-finalists will pocket £100,000 each and those that reach the quarter-finals winning £50,000.
Fourth-round and third-round losers earn themselves £35,000 and £25,000 respectively while there is £15,000 on offer for the 32 players knocked out in the second round and the 32 first-round losers will take away £7,500.
Schedule of Play
Saturday December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Scott Williams vs Damon Heta (last 16)
Daryl Gurney vs Dave Chisnall (last 16)
Rob Cross vs Jonny Clayton (last 16)
Evening Session (7:30pm)
Brendan Dolan vs Gary Anderson (last 16)
Raymond van Barneveld vs Luke Littler (last 16)
Luke Humphries vs Joe Cullen (last 16)
Monday January 1
Afternoon Session (12:30pm)
2x Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (7pm)
2x Quarter-Finals
Tuesday January 2
Evening Session (7.30pm)
2x Semi-Finals
Wednesday January 3 (7pm)
Evening Session (7.30pm)
2024 World Darts Championship final
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