Luke Littler retained his PDC World Darts Championship title with a 7-1 victory over reigning European and World Youth champion Gian van Veen in the final at Alexandra Palace in London.
World number one Littler, 18, has appeared in three consecutive finals - he beat Michael van Gerwen in 2025, a year after finishing runner-up to Luke Humphries on his debut at the event.
By winning the title again, Littler became the first player since 2016 to successfully defend the PDC world crown.
A record 128 players entered the tournament, increasing from the 96 players that featured in last year's competition.
2026 World Darts Championship results
Final (best of 13 sets)
- Luke Littler (1) 7-1 Gian van Veen (10)
Semi-final results (best of 11 sets)
Friday, 2 January
- Luke Littler (1) 6-1 Ryan Searle (20)
- Gian van Veen (10) 6-3 Gary Anderson (14)
Quarter-final results (best of nine sets)
Thursday, 1 January
- Ryan Searle (20) 5-2 Jonny Clayton (5)
- Gary Anderson (14) 5-2 Justin Hood
- Luke Littler (1) 5-0 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Luke Humphries (2) 1-5 Gian van Veen (10)
Fourth-round results (best of seven sets)
Monday, 29 December
- James Hurrell 0-4 Ryan Searle (20)
- Luke Littler (1) 4-2 Rob Cross (17)
Tuesday, 30 December
- Luke Woodhouse (25) 2-4 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Jonny Clayton (5) 4-2 Andreas Harrysson
- Justin Hood 4-0 Josh Rock (11)
- Charlie Manby 1-4 Gian van Veen (10)
- Michael van Gerwen (3) 1-4 Gary Anderson (14)
- Luke Humphries (2) 4-1 Kevin Doets
Third-round results (best of seven sets)
Saturday, 27 December
- Wesley Plaisier 3-4 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Andrew Gilding 1-4 Luke Woodhouse (25)
- Jonny Clayton (5) 4-3 Niels Zonneveld
- Andreas Harrysson 4-2 Ricardo Pietreczko
- Stephen Bunting (4) 3-4 James Hurrell
- Luke Littler (1) 4-0 Mensur Suljovic
Sunday, 28 December
- Martin Schindler (13) 0-4 Ryan Searle (20)
- Damon Heta (16) 0-4 Rob Cross (17)
- Gary Anderson (14) 4-3 Jermaine Wattimena (19)
- Gian van Veen (10) 4-1 Madars Razma
- Luke Humphries (2) 4-2 Gabriel Clemens
- Michael van Gerwen (3) 4-1 Arno Merk
Monday, 29 December
- Justin Hood 4-1 Ryan Meikle
- Ricky Evans 2-4 Charlie Manby
- Nathan Aspinall (15) 3-4 Kevin Doets
- Josh Rock (11) 4-1 Callan Rydz
Second-round results (best of five sets)
Saturday, 20 December
- Ryan Searle (20) 3-0 Brendan Dolan
- Andreas Harrysson 3-0 Motomu Sakai
- Dirk van Duijvenbode (29) 2-3 James Hurrell
- Dave Chisnall (21) 2-3 Ricardo Pietreczko
- Michael Smith (28) 1-3 Niels Zonneveld
- Chris Dobey (8) 1-3 Andrew Gilding
- Stephen Bunting (4) 3-0 Nitin Kumar
- Jonny Clayton (5) w/o Dom Taylor - Clayton given a bye
Sunday, 21 December
- Ryan Joyce (24) 1-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Joe Cullen (32) 1-3 Mensur Suljovic
- Luke Woodhouse (25) 3-0 Max Hopp
- Rob Cross (17) 3-1 Ian White
- Martin Schindler (13) 3-0 Keane Barry
- Gerwyn Price (9) 0-3 Wesley Plaisier
- Luke Littler (1) 3-0 David Davies
- Damon Heta (16) 3-2 Stefan Bellmont
Monday, 22 December
- Darren Beveridge 1-3 Madars Razma
- Wessel Nijman (31) 0-3 Gabriel Clemens
- David Munyua 0-3 Kevin Doets
- James Wade (7) 2-3 Ricky Evans
- Gian van Veen (10) 3-1 Alan Soutar
- Nathan Aspinall (15) 3-0 Leonard Gates
- Luke Humphries (2) 3-0 Paul Lim
- Charlie Manby 3-0 Adam Sevada
Tuesday, 23 December
- Jonny Tata 2-3 Ryan Meikle
- Daryl Gurney (22) 2-3 Callan Rydz
- Jermaine Wattimena (19) 3-2 Scott Williams
- Peter Wright (30) 0-3 Arno Merk
- Danny Noppert (6) 2-3 Justin Hood
- Gary Anderson (14) 3-1 Connor Scutt
- Michael van Gerwen (3) 3-1 William O'Connor
- Josh Rock (11) 3-0 Joe Comito
First-round results (best of five sets)
Thursday, 11 December
- Kim Huybrechts 1-3 Arno Merk
- Michael Smith (28) 3-0 Lisa Ashton
- Luke Littler (1) 3-0 Darius Labanauskas
- Madars Razma 3-1 Jamai van den Herik
Friday, 12 December
- Niels Zonneveld 3-0 Haupai Puha
- Ian White 3-2 Mervyn King
- Ryan Searle (20) 3-0 Chris Landman
- Rob Cross (17) 3-0 Cor Dekker
- Ross Smith (12) 2-3 Andreas Harrysson
- Ricky Evans 3-0 Man Lok Leun
- Gian van Veen (10) 3-1 Cristo Reyes
- Damon Heta (16) 3-1 Steve Lennon
Saturday, 13 December
- Mario Vandenbogaerde 0-3 David Davies
- Andrew Gilding 3-1 Cam Crabtree
- Luke Woodhouse (25) 3-1 Boris Krcmar
- Gary Anderson (14) 3-2 Adam Hunt
- Jeffrey de Graaf 1-3 Paul Lim
- Wessel Nijman (31) 3-0 Karel Sedlacek
- Luke Humphries (2) 3-1 Ted Evetts
- Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Alex Spellman
Sunday, 14 December
- Ritchie Edhouse (27) 0-3 Jonny Tata
- Dom Taylor 3-0 Oskar Lukasiak
- Richard Veenstra 2-3 Nitin Kumar
- Joe Cullen (32) 3-0 Bradley Brooks
- Lukas Wenig 1-3 Wesley Plaisier
- Dimitri Van den Bergh (23) 0-3 Darren Beveridge
- Stephen Bunting (4) 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki
- James Hurrell 3-1 Stowe Buntz
Monday, 15 December
- Brendan Dolan 3-1 Tavis Dudeney
- Cameron Menzies (26) 2-3 Charlie Manby
- Mensur Suljovic 3-1 David Cameron
- Peter Wright (30) 3-0 Noa-Lynn van Leuven
- Martin Lukeman 1-3 Max Hopp
- Dirk van Duijvenbode (29) 3-2 Andy Baetens
- Jonny Clayton (5) 3-1 Adam Lipscombe
- Connor Scutt 3-2 Simon Whitlock
Tuesday, 16 December
- Alan Soutar 3-2 Teemu Harju
- Nick Kenny 0-3 Justin Hood
- Scott Williams 3-0 Paolo Nebrida
- Chris Dobey (8) 3-1 Xiaochen Zong
- Ricardo Pietreczko 3-1 Jose de Sousa
- Danny Noppert (6) 3-1 Jurjen van der Velde
- Gerwyn Price (9) 3-0 Adam Gawlas
- Niko Springer 1-3 Joe Comito
Wednesday, 17 December
- Matt Campbell 1-3 Adam Sevada
- Raymond van Barneveld 0-3 Stefan Bellmont
- James Wade (7) 3-0 Ryusei Azemoto
- Martin Schindler (13) 3-1 Stephen Burton
Thursday, 18 December
- Callan Rydz 3-0 Patrik Kovacs
- Thibault Tricole 0-3 Motomu Sakai
- Ryan Joyce 3-0 Owen Bates
- Mike de Decker (18) 2-3 David Munyua
- Jermaine Wattimena (19) 3-2 Dominik Gruellich
- Dave Chisnall (21) 3-0 Fallon Sherrock
- Michael van Gerwen (3) 3-1 Mitsuhiko Tatsunami
- Krzysztof Ratajski 3-0 Alexis Toylo
Friday, 19 December
- Kevin Doets 3-1 Matthew Dennant
- Ryan Meikle 3-0 Jesus Salate
- Mickey Mansell 2-3 Leonard Gates
- Josh Rock (11) 3-1 Gemma Hayter
- William O'Connor 3-0 Krzysztof Kciuk
- Daryl Gurney (22) 3-2 Beau Greaves
- Nathan Aspinall (15) 3-1 Lourence Ilagan
- Keane Barry 3-0 Tim Pusey
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