Today's World Darts Championship Order of Play

The Paddy Power World Darts Championship launches into action with a flurry of top-class matches in the first and second round at Alexandra Palace.

A total of 96 players including last season’s winner Michael ‘Bully Boy’ Smith are set to take to the oche in a bid to reach the final on Wednesday, January 3.

The big boys on the PDC Tour enter proceedings in round two and all the ties before the Christmas break are played over the best-of-five sets.

Paddy Power World Darts Championship odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise details of today’s order of play at Alexandra Palace is below.

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Paddy Power World Darts Championship order of play

Friday December 15

Evening Session (7pm)

Kevin Doets v Stowe Buntz (R1)
Cameron Menzies v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R1)
Simon Whitlock v Paolo Nebrida (R1)
Michael Smith v Doets/Buntz (R2)

Saturday December 16

Afternoon Session (12:30pm)

Lee Evans v Sandro Eric Sosing (R1)
Connor Scutt v Krzysztof Kciuk (R1)
Jules van Dongen v Darren Penhall (R1)
Dave Chisnall v Menzies/Rodriguez (R2)

Evening Session (7pm)

Jamie Hughes v David Cameron (R1)
Keane Barry v Reynaldo Rivera (R1)
Scott Williams v Haruki Muramatsu (R1)
Gary Anderson v Whitlock/Nebrida (R2)

Sunday December 17

Afternoon Session (12:30pm)

Ricky Evans v Simon Adams (R1)
Jim Williams v Norman Madhoo (R1)
Matt Campbell v Lourence Ilagan (R1)
Joe Cullen v Van Dongen/Penhall (R2)

Evening Session (7pm)

Dylan Slevin v Florian Hempel (R1)
Niels Zonneveld v Darren Webster (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena v Fallon Sherrock (R1)
Luke Humphries v L Evans/Eric Sosing (R2)

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