The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship continues on Wednesday evening, as four-time semi-finalist James Wade and five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld kick off their campaigns.
Day Seven of the £5m event will see four opening round ties take place at London’s Alexandra Palace, with Wade and Van Barneveld up against Japan’s Ryusei Azemoto and Switzerland’s Stefan Bellmont respectively.
German number one Martin Schindler also enters the fray against Stephen Burton, as Canada’s number one Matt Campbell takes on American debutant Adam Sevada.
The 2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers)
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2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Wednesday December 17 (1900 GMT)
Round One x4
Matt Campbell v Adam Sevada
Raymond van Barneveld v Stefan Bellmont
James Wade v Ryusei Azemoto
Martin Schindler v Stephen Burton
Best of Five Sets
