Starting on Thursday, December 11, the New Year-spanning PDC World Championships is the most sought after trophy in world darts.
This year’s tournament is the 33rd organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the now-defunct British Darts Organisation and is once again taking place at London’s Alexandra Palace, better known to fans as the Ally Pally.
Darts prodigy Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler is the defending champion but he'll have to beat the world's best darters to retain his crown.
There’s more darts that ever to enjoy, with an expanded 128-player field - all of whom will be playing for a first prize of £1,000,000. That’s double last year’s winner’s cheque.
Here are the 10 players the bookies reckon have the best chance of winning the tournament.
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5. Josh Rock - 16/1
World number 11 Josh Rock is the 16/1 fifth favourite for the title. He's a five-time PDC winner and triumphed for Northern Ireland in the 2025 World Cup of Darts. | Getty Images
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6. Michael Van Gerwen - 20/1
Holland's Michael van Gerwen has amassed more prize money than anybody else in the history of darts. He's 20/1 to add another million to his bank balance. | Getty Images
7. Nathan Aspinall - 40/1
Two-time semi-finalist Nathan Aspinal is priced at 40/1 to go two better and lift the trophy. He's had a good year, winning three European Tour titles on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. | Getty Images
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8. Stephen Bunting - 40/1
It's also been a good year for Stephen Bunting - who won his first two European Tour titles at the International Darts Open and Swiss Darts Trophy. The former BDO World Champion has won 10 titles since switching to the PDC in 2014 and is a 40/1 shot to win the big one. | Getty Images