Three weeks of high-flighting action all comes down to this, as the final of the PDC World Darts Championship gets underway at Alexandra Palace in London. The lively Ally Pally crowd have been treated to some sensational matches at this tournament, and it's hard not to be on the edge of your seat given the finale we've got in store.
Two Lukes will do battle for the Sid Waddell trophy on Wednesday, January 3. "Cool Hand" Luke Humphries is the new world No. 1 after storming past Scott Williams 6-0 in their semifinal, and the 28-year-old is on the hunt for a first-ever World Championship title.
In his way stands a man — well, a boy — who has shaken this tournament to its very foundation and has the world of darts at his feet: 16-year-old Luke Littler. The Warrington-based teenager, nicknamed "The Nuke", has been devastatingly good on his way to the final, storming past former champions and greats of the sport alike — all while hardly breaking a sweat.
After a 6-2 comeback victory over 2018 champion Rob Cross in their semifinal, unseeded tournament debutant Littler has swept aside all competition from the qualifiers to the biggest stage of all in this sport. Can he go all the way against the world No. 1?
It's set to be an absolutely unmissable finale at Ally Pally, and we're certainly along for the ride. Make sure you are too, with all the details you need to follow the spellbinding action of this headline tournament.
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When is the World Darts Championship final?
Humphries and Littler are all set for the final, and those flights will be striking the board from 8:00 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, January 3 2024 from the Alexandra Palace in London.
| Country | Date | Time |
| UK | Wednesday, January 3 2024 | 8:00 p.m. GMT |
| USA | Wednesday, January 3 2024 | 3:00 p.m. EST |
| Canada | Wednesday, January 3 2024 | 3:00 p.m. EST |
| Australia | Thursday, January 4 2024 | 7:00 a.m. AEDT |
World Darts Championship final TV channel, live stream
Sky Sports is the home of darts in the UK and will be broadcasting all the build-up and coverage of the final on both their dedicated TV channel and via streaming app Sky Go.
Fans can also use the Championship's own subscription service PDCTV to watch the action throughout the event.
| TV channel | Live stream | |
| UK | Sky Sports | Sky Go |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| US | — | DAZN |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
World Darts Championship format
After first and second-round matches that are best-of-five sets, the third and fourth rounds are best-of-seven.
The quarterfinals are best-of-nine sets, the semifinals best-of-11 sets, and Humphries and Littler will be playing for the best-of-13 sets in the final. Players take turns to throw at the start of each set, which are won by the first player to take three legs.
World Darts Championship 2023/24 prize money
In reaching the final, Humphries and Littler have earned £200,000 apiece, which is one hell of a sum both both — particularly the 16-year-old Littler!
That amount will be more than doubled for whoever comes out on top at Ally Pally though, with the winner of the 2024 Championship set to be awarded £500,000.
| Stage | Prize money |
| Winner | £500,000 |
| Finalist | £200,000 |
| Semifinalist | £100,000 |
| Quarterfinalist | £50,000 |
| Round Four | £35,000 |
| Round Three | £25,000 |
| Round Two | £15,000 |
| Round One | £7,500 |
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