Luke Littler EXACT time vs Ryan Meikle at World Darts Championship TONIGHT

LUKE LITTLER has his sights set on the World Darts Championship once again and returns to the oche TONIGHT!

The teenage sensation added a staggering TEN titles to his ever-bulging cabinet in 2024.

This includes overcoming rival Luke Humphries with the aid of a nine-darter to win the Premier League title.

And then taking glory in November’s thrilling Grand Slam of Darts with a dominant win against Martin Lukeman.

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As a result, Littler has risen to fourth on the PDC Order of Merit and won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.

But next on the hit list is a shot at the 2024/25 World Darts Championship – as he looks to go one better than his debut year.

When is Luke Littler playing his first match at the World Darts Championship 2024?

The teenage sensation will be in World Darts Championship action against Ryan Meikle at Alexandra Palace on Saturday, December 21.

Littler’s second-round match will be in the evening session, which starts from 7pm GMT.

He will be the penultimate match of the evening – at the time of writing he is scheduled for a 9.10pm GMT start, but that is subject to change based on how long the earlier matches take.

When does the World Darts Championship 2024/25 start and end?

• The 2024/25 World Darts Championship started on Sunday, December 15 and will conclude on Friday, January 3, 2025.
• Afternoon sessions are scheduled to start from 12.30pm GMT while the evening sessions take place from 7pm GMT.
• There is no play on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
• Alexandra Palace in North London is the venue for the iconic competition.
• Luke Humphries pipped Luke Littler to the 2023/24 title with a 7-4 win.