Luke Littler beats Gian van Veen 7-1 to win second PDC World Championship title
World number one Littler, 18, becomes first player to successfully defend title since Gary Anderson in 2016
Van Veen was appearing in first World Championship final
Littler wins £1m first prize at Alexandra Palace, London
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Sam Drury
BBC Sport at Alexandra Palace
Fancy dress is always a big thing at the darts and people really go all out for the World Championship final!
A quick wander round the fan village and, as well as all your usual favourites I've seen Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, Shrek, Fiona and Lord Farquaad, and even the Mona Lisa.
Still nothing to quite match my favourite from last year: a carton of milk...
Favourite moment of 2026 PDC World Championship
Kevin Painter
PDC World Championship runner-up on BBC Radio 5 Live
It is always nice when someone comes along that nobody has heard of and does well.
Kenya's David Munyua coming here and winning a game is great for darts over there.
Justin Hood and his run too was great.
Those were two good moments for me.
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Luke Littler to win 7-5 (p.s. my girlfriend said Littler 6-7 van Veen 😭)
Dylan, Basingstoke
I think Van Veen is in a win-win tonight. He's the underdog, he has proved he belongs on that stage and I think the way he enjoyed last night's match, he has a good chance. Chance of spoiling the party. Let's hope for a classic!!
Mark
Littler v Van Veen
Tonight's final is the best of 13 sets, so the first to seven will walk away with the Sid Waddell Trophy and be awarded the £1m first prize.
Semi-finals
Image source, PA MediaLuke Littler made it three finals in three World Championship appearances as he breezed past Ryan Searle 6-1.
That was followed by an absolute classic between Gary Anderson and Gian van Veen, with the Dutchman winning 6-3 to secure his spot in a first World Championship final.
Quarter-finals
Luke Littler was in superb form and had the crowd back on side during a 5-0 win over Krzysztof Ratajski.
His last-four opponent would be 20th seed Ryan Searle, who saw off fifth seed Jonny Clayton to reach his first ever World Championship semi-final.
Justin Hood's dream debut run came to an end with a defeat by Gary Anderson, and the Scot would face Gian van Veen in the last four after the Dutch 10th seed beat 2024 champion Luke Humphries 5-1.
Image source, PA MediaFourth round
Luke Littler received some boos from the Alexandra Palace crowd during his last-16 win over Rob Cross, leading to an passionate post-match reaction from the world number one.
Gian van Veen ended the run of young English debutant Charlie Manby in clinical style, while Justin Hood produced a finishing masterclass - hitting his first 11 attempts at doubles in a 4-0 win over much-fancied Josh Rock, and getting closer to his dream of earning enough money to open a Chinese restaurant.
The highest-profile exit was Michael van Gerwen, who lost 4-1 to long-standing rival Gary Anderson.
Image source, PA MediaThird round
Image source, PA MediaThirty-two players returned to Alexandra Palace after the Christmas break.
While defending champion Luke Littler continued his record of not dropping a set in the tournament, fourth seed Stephen Bunting became the highest-ranked player to fall. The popular Englishman lost in a deciding set to James Hurrell.
Gary Anderson came through a thrilling match with Jermaine Wattimena, while Luke Humphries overcame a stern challenge from former semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens.
Second round
Image source, PA MediaThe second round was a graveyard for top seeds. By the end of it, 17 of the 32 seeded players had exited the tournament.
James Wade and Danny Noppert were beaten in deciding sets by Ricky Evans and Justin Hood respectively, while 2021 champion Gerwyn Price - tipped by many to challenge for the title - lost to Wesley Plaisier.
Two-time winner Peter Wright was also an early casualty, while 71-year-old Paul Lim's tournament was ended by world number two Luke Humphries.
First round
Image source, PA MediaThis World Championship started all the way back on 11 December.
There was some concern that expanding the tournament from 96 to 128 players might dilute the quality on show in the early rounds.
While none of the top 10 seeds fell at the first hurdle, plenty of memorable stories developed.
Kenya's David Munyua, a full-time vet, caused a big upset against former World Grand Prix winner Mike de Decker, while Nitin Kumar and Stefan Bellmont became the first players from India and Switzerland respectively to win a match at the PDC World Championship.
And then there was Paul Lim, who at the age of 71 became the oldest player to ever win a match in the event's history.
Sam Drury
BBC Sport at Alexandra Palace
It's all quiet now at Alexandra Palace...
Image source, BBC SportBut once this lot get in, it will be a very different story!
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It's time.
From 128 players down to two. Tonight, the winner of the PDC World Darts Championship - and £1m - will be crowned.
Will Luke Littler win it again? Or will 23-year-old Dutchman Gian van Veen prevent him clinching back-to-back titles?
Play starts at about 20:15 GMT.