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Get the latest PDC World Championship outright odds at talkSPORT BET. Luke Littler has become the youngest ever PDC World Champion and the youngest player to win back-to-back titles, but can he secure a historic three-peat at the 2027 tournament in the Great Hall of Alexandra Palace?
The World Championship is often the pinnacle of any individual sport; darts is no exception.
From defending champion Luke 'The Nuke' Littler to 'Mighty' Michael van Gerwen and 'Snakebite' Peter Wright, the great and the good of professional darts assemble each December and January at London's Alexandra Palace to battle it out to be crowned king or queen of the oche. The 2027 edition will move from Alexandra Palace's West Hall to the venue's larger Great Hall for the first time, marking a new chapter for the tournament after 19 years in the West Hall.
The PDC World Darts Championship is officially the Paddy Power World Darts Championship under its current sponsorship arrangement. The 2026 edition saw the prize fund double to £5 million, with £1 million going to the winner, the largest prize ever awarded in professional darts. The tournament now features a 128-player field after expanding from 96 players in 2025.
For punters, there's a stack of PDC World Championship betting markets to explore, not to mention odds for more than 50 individual matches. We keep our markets up-to-date as and when the action unfolds, so your wagers are grounded in fresh form and data.
If you're considering placing a wager on the PDC World Championship, read on for our complete guide. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of our betting markets and a summary of key contenders to watch carefully.
As is the case with many big sporting events, there are PDC Darts Championship Odds for both the tournament as a whole and each game played.
Regardless of your preferences, you can bet on all of the action right here, with our extensive markets outlined below just a small selection of the PDC darts odds available.
Only one player can lift the famous trophy come January and the object of the outright betting market is to predict who that will be.
You’ll find PDC Darts Championship outright odds available throughout the year: the market is ‘ante-post’ in the build-up to the tournament. Naturally, the odds fluctuate every single day once the event is underway.
Of course, if you want to hedge your bets, you can take advantage of the each-way terms available here, too. With this type of wager, you’ll get a return if your player goes on to lose in the final.
Keep in mind that if you're new to talkSPORT BET, you can take advantage of our exclusive welcome offers before placing your PDC darts bets.
You can bet on every single dart thrown at the PDC World Championship. Our world darts betting markets cover the match result, but also the many other events that take place on the oche.
If you want to take a deep dive with your PDC World Championship betting, you can wager on any of these markets:
One hundred and eightyyyyyy! Is there a more iconic referee call in sports?
Throwing a 180 is as good as it gets on the dartboard, so to celebrate that little slice of darting perfection, talkSPORT BET offers a range of 180s betting markets for each World Championship game. You can bet on match totals, player totals and even on one player to throw more maximums than their rival.
When 16-time world champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor hung up his darts after the 2018 World Championship final, where he lost 7-2 to Rob Cross in his final professional match, the rest of the sport breathed a huge sigh of relief at the end of a quarter-century of utter dominance.
Michael van Gerwen has threatened to emulate The Power's dominance, but his haul of three world titles (2014, 2017 and 2019) is surprisingly fallow for a man of his undoubted talent. Gary Anderson (2015 and 2016) and Peter Wright (2020 and 2022) are recent two-time world champions, while Rob Cross (2018), Gerwyn Price (2021), Michael Smith (2023) and Luke Humphries (2024) have also gotten their hands on the Sid Waddell Trophy in recent years.
But the modern era now belongs to Luke 'The Nuke' Littler. In January 2025 the 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final at Alexandra Palace to become the youngest ever PDC World Champion, just over a year after losing the 2024 final to Luke Humphries. In January 2026 Littler defended his crown in style, dispatching Dutchman Gian van Veen 7-1 in the final just days before his 19th birthday, becoming the youngest player ever to win back-to-back PDC World Championship titles. Littler is now the fourth player in PDC history to retain the world title after Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson, and the first to do so since Anderson in 2016.
Here's a look at the recent PDC World Championship winners:
Two-time defending champion Luke Littler heads the betting market for the next PDC World Championship as he attempts to become only the second player in PDC history to win three consecutive world titles, after Phil Taylor's run of eight consecutive championships between 1995 and 2002. The Nuke arrives at every tournament now as the clear favourite, off the back of a 2025 calendar year that saw him sweep nearly every major title on the circuit.
Luke Humphries is the most credible challenger to the Littler dynasty as the 2024 World Champion and former world number one. The two Lukes have a developing rivalry that has produced some of the highest-quality long-format matches in recent darts history. Other contenders to keep an eye on include three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen, two-time champion Gary Anderson, 2021 champion Gerwyn Price, 2023 champion Michael Smith, 2022 champion Peter Wright, 2026 finalist Gian van Veen, Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock, Jonny Clayton and Mike De Decker.
You can also access great value odds boosts on the competitors you think will meet in the final, as well as specials throughout the tournament at talkSPORT BET.
Whoever you choose to bet on, remember that responsible gambling is the key to the most enjoyable experience. Find out more at our Safer Gambling Portal.
The PDC World Championship is the jewel in the crown of the sport, but there are plenty more Darts Betting markets to explore throughout the year – from the latest World Matchplay Darts odds to the Premier League and the Grand Slam of Darts.
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