For newcomers to the darts phenomenon, understanding the significance of these matches offers a window into the soul of the sport

The PDC World Darts Championship enters day four as Joe Cullen and Stephen Bunting enter the tournament in round one, looking to be among those making their way through to round two of the competition.

Paul Lim becomes the oldest player to win a match at the PDC World Championship with a stunning victory over Jeffrey de Graaf.

It’s day four at the world’s biggest and richest darts competition - with more first round action taking place.

The infamous Ally Pally wasp has been terrorising darts players for 15 years and returned to disrupt Luke Littler and others at the PDC World Championships before fans feared it was dead

The 71-year-old will next face 2024 world champion Luke Humphries who he beat in the tournament five years ago.

You can watch the PDC World Darts Championship 2026 live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports F1 (no, that is not a typo). Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £20 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £35 per month.

Lisa Ashton is the first of five women taking to the stage during the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace as she takes on Michael Smith.

He will do so wearing a compression sleeve on his throwing arm. The unique look was adopted by Edhouse last year. The change coincided with an improvement in form that led to him winning the 2024 European Championship in Dortmund, his first and, to date, only major PDC title.

2026 PDC Darts World Championship Day 3 final results, scores, schedule and bracket: Luke Humphries sets up clash with Paul Lim originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Eight more first-round matches were played on Saturday at Day 3 of the 2026 PDC WC.