The 2026 World Darts Championship starts on Thursday, 11 December with an evening session consisting of four first-round matches.
After that, nearly every day will feature an afternoon and evening session with four matches in each.
There is a three-day Christmas break from 24 to 26 December. After that point, there will be two sessions of play each day, but the matches in each session decrease in later rounds where there are fewer but longer matches.
The last day of two sessions is Thursday, 1 January 2026. After that, both semi-finals will be played on Friday, 2 January in an evening session.
The final takes place on Saturday, 3 January in the evening.