The 2025/26 PDC World Darts Championship is in full swing as we head towards the start of the third round after Christmas.Darts fans have been loving the action at Alexandra Palace so far this month and the competition is heating up.The World Championship is heating upLuke Littler beat David Davies on Sunday night to breeze into Round 3 but top seeds Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey and Ross Smith have already crashed out.The second round will conclude on Tuesday before a short break over the festive period and the third round taking centre-stage on Saturday.Here at talkSPORT, we have every match live on our network.And our brand new ‘PDC Daily Dose’ column will bring fans all the latest news and exclusive reactions from Ally Pally.Cut-throat LukeDefending champion Littler saw off Wales’ Davies 3-0 on Sunday night but there was an unusual moment in the first set.With Littler eyeing a ‘Big Fish’ checkout, Davies left the stage early thinking he had lost the set before having to do a U-turn and carry on.Littler has told talkSPORT that was the moment he knew he had got the better of his rival.He said: “The first set was a weird one, the crowd was thinking the 170 [had gone in], and then David walked off.“When I saw him walk off, I said to myself, come on, surely he’s not in his stride anymore, he’s thinking he’s going to go off?”Littler now has a few days off over Christmas before his third round tie.Asked by talkSPORT what a man who has everything wants for Christmas, Littler said: “No idea. Whatever my mum and dad get me.”Littler beat Davies in the second roundGettyPlasier’s travel plansWesley Plaisier produced one of the shocks of the tournament so far by beating Gerwyn Price 3-0 on Sunday.The big Dutchman was superb and is excited to toast his win on Christmas Day.But that does mean he’s set for some quickfire flights to Rotterdam and back around the notoriously hectic time for travel.He told talkSPORT: “I’m going home tomorrow and I’m going to celebrate the first day of Christmas with my family.“I’m waiting for the schedule to come out when I have to play. If I play on the 27th, I’m going back to England on the 26th. We will see what happens.”Plaisier pulled off a massive shock against PriceGettyPDC World Championship scheduleMonday December 22Afternoon Session (12:30)Darren Beveridge v Madars RazmaWessel Nijman v Gabriel ClemensDavid Munyua v Kevin DoetsJames Wade v Ricky EvansEvening Session (19:00)Gian Van Veen v Alan SoutarNathan Aspinall v Leonard GatesLuke Humphries v Paul LimCharlie Manby v Adam SevadaTuesday December 23Afternoon Session (12:30)Jonny Tata v Ryan MeikleDaryl Gurney v Callan RydzJermaine Wattimena v Scott WilliamsPeter Wright v Arno MerkEvening Session (19:00)Danny Noppert v Justin HoodGary Anderson v Connor ScuttMichael van Gerwen v William O’ConnorJosh Rock v Joe ComitoNo Christmas off for HetaDamon Heta beat Stefan Bellmont in Sunday’s final match to book his place in the next round.The 16th seed is expected to go deep in this year’s tournament and he won’t be putting down his darts on Christmas Day as he looks to keep his good form going.He told talkSPORT: “Next game is Rob Cross. World Champion… that says it all. He is a quality player. I know I’ve got to do way better.“Great that we got these few days off now. I’ll have a great Christmas and I’ll be on the board. Hey for Christmas Day, I’ll have a couple of hours. I just can’t let it go. I can’t.“Nothing’s gonna change unless you do something about it. So taking time off and doing nothing that tells me nothing’s gonna happen. That’s just my mindset.“It might not be the right thing. It might be the right thing, but I don’t know. I know I’m playing a world champion and I’ve got to bring my game.“There’s no two ways about it, but now I’m in the competition. That’s what I feel like.”Heta will be training on Christmas DayGettyWatch the PDC World Darts Championship*If you click on a link in this box, we will earn affiliate revenueThere’s no better festive viewing than the World Darts Championship, and if you want to keep up with Luke Littler’s title defence you can watch the whole tournament on Sky Sports.Sky will be broadcasting live from Ally Pally on their Sky Sports Darts channel, and existing Sky customers can upgrade to include sports channels for as little as £20 a month.Click here to view purchase options and subscribe to Sky Sports.A maiden win on the biggest stage of all?Luke Woodhouse eased past Germany’s Max Hopp and is a dark horse to challenge in the later rounds this year.Woodhouse is yet to claim a career win but is now eyeing the biggest victory of all to finally break his duck.He told talkSPORT: “I mean could you imagine someone who’s never won a floor tournament and they go to win the World Championships? That’d be crazy.“The beauty of this tournament, I’m a big fan of set play, I think it’s a massive leveller.“It’s something that you can have a complete set off and then come back, recompose yourself and then really go at them.“Who knows? I’m not going to say I’m definitely going to go and win it but I feel good enough that I can have a really deep run.”Cross is going well at Ally PallyGettyTalk about itRob Cross has called upon any men struggling with their mental health to speak out this Christmas.Cross has admitted he may have had more darting success had he looked for more support earlier in his career.But he is feeling much better mentally now and that’s showing at the oche following his second round win over Ian White.Cross told talkSPORT: “I’m a big sufferer and I’m not much of a talker about it.“What the average man does, they go ‘yeah, I’m going to be all right, we’re going to do this’.“Anyone out there who’s having problems, they should talk because we need to talk. I still can’t talk in the interviews about it much, I would say that, but, life’s good.“I have a healthy family, I have healthy everything and I think sometimes as a player, if I would have had a healthier head, I would have been able to do different stuff.“I look at dart players and I think ‘How do they infuse themselves with it all year round?’ It’s amazing to me because I just can’t do that. “I’m just not that person to love darts all year round. I like to do other stuff. I’m probably a little bit on the wild side with certain stuff, but you’ve got to have that life balance, that’s key.“In regards to my mental health, I’m very lucky to have what I’ve got.”2026 PDC World Championship Odds and Offer2026 PDC World Darts Championship Winner Odds:Luke Littler – 5/6Luke Humphries – 4/1Gian van Veen – 12/1Gerwyn Price – 14/1Josh Rock – 14/1Michael van Gerwen – 20/1Nathan Aspinall – 35/1Stephen Bunting – 40/1Visit talkSPORT BET for all PDC Darts World Championship oddsSign up to talkSPORT BET and get £40 in free bets when you bet £10 on the action at the Darts – CLAIM HERETerms: 18+ New Customers. Opt in, deposit and bet £10 on any sports market within 7 days of sign up. Get 2x£20 Free Bets for set markets. Bonuses expire in 7 days. GambleAware.org. Please gamble responsibly.