The PDC World Darts Championship returns at Alexandra Palace this week and fans will be eager to tune in.It will be the 33rd edition of the tournament as the world’s best players eye glory in London.RexThe PDC World Darts Championship returns to Alexandra Palace this week[/caption] Luke Littler is the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen in last year’s final.In doing so, the teenager became the youngest world champion in the sport’s history.Littler has since ascended to world number one status, which sees him return to Ally Pally as the top seed.The Nuke is set to face Darius Labanauskas on Thursday’s opening night of action.It comes as the tournament begins with an expanded field of 128 players, an increase from the previous size of 96.Meanwhile, the prize fund has also been raised to £5million, including £1million for the winner.How to watch the PDC World Darts Championship?The 2025/26 PDC World Darts Championship will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.Coverage of Thursday’s opening evening session will begin at 7pm, with every match shown live by the broadcaster.talkSPORT will also have live commentary from Ally Pally throughout the tournament.The coverage begins with Friday’s afternoon session, which will be live on talkSPORT 2 from 12.30pm.PAtalkSPORT will have live commentary from Ally Pally throughout this year’s event[/caption]Commentary will be provided by the team of Ian Danter, Mark Wilson, Paul Nicholson and Chris Mason.To listen via the talkSPORT website, click HERE for the livestream.You can also tune in on the talkSPORT app here, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.PDC World Darts Championship drawThis year’s expanded field means all 128 players will enter in the first round.The top 40 from the PDC Order of Merit are joined by another 40 qualifiers from the Pro Tour Order of Merit.A further 48 international qualifiers have completed the field, with the top 32 in the world rankings seeded for the event.The draw for the PDC World Darts Championship was completed on November 24.GettyAn expanded field of 128 players will compete for the title in London from December 11[/caption]Here is a full breakdown of the first round ties, with the seeds in brackets.Section 1[1] Luke Littler vs Darius LabanauskasMario Vandenbogaerde vs David Davies[32] Joe Cullen vs Bradley BrooksMensur Suljovic vs David Cameron[16] Damon Heta vs Steve LennonRaymond van Barneveld vs Stefan Bellmont[17] Rob Cross vs Cor DekkerIan White vs Mervyn King[8] Chris Dobey vs Xiaochen ZongAndrew Gilding vs Cam Crabtree[25] Luke Woodhouse vs Boris KrcmarMartin Lukeman vs Max Hopp[9] Gerwyn Price vs Adam GawlasLukas Wenig vs Wesley Plaisier[24] Ryan Joyce vs Owen BatesKrzysztof Ratajski vs Alexis ToyloSection 2[4] Stephen Bunting vs Sebastian BialeckiRichard Veenstra vs Nitin Kumar[29] Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Andy BaetensJames Hurrell vs Stowe Buntz[13] Martin Schindler vs Stephen BurtonKeane Barry vs Tim Pusey[20] Ryan Searle vs Chris LandmanBrendan Dolan vs Tavis Dudeney[5] Jonny Clayton vs Adam LipscombeDom Taylor vs Oskar Lukasiak[28] Michael Smith vs Lisa AshtonNiels Zonneveld vs Haupai Puha[12] Ross Smith vs Andreas HarryssonThibault Tricole vs Motomu Sakai[21] Dave Chisnall vs Fallon SherrockRicardo Pietreczko vs Jose de SousaSection 3[2] Luke Humphries vs Ted EvettsJeffrey de Graaf vs Paul Lim[31] Wessel Nijman vs Karel SedlacekGabriel Clemens vs Alex Spellman[15] Nathan Aspinall vs Lourence IlaganMickey Mansell vs Leonard Gates[18] Mike De Decker vs David MunyuaKevin Doets vs Matthew Dennant[7] James Wade vs Ryusei AzemotoRicky Evans vs Man Lok Leung[26] Cameron Menzies vs Charlie ManbyMatt Campbell vs Adam Sevada[10] Gian van Veen vs Cristo ReyesAlan Soutar vs Teemu Harju[23] Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Darren BeveridgeMadars Razma vs Jamai van den HerikSection 4[3] Michael van Gerwen vs Mitsuhiko TatsunamiWilliam O’Connor vs Krzysztof Kciuk[30] Peter Wright vs Noa-Lynn van LeuvenKim Huybrechts vs Arno Merk[14] Gary Anderson vs Adam HuntConnor Scutt vs Simon Whitlock[19] Jermaine Wattimena vs Dominik GruellichScott Williams vs Paolo Nebrida[6] Danny Noppert vs Jurjen van der VeldeNick Kenny vs Justin Hood[27] Ritchie Edhouse vs Jonny TataRyan Meikle vs Jesus Salate[11] Josh Rock vs Gemma HayterNiko Springer vs Joe Comito[22] Daryl Gurney vs Beau GreavesCallan Rydz vs Patrik Kovacs