PDC World Darts Championship 2026: how to watch quarter-finals and what channel is it on?

• It is quarter-finals time at the World Darts Championship.
• The final eight will return to the stage at Ally Pally.
• But when can you tune in?

A new year has dawned and the 2026 World Darts Champion will soon be crowned. The quarter-finals are set to begin in just a few hours.

The stakes are only going to get higher from here as the final looms around the corner. The eight remaining players will take to the oche across two sessions.

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But how can you watch the action? Here’s all you need to know:

How many sets are in the quarter-finals?

The World Darts Championship is a set-play format with the matches getting longer throughout the tournament. For the quarter-finals, it will be the best of nine.

It means that to make it through to tomorrow’s (January 2) semi-finals, the stars will have to win five sets.

Which channel is the World Darts Championship on today?

For the last time in the competition, the 2026 tournament will be split into afternoon and evening sessions. It promises to be a proper feast of darts today (January 1).

The afternoon session is due to begin at 12.30pm, with the evening session scheduled for 7pm. Sky Sports will be showing the afternoon on Sky Sports Darts.

For the two quarter-finals in the evening, the action will be live on Sky Sports Darts again. Make sure to check Sky Sports Main Event as well.

Is it free to watch the darts?

Sky Sports is the home of the full 2026 PDC World Darts Championship tournament once again. It means that you need to be a subscriber - or to have the Now TV sports package - to be able to watch it.

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