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- Luke Littler is the bookies favourite to win the 2025 World Darts Championship
- 2024 winner Luke Humphries follows just behind in the betting market
- Sponsor Paddy Power will once again give money to charity for each 180 hit
Luke Littler is the bookies favourite to win the 2025 World Darts Championship
The 2025 World Darts Championship kicks off this Friday and betting odds are now offered by sponsor Paddy Power for the winner of the tournament with Luke Littler leading the market.
Littler is the 15/8 favourite with bookmakers to win the event in just his second ever World Darts Championship after a stunning debut which saw him lose to Luke Humphries in the final at just 16.
Ever since that breakthrough tournament, Littler has become a household name across the UK with wins throughout the year in Darts including the Premier League.
Now Littler heads into this year's event as the favourite to win with Paddy Power giving him an implied probability of 34.8% that he is crowned champion.
Earlier on Monday is was announced that Littler was nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year award to follow on from his Young Sports Personality of the Year nomination last week.
| PDC World Darts Championship Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Littler | 15/8 | 34.8% |
| Luke Humphries | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Gary Anderson | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Michael van Gerwen | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Michael Smith | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Mike de Decker | 25/1 | 3.8% |
What the expert says...
2024 winner Luke Humphries follows just behind in the betting market
Luke Humphries sits as second favourite in the betting market to win the World Championship and become the fourth player in history to retain his title.
That shows just how difficult it is to do so with only Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson winning back-to-back titles previously.
The betting market shows just how well both Luke's have performed throughout this year with the two players arguably the most in-form of the rest.
Littler won the Grand Slam of Darts last month after a dominant 16-3 final win against Martin Lukeman and that display could be copied at the Ally Pally this month.
Sponsor Paddy Power will once again give money to charity for each 180 hit
Paddy Power continue to sponsor the event for the second year of their three-year contract with the PDC and the bookmaker will once again donate to charity based on 180s.
The Bigger 180 campaign sees Paddy Power donate £1,000 for every maximum that is hit during the tournament and this year will also give a massive £180,000 for every 9-darter.
That £180,000 is shared between the player, charity and a lucky fan in the crowd with Village Hotels stepping in to pay Luke Littler's potential bonus with no under-18s eligible.
17-year-old Littler does not turn 18 until January 21 meaning he is ineligible for the bonus but Village Hotels have covered his potential winnings.
