The PDC World Darts Championship is poised to expand its reach come 2026, and the number of players could rise to 128 from the current 96 at the iconic Ally Pally.
Since 2018, the championship has operated with a mix of 64 initial round contenders and 32 seeds who get to skip ahead to the second round.
This format will be retained for the 2025 tournament, though, which sees Luke Humphries aiming to hold on to his champion status with the final in the early days of January.
Despite these plans, PDC CEO Matt Porter has discussed ambitions to transition the contest into a straight knockout tournament.
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