Peter Wright, Jonny Clayton and Simon Whitlock are among the big names in action on Monday, December 15 at the PDC World Darts Championship

After a weekend full of upsets and close contests, the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship resumed on Monday with eight games across an afternoon and an evening session. The drama didn't slow down one bit, with three of the eight matches going to last-set deciders.

Simon Whitlock battles back from 2-0 down to force decider against Connor Scutt, who holds nerve to book meeting with Gary Anderson; fifth seed Jonny Clayton also through; the World Championship continues on Tuesday on Sky Sports Darts,

Fan favourite Stephen Bunting booked his place in the next round with a win against Polish star Sebastian Bialecki, joining Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, and Gary Andersonin the next round.  Today, we'll see eight more matches split into two sessions.

Cameron Menzies lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Charlie Manby on Monday afternoon, and the world number 26 was left furious at the end

Darts fans and competitors get dressed in costume for the World Darts Championships at Alexandra Palace in London. One competitor lost his cool after a tough loss in a

The darts superfan will be given exclusive behind the scenes access to the World Darts Championship and will document the drama daily on social media

The answer is straightforward - it's to increase competitiveness. If the game started with an even number, players could simply target the 20 on the board without needing to hit odd numbers. But by starting at 501, this forces players to use the entire dartboard and enhances the competitive nature of the game.

The Singaporean veteran stunned Dutch-born Swede Jeffrey de Graaf. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.