Luke Littler starts defence of PDC World Championship title on first night of 2026 tournament at Alexandra Palace, London
World number one, 18, faces Lithuania’s Darius Labanauskas in first round (starts at approx 21:00 GMT)
Thursday’s order of play: Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk, Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton, Littler v Labanauskas, Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik
All first-round matches are best of five sets; each set is best of five legs
£1m prize for winner of final on Saturday, 3 January
Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live tournament preview from 19:30 GMT
