Polly James rounds up the big talking points from day two of the World Darts Championships at Ally Pally. 

Hear from many people's pick for the title, young Dutchman Gian van Veen, as well as former winner Rob Cross. Plus, we have our first upset of these Championships. 

Also, we look ahead to Luke Humphries' first round match on Saturday and there's a very special guest on the pod - 'The Voice', referee Russ Bray. 

We’ll bring you shows every day of these World Champs, so make sure you give us a follow wherever you listen to us, so you don’t miss out.

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Happy Dartsmas everyone! 

Your daily 'Love the Darts' podcast returns for the opening night of the 2026 World Championships, as defending champion, Luke Littler, began his bid for back-to-back titles at Ally Pally. 

Polly James brings you the best of the action - and the reaction, as we hear from Littler and Michael Smith, who also stepped up to the oche on the first night. 

We’ll bring you shows every day of these World Champs, so make sure you give us a follow wherever you listen to us so you don’t miss out.

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Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Colin Lloyd as the three of them look forward to the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.

The team also make their predictions for the showpiece event and break down some of the tournament's early matches and who to look out for!

The panel also look back at some of the most iconic moments from the Worlds over the years.

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On this week's Love The Darts, Michael Bridge is joined by Abigail Davies and Chris Murphy as they also speak to 'Rapid' Ricky Evans. The panel discuss Luke Littler's Grand Slam of Darts victory and look ahead to the Players Championship Finals.

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On this episode of Love The Darts, Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Matt Edgar to preview the Grand Slam of Darts. Nathan Aspinall also joins us for an interview where he discusses his new fitness regime, the split from his management company and a potential tweak to his walk-on song. Matt is also put to the test on his Grand Slam of Darts and Inbetweeners knowledge! 

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On this edition of Love The Darts, Michael Bridge hosts as he's joined by commentator and presenter Chris Murphy and Sky Sports' very own Polly James. The trio discuss all the latest news from the world of darts, including Luke Littler's triumph in the World Grand Prix and whether he should have played in the World Youth Championship 24 hours later. There's also an interview with another special guest, darts referee Huw Ware, who shares with us the life of a referee, how ref selection works and his most memorable match.

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PDC president Barry Hearn discusses the future of the sport in Saudi Arabia ‘with a twist’, the Matchroom Netflix documentary, Luke Littler’s impact on the sport and whether we will see him on the oche in the future.


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On this episode of Love The Darts, Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Paul Nicholson to discuss the upcoming World Grand Prix. As well as an interview with PDC president Barry Hearn, which can be listened to in full right here on Love the Darts in a seperate episode.

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Michael Bridge and Chris Murphy join Emma Paton to review the World Matchplay Darts. They discuss Luke Littler's triumph, the shock early exits and just how gripping the tournament was. They also speak to Lisa Ashton following her victory over Fallon Sherrock to take home the Women’s World Matchplay.

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Michael Bridge and Paul Nicholson join Emma Paton to preview the World Matchplay Darts. They discuss the main contenders, if we could see a few upsets and their favourite moments from the Winter Gardens. They also speak to Raymond van Barneveld to see how his preparations are coming along for the tournament. 


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