Overview
- The title match begins at 21:15 local time at London's Alexandra Palace with Luke Littler facing Gian van Veen.
- Littler returns as defending champion in a third consecutive final, entering on a dominant run.
- The 18-year-old reports an unconventional build-up, staying in a house without a dartboard and practising only about 20 minutes on Boxing Day.
- Van Veen reaches his first final after a 6–3 win over Gary Anderson in an acclaimed semi that featured 170 finishes and a 10-darter.
- Interwetten lists Littler at 1.40 versus 2.90 for van Veen, and the winner collects a record £1 million as crowd tensions linger around Littler with calls from Vincent van der Voort for a conciliatory remark.