Overview
- Defending champion Luke Littler meets Mensur Suljovic in Saturday's evening session at Alexandra Palace.
- Sunday's card features Luke Humphries vs Gabriel Clemens, Michael van Gerwen vs Arno Merk and Gary Anderson vs Jermaine Wattimena.
- Play restarts after the 24–26 December break, with three best-of-seven-set ties per session across the third round.
- A wave of seeded casualties before Christmas included former champions Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Michael Smith, with sixth seed Danny Noppert the highest-ranked to fall.
- The tournament moves to fourth-round ties on Dec 29–30 ahead of quarter-finals on Jan 1, semi-finals on Jan 2 and the Jan 3 final, broadcast live on Sky Sports.