Top duel at the Darts World Cup
Searle calls on the world champion: who will reach the final?
January 2, 2026 – 7:46 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
The Darts World Cup is heading towards the home stretch. In the first semi-final, the world champion and the Schindler conqueror compete. Who will prevail? The live ticker.
The world champion is moving towards defending his title: With a 5-0 win over Krzysztof Ratajski, Luke Littler confidently reached the semi-finals of the Darts World Cup. There, the still only 18-year-old prodigy from England meets a fellow countryman. Ryan Searle is playing an outstanding tournament so far, including eliminating German number one Martin Schindler. The match live in the ticker on t-online.
7.45 p.m. – Littler should definitely not underestimate his opponent this evening. Ryan Searle has had impressive performances at this World Cup so far. The 38-year-old showed Welshman Jonny Clayton the limits in the quarter-finals (5:2). It was the first match in the tournament in which Searle even dropped a single set. He had previously defeated all of his opponents, including the German Martin Schindler, without losing a set.
7:33 p.m. – The favorite today is clearly Luke Littler. The 18-year-old is not only the reigning world champion, but also number one in the world rankings. His clear victory over Krzysztof Ratajski in the quarterfinals was a show of strength.
7:25 p.m. – Today we play in best-of-eleven mode. This means: Whoever can win six sets first moves into the final. In order to win a set, three legs must be won.
7:00 p.m. – Hello and welcome to the round of the last four of the 2026 Darts World Cup. In the first semi-final, reigning world champion Luke Littler meets his compatriot Ryan Searle. The duel between the two Englishmen starts at around 8.45 p.m.