That's about it from us tonight. Thanks for joining us for another brilliant night of darts.

We'll be back on the BBC Sport website and app on Friday for live text commentary of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship final between Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen.

Hope you can join us for that!

Read all about the semi-final wins for Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler in our report of Thursday's action.

Michael van Gerwen, who beat Chris Dobey 6-1 in his semi-final earlier today, will be appearing in his seventh world final. He has won three and lost three, with his most recent appearance coming two years ago when he lost an absolute classic to Michael Smith.

Luke Littler will be playing in his second final, having lost on debut to Luke Humphries 12 months ago.

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• Winner: £500,000
• Runner-up: £200,000
• Semi-finalists: £100,000
• Quarter-finalists: £50,000
• Fourth-round losers: £35,000
• Third-round losers: £25,000
• Second-round losers: £15,000
• First-round losers: £7,500
• Total: £2,500,000

The sponsors are also awarding £60,000 to any player that hits a nine-darter. They will also give the same sum to a UK charity and a spectator within Alexandra Palace.

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Some great scenes after the match as Stephen Bunting and Luke Littler embraced - it was a match played in a great spirit.

Bunting is up to number five in the world courtesy of his run to the semi-finals and it would not be a surprise to see him included in the list of Premier League Darts competitors when that is announced later this month.

John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports

It was similar to his quarter-final [against Nathan Aspinall]. Luke had a really good start to the match, as did Stephen, but he outplayed him and took the early sets, and he finished strong as well again.

Luke looks every bit the favourite for the final and that won't change based on what we saw tonight.

He can expect a wily veteran in Michael van Gerwen, who is determined to get a title. He's not happy being in the final alone, but neither is Luke.

It's going to be an interesting final. This is going to be a sprint from the start line to these guys to try to assert themselves against each other.

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We said before the semi-final that Luke Littler had experienced a couple of scares along the way to the last four.

But that was probably his best performance of the event to date and he's back in another final, with another chance to become the youngest world darts champion in history.

Luke Littler, speaking to Sky Sports after his 6-1 semi-final win over Stephen Bunting:

"It's been an amazing tournament so far. People will say I was looking at the title throughout the tournament but I was looking at the first game against Ryan Meikle, and ever since I've just got to beat what's in front of me. I'm so glad to win tonight.

"I've played a lot better and won plenty of titles leading up to this, but that's what we do, we lead up to the big one. There are majors all year round but I can't wait for tomorrow night.

"If we [Littler and Van Gerwen] both turn up like we did tonight, it [the final] is going to be really good. As soon as Luke Humphries went out, that's what everyone was looking at. I just had to focus on my quarter-final and semi-final, and now I've done that I can focus on Michael tomorrow.

"We all know he's hunting for that world title but I'm hunting for my first. The same as last night - go home, chill out and be back tomorrow."

Applause to the crowd from Luke Littler, who averaged 105.48 in that semi-final.

Stephen Bunting averaged 100.10 and lost 6-1.

We'll hear from Littler shortly.

Luke Littler has done it again!

The 17-year-old is into a second consecutive World Championship final, where he will play Michael van Gerwen.

Oh, stop it Luke. You're ridiculous.

Stephen Bunting hits 170 to leave a finish, but Littler is on that number and follows his opponent in with the maximum checkout to take the leg.

Bunting can only smile and offer Littler a hand of acknowledgement. It's been played in a great spirit, this.

A glimmer of hope for Stephen Bunting as the last dart at double top lands in the red bit.

Another chance goes begging for Stephen Bunting as two darts at double eight slip wide.

You can't miss opportunities like that against this fella.

A couple of minutes after it looked like Stephen Bunting was going to reduce the gap to 4-2, Luke Littler is on the brink of another World Championship final.

Littler finishes in 12 darts with an 84 checkout on the bullseye, and the teenager's attempt couldn't have been more central in the round red bit.

A big reaction too from Littler - he enjoyed that one and he knows he's almost there.

Stephen Bunting starts the leg with a 180 and, after a bit of a lull, both players hit maximums.

It's Bunting who gets the first go at double but he misses all three attempts.

Luke Littler almost fluffs his lines but gets double one to level the set.

Another big-pressure checkout, this time of 68, puts Stephen Bunting within sight of a second set in this semi-final.

Stephen Bunting is back on terms in set six straight away with a 70 checkout.

If the rest of the set goes with throw, he'll only be 4-2 behind.

Dan Dawson
Commentator on Sky Sports

The finishing has been pretty solid from Littler tonight.

Luke Littler hits his 11th 180 of the match on his way to a break of throw at the start of the sixth set.

Alexandra Palace is situated in North London and has staged the PDC World Darts Championship every year since the 2008 edition, won by John Part of Canada.

Between 1994 and 2007, it was held at Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

The Ally Pally is also the home of snooker's Masters event, which is played every January.