Ahead of the start of the 2025/26 PDC World Darts Championship, Panini have released the first ever darts sticker collection.
The 312-sticker collection comes hot on the heels of last year’s trading card collection release, and just like with the trading cards, the stickers have proved hot property, selling out virtually straight away on the Panini website.
With the booming popularity of darts, it’s interesting to see the growth of this partnership with Panini, taking advantage of the interest in the sport and the profile of its stars.
I have often thought that other sports have missed out by not getting their biggest names on cards and stickers, which is dominated by football. The EFL have recently launched their sticker album for the new season.
The fact that darts have gone down this road and adopted the #GOTGOTNEED mantra and developed a set for collectors is a great initiative.
Where can I get a PDC 2025/26 World Darts Championship sticker album?
There are plenty going on eBay for inflated sums, but your best bet is to get to your local shop. Major outlets like Tesco, Morrisons and Spar are stocking the sticker albums and the sticker packs. They are available on Amazon too here.
The starter pack, priced at £6.99, includes the album, five packets of stickers, an exclusive set of Panini darts flights and a huge pull-out tournament tracker for the World Championship.
On the Panini website, you can pre-order a number of options – a Starter Pack, 72 packets and free pack of red Panini flights is priced at £78.99, or £72.00 without the starter pack. A box of 36 packets will set you back £36.
At the time of writing, all of these options were being slated to ship from January 7th.
Inside the Darts sticker album
There’s plenty to get your teeth stuck in to and learn about the sport of darts. The album is opened by master of ceremonies John McDonald, before a page dedicated to the TV presenters, referees, dancers and the crowd. Then comes a section dedicated to past World Champions.
The top 32 players are then profiled, with three stickers for each player, including a special dart flight shaped sticker. Players 33-64 come next, with bigger pages on the big players, including Luke Littler and Luke Humphries.
There’s a section for Ones to Watch and then stickers to commemorate all the 9-dart heroes at the World Championship and legends of the game.
All in all, a nice variety of stickers and a decent number of 312 – which doesn’t feel like too many. There’s a nice balance and some variety of stickers available, such as the old favourite shineys.
Stickers v Cards?
As soon as the cards came out last year, I jumped all over them. There are so many options, and you get specials to collect that may be autographed. It felt a little daunting! The beauty of a sticker album is that you have a clear path to get every sticker you want, and there is the age old option of ordering your final few direct from Panini to complete your collection.
I have never spotted the cards being sold in the shops, whereas the stickers were there straight away.
The prospect of being able to maybe have swap events at darts events up and down the country will surely have entered the minds of Panini.
What they said about the Darts Sticker Album launch
World number four Stephen Bunting has been involved in the promotion of the new sticker album. He said: “I’ve been a fan of Panini since I was a kid, so hunting for my own sticker is a really special moment.
“It shows just how far darts has come; I can’t wait to get stuck into my album!”
PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter said: “We’re hugely excited to partner with Panini on the first-ever PDC World Darts Championship Sticker Collection.
“The sport continues to grow at an incredible pace, and this collection offers fans a new and fun way to celebrate the players and the tournament.
“It’s a fantastic addition to the World Darts Championship experience, and we can’t wait to see supporters young and old start collecting.”
Katie Gritt, Head of Sport Marketing at Panini, added: “We’re delighted to bring the first-ever PDC sticker collection to fans, especially in celebration of the World Darts Championship at Ally Pally.
“The album captures the excitement of the sport and celebrates the players who make darts so thrilling. We’re excited to see fans and players using the exclusive Panini flights included in every starter pack.”
If you’ve got any swaps, drop me a comment!
