2015 PDC World Darts Championship

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2015 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates18 December 2014 –
4 January 2015
Venue Alexandra Palace
Location London
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs (preliminaries)
Sets (from Round 1)
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£1,250,000
Winner's share£250,000
Nine-dart finish Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis (third round)
High checkout
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson
«2014 2016»

The 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 22nd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event was held at the Alexandra Palace, London between 18 December 2014 and 4 January 2015.

Contents

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having won his first World Championship title in 2014, but he lost 6–3 to Gary Anderson in the semi-finals. Anderson won the title by beating 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor 7–6 in the final. Taylor became the first player in PDC World Championship history to reach the PDC World Championship final, achieve a tournament 3-dart average of over 100, and yet not win the title.

Adrian Lewis threw the event's only nine-dart finish in his third round match with Raymond van Barneveld. John Michael and Boris Koltsov became the first players from Greece and Russia respectively to play in the first round of a PDC World Championship. Cristo Reyes became the first Spanish player to reach the last 16 in the history of the event.

Format and qualifiers

The tournament featured 72 players. The top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit on 2 December 2014 (after the Players Championship Finals) were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the events played on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour.

These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Coventry on 1 December 2014), the highest ranked non-qualified player on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the four highest names on the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA. Some of the international players, such as the four from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.

The field was set on 1 December 2014. [1] John Michael became the first Greek player to play in the PDC World Championship.

Qualifiers

1 ^ Jarkko Komula, who finished second in the Scandinavian Order of Merit, was ineligible to play due to a suspension from the Finnish Darts Organisation. Kim Viljanen, who finished third, therefore replaced Komula.
2 ^ Ryan de Vreede qualified after Richie Burnett was removed from the field due to personal reasons. As a result, Stuart Kellett moved into the top 32 seeds and Rowby-John Rodriguez qualified through the Pro Tour instead of the European Tour. [2]

Prize money

The 2015 World Championship featured a prize fund of at least £1,250,000 - an increase of £200,000 from the 2014 tournament. [3]

The prize money is allocated as follows:

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £1,250,000)
Winner(1)£250,000
Runner-Up(1)£120,000
Semi-finalists(2)£60,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£35,000
Third round losers(8)£18,000
Second round losers(16)£12,000
First round losers(32)£8,000
Preliminary round losers(8)£3,500
Nine-dart finish (1)£10,000

Results

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played in a first to four legs format. One match was played per session with the winners playing their first round matches later on the same day. The draw was held on 30 November 2014, two days before the main draw. [4] Gurney achieved the highest average in the history of the Preliminary round.

Av.PlayerScorePlayerAv.
89.90 Ian Perez Flag of the Philippines.svg 0–4 Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes 93.94
67.11 Kim Viljanen Flag of Finland.svg 1–4 Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Stein 91.30
93.76 Scott MacKenzie Flag of Hong Kong.svg 3–4 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 96.11
65.09 Mark McGrath Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–4 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Kirchner 83.50
79.27 Boris Koltsov Flag of Russia.svg 4–2 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Muramatsu 75.69
83.77 Jani Haavisto Flag of Finland.svg 1–4 Flag of Greece.svg John Michael 94.82
84.68 Nolan Arendse Flag of South Africa.svg 4–0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alex Hon79.22
82.77 Jermaine Wattimena Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–4 Flag of Croatia.svg Robert Marijanović 76.36

Main draw

Finals

Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
1–2 January
[5] [6]
Semi-finals(best of 11 sets)
3 January
[7]
Final(best of 13 sets)
4 January
[8]
         
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 105.265
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 101.492
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 101.353
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.206
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 95.661
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.125
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 97.687
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 100.696
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 100.085
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 99.223
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 102.396
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 99.522
27 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 98.364
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 98.375

Rounds 1-4

First round(best of 5 sets)
18–23 December
[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Second round(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[15] [16] [17]
Third round(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[17] [18]
Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
1–2 January
[19] [20]
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.963
Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 93.141
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Gerwen 99.874
Flag of Germany.svg Stein 89.091
32 Flag of England.svg Stuart Kellett 73.081
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Stein 79.343
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Gerwen 99.624
16 Flag of England.svg Jenkins 96.921
16 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 98.733
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Weber 79.861
16 Flag of England.svg Jenkins 96.454
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder 86.690
17 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 86.282
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurence Ryder 83.593
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Gerwen 105.265
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Thornton 101.492
8 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 86.083
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan de Vreede 75.240
8 Flag of England.svg Chisnall 93.082
Flag of the Netherlands.svg van de Pas 91.444
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 85.492
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 86.283
Flag of the Netherlands.svg van de Pas 89.350
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Thornton 96.504
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 97.653
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding 92.000
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Thornton 93.784
24 Flag of England.svg Baxter 84.480
24 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 94.643
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 88.781
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 98.803
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 93.900
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Wright 95.524
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R. Huybrechts 87.521
28 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 86.660
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ronny Huybrechts 87.753
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Wright 102.604
12 Flag of England.svg Hamilton 90.940
12 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 91.093
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Richardson 86.042
12 Flag of England.svg Hamilton 90.064
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K. Anderson 90.962
21 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 82.240
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 85.993
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Wright 95.661
4 Flag of Scotland.svg G. Anderson 102.125
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 86.203
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Kirchner 86.211
4 Flag of Scotland.svg G. Anderson 103.024
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaasen 100.723
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 96.973
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christian Kist 93.631
4 Flag of Scotland.svg G. Anderson 104.544
Flag of Spain.svg Reyes 98.521
13 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 94.612
Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes 93.473
Flag of Spain.svg Reyes 88.414
20 Flag of England.svg Painter 90.223
20 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 89.573
Flag of Russia.svg Boris Koltsov 78.141
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 100.573
Flag of Germany.svg Jyhan Artut 87.470
2 Flag of England.svg Taylor 101.924
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg M. Webster 93.090
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 81.913
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 77.781
2 Flag of England.svg Taylor 102.524
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K. Huybrechts 96.933
15 Flag of England.svg Ian White 86.723
Flag of Greece.svg John Michael 81.021
15 Flag of England.svg White 93.943
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K. Huybrechts 93.744
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 99.403
Ulster Banner.svg Mickey Mansell 87.650
2 Flag of England.svg Taylor 100.085
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van der Voort 99.223
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 87.291
Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 94.243
Flag of England.svg D. Webster 93.593
26 Flag of England.svg Winstanley 92.684
26 Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley 93.663
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones 94.012
26 Flag of England.svg Winstanley 91.362
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van der Voort 93.904
10 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 90.672
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 96.603
Flag of Germany.svg Hopp 86.550
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van der Voort 91.484
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 93.393
Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 89.132
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 97.143
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 87.751
6 Flag of England.svg Wade 90.931
27 Flag of England.svg Bunting 93.384
27 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 90.203
Flag of Croatia.svg Robert Marijanović 86.821
27 Flag of England.svg Bunting 102.344
22 Flag of England.svg M. Smith 102.782
11 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 90.183
Flag of South Africa.svg Nolan Arendse 83.850
11 Ulster Banner.svg Dolan 92.892
22 Flag of England.svg M. Smith 98.904
22 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 97.473
Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 98.911
27 Flag of England.svg Bunting 98.364
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Barneveld 98.375
3 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 101.903
Flag of England.svg David Pallett 90.050
3 Flag of England.svg A. Lewis 100.414
Flag of England.svg Brown 93.092
30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 84.782
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 88.073
3 Flag of England.svg A. Lewis 97.553
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Barneveld 92.234
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 99.933
Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 79.220
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Barneveld 93.324
19 Flag of England.svg Caven 94.963
19 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 80.873
Flag of Scotland.svg Jason Hogg 83.852

Final

Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referees: Flag of England.svg George Noble (first half) and Flag of England.svg Russ Bray (second half).
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 4 January 2015.
(4) Gary Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg 7 – 6 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (2)
3 – 2, 2 – 3, 3 – 1, 3 – 1, 0 – 3, 0 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 2, 3 – 1, 0 – 3, 2 – 3, 3 – 0
97.68Average (3 darts)100.69
19180 scores13
121Highest checkout141
39.39% (26/66)Checkout summary32.93% (27/82)

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh checkoutCheckout Av.%Average [21]
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson Winner6291510284219142641264099.29
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor Runner-up6281599752341353614141.42101.36
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen Semi-finals5191175621461084317042.37100.61
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld Semi-finals518167068161814117041.4296.67
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright Quarter-finals41264532127611314446.8898.15
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton Quarter-finals41354731106652915639.1797.36
Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting Quarter-finals41595341121752416140.4696.07
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort Quarter-finals41495641116702215742.2894.50
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis Third round3106403285592215735.4099.95
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith Third round397353174492717039.7799.72
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins Third round385321860431716448.4897.37
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts Third round3107363487401014634.9596.69
Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes Third round489394097591714243.3393.47
Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley Third round399413798572213640.5992.57
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton Third round37830287133911641.6790.70
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas Third round378283279361012731.8289.02
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen Second round26522246035812730.9998.85
Flag of England.svg James Wade Second round2451918433769635.1994.04
Flag of England.svg Darren Webster Second round26525238241613647.8393.92
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan Second round25417134119612835.4291.54
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp Second round236192562301416131.1591.09
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown Second round25626215432912437.6890.58
Flag of England.svg Ian White Second round265242051321311335.8290.33
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter Second round26524185128614141.3889.90
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall Second round25421155019811637.5089.58
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter Second round23515193615710631.9189.56
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson Second round25419184127615635.1988.48
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven Second round26626226027812732.5087.92
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ronny Huybrechts Second round24416154020410441.0387.64
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster Second round23513194119812523.6487.50
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Stein Second round34522216128712034.9284.77
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurence Ryder Second round23610193821310130.3085.14
Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović First round1139114010312060.0098.91
Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 12313133818413034.2194.61
Flag of England.svg Wayne Jones First round123812192446840.0094.01
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price First round1035916754041.6793.90
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christian Kist 11379218313646.6793.63
Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 1139112715416147.3793.14
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 21311142715710842.3192.45
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding 1032918815620.0092.00
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King First round12313143225312039.3990.67
Flag of England.svg David Pallett First round10339109316137.5090.05
Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson First round1239123013410127.2789.13
Flag of Greece.svg John Michael First round21310113512212052.6387.92
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis First round1135111710314145.4587.75
Ulster Banner.svg Michael Mansell First round103591510510133.3387.65
Flag of Germany.svg Jyhan Artut First round1032911919533.3387.47
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock First round11341123634016.6787.29
Flag of England.svg Andy Smith First round1032916927514.2986.66
Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 123710229211629.1786.28
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Richardson 12361115779635.2986.04
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 1238102311511626.6785.49
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Kirchner First round2131292514212431.5884.86
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 123612218111531.5884.78
Flag of South Africa.svg Nolan Arendse First round2034922406028.5784.27
Flag of Scotland.svg Jason Hogg First round12381119857629.6383.85
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton First round1033916603630.0082.24
Flag of Croatia.svg Robert Marijanović First round21371321745225.9381.59
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Weber First round113410185112850.0079.86
Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez First round1032911414018.1879.22
Flag of Russia.svg Boris Koltsov First round21371121646036.8478.71
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp First round11379211216018.9277.78
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan de VreedeFirst round1033915125627.2775.24
Flag of England.svg Stuart Kellett First round113711193310841.1873.08
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Scott MacKenzie 1003410618142.8693.76
Flag of the Philippines.svg Christian Perez 100046120.0089.90
Flag of Finland.svg Jani Haavisto Preliminary round100146314850.0083.77
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena Preliminary round1003412306420.0082.77
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alex HonPreliminary round100045310.0079.22
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Muramatsu Preliminary round1002412205620.0075.69
Flag of Finland.svg Kim Viljanen 100142101833.3367.11
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark McGrath Preliminary round100043100.0065.09

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.

Flag of England.svg
ENG
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NED
Flag of Scotland.svg
SCO
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS
Flag of Germany.svg
GER
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
WAL
Ulster Banner.svg
NIR
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
BEL
Flag of Austria.svg
AUT
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
CAN
Flag of Finland.svg
FIN
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
HKG
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Croatia.svg
CRO
Flag of Greece.svg
GRE
Flag of South Africa.svg
RSA
Flag of Russia.svg
RUS
Flag of the United States.svg
USA
Flag of Japan.svg
JPN
Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL
Flag of the Philippines.svg
PHI
Total
Final1010000000000000000002
Semis1210000000000000000004
Quarters2330000000000000000008
Round 374300001000010000000016
Round 2155322112000010000000032
Round 1258553332220011111100064
Prelim.01001010002211111111116
Total259553332222211111111172

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: [22]

CountryChannel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Sky Sports
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands RTL7
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Sport1/Sport1+
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark TV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Fox Sports
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Sport TV
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Sport TV (Sport 1 and Sport2)
Flag of the Arab League.svg  Arab world OSN
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Scandinavia
Baltic states
Viasat

† Sky Sports 3 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament. The channel's coverage of the event was later named the Best Sports of Live Event Coverage at the Broadcast Digital Awards. [23]

Exhibition

The event also included a single-leg exhibition between two England cricket teammates – fast bowler James Anderson and opening batsman and Test captain Alastair Cook. [24]

Av.PlayerScorePlayerAv.
40.42 James Anderson Flag of England.svg 0–1 Flag of England.svg Alastair Cook 41.75

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