2017 PDC World Darts Championship

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2017 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 December 2016 –
2 January 2017
Venue Alexandra Palace
Location London
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Sets
Final – best of 13
Prize fund£1,650,000
Winner's share£350,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen
«2016 2018»

The 2017 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 24th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2016 to 2 January 2017.

Contents

Phil Taylor made a 28th successive appearance at a World Championship (including the BDO version), equalling the record of John Lowe.

For the first time in the history of the World Darts Championship (PDC and BDO), no Englishman progressed to the semi-finals. It was also the first time since 2009 that the final was contested by the top 2 seeds.

Michael van Gerwen set a new record for the highest World Darts Championship 3-dart average (114.05) in his semi-final victory over Raymond van Barneveld, breaking a 15-year record that had been held by Phil Taylor since 2002 (111.21); Van Barneveld himself set a new record for the highest losing 3-dart average (109.34) in the same tie, just 5 days after Cristo Reyes had broken the record in his second-round match (106.07), also against Van Gerwen.

Van Gerwen won his second World Championship title by defeating two-times defending champion Gary Anderson 7–3 in the final. [1] [2] The match also featured 42 180s, which is a record for a match commissioned by the Professional Darts Cooperation.

Format

The field consisted of 72 players, including 16 in a preliminary round. Therefore, 64 players were entered into Round 1. The schedule was announced on 15 July 2016. [3]

The 72 players consist of:

Prize money

The prize money was £1,650,000 in total. The winner's prize money was increased from £300,000 to £350,000. [4] Prize money for a nine-dart finish was originally set at £5,000, but the PDC increased it to £25,000 due to 'the stature of the tournament', though none were thrown. [5]

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £1,650,000)
Winner(1)£350,000
Runner-up(1)£160,000
Semi-finalists(2)£80,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£38,000
Third round losers(8)£25,000
Second round losers(16)£17,000
First round losers(32)£10,000
Preliminary round losers(8)£4,500
Nine-dart finish (0)£25,000

Qualifiers

The draw was made on 28 November live on Sky Sports News. The preliminary round draw was made the previous night. [6]

1 ^ Kyle Anderson, who would have been the 28th seed, withdrew from the tournament after being unable to secure a British visa. As a result, Cristo Reyes moved into the top 32 seeds, and 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter qualified through the Pro Tour. [12]

Preliminary round

Best of three sets.

Av.PlayerScorePlayerAv.
86.63 Jerry Hendriks Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2 – 0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Parry 85.42
83.44 Tengku Shah Flag of Malaysia.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Japan.svg Masumi Chino 80.18
76.40 Ross Snook Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0 – 2 Flag of Finland.svg Kim Viljanen 83.57
76.05 Kevin Simm Flag of England.svg 2 – 0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gilbert Ulang 73.00
88.96 John Bowles Flag of England.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Platt 86.92
68.04 Sun Qiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 102.48
76.51 Boris Koltsov Flag of Russia.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Germany.svg Dragutin Horvat 75.58
90.35 Zoran Lerchbacher Flag of Austria.svg 2 – 1 Flag of England.svg Simon Stevenson 85.44

Main draw

Finals

Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
30 December
[13]
Semi-finals(best of 11 sets)
1 January
[14]
Final(best of 13 sets)
2 January
[15]
         
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 103.085
24 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 98.521
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 114.056
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 109.342
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 96.315
4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 95.653
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 107.797
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 104.933
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 105.905
7 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 104.633
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 103.456
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 99.833
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 99.133
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 104.795

Rounds 1-4

First round(best of 5 sets)
15–22 December
[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Second round(best of 7 sets)
23–28 December
[24] [25] [26]
Third round(best of 7 sets)
28–29 December
[26] [27]
Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
30 December
[28]
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 103.343
Flag of Finland.svg Kim Viljanen 81.500
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Gerwen 105.244
32 Flag of Spain.svg Reyes 106.072
32 Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes 95.543
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.112
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Gerwen 104.444
Flag of England.svg D. Webster 99.201
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 91.022
Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 94.463
Flag of England.svg D. Webster 104.644
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitlock 99.500
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 98.703
Flag of Germany.svg Dragutin Horvat 88.180
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Gerwen 103.085
24 Ulster Banner.svg Gurney 98.521
8 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 88.513
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 88.560
8 Flag of Austria.svg Suljović 91.233
25 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg M. Webster 92.794
25 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 87.783
Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan 88.840
25 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg M. Webster 89.103
24 Ulster Banner.svg Gurney 92.334
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 88.553
Flag of Austria.svg Zoran Lerchbacher 81.800
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Thornton 90.743
24 Ulster Banner.svg Gurney 95.354
24 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 96.853
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena 91.901
5 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 93.253
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Caris 80.640
5 Flag of England.svg A. Lewis 102.654
28 Flag of England.svg Cullen 82.740
28 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 100.883
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 98.621
5 Flag of England.svg A. Lewis 98.053
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Barneveld 95.004
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 98.843
Flag of England.svg Robbie Green 90.080
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Barneveld 103.594
21 Flag of England.svg Norris 97.030
21 Flag of England.svg Alan Norris 91.613
Flag of Greece.svg John Michael 86.052
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Barneveld 96.315
4 Flag of England.svg Taylor 95.653
4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 101.683
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Platt 86.940
4 Flag of England.svg Taylor 92.734
Flag of England.svg Painter 90.520
29 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 81.511
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 85.133
4 Flag of England.svg Taylor 101.374
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K. Huybrechts 93.862
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 98.663
Flag of England.svg James Wilson 94.690
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K. Huybrechts 92.764
Flag of Germany.svg Hopp 87.570
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 88.791
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 94.593
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 96.163
Flag of England.svg Mark Frost 73.740
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Anderson 102.584
Flag of England.svg Gilding 86.210
31 Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 88.192
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding 90.943
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Anderson 107.684
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van de Pas 102.302
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 91.183
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Shah 87.861
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van de Pas 95.794
18 Flag of England.svg Jenkins 94.703
18 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 93.663
Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 88.941
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Anderson 105.905
7 Flag of England.svg Chisnall 104.633
7 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 98.723
Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.902
7 Flag of England.svg Chisnall 92.884
Flag of England.svg Dobey 90.712
26 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 85.941
Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 90.703
7 Flag of England.svg Chisnall 93.884
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaasen 88.362
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 96.023
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Graaf 89.791
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaasen 93.324
23 Ulster Banner.svg Dolan 93.340
23 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 95.123
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christian Kist 88.671
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 93.833
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ronny Huybrechts 87.720
6 Flag of England.svg Wade 99.394
27 Flag of England.svg Beaton 97.741
27 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 88.553
Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 79.291
6 Flag of England.svg Wade 94.014
11 Flag of England.svg Smith 94.523
11 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 96.783
Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 93.202
11 Flag of England.svg Smith 93.834
22 Flag of England.svg King 94.243
22 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 86.853
Flag of England.svg Steve West 86.662
6 Flag of England.svg Wade 99.133
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Wright 104.795
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 101.063
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry Hendriks 86.550
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Wright 103.534
30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg J. Lewis 91.350
30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 91.083
Flag of Ireland.svg Mick McGowan 87.012
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Wright 103.054
14 Flag of England.svg White 96.171
14 Flag of England.svg Ian White 87.203
Flag of England.svg Kevin Simm 82.160
14 Flag of England.svg White 92.604
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Clayton 86.381
19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 86.891
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 89.883

Final

Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referees: Flag of England.svg George Noble (first half) and Flag of England.svg Paul Hinks (second half).
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 2 January 2017.
(1) Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7 – 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (2)
3 – 2, 2 – 3, 2 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 3 – 2
107.79Average (3 darts)104.93
20180 scores22
125Highest checkout81
44.26% (27/61)Checkout summary37.78% (17/45)

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs Won [29] Legs Lost [29] Leg Breaks [29] 100+ [29] 140+ [29] 170+ [29] 180s [29] High checkout [30] Checkout Av.% [30] Average [30]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen Winner62991005833196101186617042.74106.32
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson Runner-up6251593763420314367115740.97103.45
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld Semi-finals5181267522314484143316742.95100.62
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright Semi-finals5191068462517910722614446.26102.45
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney Quarter-finals412125145181256332316134.2395.76
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor Quarter-finals41475235221245721916739.3997.92
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals414115947211196234813039.8697.53
Flag of England.svg James Wade Quarter-finals41495143181487602415549.0496.59
Flag of England.svg Darren Webster Third round386353113835412415741.1899.43
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster Third round3107393215814811312931.7189.89
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis Third round3104342312743931616144.7497.98
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts Third round394322313673321713847.0695.09
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas Third round398383616843041814345.7896.42
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen Third round39532318573421914050.7992.57
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith Third round3109423818954632714332.3195.04
Flag of England.svg Ian White Third round385282611672801613050.9191.99
Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes Second round2562324553312913060.53100.81
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock Second round2341513330151917038.4699.10
Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović Second round26421219692121012027.6389.87
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton Second round2641921941310912427.5489.65
Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen Second round2351420531191811737.8491.81
Flag of England.svg Alan Norris Second round236132353528366426.5394.32
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter Second round2351418439160712431.1187.83
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp Second round2351517552230710241.6791.08
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding Second round2361925447252914344.1988.58
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins Second round265272111683811114039.1394.18
Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey Second round25521211153240811242.8690.71
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan Second round2351616652151614251.6194.23
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton Second round2451619547191812435.5693.15
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King Second round26630311286313814836.1490.55
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis Second round2361319433170911043.3391.22
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton Second round2451920756251512030.6588.13
Flag of Finland.svg Kim Viljanen First round223711316120312041.1882.54
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh First round123101211517199840.0099.11
Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting First round1231115531171611837.9391.02
Flag of Germany.svg Dragutin Horvat First round224815235110310120.5181.88
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp First round1034921650311633.3388.56
Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan First round103491145037036.3688.84
Flag of Austria.svg Zoran Lerchbacher First round224121463422137527.9186.08
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena First round1135101247029029.4191.90
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Caris First round103490155016028.5780.64
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby First round2331410732160615260.87100.55
Flag of England.svg Robbie Green First round103290144018628.5790.08
Flag of Greece.svg John Michael First round1231111429100414157.8986.05
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Platt First round22381313152215638.1086.93
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven First round1136102179006027.2781.51
Flag of England.svg James Wilson First round1033901512014025.0094.69
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort First round1135102198129020.0088.79
Flag of England.svg Mark Frost First round103290106007325.0073.74
Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson First round1231315327250312150.0088.19
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Shah First round2341316836150610129.5585.65
Flag of England.svg Josh Payne First round1136112189077537.5088.94
Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez First round12381241712078534.7894.90
Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe First round11371141410077820.5985.94
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Graaf First round1138932750212738.1089.79
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christian Kist First round1134922051110533.3388.67
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ronny Huybrechts First round103492186016950.0087.72
Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen First round1135921580210033.3379.29
Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans First round123812324150312034.7893.20
Flag of England.svg Steve West First round123131453280810937.1486.66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry Hendriks First round223813223121415640.0086.59
Flag of Ireland.svg Mick McGowan First round1237122238139536.8487.01
Flag of England.svg Kevin Simm First round223111343690510026.1979.11
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price First round11371132312045326.9286.89
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Parry Prelim. Round1024611580110233.3385.42
Flag of Japan.svg Masumi Chino Prelim. Round1125732270011726.3280.18
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ross Snook Prelim. Round10226183023825.0076.40
Flag of the Philippines.svg Gilbert Ulang Prelim. Round10246183025628.5773.00
Flag of England.svg John Bowles Prelim. Round1024601381011028.5788.96
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Qiang Prelim. Round102060810000/068.04
Flag of Russia.svg Boris Koltsov Prelim. Round112672163109740.0076.51
Flag of England.svg Simon Stevenson Prelim. Round1125831311027629.4185.44

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

#PlayerRoundScore
1 Michael van Gerwen SF114.05 *
2 Raymond van Barneveld SF109.34 **
3 Michael van Gerwen F107.79
4 Gary Anderson 3107.68
5 Cristo Reyes 2106.07
6 Gary Anderson QF105.90
7 Michael van Gerwen 2105.24
8 Gary Anderson F104.93 ***
9 Peter Wright QF104.79
10 Darren Webster 2104.64

* The highest average in the history of the PDC World Championship.

** The highest losing average in the history of the PDC World Championship.

*** The highest losing average in the final of a PDC World Championship.

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round. Twenty-two countries were represented in the World Championship, one less than in the previous championship.

Flag of England.svg
ENG
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NED
Flag of Scotland.svg
SCO
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
WAL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
BEL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS
Flag of Austria.svg
AUT
Ulster Banner.svg
NIR
Flag of Germany.svg
GER
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of South Africa.svg
RSA
Flag of Ireland.svg
IRL
Flag of Sweden.svg
SWE
Flag of Greece.svg
GRE
Flag of Finland.svg
FIN
Flag of Malaysia.svg
MAL
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
CAN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
CHN
Flag of Japan.svg
JPN
Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL
Flag of the Philippines.svg
PHI
Flag of Russia.svg
RUS
Total
Final112
Semis224
Quarters32218
Round 374211116
Round 21543311121132
Round 126104433322111111164
Prelim.312111111111116
Total28104433322111111111111172

Media coverage

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

CountryChannel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Sky Sports Darts
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands RTL7
RTL7 Darts Radio [31]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Sport 1 and DAZN
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark TV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Viasport 3
Baltic States Viasat Sport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
Flag of Malta.svg Malta
Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Fox Sports
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Nova Sport
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Sport1 or Sport2
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
ESPN 3/WatchESPN
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Eleven Sport Network
MENA OSN Sports
Sub-Saharan Africa Kwesé Sports 1 or 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China CCTV5+

Sky Sports F1 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 PDC World Darts Championship</span> Darts tournament

The 2018 William Hill World Darts Championship was a darts event, held between 14 December 2017 and 1 January 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom. It was the 25th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 PDC World Darts Championship</span> 27th edition of the PDCs World Championship event

The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship was the 27th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 December 2019 to 1 January 2020.

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