2017 William Hill World Darts Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 15 December 2016 – 2 January 2017 | ||
Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
Location | London | ||
Country | England | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Sets Final – best of 13 | ||
Prize fund | £1,650,000 | ||
Winner's share | £350,000 | ||
High checkout | |||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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.
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.
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:
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) | |
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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 |
The draw was made on 28 November live on Sky Sports News. The preliminary round draw was made the previous night. [6]
Order of Merit
| Pro Tour | European Pro Tour PDPA Qualifier Preliminary round qualifiers | International qualifiers Preliminary round qualifiers
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Best of three sets.
Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
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86.63 | Jerry Hendriks | 2 – 0 | Warren Parry | 85.42 |
83.44 | Tengku Shah | 2 – 1 | Masumi Chino | 80.18 |
76.40 | Ross Snook | 0 – 2 | Kim Viljanen | 83.57 |
76.05 | Kevin Simm | 2 – 0 | Gilbert Ulang | 73.00 |
88.96 | John Bowles | 0 – 2 | David Platt | 86.92 |
68.04 | Sun Qiang | 0 – 2 | Corey Cadby | 102.48 |
76.51 | Boris Koltsov | 1 – 2 | Dragutin Horvat | 75.58 |
90.35 | Zoran Lerchbacher | 2 – 1 | Simon Stevenson | 85.44 |
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 | Michael van Gerwen 103.08 | 5 | ||||||||||||
24 | Daryl Gurney 98.52 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 114.05 | 6 | ||||||||||||
12 | Raymond van Barneveld 109.34 | 2 | ||||||||||||
12 | Raymond van Barneveld 96.31 | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | Phil Taylor 95.65 | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 107.79 | 7 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 104.93 | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 105.90 | 5 | ||||||||||||
7 | Dave Chisnall 104.63 | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 103.45 | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Peter Wright 99.83 | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | James Wade 99.13 | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Peter Wright 104.79 | 5 |
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 | Michael van Gerwen 103.34 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim Viljanen 81.50 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | van Gerwen 105.24 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Reyes 106.07 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Cristo Reyes 95.54 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | van Gerwen 104.44 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Webster 99.20 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Stephen Bunting 91.02 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Darren Webster 94.46 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Webster 104.64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Whitlock 99.50 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Simon Whitlock 98.70 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragutin Horvat 88.18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | van Gerwen 103.08 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Gurney 98.52 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Mensur Suljović 88.51 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ron Meulenkamp 88.56 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Suljović 91.23 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | M. Webster 92.79 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Mark Webster 87.78 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Murnan 88.84 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | M. Webster 89.10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Gurney 92.33 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Robert Thornton 88.55 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoran Lerchbacher 81.80 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Thornton 90.74 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Gurney 95.35 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Daryl Gurney 96.85 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jermaine Wattimena 91.90 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Adrian Lewis 93.25 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Magnus Caris 80.64 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A. Lewis 102.65 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Cullen 82.74 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Joe Cullen 100.88 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corey Cadby 98.62 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A. Lewis 98.05 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | van Barneveld 95.00 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.84 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Robbie Green 90.08 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | van Barneveld 103.59 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Norris 97.03 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Alan Norris 91.61 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Michael 86.05 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | van Barneveld 96.31 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Taylor 95.65 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Phil Taylor 101.68 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Platt 86.94 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Taylor 92.73 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Painter 90.52 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Jamie Caven 81.51 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Painter 85.13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Taylor 101.37 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | K. Huybrechts 93.86 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Kim Huybrechts 98.66 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
James Wilson 94.69 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | K. Huybrechts 92.76 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hopp 87.57 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Vincent van der Voort 88.79 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Max Hopp 94.59 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 96.16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Frost 73.74 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Anderson 102.58 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gilding 86.21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | John Henderson 88.19 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Gilding 90.94 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Anderson 107.68 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | van de Pas 102.30 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Benito van de Pas 91.18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tengku Shah 87.86 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | van de Pas 95.79 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Jenkins 94.70 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Terry Jenkins 93.66 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Josh Payne 88.94 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Anderson 105.90 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chisnall 104.63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Dave Chisnall 98.72 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.90 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chisnall 92.88 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dobey 90.71 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Justin Pipe 85.94 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Dobey 90.70 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chisnall 93.88 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Klaasen 88.36 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Jelle Klaasen 96.02 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Graaf 89.79 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Klaasen 93.32 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Dolan 93.34 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Brendan Dolan 95.12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Christian Kist 88.67 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | James Wade 93.83 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronny Huybrechts 87.72 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Wade 99.39 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Beaton 97.74 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Steve Beaton 88.55 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Devon Petersen 79.29 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Wade 94.01 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Smith 94.52 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Michael Smith 96.78 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricky Evans 93.20 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Smith 93.83 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | King 94.24 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Mervyn King 86.85 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve West 86.66 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Wade 99.13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Wright 104.79 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Peter Wright 101.06 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jerry Hendriks 86.55 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Wright 103.53 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | J. Lewis 91.35 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Jamie Lewis 91.08 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mick McGowan 87.01 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Wright 103.05 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | White 96.17 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Ian White 87.20 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Simm 82.16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | White 92.60 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Clayton 86.38 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Gerwyn Price 86.89 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jonny Clayton 89.88 | 3 |
Final: Best of 13 sets. Referees: George Noble (first half) and Paul Hinks (second half). Alexandra Palace, London, England, 2 January 2017. | ||
(1) Michael van Gerwen | 7 – 3 | Gary Anderson (2) |
3 – 2, 2 – 3, 2 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 3 – 2 | ||
107.79 | Average (3 darts) | 104.93 |
20 | 180 scores | 22 |
125 | Highest checkout | 81 |
44.26% (27/61) | Checkout summary | 37.78% (17/45) |
Player | Eliminated | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won [29] | Legs Lost [29] | Leg Breaks [29] | 100+ [29] | 140+ [29] | 170+ [29] | 180s [29] | High checkout [30] | Checkout Av.% [30] | Average [30] |
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Michael van Gerwen | Winner | 6 | 29 | 9 | 100 | 58 | 33 | 196 | 101 | 18 | 66 | 170 | 42.74 | 106.32 |
Gary Anderson | Runner-up | 6 | 25 | 15 | 93 | 76 | 34 | 203 | 143 | 6 | 71 | 157 | 40.97 | 103.45 |
Raymond van Barneveld | Semi-finals | 5 | 18 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 23 | 144 | 84 | 14 | 33 | 167 | 42.95 | 100.62 |
Peter Wright | Semi-finals | 5 | 19 | 10 | 68 | 46 | 25 | 179 | 107 | 2 | 26 | 144 | 46.26 | 102.45 |
Daryl Gurney | Quarter-finals | 4 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 18 | 125 | 63 | 3 | 23 | 161 | 34.23 | 95.76 |
Phil Taylor | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 124 | 57 | 2 | 19 | 167 | 39.39 | 97.92 |
Dave Chisnall | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 11 | 59 | 47 | 21 | 119 | 62 | 3 | 48 | 130 | 39.86 | 97.53 |
James Wade | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 43 | 18 | 148 | 76 | 0 | 24 | 155 | 49.04 | 96.59 |
Darren Webster | Third round | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 83 | 54 | 1 | 24 | 157 | 41.18 | 99.43 |
Mark Webster | Third round | 3 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 81 | 48 | 1 | 13 | 129 | 31.71 | 89.89 |
Adrian Lewis | Third round | 3 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 74 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 44.74 | 97.98 |
Kim Huybrechts | Third round | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 67 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 138 | 47.06 | 95.09 |
Benito van de Pas | Third round | 3 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 84 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 143 | 45.78 | 96.42 |
Jelle Klaasen | Third round | 3 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 140 | 50.79 | 92.57 |
Michael Smith | Third round | 3 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 18 | 95 | 46 | 3 | 27 | 143 | 32.31 | 95.04 |
Ian White | Third round | 3 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 67 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 130 | 50.91 | 91.99 |
Cristo Reyes | Second round | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 130 | 60.53 | 100.81 |
Simon Whitlock | Second round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 170 | 38.46 | 99.10 |
Mensur Suljović | Second round | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 69 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 120 | 27.63 | 89.87 |
Robert Thornton | Second round | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 124 | 27.54 | 89.65 |
Joe Cullen | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 117 | 37.84 | 91.81 |
Alan Norris | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 26.53 | 94.32 |
Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 31.11 | 87.83 |
Max Hopp | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 41.67 | 91.08 |
Andrew Gilding | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 143 | 44.19 | 88.58 |
Terry Jenkins | Second round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 68 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 140 | 39.13 | 94.18 |
Chris Dobey | Second round | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 112 | 42.86 | 90.71 |
Brendan Dolan | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 142 | 51.61 | 94.23 |
Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 35.56 | 93.15 |
Mervyn King | Second round | 2 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 86 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 148 | 36.14 | 90.55 |
Jamie Lewis | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 110 | 43.33 | 91.22 |
Jonny Clayton | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 56 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 120 | 30.65 | 88.13 |
Kim Viljanen | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 41.18 | 82.54 |
Dimitri Van den Bergh | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 98 | 40.00 | 99.11 |
Stephen Bunting | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 118 | 37.93 | 91.02 |
Dragutin Horvat | First round | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 20.51 | 81.88 |
Ron Meulenkamp | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 33.33 | 88.56 |
Joe Murnan | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 36.36 | 88.84 |
Zoran Lerchbacher | First round | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 27.91 | 86.08 |
Jermaine Wattimena | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 29.41 | 91.90 |
Magnus Caris | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 28.57 | 80.64 |
Corey Cadby | First round | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 60.87 | 100.55 |
Robbie Green | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 28.57 | 90.08 |
John Michael | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 57.89 | 86.05 |
David Platt | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 38.10 | 86.93 |
Jamie Caven | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 27.27 | 81.51 |
James Wilson | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 25.00 | 94.69 |
Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 20.00 | 88.79 |
Mark Frost | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 25.00 | 73.74 |
John Henderson | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 50.00 | 88.19 |
Tengku Shah | First round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 29.55 | 85.65 |
Josh Payne | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 37.50 | 88.94 |
Rowby-John Rodriguez | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 34.78 | 94.90 |
Justin Pipe | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 20.59 | 85.94 |
Jeffrey de Graaf | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 38.10 | 89.79 |
Christian Kist | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 33.33 | 88.67 |
Ronny Huybrechts | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 50.00 | 87.72 |
Devon Petersen | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 33.33 | 79.29 |
Ricky Evans | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 34.78 | 93.20 |
Steve West | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 37.14 | 86.66 |
Jerry Hendriks | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 40.00 | 86.59 |
Mick McGowan | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 36.84 | 87.01 |
Kevin Simm | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 26.19 | 79.11 |
Gerwyn Price | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 26.92 | 86.89 |
Warren Parry | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 33.33 | 85.42 |
Masumi Chino | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 26.32 | 80.18 |
Ross Snook | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 25.00 | 76.40 |
Gilbert Ulang | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.57 | 73.00 |
John Bowles | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 28.57 | 88.96 |
Sun Qiang | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 68.04 |
Boris Koltsov | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 40.00 | 76.51 |
Simon Stevenson | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 29.41 | 85.44 |
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
# | Player | Round | Score |
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1 | Michael van Gerwen | SF | 114.05 * |
2 | Raymond van Barneveld | SF | 109.34 ** |
3 | Michael van Gerwen | F | 107.79 |
4 | Gary Anderson | 3 | 107.68 |
5 | Cristo Reyes | 2 | 106.07 |
6 | Gary Anderson | QF | 105.90 |
7 | Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 105.24 |
8 | Gary Anderson | F | 104.93 *** |
9 | Peter Wright | QF | 104.79 |
10 | Darren Webster | 2 | 104.64 |
* 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.
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.
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:
Country | Channel |
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United Kingdom Ireland | Sky Sports Darts † |
Netherlands | RTL7 RTL7 Darts Radio [31] |
Germany | Sport 1 and DAZN |
Denmark | TV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2 |
Norway | Viasport 3 |
Baltic States | Viasat Sport |
Australia | Fox Sports |
New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
Czech Republic Slovakia Bulgaria | Nova Sport |
Hungary | Sport1 or Sport2 |
United States Brazil | ESPN 3/WatchESPN |
Belgium | Eleven Sport Network |
MENA | OSN Sports |
Sub-Saharan Africa | Kwesé Sports 1 or 2 |
China | CCTV5+ |
† Sky Sports F1 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament.
Philip Douglas Taylor is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "The Power", he dominated darts for over three decades and is widely considered the greatest darts player of all time, having won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. In 2015, the BBC rated Taylor among the ten greatest British sportsmen of the last 35 years.
Raymond van Barneveld is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Barney", although originally known as "The Man", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest darts players of all time. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champion, a two-time UK Open Champion and a former winner of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Grand Slam of Darts and the Premier League. He is also a twice-winner of the World Masters and the World Darts Trophy, and a three-time winner of the International Darts League, the Dutch Open and the WDF World Cup Singles event.
Jelle Klaasen, nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). In 2006, he became the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship, aged 21 at the time. He also is a Dutch Open champion.
Vincent van der Voort is a Dutch professional darts player on the PDC circuit. As of the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, his nickname is the "Dutch Destroyer", although he used to go by "Grease Lightning". He is best known for his quick throwing style, which is how he got his temporary nickname "The Fastest Player in the World". He reached the final of the 2007 UK Open, which helped him become a well known face in the world of darts.
The PDC World Darts Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), is a World Professional Darts Championship held annually in the sport of darts. The PDC world championship begins in December and ends in January and is held at Alexandra Palace in London, and has been held there since 2008. It is the most prestigious of the PDC's tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell, who died in 2012. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay, it is considered part of the Triple Crown.
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, having been No. 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Van Gerwen is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Gary James Grant Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Nicknamed "The Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, he is a former BDO and WDF world number one, and a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016. He is regarded as one of the best darts players of all time.
Mensur Suljović is a Serbian-Austrian professional darts player. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO).
Stephen Bunting is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. Nicknamed The Bullet, Bunting is the reigning Masters champion. He also won the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and is a twice former BDO World Masters champion.
David Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 5 in the world.
Peter Stuart Wright is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he is currently ranked No. 11 in the world. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time world champion, having won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2020 and 2022. He is also a World Matchplay champion and has been ranked as the World No. 1 in the PDC twice.
Joseph Cullen is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won three Youth Tour tournaments in his early career and has qualified for the PDC World Championship twelve times, winning only thrice in the first round. Cullen reached his first major quarter-final at the 2016 UK Open and won his first PDC Pro Tour title in 2017. He won his first televised title at the 2022 Masters.
Ian White, nicknamed Diamond, is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. White is the winner of 13 PDC ranking events, and has reached many quarter-finals in majors. In 2019, he reached his first major semi final.
Michael Smith is an English professional darts player. Nicknamed "Bully Boy", he plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 2 in the world. He is a former world champion, having won the 2023 World Championship.
Benito van de Pas is a former Dutch professional darts player.
Noel James Kyle Anderson better known as Kyle Anderson, was an Australian professional darts player who played within the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from 2012 to 2021. He won the 2017 Auckland Darts Masters tournament.
Cristo Reyes Torres is a former Spanish darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
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.
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.
The 2022 PDC World Darts Championship was the 29th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the now-defunct British Darts Organisation. It took place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2021 to 3 January 2022.