2024 PDC World Darts Championship

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2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 December 2023 – 3 January 2024
Venue Alexandra Palace
LocationLondon, England
Organisation(s) Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format Sets
Final – first to 7 sets
High checkout
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries
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Luke Humphries won the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time Luke Humphries Darts Actueel 2023.jpg
Luke Humphries won the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time
Sixteen-year-old Luke Littler reached the final on his World Championship debut Luke Littler.png
Sixteen-year-old Luke Littler reached the final on his World Championship debut

The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship) was a professional darts event that took place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024. It was the 31st World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

Contents

Michael Smith was the defending champion, having defeated Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the 2023 final. [1] However, Smith lost 4–0 to Chris Dobey in the fourth round. [2] For the first time since the 2006 event, all four semi-finalists (Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and Scott Williams) were English. For the first time since the 2010 event, two unseeded players (Littler and Williams) reached the final four. [3]

The third seed Luke Humphries won his first World Championship title, defeating 16-year-old debutant Luke Littler 7–4 in the final. He also became world number 1 for the first time in his career. The event sponsor pledged to donate £1,000 to the charity Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 scored during the tournament. The tournament set a new record for the most 180s achieved (914), raising £914,000 for the charity, which was ultimately rounded to £1,000,000. [4] Humphries scored the most 180s at the event (73), winning the inaugural Ballon d'Art trophy for the achievement. [5]

Steve Beaton made a record-extending 33rd consecutive and final World Championship appearance, but lost in the second round to Daryl Gurney. After 28 years with the PDC, referee Russ Bray retired at the end of the tournament after officiating his last televised ranking match in the world final.

Overview

The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship was the 31st World Darts Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the 17th to be held at Alexandra Palace, London. It took place from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 as the culminating event of the 2023 Professional Darts Corporation season. [6] The championship featured 96 players, with the top 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit seeded through to the second round. Players ranked 33rd to 64th on the Order of Merit, and 32 other players from various qualifiers, started in the first round. [7]

Following the withdrawal of previous title sponsor Cazoo in July 2023, [8] bookmaker Paddy Power agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the event. [9] As part of its promotion of the event, Paddy Power announced that the triple 20 would be changed from its traditional red to green, [10] although this would later be revealed to be a hoax to raise awareness of the Big 180 campaign, for which the bookmaker would donate £1,000 to charity Prostate Cancer UK for every maximum score of 180 achieved during the tournament. [11] [12] [13] Additionally, the Irish betting provider inaugurated the Ballon d'Art for the player who achieved the most maximum scores throughout the event. [14] [15]

Going into the event, Luke Humphries was viewed by players and bookmakers as the tournament favourite, having won three majors since October—the World Grand Prix, the Grand Slam of Darts, and the Players Championship Finals. [16] [17] [18] Sky Sports pundit Wayne Mardle backed Humphries to win the event, describing him as "the best player on the planet", [19] while former player Paul Nicholson described him as "a world number one in waiting". [20]

Defending champion Michael Smith was seen as unlikely to defend his title after a disappointing season, especially since he changed his darts supplier during the summer. [21] Smith himself acknowledged he was a likely target for players to up their game and eliminate him. [22] Going into the event, Smith began practicing with Nathan Aspinall in an effort to rectify his lack of practice throughout the year, which he attributed to a busier lifestyle following his championship win. [23]

Format

All matches were played as straight in, double out, requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on a double. The matches were played in the set format, with a minimum of three sets required to win a match. The following rules were observed:

RoundBest of (sets)First to (sets)
First & Second53
Third & Fourth74
Quarter-finals95
Semi-finals116
Final137

Ranking

Rankings in the PDC Order of Merit are calculated on a two-year basis. Most of the players were defending their PDC Order of Merit prize money from the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. At the end of the tournament, the PDC Order of Merit prize money from that event was deleted from their rankings. After the tournament, the top 64 in the PDC Order of Merit received a one-year extension on their tour card. The players in the final year of their tour card who finished the tournament outside the top 64 lost their tour card, unless players inside the top 64 resigned their tour card. [24]

Prize money

The total prize pool for the tournament remained at £2.5 million in total for the sixth year in a row. [25]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £2,500,000)
Winner(1)£500,000
Runner-up(1)£200,000
Semi-finalists(2)£100,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£50,000
Fourth round losers(8)£35,000
Third round losers(16)£25,000
Second round losers(32)£15,000
First round losers(32)£7,500

Qualification

Defending champion Michael Smith was number one seed going into the tournament. Michael Smith 6-3 Steve Lennon - Michael Smith - 2019249215712 2019-09-06 PDC European Darts Matchplay - 1108 - B70I6125 (cropped).jpg
Defending champion Michael Smith was number one seed going into the tournament.

Seeding

The previous year's winner Michael Smith was top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament. Michael van Gerwen, the three-time World Champion from 2014, 2017 and 2019, was the second seed, having won two major titles in 2023, the Premier League and the World Series of Darts Finals. Luke Humphries, winner of three of the last four ranked premier events in 2023, the World Grand Prix, Grand Slam and the Players Championship Finals, was the third seed. The 2022 world champion Peter Wright, who was also champion in 2020 and won the 2023 European Championship, was the fourth seed. As well as Smith, van Gerwen and Wright, four other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds: 2021 world champion Gerwyn Price was the 5th seed, 2018 world champion Rob Cross was the 8th seed, 2015 and 2016 world champion Gary Anderson was seeded 21st, and 2007 world champion Raymond van Barneveld was seeded 29th. 2014 BDO World Champion Stephen Bunting qualified as 18th seed. He was one of two former BDO champions to qualify as seeds, alongside four-time BDO champion van Barneveld. [7]

The top seeds behind Smith, van Gerwen, Humphries, Wright and Price were 2023 World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall, 2022 UK Open champion Danny Noppert, Rob Cross, and Jonny Clayton, who, alongside Gerwyn Price, won the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts. Other 2023 major event champions to qualify as seeds were Masters champion Chris Dobey at 17th, with 2023 UK Open winner Andrew Gilding three places below him at 20th. [7]

Pro Tour qualification

Ricardo Pietreczko, the winner of the 2023 German Darts Championship, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit in his first World Championship participation. Gian van Veen, the 2023 World Youth runner up and a European Championship semi-finalist, and 2023 ProTour event winners Ryan Joyce and Radek Szagański were also amongst the qualifiers.

As well as Pietreczko, Van Veen and Szagański, other players qualifying for their PDC World Championship debuts were Mario Vandenbogaerde, Richard Veenstra, Kevin Doets, Connor Scutt, Dylan Slevin, Lee Evans, Jules van Dongen. Other players qualifying via the Pro Tour included 2010 runner-up Simon Whitlock, 1996 BDO champion Steve Beaton, and the 2012 BDO champion Christian Kist. [7] Beaton qualified for a record-extending 33rd consecutive World Championship appearance. [26]

International qualifiers

The final group of 32 qualifiers were determined by a series of international qualifiers and secondary tours. The PDC Asian Tour was held for the first time since 2019, and provided qualifiers for both the World Championship and the Asian Championship; the Professional Darts Japan qualifier was replaced with a place via the Asian Championship being reserved for a Japanese player. The Ukrainian qualifier that had been held for the first time in qualification for the previous year was discontinued, and the South West and West Europe qualifiers were combined.

Luke Littler, the 2023 World Youth Champion, and Wessel Nijman qualified from the 2023 PDC Development Tour series. Fallon Sherrock, the only woman to have previously won a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, and two-time BDO Women's World Champion Mikuru Suzuki qualified via the 2023 PDC Women's Series. In a rule change, the PDC announced that no player was eligible to compete in the 2024 PDC World Championship had they played at the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship which concluded a week earlier. [27] Beau Greaves, the winner of the 2023 Women's World Matchplay, chose not to compete in the PDC Championship for which she had qualified, instead opting for the WDF. Prakash Jiwa, the winner of the Indian Qualifier, was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority on 16 November 2023 while an investigation is conducted into suspicious betting in the independent Modus Super Series. [28] [29] Jiwa was replaced by the runner-up of the Indian Qualifier, Bhav Patel on 25 November 2023. [30] The final four places were awarded by a qualifier for non-qualified PDC Tour Card holders.

Debutants via the international and invitation qualifiers were Simon Adams, Owen Bates, Stowe Buntz, Tomoya Goto, Man Lok Leung, Luke Littler, Wessel Nijman, Sandro Eric Sosing, Bhav Patel, Berry van Peer, Darren Penhall, Reynaldo Rivera, Alex Spellman and Thibault Tricole, who was the first ever player from France to qualify for a PDC World Championship. [31]

List of qualifiers

  1. ↑ Greaves chose to play the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship [33] following a ruling by the PDC which did not allow players to compete in both World Championships in the same year. [34]
  2. ↑ The original qualifier Prakash Jiwa was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority on 16 November 2023 due to an investigation into suspicious betting on matches in the independently-operated Modus Super Series. [28] [36] Jiwa was replaced by the runner-up of the Indian Qualifier on 25 November 2023. [30]

Summary

Former champion Peter Wright was the highest seeded player to be eliminated in his first match. Peter Wright Darts Actueel 2022 (2).jpg
Former champion Peter Wright was the highest seeded player to be eliminated in his first match.
Former champion Rob Cross reached the World Championship semi-final for the second time in his career. Rob Cross 2017b.jpg
Former champion Rob Cross reached the World Championship semi-final for the second time in his career.

Opening rounds

The tournament began on 15 December, with defending champion Michael Smith avoiding a shock on the opening night at the hands of Dutch qualifier Kevin Doets, winning 3–2. [38] James Wade was the first seeded player eliminated from the tournament, losing 3–2 to Canadian Matt Campbell. [39] Fourth seed and former two-time champion Peter Wright suffered a 3–0 defeat to Jim Williams, [40] who had whitewashed Guyanan Norman Madhoo in his opening match. [41]

16 year old Luke Littler made history by averaging 106.2 in a 3–0 win against Dutchman Christian Kist, the highest ever achieved by a débutant at the event, [42] and followed this by defeating 2023 UK Open champion Andrew Gilding 3–1 in the second round. [43] 2023 World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall also suffered a 3–0 defeat, being eliminated by "Rapid" Ricky Evans. [44]

In total, 11 seeds were eliminated in the second round; in addition to Wade, Wright, Gilding, and Aspinall, Danny Noppert, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Dimitri van den Bergh, Josh Rock, Jose de Sousa, Callan Rydz and Kim Huybrechts all lost their first game. [45]

Thibault Tricole became the first French player to win a game at the PDC World Championship, defeating Belgian Mario Vandenbogaerde 3–1, [46] before being eliminated in round two by 2018 world champion Rob Cross. [47]

Third round

Former world champion Gerwyn Price was the highest ranked player to be eliminated in the third round, going down 4–2 to Brendan Dolan. [48] Two unseeded players made it through to the fourth round, 16-year old Luke Littler continuing his debut run with a 4–1 victory over Matt Campbell and Scott Williams defeated Martin Schindler in a match which went all seven sets. [49]

Luke Humphries, one of the pre-tournament favourites, survived a scare against Ricardo Pietreczko, rallying from 3–1 down to triumph 4–3. [48] Damon Heta also beat Berry van Peer in another game to go the distance, while world champion Michael Smith and former champions Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld all continued their attempts to win the tournament for another time. [49] [48] [50]

Fourth round

Reigning champion Michael Smith's campaign to retain his title ended in the fourth round, being beaten 4–0 by Chris Dobey. [50] Gary Anderson was also eliminated 4–3 by Brendan Dolan, while Raymond van Barneveld was knocked out 4–1 by Luke Littler, in a match that attracted considerable attention, with BBC Sport unusually running a liveblog of the match and highlighting the fact that Littler had not been born the previous occasion that Van Barneveld had won the World Championship. [51]

Littler's fellow unseeded player Scott Williams also made the quarter-finals, eliminating Damon Heta. Luke Humphries again had to battle, going all the way to a sudden-death final leg against Joe Cullen before breaking his opponent's throw and keeping his Championship hopes alive. [52] Rob Cross reached the quarter-final for the first time since his 2018 triumph with a 4–0 victory over Jonny Clayton, and Michael van Gerwen also had a 4–0 win over Stephen Bunting. Dave Chisnall completed the quarter-final lineup with victory over Daryl Gurney. [53]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were held on New Year's Day. The first to be played was between Rob Cross and Chris Dobey. Dobey took the first set against the throw and made a dominant start, going up 4–0. Cross fought back and held the next set, before breaking the Dobey throw to pull back to 4–2. The last leg of the seventh set saw Dobey miss one dart at bullseye to win the match before Cross took the set and again broke the Dobey throw to level the match. Cross won the first two legs of the final set to take the lead for the first time in the match before Dobey took the next two to bring the match into extra legs. Cross won the seventh leg in ten darts and took advantage of a missed dart by Dobey to break in the eighth set and win the match, qualifying for the semi-final for the second time in his career. [54]

The second game was between Brendan Dolan and Luke Littler. Littler won the first set despite Dolan taking a 2–0 lead, before breaking throw in the second set to take control of the match. Littler won the next two sets to solidify his lead. Despite Dolan breaking back in the fifth set 3–1, Littler took all three legs in the sixth set to secure the victory and continue his debut run. [55] The result confirmed that Littler would finish the tournament in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, meaning he would carry his ranking money into the next season and meaning his previously secured two-year tour card was instead given to Nathan Rafferty. Littler was the first debutant to reach the semi-final since Nathan Aspinall at the 2019 tournament.

In the third quarter-final between Michael van Gerwen and Scott Williams, the first two sets went with throw before van Gerwen broke in the third set after Williams missed five darts at doubles to win the set. Williams however won the next six legs in a row to reverse the set lead to 3–2. Van Gerwen re-established himself in the match by winning the next set 3–0 but Williams won the seventh set to go one away. Williams again broke throw in the third leg of the eighth set and held the advantage to eliminate the three-time world champion and qualify for the first semi-final of his career. [56] He and Littler were the first semi-finalists to have been unseeded going into the tournament since Aspinall in 2019.

The final quarter-final was between Luke Humphries and Dave Chisnall. The first three sets went with throw but in the fourth set, after Chisnall took the first two legs to seemingly maintain the pattern, he missed two darts to hold the set and Humphries turned it around to get the match's first set break. Humphries held throw in the fifth set and then broke again in the sixth set to secure a 5–1 victory and qualify for his first World Championship semi-final. [57]

Semi-finals

In the first semi-final, Rob Cross played Luke Littler. Cross had throw in the first set and won it, before breaking in the third leg of the second set. Cross, however, missed one set dart in the next leg and Littler was able to come back and win the set, before breaking in the first leg of the third set, which he went on to win. Littler again held throw in the fourth set and missed one dart to take the fifth set, which Cross won. Littler took the sixth set and then broke Cross in the third leg of the seventh set to go one away. The eighth set went the distance, before Littler took out a finish of 80 to complete a 6–2 victory and qualify for the final. [58] Littler was the first debutant to reach a final since Cross himself in 2018, and the first unseeded player to do so since Kirk Shepherd in 2008. [59]

In the second semi-final, Scott Williams played Luke Humphries. Williams broke the Humphries throw in the first leg of the first set, but Humphries broke straight back in the next leg and was able to hold the first set. He broke the Williams throw twice in the second set to take it 3–0 before completing the highest possible 170 finish in the first leg of the third set, taking the set after Williams had missed a dart at the bullseye to break. Humphries extended his lead further after breaking throw in the final leg of the fourth set, before taking the fifth set 3–0. Humphries broke again in the third leg of the sixth set and took out a 20 finish in the next leg to wrap up a 6–0 sets victory and qualify for his first World Championship final and his fourth final in the last five PDC premier ranked events. [60] The result confirmed that Humphries would, for the first time, move to number one on the PDC Order of Merit following the tournament. [61]

Final

Russ Bray refereed the final of his 28th and final World Championship. Russ Bray (Exeter 2016).jpg
Russ Bray refereed the final of his 28th and final World Championship.

The final between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries was held on 3 January 2024. It was the final World Championship game for referee Russ Bray, who announced his intention to retire from refereeing ranked events prior to the tournament. [62] Prior to the match, Bray was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame. [63]

Littler had the throw at the start of the first set; but lost the throw to Humphries in the third leg, who won the set 3–1. Humphries broke the Littler throw again in the second leg of the second set, but Littler broke back in the third leg after Humphries missed a dart for the set, before breaking again in the fifth leg with a 120 finish to level the match. In the third set, Littler broke throw in the second leg but Humphries broke back in the third leg and broke again in the fifth leg to re-take the match lead. Littler, however, levelled up the match again after breaking in the first leg of set 4, before taking the match lead for the first time after winning the fifth set 3–1. Littler then took the sixth set without dropping a leg to go into a 4–2 lead. [64]

The seventh set went entirely against throw, with Littler ultimately missing one dart at double to take a 5–2 set lead and allowed Humphries to instead bring the match back to 4–3. Humphries won the eighth set 3–1 to bring the match level before breaking throw in the final leg of the ninth set to re-take the lead. Humphries got to one set away with a 3–1 win in the tenth set. The first four legs of the eleventh set went with throw before Littler missed three darts at double to take the final leg, before Humphries hit double 8 to win his first World Championship. [65] This was Humphries' fourth premier tournament victory in four months, having won the World Grand Prix, Grand Slam and Players Championship Finals prior to the tournament. Humphries went to the number 1 spot on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time following the tournament, whilst Littler rose 133 places to go 31st. [66]

Schedule

Friday, 15 December [67]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 91.793–0 Flag of the United States.svg   Stowe Buntz 88.263–13–13–2—
02 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 88.493–0 Flag of Austria.svg   Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 81.833–03–23–2—
03 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 90.133–2 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Paolo Nebrida 90.150–33–23–11–33–1
042 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 100.093–2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 99.463–12–32–33–13–1
Saturday, 16 December [68]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
051 Flag of England.svg   Lee Evans 85.023–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Sandro Eric Sosing 75.593–13–03–2—
06 Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 95.973–0 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Kciuk 91.823–03–23–1—
07 Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 90.721–3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Darren Penhall 91.292–33–10–31–3—
082 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 90.943–1 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 87.320–33–23–03–2—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
091 Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 81.363–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 82.193–22–33–23–0—
10 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 86.683–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Reynaldo Rivera 87.383–13–20–33–1—
11 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 90.693–1 Flag of Japan.svg   Haruki Muramatsu 90.433–23–00–33–2—
122 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 98.293–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 88.383–03–13–2—
Sunday, 17 December [69]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
131 Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 92.343–0 Flag of South Africa.svg  Simon Adams 75.893–23–03–0—
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 87.843–0 Flag of Guyana.svg   Norman Madhoo 73.203–03–03–0—
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 93.143–2 Flag of the Philippines.svg   Lourence Ilagan 86.033–13–12–32–33–0
162 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 93.413–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Darren Penhall 81.243–13–23–1—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
171 Flag of Ireland.svg   Dylan Slevin 90.211–3 Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 91.063–12–32–31–3—
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 79.863–1 Flag of England.svg   Darren Webster 84.293–03–22–33–2—
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 90.993–1 Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 87.322–33–13–03–2—
202 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 93.583–0 Flag of England.svg   Lee Evans 92.333–13–23–2—
Monday, 18 December [70]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
211 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mario Vandenbogaerde 85.591–3 Flag of France.svg   Thibault Tricole 85.213–22–32–32–3—
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 87.532–3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Man Lok Leung 96.263–23–21–31–31–3
23 Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 92.033–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Haupai Puha 88.453–03–12–33–0—
242 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 98.013–0 Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 88.833–03–03–2—
Tuesday, 19 December [71]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
251 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 93.391–3 Flag of Japan.svg  Tomoya Goto 90.712–32–33–10–3—
26 Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 89.232–3 Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 93.293–23–22–32–31–3
27 Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 82.971–3 Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 91.053–20–30–32–3—
282 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 92.302–3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 96.283–11–33–10–31–3
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
291 Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 92.013–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Wessel Nijman 92.823–13–20–33–2—
30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 94.343–0 Flag of Germany.svg   Dragutin Horvat 83.653–13–13–2—
31 Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 92.373–0 Flag of Japan.svg   Mikuru Suzuki 78.273–03–13–0—
322 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 98.173–0 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 95.813–13–13–0—
Wednesday, 20 December [72]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
331 Flag of Poland.svg   Radek Szagański 82.403–2 Flag of Finland.svg   Marko Kantele 78.473–12–32–33–13–0
34 Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon 88.753–2 Flag of England.svg  Owen Bates 86.511–32–33–13–13–1
35 Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 98.743–0 Flag of India.svg  Bhav Patel 82.003–03–03–0—
362 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 95.013–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 90.753–03–22–33–1—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
371 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 100.323–1 Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Spellman 95.460–33–23–13–0—
38 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 85.293–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Ben Robb 89.513–23–13–2—
39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Christian Kist 90.550–3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 106.120–31–31–3—
402 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 83.870–3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 90.452–32–30–3—
Thursday, 21 December [73]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
411 Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell 89.943–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg   Zong Xiao Chen 85.223–23–03–1—
42 Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 92.182–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 93.872–33–21–33–20–3
432 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 91.333–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 89.943–01–33–23–2—
44 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 89.323–0 Flag of France.svg   Thibault Tricole 85.393–03–23–0—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
452 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 92.091–3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 92.652–32–33–01–3—
46 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 94.130–3 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.012–32–31–3—
47 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 90.663–1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Man Lok Leung 92.563–13–20–33–0—
48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 89.693–1 Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 87.663–23–01–33–0—
Friday, 22 December [74]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
492 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 95.133–2 Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell 95.363–20–33–21–36–5
50 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 93.821–3 Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 94.223–22–31–30–3—
51 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 89.823–1 Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 85.742–33–23–23–1—
52 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.571–3 Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 96.843–10–31–30–3—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
532 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.772–3 Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 91.783–23–12–32–30–3
54 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 96.933–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 89.853–13–12–33–0—
55 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 99.813–1 Flag of Poland.svg   Radek Szagański 93.643–13–02–33–2—
56 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 103.093–2 Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 97.223–11–33–11–33–1
Saturday, 23 December [75] [76]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
572 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 84.770–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 99.460–30–30–3—
58 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 96.652–3 Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 99.270–33–20–33–10–3
59 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 88.453–1 Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon 86.672–33–13–23–0—
60 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 100.793–1 Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 91.163–03–12–33–2—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
612 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 91.113–1 Flag of Japan.svg  Tomoya Goto 85.623–03–22–33–0—
62 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 91.871–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 91.321–32–33–21–3—
63 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 107.283–0 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 90.253–03–23–1—
64 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 90.540–3 Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 99.381–30–31–3—
Wednesday, 27 December [77]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
653 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.134–3 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 94.821–30–33–03–20–33–14–2
66 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 95.494–1 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 96.163–13–03–11–33–2—
67 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.324–2 Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 91.953–23–02–33–21–33–1—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
683 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 91.291–4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 97.190–30–32–33–21–3—
69 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 101.394–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 86.203–13–13–23–0—
70 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.734–1 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 87.782–33–13–13–23–1—
Thursday, 28 December [78]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
713 Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 93.790–4 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 101.152–31–32–31–3—
72 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 96.514–2 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 93.943–13–10–32–33–23–2—
73 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 103.332–4 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 102.361–31–33–23–12–31–3—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
743 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 95.762–4 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 95.732–33–12–33–02–32–3—
75 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 91.384–3 Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 91.023–11–32–30–33–23–13–0
76 Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 93.232–4 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 93.533–12–33–22–32–31–3—
Friday, 29 December [79] [80]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
773 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 96.064–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 88.290–32–33–03–23–11–33–1
78 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 91.554–2 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 92.943–13–20–33–11–33–1—
79 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 91.711–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 89.162–33–20–30–32–3—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
803 Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 94.801–4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 99.293–21–32–31–30–3—
814 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 99.804–0 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 94.843–23–23–13–1—
82 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 102.470–4 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 102.431–32–30–31–3—
Saturday, 30 December [81]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
834 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 92.964–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 92.503–21–33–23–13–2—
84 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 91.032–4 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 98.982–32–33–23–00–31–3—
85 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 98.414–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 90.893–13–03–13–2—
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
864 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 94.014–3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 93.383–03–11–31–31–33–13–1
87 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 99.611–4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 105.011–31–32–33–22–3—
88 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 99.234–3 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 98.662–30–33–13–22–33–06–5
Monday, 1 January [82]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
89QF Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 99.844–5 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.703–13–23–03–01–31–32–31–33–5
90 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 101.935–1 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 86.453–23–03–23–11–33–0—
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
91QF Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 93.413–5 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 96.320–33–13–20–30–33–01–31–3—
92 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 103.505–1 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 97.383–12–33–13–23–23–0—
Tuesday, 2 January [83]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10Set 11
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
93SF Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 102.772–6 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 106.053–22–31–32–33–21–31–32–3—
94 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.930–6 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 108.742–30–32–32–30–31–3—
Wednesday, 3 January [84]
Match no.RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10Set 11Set 12Set 13
Evening session (20:00 GMT)
95F Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 101.134–7 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 103.671–33–22–33–13–13–02–31–32–31–32–3—

Draw

The draw was held on 27 November 2023 and was conducted by former world champions Dennis Priestley and Phil Taylor. [85] [86]

Finals

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[87] 		Semi-finals
(best of 11 sets)
2 January
[88] 		Final
(best of 13 sets)
3 January
         
17 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 99.844
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.705
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 102.772
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 106.056
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 101.935
28 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 86.451
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 101.134
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 103.677
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 93.413
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 96.325
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.930
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 108.746
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 103.505
11 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 97.381

Top half

Section 1

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[98] [99] [100] 		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[100] [101] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[87]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 91.7931 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 100.093
Q Flag of the United States.svg   Stowe Buntz 88.260 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 99.462
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.734
32 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 87.781
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 94.34332 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 91.333
Q Flag of Germany.svg   Dragutin Horvat 83.650 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 89.941
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 102.470
17 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 102.434
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 79.86316 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 95.013
Q Flag of England.svg   Darren Webster 84.291 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 90.751
16 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 103.332
17 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 102.364
Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 98.74317 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 103.093
Q Flag of India.svg  Bhav Patel 82.000 Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 97.222
17 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 99.844
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.705
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mario Vandenbogaerde 85.5918 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 89.323
Q Flag of France.svg   Thibault Tricole 85.213Q Flag of France.svg   Thibault Tricole 85.390
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.324
Q Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 91.952
Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 89.23225 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 93.821
Q Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 93.293Q Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 94.223
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 98.414
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 90.890
Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon 88.7539 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 88.453
Q Flag of England.svg  Owen Bates 86.512 Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon 86.671
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 91.554
24 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 92.942
Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 81.36324 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 89.823
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 82.191 Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 85.741

Section 2

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[98] [99] [100] 		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[100] [101] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[87]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 87.8434 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 83.870
Q Flag of Guyana.svg   Norman Madhoo 73.200 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 90.453
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 91.711
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 89.164
Flag of Poland.svg   Radek Szagański 82.40329 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 99.813
Q Flag of Finland.svg   Marko Kantele 78.472 Flag of Poland.svg   Radek Szagański 93.641
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 99.611
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 105.014
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 93.14313 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 92.302
Q Flag of the Philippines.svg   Lourence Ilagan 86.032 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 96.283
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 91.291
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 97.194
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Christian Kist 90.55020 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 92.091
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 106.123Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 92.653
Q Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 101.935
28 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 86.451
Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 95.9735 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 98.013
Q Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Kciuk 91.820 Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 88.830
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 95.762
28 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 95.734
Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell 89.94328 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 95.133
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg   Zong Xiao Chen 85.220 Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell 95.362
28 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 94.014
21 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 93.383
Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 82.97112 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.571
Q Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 91.053Q Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 96.843
Q Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 94.801
21 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 99.294
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 90.13321 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 98.293
Q Flag of the Philippines.svg  Paolo Nebrida 90.152 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 88.380

Bottom half

Section 3

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[98] [99] [100] 		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[100] [101] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[87]
Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 86.6832 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 98.173
Q Flag of the Philippines.svg  Reynaldo Rivera 87.381 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 95.810
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 101.394
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 86.200
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 85.29331 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 84.770
Q Flag of New Zealand.svg   Ben Robb 89.510 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 99.463
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 99.804
18 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 94.840
Flag of Ireland.svg   Dylan Slevin 90.21115 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.772
Q Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 91.063Q Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 91.783
Q Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 93.790
18 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 101.154
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 100.32318 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 107.283
Q Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Spellman 95.461 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 90.250
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 93.413
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 96.325
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 90.6937 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 94.130
Q Flag of Japan.svg   Haruki Muramatsu 90.431 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.013
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.364
26 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 95.153
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 90.99326 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 96.933
Q Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 87.321 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 89.851
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 92.964
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 92.501
Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 92.03310 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 89.693
Q Flag of New Zealand.svg   Haupai Puha 88.451 Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 87.661
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 96.064
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 88.293
Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 92.18223 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 91.871
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 93.873Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 91.323

Section 4

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] 		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[98] [99] [100] 		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[100] [101] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[87]
Flag of England.svg   Lee Evans 85.0233 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 93.583
Q Flag of the Philippines.svg  Sandro Eric Sosing 75.590 Flag of England.svg   Lee Evans 92.330
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 91.384
Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 91.023
Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 92.37330 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 96.652
Q Flag of Japan.svg   Mikuru Suzuki 78.270 Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 99.273
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 99.234
14 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 98.663
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 90.72114 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 93.413
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Darren Penhall 91.293Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Darren Penhall 81.240
14 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 96.514
19 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 93.942
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 93.39119 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 91.113
Q Flag of Japan.svg  Tomoya Goto 90.713Q Flag of Japan.svg  Tomoya Goto 85.621
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 103.655
11 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 97.511
Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 92.3436 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 90.540
Q Flag of South Africa.svg  Simon Adams 75.890 Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 99.383
Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 93.232
27 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 93.534
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 92.01327 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 100.793
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Wessel Nijman 92.821 Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 91.161
27 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 91.032
11 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 98.984
Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 88.49311 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 90.943
Q Flag of Austria.svg   Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 81.830 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 87.321
11 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 95.494
22 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 96.161
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 87.53222 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 90.663
Q Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Man Lok Leung 96.263Q Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Man Lok Leung 92.561

Final

Best of 13 sets
Referee: Russ Bray
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 3 January 2024
Luke Littler   Flag of England.svg 4–7 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries
1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–0, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3
101.13Average (3 darts) [84] 103.67
58100+ scores53
34140+ scores37
13180 scores [84] 23
170Highest checkout [84] 170
4100+ Checkouts5
23/63 (36%)Checkout summary [84] 25/58 (41%)

Statistics

Highest averages

This table shows all averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament. [102] [103] For players with multiple high averages, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

The three-dart average is the most cited statistic in darts matches as it gives a rough estimate of a player's form. [104] [105] For comparison with previous years, see the highest ever recorded averages in the World Darts Championship.

PlayerRoundAverageOpponentResult
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries SF108.74 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams Won
Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 2107.28 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 1106.12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Christian Kist Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (2)SF106.05 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (3)4105.01 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (2)F103.67 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (3)QF103.50 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall Won
Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 3103.33 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey Lost
Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 2103.09 Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor Won
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross SF102.77 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler Lost
Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 4102.47 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey Lost
Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey (2)4102.43 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith Won
Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey (3)3102.36 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (4)QF101.93 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan Won
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 3101.39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra Won
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (2)3101.32 Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf Won
Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (2)3101.15 Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel Won
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (5)F101.13 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries Lost
Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 2100.79 Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton Won
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (3)QF100.70 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey Won
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 1100.32 Flag of the United States.svg  Alex SpellmanWon
Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (2)2100.09 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets Won

Ballon d'Art

Tournament sponsors Paddy Power pledged to donate £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK for each maximum 180 scored during the tournament. As part of this, they additionally announced a new trophy, dubbed the Ballon d'Art in reference to association football's Ballon d'Or , for the player who hit the most 180s. [106] [107] World Champion Luke Humphries achieved the most 180s with 73 to additionally win the inaugural Ballon d'Art trophy. [108] The tournament finished with a total of 914 180s scored. [109]

Representation

In total, 27 nations were represented, [110] compared to the record of 29 in 2021 and 2022. [111]

Media coverage

Television audience

Buoyed by media attention to Littler, the event's final set records for television viewership. In the United Kingdom, the final drew an average audience of 3.1 million viewers on subscription channel Sky Sports, peaking at 3.7 million near the end of the contest. [112] This was the broadcaster's highest ever audience for a non-football event. [113]

In Germany, Sport1 broadcasting the event, held the overall primetime lead for four different nights for men aged between 14 and 49. The semifinals also led primetime among adults 14–49, [114] while the final won the entire day in the age group, surpassing even the main evening news broadcasts. [115] The final's average audience of 1.91 million was second only to Phil Taylor's retirement match in the 2018 final, while the peak audience of 2.86 million was a new tournament record. [116]

Reality miniseries

Following the conclusion of the tournament, Sky announced a three-part series following a selection of players in the run-up to and during the 2024 World Championship, to be shown as part of their Sky Documentaries lineup. Produced in collaboration with longform documentary veterans Dorothy Street Pictures, it was simply known under the working title Darts, before being unveiled under the name "Game of Throws" upon the conclusion of the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts. [117] [118]

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