John Part is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator, as well as competing in World Seniors events. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Part is statistically North America's greatest darts player to date. He has the distinction of being the first non-British player to win the World Championship, and the only non-European to date to win the PDC World Darts Championship.
Steve Beaton is an English former professional darts player. He won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1996 and is a former World No. 1.
Anastasia Petrovna Dobromyslova-Martin is a professional darts player. She is a three-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO).
Richard Mark Burnett, nicknamed Prince of Wales, is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former World No. 1 who won the 1995 Embassy World Darts Championship. Burnett is known for coming on to "Dakota" and dancing on stage. He is also known for his fiery personality, fighting with Adrian Lewis on stage during the 2012 Players Championship Finals.
Peter Kenneth Evison is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were winning the 1989 Winmau World Masters and the 1996 World Matchplay.
Stephen Bunting is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is currently ranked world number five.
Stephen Coote is an English former professional darts player. He won the German Open in 1999. He is not a full-time professional and works as a fireman.
Bert Vlaardingerbroek is a Dutch former professional darts player who competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO), Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), and World Darts Federation (WDF).
Andy Boulton is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Nicknamed X-Factor, he has won 4 titles on the PDC Challenge Tour.
Ronnie Baxter is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches. Baxter was known for his fast robotic throwing action. He currently resides in his hometown Blackpool. Baxter is widely regarded as one of the best players never to have won a major TV title. He is still active on the exhibition circuit.
Deta Hedman is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. She is a two-time World Masters and Finder Masters winner, and a three-time Dutch Open champion. She was also a three-time runner-up at the BDO World Championship, and was the runner-up at the 2016 BDO World Trophy.
Cameron Menzies is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals at the 2017 World Masters and the 2022 WDF Lakeside World Championship. Menzies also won his maiden PDC title in 2024 and reached the quarter-finals at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts.
Harith Lim is a Singaporean professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Jeffrey Sparidaans is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2017 England Classic.
Mark Jay Layton is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation events.
Jerry Umberger is an American former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname Tucker.
John Ferrell is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
David Evans is an English professional darts player and previous BDO world number 2 until 2020 and held a PDC tour card for two years, losing it at the end of 2022. David has won three Challenge Tour Titles and topped the Challenge Tour Order of Merit in 2020.
Mario Vandenbogaerde is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals of the 2019 BDO World Masters and the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship.
The 2021 PDC World Darts Championship was the 28th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The collapse of the BDO in September 2020 and subsequent postponement of the World Darts Federation-sanctioned event meant that this edition was the first undisputed World Championship in the sport since John Lowe won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1993. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021, and was played behind closed doors, except for the first day of the tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
