PDC World Darts Championship explained

PDC World Darts Championship
Country:England
Founded:1994
Inaugural:1994
Tv:Sky Sports (1993–)
Organizer:Professional Darts Corporation
Tournament Format:Sets
Current:2026 PDC World Darts Championship
Champ Season:2026

The PDC World Darts Championship, officially known as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a world championship competition held annually in the sport of darts. The championship begins in December and ends in January and has been held at Alexandra Palace in London since 2008. Organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), it is the most prestigious of their tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay, it is part of the Triple Crown.

The PDC championship began in 1994 as the WDC World Darts Championship as one of the consequences of the split in darts, which saw the World Darts Council break away from the BDO. As a result of the settlement between the BDO and the WDC in 1997, the WDC became the PDC, and players were then free to choose which world championship to enter (but not both in the same year), as long as they met certain eligibility criteria. Both organisations continued to organize their own world championship until the 2020 editions, after which the BDO folded.

There have been thirteen different winners since the tournament's inception. With 14 wins from 25 appearances, Phil Taylor dominated the competition until last winning it in 2013. Other players to win more than once are John Part (2003 & 2008), Adrian Lewis (2011 & 2012), Gary Anderson (2015 & 2016), Michael van Gerwen (2014, 2017 & 2019), Peter Wright (2020 & 2022) and Luke Littler (2025 & 2026). The one-time winners are the inaugural champion Dennis Priestley (1994), Raymond van Barneveld (2007), Rob Cross (2018), Gerwyn Price (2021), Michael Smith (2023) and Luke Humphries (2024).

History

In 1992, some high-profile players, including all previous winners of the BDO World Darts Championship still active in the game, formed the WDC, and in 1994, held their first World Championship. Dennis Priestley won the inaugural competition.

The players who broke away were taking a significant gamble – the tournament was broadcast on satellite television rather than terrestrial, and from 1994 to 2001, the prize fund for the players in the WDC/PDC World Championship was lower than the prize fund in the BDO version, although the 1997 PDC World Champion received £45,000 compared to that year's BDO World Champion receiving £38,000. In 2002, the PDC prize fund overtook that of the BDO for the first time, and the PDC event now boasts the largest prize fund of any darts competition. In 2010, the prize fund reached £1 million for the first time, with the champion collecting £200,000.

The 2014 and 2015 PDC world champions collected £250,000 for their wins. For the next three years, the winner's share increased by £50,000 each year culminating in a 2018 prize fund of £1.8 million.[1] The prize fund for the tournament was £2.5 million with £500,000 to the winner from 2019. The 2025/26 World Championship will see the field expand to 128 players with the prize fund increasing to £5 million with a record £1 million to the champion.

In the 2001 PDC World Darts Championship Gayl King became the first woman to play in the PDC World Darts Championship. Since then Anastasia Dobromyslova, Deta Hedman, Lisa Ashton, Fallon Sherrock, Mikuru Suzuki, Beau Greaves and Noa-Lynn van Leuven have all played in the PDC World Darts Championship. In the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship Sherrock became the first woman to defeat a man in the PDC World Darts Championship, when she defeated Ted Evetts. In the next round she also defeated Mensur Suljovic before losing to Chris Dobey. Sherrock remains the only woman to defeat a man in the PDC World Darts Championship.

Venue

The tournament has been held at Alexandra Palace in London since 2008, having previously been held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex, from 1994 to 2007.[2] Currently, the play takes place inside the venue's West Hall, which has a capacity of 3,200.[3] From the edition of 2027, the play will take place at the Great Hall, which expands the capacity to 5,000.[4]

List of finals

YearChampion (average in final)[5] ScoreRunner-up (average in final)Prize moneySponsorVenue
Total[6] ChampionRunner-up
19946–1£64,000£16,000£8,000Skol
19956–2£55,000£12,000£6,000
19966–4£62,500£14,000£7,000
19976–3£99,500£45,000£10,000Red Band
19986–0£72,500£20,000Skol
19996–2£104,000£30,000£16,000
20007–3£111,000£31,000£16,400
20017–0£125,000£33,000£18,000
20027–0£205,000£50,000£25,000
20037–6£237,000Ladbrokes
20047–6£257,000
20057–4£300,000£60,000£30,000
20067–0£500,000£100,000£50,000
20077–6
20087–2£589,000
20097–1£724,000£125,000£60,000
20107–3£1,000,000£200,000£100,000
20117–5
20127–3
20137–4
20147–4£1,050,000£250,000
20157–6£1,250,000£120,000William Hill
20167–5£1,500,000£300,000£150,000
20177–3£1,650,000£350,000£160,000
20187–2£1,800,000£400,000£170,000
20197–3£2,500,000£500,000£200,000
20207–3
20217–3
20227–5
2023[7] 7–4Cazoo
20247–4Paddy Power
20257–3
20267–1£5,000,000£1,000,000£400,000

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances

RankPlayerWinnerRunner-upFinals
11451925
234718
323516
421318
21318
21316
2133
814519
912314
1011218
111018
1018
10111
1403313
1501110
01117
01110
0114
01115
01113
0113

Champions by country

CountryPlayersTotalFirst titleLast title
72219942026
Netherlands2420072019
2420152022
Canada1220032008
1120212021

Nine-dart finishes

Sixteen nine-dart finishes have been thrown at the World Championship. The first one was in 2009.
Two have been made in world finals: firstly by Adrian Lewis in 2011 and then Michael Smith in 2023.

NumberPlayerYear (+ Round)MethodOpponentResult
1.2009, Quarter-Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Won
2.2010, 2nd Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Won
3.2011, Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Won
4.2013, 2nd Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Lost
5.2013, Semi-Final3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12Won
6.2014, 1st Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Lost
7.2014, 1st Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Lost
8.2015, 3rd Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Lost
9.2016, Semi-Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Won
10.2021, 3rd Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Lost
11.2022, 1st Round3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12Won
12.2022, 1st RoundLost
13.2022, Quarter-Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12Lost
14.2023, Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Won
15.2025, 1st RoundLost
16.2025, 3rd Round3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12Lost

Averages

Since the breakaway of the PDC players, there has been much debate about the relative merits of the players within each organisation. The debate often focuses on the three-dart averages of players in matches.

In 2010 Phil Taylor became the first player to average over 100 in all six rounds of the tournament. He repeated this feat (though lost the final) in 2015 and Michael van Gerwen achieved it in 2017 and 2019.

Ten highest PDC World Championship one-match averages[8]
AveragePlayerYear (+Round)OpponentResult
114.052017, Semi-Final6–2
111.212002, 2nd Round6–1
110.942009, Final7–1
109.342017, Semi-Final2–6
109.232016, 2nd Round4–0
109.002007, 2nd Round4–1
108.982021, 2nd Round3–1
108.802009, Quarter-Final5–0
108.742024, Semi-Final6–0
108.652018, 2nd Round4–0
Five highest losing averages
AveragePlayerYear (+Round)OpponentResult
109.342017, Semi-Final2–6
106.092019, 2nd Round1–3
106.072017, 2nd Round2–4
105.782016, 3rd Round3–4
104.932017, Final3–7
Players with 5 or more 100+ match average (updated 3 January 2026)
PlayerTotalHighest Av.Year (+Round)
56111.212002, 2nd Round
42114.052017, Semi-Final
26108.392011, 3rd Round
16107.092026, 3rd Round
16105.862020, Quarter-Final
15106.512010, 1st Round
13109.34 2017, Semi-Final
13106.322022, 2nd Round
7107.672018, Final
7107.342021, Quarter-Final
7107.282024, 2nd Round
7105.372010, Quarter-Final
6108.742026, Quarter-Final
6105.612021, 2nd Round
5104.202020, 3rd Round
5103.092024, 2nd Round
Ten highest tournament averages (min 3 matches)
AveragePlayerYearRound (+ result)Reference
106.372017Final (won)
104.6820163rd Round[9]
104.632010Final (won)[10]
104.192010Quarter-Final
104.082009Final (won)[11]
104.052018Semi-Final[12]
103.982026Final (won)
103.642021Quarter-Final
103.452017Final (loss)[13]
103.382019Final (won) [14]
Note: Tournament averages above were calculated by summing the match averages of a player by the number of matches. This does not take into account the length of the matches. The true three dart average is defined by three times the "total points scored" divided by the "number of darts used". The real 2017 tournament average for Michael van Gerwen was 107.06.

Records

Most titles: 14, Phil Taylor. Taylor's two BDO titles take his total to 16, a record across both organisations.[15] [16]

Most finals: 19, Phil Taylor, 1994–2007, 2009–2010, 2013, 2015 and 2018.[15] Taylor's two BDO finals take his total to 21, a record across both organisations.[15] [16]

Most match wins: 110, Phil Taylor, 1994–2018. Taylor has only lost 11 matches at the tournament and reached every final from 1994 until 2007, before being beaten in the quarter-finals by Wayne Mardle in 2008.[17] [18] [19]

Longest unbeaten run: 44 matches, Phil Taylor, 1995–2003, between his defeats in the 1994 and 2003 finals.

Most 180s in a tournament (total): 1,127 (2026).

Most 180s in a tournament (individual): 83, Michael Smith (2022)[20]

Most 180s in a match: 24, Peter Wright (2022 semi-final) and Michael Smith (2022 final) [21] [22]

Most 180s in a match (both players): 42, Gary Anderson (22) and Michael van Gerwen (20) (2017 final)

Longest streak of 100+ averages: 19 matches, Michael van Gerwen, 2016–2019[23]

Highest Average for one set: 140.91, Luke Littler, 2nd round 2025 championship.[24]

Most appearances: 25, Phil Taylor.

Youngest player: Mitchell Clegg, 16 years and 37 days in 2007. Clegg had qualified as a 15-year-old. He was younger than Michael van Gerwen, who set the BDO World Championship youngest player record a few weeks later.

Youngest finalist: Luke Littler, 16 years and 347 days in the 2024 final. Littler was 4 years and 106 days younger than Kirk Shepherd, who reached the final in 2008.

Record TV audience UK: 3.71 million (2024 final)[25]

Record TV audience outside UK: 3.10 million peak viewership and 2.19 million average viewership (2025 Final). The record was set during the German broadcast (Sport1) of the 2025 final between Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler.[26]

Won both World Championships: Four players. Dennis Priestley was the first player to win both versions of the World Championship,[27] [28] winning the 1991 BDO Championship and the 1994 PDC Championship. Phil Taylor, John Part and Raymond van Barneveld have since matched the feat.[27] [28]

Overseas World Champions: Three players. John Part was the first player from outside the UK to win the PDC World Championship with his 2003 title, followed by Raymond van Barneveld in 2007 and Michael van Gerwen in 2014. Part was also the first overseas player to win the BDO title, doing so in 1994.

Youngest World Champion: Luke Littler was 17 years 11 months and 13 days when he won his first world title in 2025.

Oldest World Champion: Phil Taylor was 52 years and 5 months old when he won his last world title in 2013.

Oldest Player to win a match: Paul Lim was 71 years and 323 days when he won a match in 2026 event.[29]

Youngest Player to win a match: Luke Littler was 16 years and 333 days when he won a match in 2024 event.[30]

Media

Domestic broadcaster

The PDC World Championship has been broadcast live and in its entirety by Sky Sports in the UK since its inception. Since 2009 the tournament has been presented in High Definition (HD). Their coverage is currently presented from a studio overlooking the interior of the Alexandra Palace venue.

The current presenting team is as follows:[31]

Presenters:

Commentators:

Co-commentators/pundits:

Former presenters and commentators have been:

Overseas broadcasters

Dutch broadcaster SBS6, having covered the BDO World Darts Championship for many years, also covered the event until RTL7 took over broadcasting. TV3 Sport (Denmark), Fox Sports (Australia), TSN (Canada), SuperSport (South Africa), Sky Sport (New Zealand), StarHub (Singapore), Ten Sports (India), CCTV (China), Showtime (Middle East), Ukraine TV, TVP Sport (Poland), NOVA Sport (Czech Republic and Slovakia), Sport1 (Germany, Hungary), Meersat (Malaysia), 7TV (Russia), Measat (Indonesia), J Sports (Japan), DAZN (USA, Italy), GOL TV (Spain) Eurosport (Romania), Viaplay (Iceland) and VTM4 (Belgium) now also broadcast the event.

Viewing figures

Television viewing figures for the final are as follows:[33]

YearBroadcaster
Sky UKGermany SPORT1Netherlands
20262,500,000 peak [34]
2025
20243.68 million peak[35] 2.86 million peak[36]
2023

2,360,000[37]

2022

1,490,000[38]

1,650,000[39]

2021

1,000,000[40]

1,550,000[41]

2020align=center 1,006,553[42] 1,590,000 [43] align=center 1,200,000 (RTL 7)[44]
2019align=center 658,3001,490,000 [45] align=center 1,540,000 (RTL 7)[46]
2018align=center 1,400,0002,150,000 [47] align=center 864,000 (RTL 7)
2017align=center 607,0001,480,000[48] align=center 2,170,000 (RTL 7)[49]
2016align=center 908,000950,000[50] align=center 869,000 (RTL 7)[51]
2015align=center 1.5 million peak[52] 1,360,000[53] align=center 908,000 (RTL 7)[54]
2014align=center 668,000560,000[55] align=center 2,054,000 (RTL 7)
2013align=center 1,270,000[56] 810,0001,748,000 (RTL 7)
2012align=center 728,000762,000 (RTL 7)
2011align=center 920,000align=center 435,000 (SBS6)
2010align=center 888,000730,000align=center 854,000 (SBS6)
2009align=center 809,000490,000align=center 1,441,000 (SBS6)
2008align=center 731,000340,000align=center 211,000 (compilation SBS6)
2007align=center 1,028,000align=center 1,339,000 (SBS6)
2006align=center 761,000align=center
2005align=center 530,000align=center
2004align=center 820,000align=center
2003align=center 610,000align=center
2002align=center Unavailablealign=center
2001align=center 420,000align=center
2000align=center 240,000align=center
1999align=center 200,000align=center

Webcasting

The PDC world championship events are now broadcast on video.pdc.tv which shows the events live, highlights and also classic matches. This website is a subscription only viewing and is limited to certain territorial restrictions.

Video games

The PDC have worked with various video game developers since 2006 to create a number of darts-themed titles based on the World Darts Championship tournament.

Their first game PDC World Championship Darts was developed by Mere Mortals for the PlayStation 2 and PC. The second game in the series was PDC World Championship Darts 2008 developed by Mere Mortals for the PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360. A year later Rebellion Developments took over development of the series, releasing PDC World Championship Darts 2009 for the Wii and Nintendo DS.

The most recent PDC World Darts Championship console game to be released was PDC World Championship Darts Pro Tour a darts video game for the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. This game is the most comprehensive of the series featuring ten professional players and five official PDC tournaments including the PDC World Grand Prix, Las Vegas Desert Classic, PDC UK Open and the Holland Open.

In 2021 the PDC collaborated with Blueprint Gaming to develop PDC World Darts Championship, an officially licensed slots game available to play on mobile devices and PC, the game was released in February 2021.[57]

Sponsor

The tournament has been sponsored by bookmaker Paddy Power in 2024. Previous sponsors have been:

Trophy

Following popular darts commentator Sid Waddell's death on 11 August 2012, the decision was made to rename the champion's trophy to the Sid Waddell trophy from the 2013 tournament onwards.[58]

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

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  4. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/december/04/alexandra-palace-host-world-darts-championship-until-2031 pdc.tv
  5. Each player's average score is based on the average for each 3-dart visit to the board (ie total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
  6. http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=11 PDC World Championship prize fund
  7. Web site: Michael Smith hits nine-darter on way past Van Gerwen to PDC world title. 4 January 2023. The Guardian. 4 January 2023.
  8. http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/TournamentPlayerStats.aspx?tournKey=11 dartsdatabase.co.uk
  9. Web site: 2016 PDC World Championship tournament averages. Darts Database. 24 November 2018.
  10. Web site: 2010 PDC World Championship tournament averages. 24 November 2018.
  11. Web site: 2009 PDC World Championship tournament averages. Darts Database. 24 November 2018.
  12. Web site: 2018 PDC World Championship tournament averages. Darts Database. 24 November 2018.
  13. Web site: 2017 PDC World Championship tournament averages. Darts Database. 24 November 2018.
  14. Web site: 2019 PDC World Championship tournament averages. Darts Database. 16 January 2019.
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  30. News: 20 December 2023 . Youngest person to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship . 14 December 2025 . Guinness World Records.
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