Michael Smith won his first World Darts Championship title

PDC World Darts Championship 2023: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live Sky Sports TV coverage

By Sporting Life

Darts

Wed January 04, 2023 · 2y ago

The full results from the PDC's 2023 Cazoo World Darts Championship, which took place at Alexandrea Palace from December 15 to January 3.

The biggest event in darts is over after Michael Smith won arguably the greatest match in the tournament's history against Michael van Gerwen to get his hands on the Sid Waddell Trophy for the first time in his career.

You can look back at how the extravaganza unfolded right here the results, round-ups, and statistics while we also have details of how players qualified, as well as a bumper history section including past winners, nine-dart finishes and tournament statistics.

PDC World Darts Championship 2023: Round-by-round results

All results laid out in draw bracket order, Seedings in brackets
Scroll down for daily schedule and results

FINAL

(4) Michael Smith (100.87) 7-4 (99.58) Michael van Gerwen (3)
Set scores: 1-3, 3-1, 3-1, 0-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2

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SEMI-FINALS

(25) Gabriel Clemens (96.98) 2-6 (101.85) Michael Smith (4)
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 0-3, 2-3, 2-3, 1-3)
(15) Dimitri Van den Bergh (96.46) 0-6 (108.28) Michael van Gerwen (3)
(Set scores: 2-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 0-3)

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QUARTER-FINALS

(1) Gerwyn Price (94.58) 1-5 (99.94) Gabriel Clemens (25)
(Set scores: 3-0, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 0-3)
(4) Michael Smith (91.63) 5-3 (97.16) Stephen Bunting (21)
(Set scores: 3-2, 0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-0, 0-3, 1-3, 3-1)
(15) Dimitri Van den Bergh (96.32) 5-3 (93.92) Jonny Clayton (7)
(Set scores: 0-3, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-2)
(3) Michael van Gerwen (102.39) 5-0 (90.81) Chris Dobey (22)
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1)

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ROUND FOUR

(1) Gerwyn Price (94.43) 4-1 (91.92) Jose de Sousa (17)
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-2)
(25) Gabriel Clemens (93.96) 4-1 (91.92) Alan Soutar
(Set scores: 3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-2)
(4) Michael Smith (103.25) 4-1 (93.86) Joe Cullen (13)
(Set scores: 3-2, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-2)
(5) Luke Humphries (89.92) 1-4 (99.43) Stephen Bunting (21)
(Set scores: 1-3, 0-3, 3-1, 2-3, 0-3)
(31) Kim Huybrechts (87.13) 0-4 (95.59) Dimitri Van den Bergh (15)
(Set scores: 0-3, 2-3, 1-3, 0-3)
(7) Jonny Clayton (97.73) 4-3 (96.97) Josh Rock
(Set scores: 0-3, 3-1, 3-1, 2-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-0)
(3) Michael van Gerwen (100.42) 4-1 (89.77) Dirk van Duijvenbode (14)
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-0)
(6) Rob Cross (100.02) 2-4 (102.13) Chris Dobey (22)
(Set scores: 3-1, 0-3, 3-0, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3)

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ROUND THREE

Quarter One

(1) Gerwyn Price (93.68) 4-0 (92.64) Raymond van Barneveld (32)
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
(16) Ryan Searle (87.51) 3-4 (91.75) Jose de Sousa (17)
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 2-3, 1-3, 1-3)
Jim Williams (98.45) 3-4 (97.55) Gabriel Clemens (25)
(Set scores: 1-3, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3, 1-3)
(9) Danny Noppert (90.42) 2-4 (93.38) Alan Soutar
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-0, 1-3, 0-3, 1-3, 0-3)

Quarter Two

(4) Michael Smith (95.36) 4-3 (94.97) Martin Schindler (29)
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-0, 2-3, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-1)
(13) Joe Cullen (98.09) 4-0 (94.00) Damon Heta (20)
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-0)
(5) Luke Humphries (96.48) 4-3 (92.68) Vincent van der Voort (28) (R3)
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 2-3, 1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-0)
(12) Dave Chisnall (101.82) 2-4 (102.24) Stephen Bunting (21)
(Set scores: 3-1, 0-3, 0-3, 3-2, 1-3, 2-3)

Quarter Three

(2) Peter Wright (91.28) 1-4 (91.50) Kim Huybrechts (31)
(Set scores: 3-0, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 2-3)
(15) Dimitri Van den Bergh (92.92) 4-1 (92.38) Krzysztof Ratajski (18)
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-0, 0-3, 3-1, 3-1)
(7) Jonny Clayton (93.76) 4-1 (94.07) Brendan Dolan (26)
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3, 3-2)
(10) Nathan Aspinall (98.43) 3-4 (95.46) Josh Rock
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3,0, 1-3)

Quarter Four

(3) Michael van Gerwen (107.66) 4-2 (98.9) Mensur Suljovic (30)
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1)
(14) Dirk van Duijvenbode (93.44) 4-3 (96.95) Ross Smith (19)
(Set scores: 3-1, 1-3, 3-0, 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 6-5)
(6) Rob Cross (99.13) 4-1 (92.1) Mervyn King (27)
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-0, 3-1, 1-3, 3-1)
(11) Gary Anderson (93.87) 1-4 (95.34) Chris Dobey (22)
(Set scores: 3-0, 2-3, 2-3, 2-3, 1-3)

ROUND TWO

Seeded players enter at the second round and will face the winners of the first-round matches

Quarter One

(1) Gerwyn Price (92.88) 3-1 (89.05) Luke Woodhouse
(Set scores: 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 3-0)
(32) Raymond van Barneveld (95.18) 3-1 (93.89) Ryan Meikle
(Set Scores: 1-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0)
(16) Ryan Searle (88.6) 3-0 (82.04) Adam Gawlas
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-1, 3-2)
(17) Jose de Sousa (86.75) 3-2 (86.23) Simon Whitlock
(Set scores: 2-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-1)
(8) James Wade (91.01) 2-3 (90.49) Jim Williams
(Set scores: 3-1, 1-3, 0-3, 3-0, 1-3)
(25) Gabriel Clemens (95.64) 3-0 (91.86) Willie O‘Connor
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
(9) Danny Noppert (95.03) 3-1 (90.26) David Cameron
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1)
(24) Daryl Gurney (91.25) 0-3 (92.29) Alan Soutar
(Set scores: 2-3, 2-3, 2-3)

Quarter Two

(4) Michael Smith (96.62) 3-0 (82.39) Nathan Rafferty
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-0, 3-0)
(29) Martin Schindler (93.04) 3-1 (94.52) Martin Lukeman
(Set scores: 3-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1)
(13) Joe Cullen (95.03) 3-1 (90.82) Ricky Evans
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1)
(20) Damon Heta (96.17) 3-0 (82.96) Adrian Lewis
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
(5) Luke Humphries (90.95) 3-2 (86.47) Florian Hempel
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1)
(28) Vincent van der Voort (90.78) 3-0 (88.31) Cameron Menzies
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-1, 3-2)
(12) Dave Chisnall (97.87) 3-1 (95.01) Andrew Gilding
(Set scores: 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-2)
(21) Stephen Bunting (91.35) 3-1 (87.09) Leonard Gates
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1)

Quarter Three

(2) Peter Wright (88.34) 3-0 (77.9) Mickey Mansell
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-0, 3-0)
(31) Kim Huybrechts (83.37) 3-0 (68.97) Grant Sampson
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-0, 3-0)
(15) Dimitri Van den Bergh (97.20) 3-0 (86.06) Lourence Ilagan
(Set scores 3-0, 3-2, 3-0)
(18) Krzysztof Ratajski (88.61) 3-1 (81.97) Danny Jansen
(Set scores: 3-1, 0-3, 3-1, 3-1)
(7) Jonny Clayton (99.62) 3-0 (83.3) Danny van Trijp
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 3-1)
(26) Brendan Dolan (87.85) 3-1 (83.36) Jimmy Hendriks
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-0, 2-3, 3-0)
(10) Nathan Aspinall (97.8) 3-1 (91.88) Boris Krcmar
(Set scores 3-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-0)
(23) Callan Rydz (88.1) 0-3 (92.27) Josh Rock
(Set scores: 2-3, 1-3, 1-3)

Quarter Four

(3) Michael van Gerwen (101.84) 3-0 (81.79) Lewy Williams
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-0, 3-0)
(30) Mensur Suljovic (88.65) 3-0 (85.63) Mike De Decker
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
(14) Dirk van Duijvenbode (95.18) 3-2 (88.26) Karel Sedlacek
(Set scores: 3-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3-1, 4-2)
(19) Ross Smith (100.97) 3-1 (93.85) Darius Labanauskas
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2)
(6) Rob Cross (99.32) 3-1 (96.98) Scott Williams
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2)
(27) Mervyn King (93.74) 3-2 (88.01) Danny Baggish
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-2, 2-3, 1-3, 3-1)
(11) Gary Anderson (96.39) 3-1 (90.96) Madars Razma
(Set scores: 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-2)
(22) Chris Dobey (86.74) 3-0 (85.23) Martijn Kleermaker
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-1, 3-2)

ROUND ONE

Winners will play the seeded players in round two

Luke Woodhouse (87.89) 3-0 (80.51) Vladyslav Omelchenko
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-2, 3-1)
Ryan Meikle (91.94) 3-2 (84.04) Lisa Ashton
(Set scores 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 2-3, 3-0)
Adam Gawlas (84.86) 3-2 (85.12) Richie Burnett
(Set scores: 3-0, 0-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Simon Whitlock (87.25) 3-2 (85.81) Christian Perez
(Set scores: 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 0-3, 3-1
Jim Williams (91.09) 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki (90.32)
(Set scores: 0-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1)
William O'Connor (94.26) 3-0 (88.34) Beau Greaves
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-2, 3-0)
Ritchie Edhouse (87.34) 2-3 (87.86) David Cameron
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-2, 2-3, 0-3, 1-3)
Alan Soutar (86,98) 3-0 (78.23) Mal Cuming
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-1, 3-1)
Jermaine Wattimena (88.46) 2-3 (87.63) Nathan Rafferty
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 0-3, 3-0, 2-3
Martin Lukeman (87.00) 3-0 (83.25) Nobuhiro Yamamoto
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-1, 32
Ricky Evans (89.32) 3-1 (89.71) Fallon Sherrock
(Set Scores: 1-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2)
Adrian Lewis (93.57) 3-0 (83.87) Daniel Larsson
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-1, 3-1
Keegan Brown (91.54) 2-3 (88.55) Florian Hempel
(Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 2-3
Cameron Menzies (85.92) 3-1 (83.03) Diogo Portela
(Set scores: 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
Andrew Gilding (88.43) 3-2 (86.52) Robert Owen
(Set scores: 1-3, 3-2, 3-1, 0-3, 3-1)
Geert Nentjes (78.35) 1-3 (81.21) Leonard Gates
(Set scores: 3-2, 1-3, 0-3, 2-3)
Mickey Mansell (92.49) 3-1 (89.13) Ben Robb
Set scores: 3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2)
Keane Barry (78.35) 1-3 (77.29) Grant Sampson
(Set scores: 2-3, 2-3, 3-1, 1-3)
Rowby-John Rodriguez (91.3) 2-3 (87.96) Lourence Ilagan
(Set scores: 1-3, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0, 2-3)
Danny Jansen (83.42) 3-2 (82.75) Paolo Nebrida
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 0-3, 3-0)
Steve Beaton (85.23) 0-3 (87.06) Danny van Trijp
(Set scores: 1-3, 1-3, 2-3)
Jamie Hughes (79.78) 1-3 (78.33) Jimmy Hendriks
(Set scores: 0-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1)
Boris Krcmar (78.21) 3-0 (78.43) Toru Suzuki
(Set scores: 3-1, 3-0, 3-2)
Josh Rock (93.36) 3-1 (85.66) Jose Justicia
(Set scores: 3-1, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0)
Niels Zonneveld (86.88) 0-3 (92.81) Lewy Williams
(Set scores: 1-3, 2-3, 1-3)
Mike De Decker (88.56) 3-1 (92.09) Jeff Smith
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2)
Karel Sedlacek (98.72) 3-0 (92.40) Raymond Smith
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-0, 3-2)
John O’Shea (81.06) 2-3 (83.78) Darius Labanauskas
(Set scores: 3-2, 3-2, 1-3, 2-3, 1-3)
Scott Williams (100.32) 3-1 (103.04) Ryan Joyce
(Set scores: 3-1, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1)
Matt Campbell (93.58) 1-3 (92.96) Danny Baggish
(Set scores: 1-3, 2-3, 2-3)
Madars Razma (89.3) 3-1 (86.19) Prakash Jiwa
(Set scores: 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0)
Martijn Kleermaker (86.28) 3-0 (77.73) Xicheng Han
(Set scores: 3-0, 3-1, 3-1)

World Championship: Full daily results

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Thursday December 15
Evening Session (7pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Mickey Mansell 3-1 Ben Robb (R1)
Keane Barry 1-3 Grant Sampson (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena 2-3 Nathan Rafferty (R1)
Peter Wright 3-0 Mickey Mansell (R2)

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Friday December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Alan Soutar 3-0 Mal Cuming (R1)
Boris Krcmar 3-0 Toru Suzuki (R1)
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Daniel Larsson (R1)
Kim Huybrechts 3-0 Grant Sampson (R2)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Rowby-John Rodriguez 1-3 Lourence Ilagan (R1)
William O‘Connor 3-0 Beau Greaves (R1)
Keegan Brown 2-3 Florian Hempel (R1)
Michael Smith 3-0 Nathan Rafferty (R2)

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Saturday December 17
Afternoon Session (11am GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Martin Lukeman 3-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto (R1)
Simon Whitlock 3-2 Christian Perez (R1)
Adam Gawlas 3-2 Richie Burnett (R1)
Daryl Gurney 0-3 Alan Soutar (R2)

Evening Session (8pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Ryan Meikle 3-2 Lisa Ashton (R1)
Cameron Menzies 3-1 Diogo Portela (R1)
Josh Rock 3-1 Jose Justicia (R1)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Lourence Ilagan (R2)

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Sunday December 18
Afternoon Session (11am GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Madars Razma 3-1 Prakash Jiwa (R1)
Karel Sedlacek 3-0 Raymond Smith (R1)
Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Vladyslav Omelchenko (R1)
Damon Heta 3-0 Adrian Lewis (R2)

Evening Session (8pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Mike De Decker 3-1 Jeff Smith (R1)
Scott Williams 3-1 Ryan Joyce (R1)
Matt Campbell 0-3 Danny Baggish (R1)
Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Boris Krcmar (R2)

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Monday December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Andrew Gilding 3-2 Robert Owen (R1)
Danny Jansen 3-2 Paolo Nebrida (R1)
Niels Zonneveld 0-3 Lewy Williams (R1)
Jose de Sousa 3-2 Whitlock (R2)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Geert Nentjes 1-3 Leonard Gates (R1)
Ritchie Edhouse 2-3 David Cameron (R1)
Steve Beaton 0-3 Danny van Trijp (R1)
Gerwyn Price 3-1 Luke Woodhouse (R2)

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Tuesday December 20 (7pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Jim Williams 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki (R1)
Jamie Hughes 1-3 Jimmy Hendriks (R1)
Ricky Evans 3-1 Fallon Sherrock (R1)
Raymond van Barneveld 3-2 Ryan Meikle (R2)

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Wednesday December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

John O’Shea 2-3 Darius Labanauskas (R1)
Martijn Kleermaker 3-0 Xicheng Han (R1)
Callan Rydz 2-3 Josh Rock (R2)
Dave Chisnall 3-1 Andrew Gilding (R2)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Mervyn King 3-2 Danny Baggish (R2)
Gabriel Clemens 3-0 Willie O‘Connor (R2)
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Lewy Williams (R2)
Stephen Bunting 3-1 Leonard Gates (R2)

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Thursday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 Danny Jansen (R2)
Ryan Searle 3-0 Adam Gawlas (R2)
Mensur Suljovic 3-0 Mike De Decker (R2)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-2 Karel Sedlacek (R2)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Gary Anderson 3-1 Madars Razma (R2)
James Wade 2-3 Jim Williams (R2)
Luke Humphries 3-2 Florian Hempel (R2)
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Cameron Menzies (R2)

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Friday December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Brendan Dolan 3-1 Jimmy Hendriks (R2)
Chris Dobey 3-0 Martijn Kleermaker (R2)
Ross Smith 3-1 Darius Labanauskas (R2)
Rob Cross 3-1 Scott Williams (R2)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Martin Schindler 3-1 Martin Lukeman (R2)
Danny Noppert 3-1 David Cameron (R2)
Jonny Clayton 3-0 Danny van Trijp (R2)
Joe Cullen 3-1 Ricky Evans (R2)

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Tuesday December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall 3-4 Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton 4-1 Brendan Dolan

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Jim Williams 3-4 Gabriel Clemens
Gerwyn Price 4-0 Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright 1-4 Kim Huybrechts

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Wednesday December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Ryan Searle 3-4 Jose de Sousa
Danny Noppert 2-4 Alan Soutar
Gary Anderson 1-4 Chris Dobey

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Joe Cullen 4-0 Damon Heta
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Mensur Suljovic
Michael Smith 4-3 Martin Schindler

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Thursday December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-3 Ross Smith (R3)
Rob Cross 4-1 Mervyn King (R3)
Dave Chisnall 2-4 Stephen Bunting (R3)

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Third/Fourth Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Luke Humphries 4-3 Vincent van der Voort (R3)
Gerwyn Price 4-1 Jose de Sousa (R4)
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Josh Rock (R4)

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Friday December 30
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Fourth Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Kim Huybrechts 0-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gabriel Clemens 4-1 Alan Soutar
Michael Smith 4-1 Joe Cullen

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Fourth Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Rob Cross 2-4 Chris Dobey
Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Humphries 1-4 Stephen Bunting

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Sunday January 1
Afternoon Session (12.30pm GMT)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-3 Jonny Clayton
Michael Smith 5-3 Stephen Bunting

Evening Session (7pm GMT)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Gerwyn Price1-5 Gabriel Clemens
Michael van Gerwen 5-0 Chris Dobey

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Monday January 2
Evening Session (7.30pm GMT)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Gabriel Clemens 2-6 Michael Smith
Dimitri Van den Bergh 0-6 Michael van Gerwen

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Tuesday January 3 (8pm GMT)
Final (Best of 13 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Michael Smith 7-4 Michael van Gerwen

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World Championship Darts: How to watch on television and listen on the radio

Every throw of every session will be broadcast live on a dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel. As well as live coverage of every dart thrown there are highlights of great games of years gone by, memorable rivalries and our legends profiles. You can also listen to the action on talkSPORT 2.

Grand Slam of Darts: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is favourite for glory while Gerwyn Price is next in the running ahead of defending champion Peter Wright.

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Are tickets still available for the World Darts Championships?

There is always a huge demand for tickets so click here for further information about availability from the PDC

World Darts Championship: Prize Fund

Winner: £500,000
Runner-Up: £200,000
Semi-Final: £100,000
Quarter-Final: £50,000
Fourth Round: £35,000
Third Round: £25,000
Second Round: £15,000
First Round: £7,500
TOTAL: £2,500,000

World Darts Championship: Format

Final: Best of 13 sets
Semi-Final: Best of 11 sets
Quarter-Final: Best of nine sets
Fourth Round: Best of seven sets
Third Round: Best of seven sets
Second Round: Best of five sets
First Round: Best of five sets

First Round matches will not have a tie-break; if the fifth set reaches two-all in legs, then the fifth leg will be sudden-death.

From the Second Round onwards, there will be a tie-break rule employed in all matches; where a deciding set must be won by two clear legs. If the score in the final set reaches 5-5 then a sudden-death leg will be played.

There would be no throw for the bull in any sudden-death legs.

2022 World Championship: Qualified Players & Draw numbers

Seeded players as it stands (Enter at the second round)

Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith
Luke Humphries
Rob Cross
Jonny Clayton
James Wade
Nathan Aspinall
Danny Noppert
Gary Anderson
Dave Chisnall
Joe Cullen
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ryan Searle
Jose De Sousa
Krzysztof Ratajski
Ross Smith
Damon Heta
Stephen Bunting
Chris Dobey
Callan Rydz
Daryl Gurney
Gabriel Clemens
Brendan Dolan
Mervyn King
Vincent Van der Voort
Martin Schindler
Mensur Suljovic
Kim Huybrechts
Raymond van Barneveld

Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers (Highest ranked on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who hadn't already qualified via the main Order of Merit)

Enter at the first round

Josh Rock
Andrew Gilding
Martin Lukeman
Madars Razma
Adrian Lewis
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Scott Williams
Jim Willimas
Ryan Meikle
William O'Connor
Steve Beaton
Jermaine Wattimena
Simon Whitlock
Keane Barry
Keegan Brown
Ricky Evans
Alan Soutar
Karel Sedlacek
Jamie Hughes
Matt Campbell
Danny Jensen
Mike De Decker
Ritchie Edhouse
Boris Krcmar
Cameron Menzies
Luke Woodhouse
Mickey Mansell
Geert Nentjes
Niels Zonneveld
Martijn Kleermaker
John O'Shea
Adam Gawlas

International Qualifiers (Enter in the first round)

Fallon Sherrock – Women's World Matchplay
Lisa Ashton – PDC Women's Series
Beau Greaves – PDC Women's Series
Robert Owen – PDC Challenge Tour
Danny van Trijp – PDC Challenge Tour
Nathan Rafferty – PDC Development Tour
Lewy Williams – PDC Development Tour
Danny Baggish – CDC Tour US Player
Sebastian Białecki – East Europe Qualifier
David Cameron – CDC Tour Canadian Player
Mal Cuming – DPA Oceanic Masters
Leonard Gates – North American Championship
Xicheng Han – PDC China Premier League
Florian Hempel – German Super League
Lourence Ilagan – Asian Championship
Prakash Jiwa – Indian Qualifier
José Justicia – South-West Europe Qualifier
Darius Labanauskas – PDC Nordic & Baltic
Daniel Larsson – PDC Nordic & Baltic
Paolo Nebrida – Asian Championship
Vladyslav Omelchenko – Ukrainian Qualifier
Christian Perez – Asian Championship
Diogo Portela – Central/South American Qualifier
Ben Robb – DPNZ Qualifier
Grant Sampson – African Qualifier
Raymond Smith – DPA Satellite Tour
Toru Suzuki – Asian Championship
Nobuhiro Yamamoto – PDJ Championship
Jimmy Hendriks - West Europe Qualifier
Jeff Smith - PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Richie Burnett – PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Ryan Joyce – PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier

PDC World Championship: History & Stats

The World Darts Championship is the highlight of the PDC calendar and takes place over Christmas and New Year at the Alexandra Palace in London.

Since it was first held at the Circus Tavern in 1994 following the much-publicised breakaway from the British Darts Organisation, only 10 different players have lifted the world title thanks largely to darts legend Phil Taylor winning it no fewer than 14 times during his astonishing career. He also won the BDO version twice before the split to make it 16 times in total.

Dennis Priestley beat Taylor 6-1 in the first final before The Power's era of dominance began with eight straight world championships before Canada's John Part famously defeated him 7-6 in a classic in 2003 - much to the bookmakers' relief!

Three more crowns followed for perennial odds-on favourite Taylor before Raymond van Barneveld triumphed 7-6 in another unforgettable final, while Part's victory over Kirk Shepherd in 2008 was the first time the Stoke thrower failed to reach the final in the tournament's history.

It was also the year the event switched to the Alexandra Palace. A resurgent Taylor claimed back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 before Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis emerged on the world stage by beating Gary Anderson in the 2011 final before repeating the trick against Andy Hamilton 12 months later.

The Power reassured the doubters he could still win world titles by clinching his 14th crown against Michael van Gerwen, who bounced back to lift the trophy in 2014 with victory over Peter Wright. Mighty Mike was the hot bookies favourite to win again a year later but didn't even make the final as Anderson held his nerve to sink Taylor 7-6 for his first world championship title before repeating the trick in 2016 when defeating Lewis.

Van Gerwen regained his status as world champion at the start of 2017 when defeating the Flying Scotsman but suffered one of the great all-time shocks in the follow year's semi-finals, at the hands of debutant Rob Cross.

Voltage went on to complete an incredible fairytale by defeating Phil Taylor in the Power's final match before retirement.

Van Gerwen got his hands on the trophy for the third time 12 months later but Peter Wright fulfilled his lifetime dream at the age of 49 by beating the Dutchman in the 2020 final - and edition that also hit the headlines due to Fallon Sherrock's exploits.

There were sadly no fans present during the majority of the 2021 edition but there was still no shortage of drama as Gerwyn Price beat Gary Anderson to become world champion and world number one.

The fans returned 12 months later to see Snakebite crowned world champion for a second time as he denied Michael Smith his maiden major title in his second Ally Pally final.

PDC World Darts Championship Finals

Final scores in sets

1994 - Dennis Priestley 6-1 Phil Taylor
1995 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Rod Harrington
1996 - Phil Taylor 6-4 Dennis Priestley
1997 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Dennis Priestley
1998 - Phil Taylor 6-0 Dennis Priestley
1999 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Peter Manley
2000 - Phil Taylor 7-3 Dennis Priestley
2001 - Phil Taylor 7-0 John Part
2002 - Phil Taylor 7-0 Peter Manley
2003 - John Part 7-6 Phil Taylor
2004 - Phil Taylor 7-6 Kevin Painter
2005 - Phil Taylor 7-4 Mark Dudbridge
2006 - Phil Taylor 7-0 Peter Manley
2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 7-6 Phil Taylor
2008 - John Part 7-2 Kirk Shepherd
2009 - Phil Taylor 7-1 Raymond van Barneveld
2010 - Phil Taylor 7-3 Simon Whitlock
2011 - Adrian Lewis 7-5 Gary Anderson
2012 - Adrian Lewis 7-3 Andy Hamilton
2013 - Phil Taylor 7-4 Michael van Gerwen
2014 - Michael van Gerwen 7-4 Peter Wright
2015 - Gary Anderson 7-6 Phil Taylor
2016 - Gary Anderson 7-5 Adrian Lewis
2017 - Michael van Gerwen 7-3 Gary Anderson
2018 - Rob Cross 7-2 Phil Taylor
2019 - Michael van Gerwen 7-3 Michael Smith
2020 - Peter Wright 7-4 Michael van Gerwen
2021 - Gerwyn Price 7-3 Gary Anderson
2022 - Peter Wright 7-5 Michael Smith

PDC World Darts Championship Most Titles

Phil Taylor - 14
Michael van Gerwen - 3
Peter Wright - 2
John Part - 2
Adrian Lewis - 2
Gary Anderson - 2
Gerwyn Price - 1
Rob Cross - 1
Dennis Priestly - 1
Raymond van Barneveld - 1

PDC World Darts Championship Nine-Dart Finishes

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Raymond van Barneveld - 2009 (QF win v Jelle Klaasen)
Raymond van Barneveld - 2010 (2nd Rd win v Brendan Dolan)
Adrian Lewis - 2011 (Final win v Gary Anderson)
Dean Winstanley - 2013 (2nd Rd loss v Vincent van der Voort)
Michael van Gerwen - 2013 (SF win v James Wade)
Terry Jenkins - 2014 (1st Rd loss v Per Laursen)
Kyle Anderson - 2014 (1st Rd loss v Ian White)
Adrian Lewis - 2015 (3rd Rd loss v Raymond van Barneveld)
Gary Anderson - 2016 (SF win v Jelle Klaasen)
James Wade - 2020 (third round loss vs Stephen Bunting)
William Borland - 2022 (first round win v Bradley Brooks)
Darius Labanauskas - 2022 (first round defeat v Mike De Decker)
Gerwyn Price - 2022 (Quarter-final defeat v Michael Smith)

Highest three-dart averages

There's been over 150 three-dart match averages of 100 or more since the PDC World Championship began while averages of over 105 are becoming more common than ever. Here, are the highest 10 three-dart averages achieved by a player in a single match: