PDC World Darts Championship 2017: Schedule & results

The 2017 William Hill PDC World Darts Championship concluded at Alexandra Palace in London on Monday January 2, with world number one Michael van Gerwen defeating two-time defending champion Gary Anderson to win the Sid Waddell Trophy for the second time in his career.

The sport's flagship £1,650,000 tournament began on December 15, with the likes of Phil Taylor, Peter Wright Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis, Dave Chisnall and James Wade also among a 72-man field that once again created drama and excitement for darts fans across the world thanks largely to a combination of heavy scoring, record numbers of 180s and stunning checkouts.

Here, you can look back on how the tournament unfolded with all the results, complete with links to all our daily reviews, while we highlight the key statistics as well as other notable historical records and facts since 1994.  

PDC World Darts Championship Results

ROUND-BY-ROUND (Draw bracket order)

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• Seedings in brackets

Preliminary Round (best of three sets)

Ross Snook 0-2 Kim Viljanen
Boris Koltsov 1-2 Dragutin Horvat
Zoran Lerchbacher 2-1 Simon Stevenson
Qiang Sun 0-2 Corey Cadby
John Bowles 0-2 David Platt
Tengku Shah 3-0 Masumi Chino
Jerry Hendriks 2-0 Warren Parry
Kevin Simm 2-0 Gilbert Ulang

First Round (best of five sets)

Michael van Gerwen (1) 3-0 Kim Viljanen
Cristo Reyes (32) 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Stephen Bunting (16) 2-3 Darren Webster
Simon Whitlock (17) 3-0 Dragutin Horvat
Mensur Suljovic (8) 3-0 Ron Meulenkamp
Mark Webster (25) 3-0 Joe Murnan
Robert Thornton (9) 3-0 Zoran Lerchbacher
Daryl Gurney (24) 3-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Adrian Lewis (5) 3-0 Magnus Caris
Joe Cullen (28) 3-1 Corey Cadby
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 3-0 Robbie Green
Alan Norris (21) 3-2 John Michael
Phil Taylor (4) 3-0 David Platt
Jamie Caven (29) 1-3 Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts (13) 3-0 James Wilson
Vincent van der Voort (20) 1-3 Max Hopp
Gary Anderson (2) 3-0 Mark Frost
John Henderson (31) 2-3 Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas (15) 3-1 Tengku Shah
Terry Jenkins (18) 3-1 Josh Payne
Dave Chisnall (7) 3-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Justin Pipe (26) 1-3 Chris Dobey
Jelle Klaasen (10) 3-1 Jeffrey de Graaf
Brendan Dolan (23) 3-1 Christian Kist
James Wade (6) 3-0 Ronny Huybrechts
Steve Beaton (27) 3-1 Devon Petersen
Michael Smith (11) 3-2 Ricky Evans
Mervyn King (22) 3-2 Steve West
Peter Wright (3) 3-0 Jerry Hendriks
Jamie Lewis (30) 3-2 Mick McGowan
Ian White (14) 3-0 Kevin Simm
Gerwyn Price (19) 1-3 Jonny Clayton

Second Round (best of seven sets)

Michael van Gerwen (1) 4-2 Cristo Reyes (32)
Darren Webster 4-0 Simon Whitlock (17)
Mensur Suljovic (8) 3-4 Mark Webster (25)
Robert Thornton (9) 3-4 Daryl Gurney (24)
Adrian Lewis (5) 4-0 Joe Cullen (28)
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 4-0 Alan Norris (21)
Phil Taylor (4) 4-0 Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts (13) 4-0 Max Hopp
Gary Anderson (2) 4-0 Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas (15) 4-3 Terry Jenkins (18)
Dave Chisnall (7) 4-2 Chris Dobey
Jelle Klaasen (10) 4-0 Brendan Dolan (23)
James Wade (6) 4-1 Steve Beaton (27)
Michael Smith (11) 4-3 Mervyn King (22)
Peter Wright (3) 4-0 Jamie Lewis (30)
Ian White (14) 4-1 Jonny Clayton

Third Round (best of seven sets)

Michael van Gerwen (1) 4-1 Darren Webster (17)
Mark Webster (25) 3-4 Daryl Gurney (24)
Adrian Lewis (5) 3-4 Raymond van Barneveld (12)
Phil Taylor (4) 4-2 Kim Huybrechts (13)
Gary Anderson (2) 4-2 Benito Van de Pas (15)
Dave Chisnall (7) 4-2 Jelle Klaasen (10)
James Wade (6) 4-3 Michael Smith (11)
Peter Wright (3) 4-1 Ian White (14)

Quarter-finals (best of nine sets)

Michael van Gerwen (1) 5-1 Daryl Gurney (24)
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 5-3 Phil Taylor (4)
Gary Anderson (2) 5-3 Dave Chisnall (7)
James Wade (6) 3-5 Peter Wright (3)
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Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)

Gary Anderson (2) 6-3 Peter Wright (3)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld (12)
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Final (best of 13 sets)

Michael van Gerwen (1) 7-3 Gary Anderson (2)
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PDC World Darts Championship Daily Round-Ups

• All times GMT
• (P) is for Preliminary Round matches

Thursday December 15
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Jamie Caven (29) 1-3 Kevin Painter
Jamie Lewis (30) 3-2 Mick McGowan
Gary Anderson (2) 3-0 Mark Frost
Michael Smith (11) 3-2 Ricky Evans

Friday December 16
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Jerry Hendriks 2-0 Warren Parry (P)
Gerwyn Price (19) 1-3 Jonny Clayton
Steve Beaton (27) 3-1 Devon Petersen
Peter Wright (3) 3-0 Jerry Hendriks

Saturday December 17
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Tengku Shah 3-0 Masumi Chino (P)
Terry Jenkins (18) 3-1 Josh Payne
John Henderson (31) 2-3 Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas (15) 3-1 Tengku Shah

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Ross Snook 0-2 Kim Viljanen (P)
Cristo Reyes (32) 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Stephen Bunting (16) 2-3 Darren Webster
Michael van Gerwen (1) 3-0 Kim Viljanen

Sunday December 18
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Kevin Simm 2-0 Gilbert Ulang (P)
Justin Pipe (26) 1-3 Chris Dobey
Mark Webster (25) 3-0 Joe Murnan
Ian White (14) 3-0 Kevin Simm

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
John Bowles 0-2 David Platt (P)
Daryl Gurney (24) 3-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Alan Norris (21) 3-2 John Michael
Phil Taylor (4) 3-0 David Platt

Monday December 19
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Qiang Sun 0-2 Corey Cadby (P)
Mervyn King (22) 3-2 Steve West
Adrian Lewis (5) 3-0 Magnus Caris
Joe Cullen (28) 3-1 Corey Cadby

Tuesday December 20
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Preliminary Round (Best of three sets, No tie-break)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Boris Koltsov 1-2 Dragutin Horvat (P)
Brendan Dolan (23) 3-1 Christian Kist
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 3-0 Robbie Green
Simon Whitlock (17) 3-0 Dragutin Horvat
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Wednesday December 21
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Zoran Lerchbacher 2-1 Simon Stevenson (P)
Mensur Suljovic (8) 3-0 Ron Meulenkamp
James Wade (6) 3-0 Ronny Huybrechts
Robert Thornton (9) 3-0 Zoran Lerchbacher

Thursday December 22
Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
First Round (Best of five sets)
Jelle Klaasen (10) 3-1 Jeffrey de Graaf
Vincent van der Voort (20) 1-3 Max Hopp
Dave Chisnall (7) 3-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Kim Huybrechts (13) 3-0 James Wilson

Friday December 23
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Second Round (Best of seven sets)
Ian White (14) 4-1 Jonny Clayton
Michael Smith (11) 4-3 Mervyn King (22)
Benito van de Pas (15) 4-3 Terry Jenkins (18)

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Second Round (Best of seven sets)
Darren Webster 4-0 Simon Whitlock (17)
Gary Anderson (2) 4-0 Andrew Gilding
Adrian Lewis (5) 4-0 Joe Cullen (28)

Tuesday December 27
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Second Round (Best of seven sets)
Mensur Suljovic (8) 3-4 Mark Webster (25)
Robert Thornton (9) 3-4 Daryl Gurney (24)
Dave Chisnall (7) 4-2 Chris Dobey

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Second Round (Best of seven sets)
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 4-0 Alan Norris (21)
Phil Taylor (4) 4-0 Kevin Painter
Michael van Gerwen (1) 4-2 Cristo Reyes (32)

Wednesday December 28
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Second Round (Best of seven sets)
Kim Huybrechts (13) 4-0 Max Hopp
James Wade (6) 4-1 Steve Beaton (27)
Jelle Klaasen (10) 4-0 Brendan Dolan (23)

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Second Round (Best of seven sets)
Peter Wright (3) 4-0 Jamie Lewis (30)
Third Round (Best of seven sets)
Gary Anderson (2) 4-2 Benito Van de Pas (15)
Adrian Lewis (5) 3-4 Raymond van Barneveld (12)

Thursday December 29
Third Round (Best of seven sets)
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Mark Webster (25) 3-4 Daryl Gurney (24)
Dave Chisnall (7) 4-2 Jelle Klaasen (10)
James Wade (6) 4-3 Michael Smith (11)

Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round (Best of seven sets)
Peter Wright (3) 4-1 Ian White (14)
Phil Taylor (4) 4-2 Kim Huybrechts (13)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 4-1 Darren Webster (17)

Friday December 30
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine sets)
James Wade (6) 3-5 Peter Wright (3)
Gary Anderson (2) 5-3 Dave Chisnall (7)

Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine sets)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 5-1 Daryl Gurney (24)
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 5-3 Phil Taylor (4)
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Sunday January 1 (7pm-11pm)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 sets)
Gary Anderson (2) 6-3 Peter Wright (3)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld (12)
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Monday January 2 (8pm)
Final (Best of 13 sets)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 7-3 Gary Anderson (2)
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2017 World Championship: Tournament Statistics

• Correct after the final

TOP 10 TOURNAMENT AVERAGES

Michael van Gerwen: 106.99 (Six games)
Gary Anderson: 104.30 (Six games)
Peter Wright: 102.38 (Five games)
Cristo Reyes: 100.94 (Two games)
Raymond van Barneveld: 100.18 (Five games)
Corey Cadby: 99.62 (Two games)
Simon Whitlock: 99.19 (Two games)
Dimitri van den Bergh: 99.11 (One game)
Darren Webster: 98.62: (Three games)
Adrian Lewis: 98.16 (Three games)

TOP 10 MATCH AVERAGES

Michael van Gerwen: 114.05 (SF, won) *
Raymond van Barneveld: 109.34 (SF, lost) **
Michael van Gerwen: 107.79 (Final, won)
Gary Anderson: 107,68 (rd 3, won)
Cristo Reyes: 106.07 (rd 2, lost)
Gary Anderson: 105.90 (QF, won)
Michael van Gerwen: 105.24 (rd 2, won)
Gary Anderson: 104,93 (Final, lost)
Peter Wright: 104.79 (QF, won)
Darren Webster: 104.64 (rd 2, won)* highest ever in a World Championship match
** highest ever losing average in a World Championship match

TOP 10 180 HITTERS

The World Championship has seen a new record of 704 maximum 180s landed, surpassing last year's total of 654.Dave Chisnall also equalled Van Barneveld's world record 21 maximums in a match during his classic quarter-final with Anderson, 10 years after the Dutchman's amazing haul in the 2007 final, but in the final the Scotsman bettered it by nailing 22 of them in his final defeat to Michael van Gerwen.

Gary Anderson: 71 (Six games) *
Michael van Gerwen: 66 (Six games)
Dave Chisnall: 48 (Four games)
Raymond van Barneveld: 33 (Five games)
Michael Smith: 27 (Three games)
Peter Wright: 26 (Five games)
Darren Webster: 24 (Three games)
James Wade: 24 (Four games)
Daryl Gurney: 23 (Four games)
Jelle Klaasen: 19 (Three games)

*New tournament record

TOP 10 OVERALL CHECKOUT PERCENTAGES
Corey Cadby: 60.87% (14/23)
Cristo Reyes: 60.53% (23/38)
John Michael: 57.89% (11/19)
Brendan Dolan: 51.61% (16/31)
Ian White: 50.91% (28/55)
Jelle Klaasen: 50.79% (32/63)
John Henderson: 50% (13/26)
Ronny Huybrechts: 50% (4/8)
James Wade: 49.04% (51/104)
Kim Huybrechts: 47.06% (32/68)

TOP FIVE CHECKOUTS
170 - Michael van Gerwen (3), Simon Whitlock
167 - Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld
161 - Adrian Lewis, Daryl Gurney
157 - Darren Webster, Gary Anderson
156 - David Platt, Jerry Hendriks

2018 World Championship: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is unsurprisingly Sky Bet's odds-on favourite at 4/6 to defend his world title in 2018 while Gary Anderson is 11/2 ahead of Peter Wright and Phil Taylor, who are both 12/1.

Adrian Lewis is next in the running at 20/1 while Raymond van Barneveld is 25/1 and Dave Chisnall is 33/1.

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World Championship: Prize Fund

Winner £350,000
Runner-Up £160,000
Semi-Finalists £80,000
Quarter-Finalists £38,000
Third Round Losers £25,000
Second Round Losers £17,000
First Round Losers £10,000
Preliminary Round Losers £4,500

Total £1,500,000
Nine-Dart Bonus £25,000

World Championship: Tournament format

Preliminary Round - Best of three sets. No tie-break.
First Round - Best of five sets
Second Round - Best of seven sets
Third Round - Best of seven sets
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine sets
Semi-Finals - Best of 11 sets
Final - Best of 13 sets

• All sets are the best of five legs.
• A tie-break would be in operation in all matches except the Preliminary Round.
• Any match which goes to a deciding set must be won by two clear legs. If the score in the final set reaches 5-5, a sudden-death leg will be played.

World Championship: Who qualified to play?

The 72-man field, which includes 16 players taking part in a preliminary round, comprises of:1. The top 32 in the PDC's main order of merit, who are all seeded
2. The top 16 in the Pro Tour order of merit (who haven't already qualified)
3. The top four in the European Tour order of merit (who haven't already qualified)
4. 18 qualifiers from international qualifying events
5. Two Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) qualifiers

World Championship Darts: How to watch

All of the action will be live on Sky Sports Darts, which kicked off on Monday morning at 6am. 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.

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 seven 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 Phil 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 John 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 WrightMighty Mike was the hot bookies favourite to win again a year later but didn't even make the final as Gary Anderson held his nerve to sink Taylor 7-6 for his first world championship title before repeating the trick in 2016 when defeating Lewis.

A popular market to bet on is whether there will be a nine-dart finish although the world championship had to wait until Raymond van Barneveld's effort in 2009 for its first.There have been eight since then, although four of those have been in vain during defeats, while Taylor has interestingly never hit one in this tournament.

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

PDC World Darts Championship Most Titles
Phil Taylor - 14
Michael van Gerwen - 2
John Part - 2
Adrian Lewis - 2
Gary Anderson - 2
Dennis Priestly - 1
Raymond van Barneveld - 1

PDC World Darts Championship Nine-Dart Finishes
Raymond van Barneveld - 2009 (QF v 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)

Top 10 highest three-dart averages

• Updated after final of 2017 World Championship

There's been over 100 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:

114.05 - Michael van Gerwen (2017 SF, 6-2 v Raymond van Barneveld)
111.21 - Phil Taylor (2002 2nd rd, 6-1 v Shayne Burgess)
110.94 - Phil Taylor (2009 final, 7-1 v van Barneveld) 
109.34 - Raymond van Barneveld (2017 SF, 2-6 v Michael van Gerwen)
109.23 - Michael van Gerwen (2016 2nd rd, 4-0 v Darren Webster)
109.00 - Phil Taylor (2007 2nd rd, 4-1 v Mick McGovern)
108.80 - Phil Taylor (2009 QF, 5-0 v Co Stompe)
108.39 - Gary Anderson (2011, 3rd rd, 4-0 v Andy Smith)
108.31 - Raymond van Barneveld (2013, 1st rd, 3-0 v Michael Smith)
108.30 - Phil Taylor (2006 3rd rd, 4-0 v Andy Hamilton)

Five highest losing averages
109.34 - Raymond van Barneveld (2017 SF, 2-6 v van Gerwen)
106.07 - Cristo Reyes (2017 2nd rd, 2-4 v van Gerwen)
105.78 - Michael van Gerwen (2016 3rd rd, 3-4 v van Barneveld)
104.93 - Gary Anderson (2017 final, 3-7 v van Gerwen)
104.63 - Dave Chisnall (2017 QF, 3-5 v Gary Anderson)

Players with the most 100+ averages
Phil Taylor - 53, highest 111.21 (2002)
Gary Anderson - 17, highest 108.39 (2011)
Michael van Gerwen - 15, highest 114.05 (2017)
Adrian Lewis - 14, highest 106.51 (2010)
Raymond van Barneveld - 11, highest 109.34 (2017)
Peter Wright - 9, highest 105.07 (2014)

Simon Whitlock - 6, highest 105.37 (2010)
Dave Chisnall - 3, highest 104.63 (2017)
Jelle Klaasen - 3, highest 102.54 (2016)
Michael Smith - 3, highest 102.78 (2015)
Terry Jenkins - 2, highest 102.64 (2012)
Andy Hamilton - 2, highest 102.04 (2011)
Cristo Reyes - 1, highest 106.07 (2017)
Darren Webster - 1, highest 104.64 (2017)
Richie Burnett - 1, highest 103.38 (2001)
Corey Cadby - 1, highest 102.48 (2017)
Co Stompe - 1, highest 102.42 (2010)
Stephen Bunting - 1, highest 102.34 (2015)
Mick McGowan - 1, highest 101.82 (2007)
Robert Thornton - 1, highest 101.49 (2015)
Dennis Priestley - 1, highest 101.48 (1996)
Joe Cullen - 1, highest 100.88 (2017)