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PDC World Darts Championship
The stage at the 2016 r edition
Founded1994
First season1994
Organising bodyProfessional Darts Corporation
CountryEngland
Venue(s)Circus Taverna (1994–2007)
Alexandra Palace (since 2008) of
Most recent
champion(s)		Luke Littler
(2026)
TV partner(s)Sky Sports (1993–)
Tournament formatSets
Current sports event 2026 PDC World Darts Championship

The MDP 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[edit | edit source]

A match between Mensur Suljović and Kevin Painter at the 2010 championship

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 MDP World Darts Championship Gayl King became the first woman to play in the MDP 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 MDP World Darts Championship. In the 2020 MDP World Darts Championship Sherrock became the first woman to defeat a man in the MDP 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 MDP World Darts Championship.

Venue[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Year Champion (average in final)[5] Score Runner-up (average in final) Prize money Sponsor Venue
Total[6] Champion Runner-up
2004 £1,000,000 $200,000 £100,000 Paddy Power Circus Tavern,
Purfleet
2005
2006
2007
2008 Alexandra Palace,
London
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 £2,500,000 £500,000 £200,000
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 £5,000,000 £1,000,000 £400,000

Records and statistics[edit | edit source]

As of 3 January 2026.

Total finalist appearances[edit | edit source]

Rank Player Winner Runner-up Finals Apps
1 Phil Taylor 14 5 19 25
2 Michael van Gerwen 3 4 7 18
3 Gary Anderson 2 3 5 16
4 John Part 2 1 3 18
Adrian Lewis 2 1 3 18
Peter Wright 2 1 3 16
Luke Littler 2 1 3 3
8 Dennis Priestley 1 4 5 19
9 Michael Smith 1 2 3 14
10 Raymond van Barneveld 1 1 2 18
11 Luke Humphries 1 0 1 8
Rob Cross 1 0 1 8
Gerwyn Price 1 0 1 11
14 Peter Manley 0 3 3 13
15 Rod Harrington 0 1 1 10
Kevin Painter 0 1 1 17
Mark Dudbridge 0 1 1 10
Kirk Shepherd 0 1 1 4
Simon Whitlock 0 1 1 15
Andy Hamilton 0 1 1 13
Gian van Veen 0 1 1 3
  • Active players are shown in bold
  • Only players who reached the final are included
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted by date first achieved

Champions by country[edit | edit source]

Country Players Total First title Last title
Template:Country data England 7 22 1994 2026
 Netherlands 2 4 2007 2019
Template:Country data Scotland 2 4 2015 2022
Template:Country data Canada 1 2 2003 2008
Template:Country data Wales 1 1 2021 2021

Nine-dart finishes[edit | edit source]

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.

Number Player Year (+ Round) Method Opponent Result
1. Raymond van Barneveld 2009, Quarter-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Jelle Klaasen Won
2. Raymond van Barneveld 2010, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Brendan Dolan Won
3. Adrian Lewis 2011, Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Gary Anderson Won
4. Dean Winstanley 2013, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Vincent van der Voort Lost
5. Michael van Gerwen 2013, Semi-Final 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 James Wade Won
6. Terry Jenkins 2014, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Per Laursen Lost
7. Kyle Anderson 2014, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Ian White Lost
8. Adrian Lewis 2015, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Raymond van Barneveld Lost
9. Gary Anderson 2016, Semi-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Jelle Klaasen Won
10. James Wade 2021, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Stephen Bunting Lost
11. William Borland 2022, 1st Round 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 Bradley Brooks Won
12. Darius Labanauskas 2022, 1st Round T20, 2 x T19; 3 x T20; T20, T17, D18 Mike de Decker Lost
13. Gerwyn Price 2022, Quarter-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12 Michael Smith Lost
14. Michael Smith 2023, Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Michael Van Gerwen Won
15. Christian Kist 2025, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Madars Razma Lost
16. Damon Heta 2025, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Luke Woodhouse Lost

Averages[edit | edit source]

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[7]
Average Player Year (+Round) Opponent Result
114.05 Michael van Gerwen 2017, Semi-Final Raymond van Barneveld 6–2
111.21 Phil Taylor 2002, 2nd Round Shayne Burgess 6–1
110.94 Phil Taylor 2009, Final Raymond van Barneveld 7–1
109.34 Raymond van Barneveld 2017, Semi-Final Michael van Gerwen 2–6
109.23 Michael van Gerwen 2016, 2nd Round Darren Webster 4–0
109.00 Phil Taylor 2007, 2nd Round Mick McGowan 4–1
108.98 Michael van Gerwen 2021, 2nd Round Ryan Murray 3–1
108.80 Phil Taylor 2009, Quarter-Final Co Stompé 5–0
108.74 Luke Humphries 2024, Semi-Final Scott Williams 6–0
108.65 Michael van Gerwen 2018, 2nd Round James Wilson 4–0
Five highest losing averages
Average Player Year (+Round) Opponent Result
109.34 Raymond van Barneveld 2017, Semi-Final Michael van Gerwen 2–6
106.09 Jeffrey de Zwaan 2019, 2nd Round Rob Cross 1–3
106.07 Cristo Reyes 2017, 2nd Round Michael van Gerwen 2–4
105.78 Michael van Gerwen 2016, 3rd Round Raymond van Barneveld 3–4
104.93 Gary Anderson 2017, Final Michael van Gerwen 3–7
Players with 5 or more 100+ match average (updated 3 January 2026)
Player Total Highest Av. Year (+Round)
Phil Taylor 56 111.21 2002, 2nd Round
Michael van Gerwen 42 114.05 2017, Semi-Final
Gary Anderson 26 108.39 2011, 3rd Round
Luke Littler 16 107.09 2026, 3rd Round
Peter Wright 16 105.86 2020, Quarter-Final
Adrian Lewis 15 106.51 2010, 1st Round
Raymond van Barneveld 13 109.34 2017, Semi-Final
Michael Smith 13 106.32 2022, 2nd Round
Rob Cross 7 107.67 2018, Final
Dave Chisnall 7 107.34 2021, Quarter-Final
Stephen Bunting 7 107.28 2024, 2nd Round
Simon Whitlock 7 105.37 2010, Quarter-Final
Luke Humphries 6 108.74 2026, Quarter-Final
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 105.61 2021, 2nd Round
Gerwyn Price 5 104.20 2020, 3rd Round
Chris Dobey 5 103.09 2024, 2nd Round
Ten highest tournament averages (min 3 matches)
Average Player Year Round (+ result) Reference
106.37 Michael van Gerwen 2017 Final (won) [8]
104.68 Michael van Gerwen 2016 3rd Round [9]
104.63 Phil Taylor 2010 Final (won) [10]
104.19 Adrian Lewis 2010 Quarter-Final [10]
104.08 Phil Taylor 2009 Final (won) [11]
104.05 Michael van Gerwen 2018 Semi-Final [12]
103.98 Luke Littler 2026 Final (won)
103.64 Michael van Gerwen 2021 Quarter-Final
103.45 Gary Anderson 2017 Final (loss) [8]
103.38 Michael van Gerwen 2019 Final (won) [13]

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[edit | edit source]

Most titles: 14, Phil Taylor. Taylor's two BDO titles take his total to 16, a record across both organisations.[14][15]
Most finals: 19, Phil Taylor, 1994–2007, 2009–2010, 2013, 2015 and 2018.[14] Taylor's two BDO finals take his total to 21, a record across both organisations.[14][15]
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.[16][17][18]
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)[19]
Most 180s in a match: 24, Peter Wright (2022 semi-final) and Michael Smith (2022 final) [20][21]
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[22]
Highest Average for one set: 140.91, Luke Littler, 2nd round 2025 championship.[23]
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)[24]
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.[25]
Won both World Championships: Four players. Dennis Priestley was the first player to win both versions of the World Championship,[26][27] winning the 1991 BDO Championship and the 1994 PDC Championship. Phil Taylor, John Part and Raymond van Barneveld have since matched the feat.[26][27]
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.[28]
Youngest Player to win a match: Luke Littler was 16 years and 333 days when he won a match in 2024 event.[29]

Media[edit | edit source]

Domestic broadcaster[edit | edit source]

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: [30]

Presenters:

  • Emma Paton: (2020–present)
  • Anna Woolhouse: (2022–present)
  • Michael Bridge: (2023–present)

Commentators:

  • Stuart Pyke: (2003–present)
  • Rod Studd: (2009–present)
  • Dan Dawson: (2022–present)
  • Abi Davies: (2024–present)

Co-commentators/pundits:

  • Wayne Mardle: (2010–2024; 2025–present)[31]
  • John Part: (2013–present)
  • Mark Webster: (2018–present)
  • Laura Turner: (2019–present)
  • Glen Durrant: (2023–present)

Former presenters and commentators have been:

  • Dave Lanning: (1993–2010; 2013)
  • John Gwynne: (1993–2013; 2016)
  • Sid Waddell: (1994–2012)
  • Jeff Stelling: (1993–2002; 2005)
  • David Bobin: (1994; 2002–2003)
  • Helen Chamberlain: (2003–2009)
  • Jonathan Green: (2000)
  • Laure James (2014–2016)
  • Eric Bristow: (1993–2016)
  • Dave Clark: (2001–2020)
  • Colin Lloyd: (2020)
  • Rod Harrington: (2005–2020)
  • Nigel Pearson (2006–2022)
  • David Croft: (2013–2021)
  • Laura Woods: (2018–2022)
  • Devon Petersen: (2019–2022)
  • Adam Smith: (2020–2022)
  • Corrine Hammond: (2022–2023)

Overseas broadcasters[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Television viewing figures for the final are as follows: [32]

Year Broadcaster
Sky UK Germany SPORT1 Netherlands
2026 2,500,000 peak [33]
2025
2024 3.68 million peak[34] 2.86 million peak[35]
2023 2,360,000[36]
2022 1,490,000[37] 1,650,000[38]
2021 1,000,000[39] 1,550,000[40]
2020 1,006,553[41] 1,590,000 [42] 1,200,000 (RTL 7)[43]
2019 658,300 1,490,000 [44] 1,540,000 (RTL 7)[45]
2018 1,400,000 2,150,000 [46] 864,000 (RTL 7)
2017 607,000 1,480,000[47] 2,170,000 (RTL 7)[48]
2016 908,000 950,000[49] 869,000 (RTL 7)[50]
2015 1.5 million peak[51] 1,360,000[52] 908,000 (RTL 7)[53]
2014 668,000 560,000[54] 2,054,000 (RTL 7)
2013 1,270,000[55] 810,000 1,748,000 (RTL 7)
2012 728,000 762,000 (RTL 7)
2011 920,000 435,000 (SBS6)
2010 888,000 730,000 854,000 (SBS6)
2009 809,000 490,000 1,441,000 (SBS6)
2008 731,000 340,000 211,000 (compilation SBS6)
2007 1,028,000 1,339,000 (SBS6)
2006 761,000
2005 530,000
2004 820,000
2003 610,000
2002 Unavailable
2001 420,000
2000 240,000
1999 200,000

Webcasting[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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 MDP 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 MDP World Darts Championship, an officially licensed slots game available to play on mobile devices and PC, the game was released in February 2021.[56]

[edit | edit source]

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

  • Skol (1994)
  • Proton Cars (1995)
  • Vernon's Pools (1996)
  • Red Band (1997)
  • Skol (1998–2002)
  • Ladbrokes (2003–2014)
  • William Hill (2015–2022)
  • Cazoo (2023)
  • Paddy Power (2024–)

Trophy[edit | edit source]

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.[57]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

  • World Championship page on the PDC website

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