Editing 2018 World Darts Championship

{{Infobox individual darts tournament
| tournament_name    = 2018 World Darts Championship
| dates              = December 2017 – January 2018
| venue              = [[Alexandra Palace]]
| location           = London, England
| organisation       = International Darts Federation (IDF)
| format             = [[Set (darts)|Sets]]<br />Final – best of 13 sets
| prize_fund         = $3,500,000
| winners_share      = $750,000
| defending_champion = Dylan Frost
| prev               = [[2017 World Darts Championship|2017]]
| next               = [[2019 World Darts Championship|2019]]
}}

The '''2018 World Darts Championship''' was a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF). It was held at [[Alexandra Palace]] in London, England, and featured a 64-player knockout field competing in set-play matches. The tournament represented the flagship event of the '''2017–18 IDF season''', with players competing for the sport’s most prestigious title and significant ranking prize money.

A total prize fund of '''$3,500,000''' was contested, with '''$750,000''' awarded to the winner. All prize money earned during the tournament counted toward the '''IDF Order of Merit'''.

The championship marked the '''fourth consecutive World Darts Championship''' staged at Alexandra Palace. '''Dylan Frost''' entered the tournament as the defending champion, having won the previous three editions, and sought to secure an unprecedented '''fourth consecutive World Darts Championship title'''.

== Overview ==

=== Format ===
All matches were played as games of 501 using a set format. The number of sets required to win a match increased throughout the tournament:

* First round – Best of 5 sets  
* Second round – Best of 5 sets  
* Third round – Best of 7 sets  
* Quarter-finals – Best of 9 sets  
* Semi-finals – Best of 11 sets  
* Final – Best of 13 sets  

All matches were required to be won by finishing on a double.

=== Prize money ===
The total prize fund for the 2018 World Darts Championship was $3,500,000.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Position
! Prize money
! Players
|-
| Winner
| $750,000
| 1
|-
| Runner-up
| $375,000
| 1
|-
| Semi-finalists
| $190,000
| 2
|-
| Quarter-finalists
| $110,000
| 4
|-
| Last 16
| $55,000
| 8
|-
| Last 32
| $27,500
| 16
|-
| First round losers
| $15,000
| 32
|}