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{{Short description|World championship tournament in darts}} | |||
{{Infobox sports league | |||
| title = World Darts Championship | |||
| image = | |||
| caption = | |||
| venue = {{nowrap|[[Alexandra Palace]]}} | |||
| country = [[England]] | |||
| founded = 2013 | |||
| inaugural = [[2013 World Darts Championship|2013]] | |||
| tv = [[Sky Sports]] | |||
| tournament_format= [[Set (darts)|Sets]] | |||
| current = [[2017 World Darts Championship]] | |||
| champion = [[Dylan Frost]] | |||
| champ_season = [[2017 World Darts Championship|2016]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''World Darts Championship''' is an annual world championship tournament in the sport of [[darts]]. It represents the highest level of competition within the professional game and determines the official world champion each season. The tournament is contested in a knockout format using set-play matches and traditionally begins in December before concluding in January. | |||
Since its establishment in 2013, the championship has been staged at [[Alexandra Palace]] in London, England. The event has grown in scale and prestige over time, with expanded fields, increased prize money, and longer match formats introduced in later rounds as the tournament progressed. | |||
Since its inception, the World Darts Championship has crowned multiple champions, with several players achieving repeated success during the tournament’s formative years. [[Max Mad]] won the inaugeral edition in 2013; only one other player have won a single event being [[Alex Brow]] (2014). Only one other player has won this event more than once, that being [[Dylan Frost]] in 2015, 2016, and 2017. | |||
== List of finals == | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! Year | |||
! Champion | |||
! Score | |||
! Runner-up | |||
! Prize fund | |||
|- | |||
| [[2013 World Darts Championship|2013]] | |||
| [[Max Mad]] | |||
| 6–3 | |||
| [[Ryan Thomas]] | |||
| $1,500,000 | |||
|- | |||
| [[2014 World Darts Championship|2014]] | |||
| [[Alex Brow]] | |||
| 6–4 | |||
| [[Logan White]] | |||
| $1,750,000 | |||
|- | |||
| [[2015 World Darts Championship|2015]] | |||
| [[Dylan Frost]] | |||
| 7–4 | |||
| [[Elias Storm]] | |||
| $2,000,000 | |||
|- | |||
| [[2016 World Darts Championship|2016]] | |||
| [[Dylan Frost]] | |||
| 7–5 | |||
| [[Max Calder]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | $3,000,000 | |||
|- | |||
|2017 | |||
|[[Dylan Frost]] | |||
|7–5 | |||
|[[Max Calder]] | |||
|} | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[2016 World Darts Championship]] | |||
* [[World Darts Championship records]] | |||
{{World Darts Championship}} | |||
Latest revision as of 05:37, 1 January 2026
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2013 |
| Country | England |
| Venue(s) | Alexandra Palace |
| Most recent champion(s) | Dylan Frost (2016) |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
| Tournament format | Sets |
 2017 World Darts Championship | |
The World Darts Championship is an annual world championship tournament in the sport of darts. It represents the highest level of competition within the professional game and determines the official world champion each season. The tournament is contested in a knockout format using set-play matches and traditionally begins in December before concluding in January.
Since its establishment in 2013, the championship has been staged at Alexandra Palace in London, England. The event has grown in scale and prestige over time, with expanded fields, increased prize money, and longer match formats introduced in later rounds as the tournament progressed.
Since its inception, the World Darts Championship has crowned multiple champions, with several players achieving repeated success during the tournament’s formative years. Max Mad won the inaugeral edition in 2013; only one other player have won a single event being Alex Brow (2014). Only one other player has won this event more than once, that being Dylan Frost in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
List of finals[edit | edit source]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Prize fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Max Mad | 6–3 | Ryan Thomas | $1,500,000 |
| 2014 | Alex Brow | 6–4 | Logan White | $1,750,000 |
| 2015 | Dylan Frost | 7–4 | Elias Storm | $2,000,000 |
| 2016 | Dylan Frost | 7–5 | Max Calder | $3,000,000 |
| 2017 | Dylan Frost | 7–5 | Max Calder |