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Darts' biggest tournament kicks off at Alexandra Palace in London on December 18, with 20 sessions of play across 14 days seeing the 72 players battling for glory, with £1.25 million and the Sid Waddell Trophy up for grabs.
The £1 million tournament sees 72 players competing for the £250,000 first prize and the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy, which will be awarded on January 4.
GET INVOLVED
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www.twitter.com/OfficialPDC - using the tournament hashtag #WHDarts
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www.youtube.com/OfficialPDC
TICKETS
Tickets for most sessions have now SOLD OUT!
However, tickets may still be available through the following outlets:
SeeTickets - official box office
Viagogo - official ticket exchange partner
Thomas Cook Sport - official hotel & ticket break packages
Hospitality Packages are available from the PDC via this page.
GETTING THERE
The William Hill World Darts Championship is held at:
Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY
By Tube: Wood Green is the nearest London Underground Station on the Piccadilly Line. Exit Wood Green station and go to Bus Stop A to pick up the W3 bus to Alexandra Palace.
By Rail: Alexandra Palace has its own British Rail station, Alexandra Palace Station. It is located at the Wood Green entrance to Alexandra Palace Park, and is serviced by a regular train service from Moorgate (weekdays only) or from Kings Cross, changing at Finsbury Park. Take the W3 bus from outside Alexandra Palace Station up the hill to Alexandra Palace.
By Car: Alexandra Palace has 1,500 unreserved parking spaces located at the venue.
WATCH LIVE
Coverage of the William Hill World Darts Championship will be live through the following broadcasters
Sky Sports Darts - UK & Ireland
RTL7 - Netherlands
Sport1 - Germany
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky New Zealand
Fox Sports - Italy
Viasat - Scandinavia, Bulgaria & the Baltic States
Sport TV - Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary
PLUS every session is live through LIVEPDC.TV for International Pass Subscribers (outside of UK, Ireland & Holland), with highlights available for all subscribers worldwide on a 24-hour delay.
LIVE SCORES
If you can't watch the William Hill World Darts Championship, follow the latest scores at the PDC Live Scores Website - http://live.dartsdata.com
EVENT PROGRAMME
The William World Darts Championship programme is available from sellers in the Fans Village at Alexandra Palace, costing £5.
The programme will also be available to purchase online through Programme Master at this link.
LIVE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Preliminary & First Rounds
Thursday December 18
John Part (30) 2-3 Keegan Brown
Christian Perez 0-4 Cristo Reyes (P)
Jelle Klaasen (29) 3-1 Christian Kist
Michael van Gerwen (1) 3-1 Joe Cullen
Wes Newton (13) 2-3 Cristo Reyes
Click here for Day One Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Friday December 19
Andy Hamilton (12) 3-2 Dave Richardson
Kim Viljanen 1-4 Sascha Stein (P)
Peter Wright (5) 3-0 Gerwyn Price
Phil Taylor (2) 3-0 Jyhan Artut
Stuart Kellett (32) 1-3 Sascha Stein
Click here for Day Two Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Saturday December 20
Afternoon Session
Andy Smith (28) 0-3 Ronny Huybrechts
Scott Mackenzie 3-4 Daryl Gurney (P)
Justin Pipe (17) 2-3 Laurence Ryder
Robert Thornton (9) 3-0 Andrew Gilding
Ronnie Baxter (24) 3-1 Daryl Gurney
Click here for Day Three Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Evening Session
Steve Beaton (21) 0-3 Kyle Anderson
Mark McGrath 0-4 Scott Kirchner (P)
Terry Jenkins (16) 3-1 John Weber
Simon Whitlock (7) 1-3 Darren Webster
Gary Anderson (4) 3-1 Scott Kirchner
Click here for Day Three Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Sunday December 21
Afternoon Session
Paul Nicholson (25) 2-3 Benito van de Pas
Boris Koltsov 4-2 Haruki Muramatsu (P)
Mark Webster (31) 3-1 Ron Meulenkamp
Dean Winstanley (26) 3-2 Wayne Jones
Kevin Painter (20) 3-1 Boris Koltsov
Click here for Day Four Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Evening Session
Kim Huybrechts (18) 3-0 Michael Mansell
Jani Haavisto 1-4 John Michael (P)
Dave Chisnall (8) 3-0 Ryan De Vreede
James Wade (6) 3-1 Jamie Lewis
Ian White (15) 3-1 John Michael
Click here for Day Four Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Monday December 22
Jamie Caven (19) 3-2 Jason Hogg
Nolan Arendse 4-0 Alex Hon (P)
Michael Smith (22) 3-1 Mensur Suljovic
Raymond van Barneveld (14) 3-0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Brendan Dolan (11) 3-0 Nolan Arendse
Click here for Day Five Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Tuesday December 23
Vincent van der Voort (23) 3-2 John Henderson
Jermaine Wattimena 3-4 Robert Marijanovic (P)
Mervyn King (10) 2-3 Max Hopp
Adrian Lewis (3) 3-0 David Pallett
Stephen Bunting (27) 3-1 Robert Marijanovic
Click here for Day Six Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Second Round
Saturday December 27
Afternoon Session
Robert Thornton 4-0 Ronnie Baxter
Terry Jenkins 4-0 Laurence Ryder
Peter Wright 4-1 Ronny Huybrechts
Click here for Day Seven Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Evening Session
Dave Chisnall 2-4 Benito van de Pas
Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Sascha Stein
Gary Anderson 4-3 Jelle Klaasen
Click here for Day Seven Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Sunday December 28
Afternoon Session
Andy Hamilton 4-2 Kyle Anderson
Cristo Reyes 4-3 Kevin Painter
Ian White 3-4 Kim Huybrechts
Click here for Day Eight Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Evening Session
Darren Webster 3-4 Dean Winstanley
Phil Taylor 4-0 Mark Webster
Adrian Lewis 4-2 Keegan Brown
Click here for Day Eight Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Monday December 29
Afternoon Session
Brendan Dolan 2-4 Michael Smith
Max Hopp 0-4 Vincent van der Voort
Raymond van Barneveld 4-3 Jamie Caven
Click here for Day Nine Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Evening Session
James Wade 1-4 Stephen Bunting
Third Round
Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Terry Jenkins
Benito van de Pas 0-4 Robert Thornton
Click here for Day Nine Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Tuesday December 30
Afternoon Session
Peter Wright 4-0 Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson 4-1 Cristo Reyes
Dean Winstanley 2-4 Vincent van der Voort
Click here for Day Ten Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Evening Session
Adrian Lewis 3-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 4-3 Kim Huybrechts
Stephen Bunting 4-2 Michael Smith
Click here for Day Ten Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Quarter-Finals
Thursday January 1
Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Robert Thornton
Peter Wright 1-5 Gary Anderson
Click here for Day 11 Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Friday January 2
Phil Taylor 5-3 Vincent van der Voort
Stephen Bunting 4-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Click here for Day 12 Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Saturday January 3
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 3-6 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Click here for Round-Up, Match Information & Stats
Sunday January 4
Final
Gary Anderson 7-6 Phil Taylor
Click here for Match Report & Stats
The schedule of play for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be confirmed on www.pdc.tv once finalised. The schedule of play is subject to change at the discretion of the PDC and Sky Sports. Any changes will be notified as soon as possible at www.pdc.tv. Times of matches listed here are approximate and for guidance only.
Format
Preliminary Round - Best of seven legs
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. For all matches using the Sets format, there will be a tie-break in the deciding set only, where the final set must be won by two clear legs. Should the score in the final set reach 5-5, a sudden-death leg would be played.
Prize Fund
Winner £250,000
Runner-Up £120,000
Semi-Finalists £60,000
Quarter-Finalists £35,000
Third Round Losers £18,000
Second Round Losers £12,000
First Round Losers £8,000
Preliminary Round Losers £3,500
Total £1,250,000
In addition, a £10,000 bonus is on offer for a nine-dart finish. Should more than one nine-dart finish be hit during the tournament, the bonus would be shared on a pro-rata basis.