THE Professional Darts Corporation sends festive greetings to its fans, players, partners and officials worldwide.
Following a record-breaking year both on and off the oche, the William Hill World Darts Championship is enjoying a two-day Christmas break.
Play at Alexandra Palace will resume on Boxing Day following the conclusion of festivities worldwide, with the tournament's last 32 players set to return to London as the sport's biggest event continues.
The World Championship will also break on New Year's Eve before returning for the quarter-finals, semi-final and final, which will take place on January 3.
Read the special William Hill #WHSP e-magazine which celebrates the William Hill World Darts Championship, featuring interviews with Barry Hearn, Gary Anderson, Rod Harrington and walk-on girls Daniella Allfree & Charlotte Wood at this link.
The past 12 months has seen PDC events held as far afield as Auckland and Yokohama with inaugural World Series of Darts tournaments in New Zealand and Japan, as well as a record number of nine-dart finishes on the PDC circuit.
In addition, a record number of fans worldwide have enjoyed watching PDC events both live in person at our tournaments and through the broadcast coverage screened around the globe.
We thank our fans for your support, our sponsors and partners for your continued backing, our officials and staging crew for your hard work in creating the world's best darts events and, finally, our players for the exceptional skills which have taken standards to a new high!
Merry Christmas Everybody!
Why not celebrate Christmas by listening to our brand new podcast, Four In A Bed, featuring Rod Harrington and darts journalists Rob Maul, Dan Dawson and Chris Murphy - click below to listen:
And as a Christmas gift to you all, here is the second episode of our NEW official podcast - FOUR IN A BED. https://t.co/Ls3T4usSdx
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 25, 2015