The sport's biggest tournament sees 72 players competing for £1.5 million in prize money and the prestigious Sid Waddell Trophy across the festive period.
The preliminary and first rounds will be held before the Christmas break, with the second and third rounds being held from Boxing Day through to December 30.
Play resumes on New Year's Day with the quarter-finals, before the semi-finals and final see the new World Champion crowned.
WATCH LIVE
The William Hill World Darts Championship will be screened live on the Sky Sports Darts channel, and worldwide through the following international broadcast partners.
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Sky Sports Darts |
UK & Ireland (Dedicated Darts Channel) |
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RTL7 |
Netherlands |
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Sport1 |
Germany |
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Fox Sports |
Australia |
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Sky |
New Zealand |
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OSN |
Middle East & North Africa |
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Fox |
Italy |
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Fox Africa |
Across Africa plus Greece, Turkey, Malta, Cyrpus & Israel |
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Nova |
Czech Republic & Slovakia |
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Viasat |
Denmark, Norway & Bulgaria |
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Pragosport |
Hungary |
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ESPN3 |
America |
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CCTV |
China |
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Live for International Pass Subscribers outside of UK, Ireland & Holland |
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TICKETS
Although the event is Sold Out, occasionally a limited number of tickets return to sale for various reasons. Therefore, it is always worth checking pdc.seetickets.com .
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY
PRELIMINARY & FIRST ROUNDS
(P) Denotes Preliminary Round
Thursday December 17 (7pm-11pm)
Andy Boulton 2-1 Per Laursen (P)
Jamie Lewis 1-3 Daryl Gurney
Peter Wright 3-0 Keegan Brown
Gary Anderson 3-0 Andy Boulton
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Friday December 18
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Qiang Sun 0-2 Mick McGowan (P)
John Henderson 1-3 Darren Webster
Justin Pipe 0-3 Christian Kist
Mark Webster 3-0 Mick McGowan
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Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Thanawat Gaweenuntawong 0-2 Rene Eidams (P)
Brendan Dolan 0-3 Kyle Anderson
Kim Huybrechts 2-3 David Pallett
Michael van Gerwen 3-2 Rene Eidams
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Saturday December 19
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Kim Viljanen 2-1 Sven Groen (P)
Steve Beaton 3-0 Koha Kokiri
Ian White 1-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Kevin Painter 3-0 Kim Viljanen
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Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Keita Ono 2-0 Alex Tagarao (P)
Simon Whitlock 2-3 Ricky Evans
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Laurence Ryder
Phil Taylor 3-0 Keita Ono
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Sunday December 20
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Michael Rasztovits 0-2 Rob Szabo (P)
Andy Hamilton 2-3 Joe Murnan
Mensur Suljovic 3-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Jamie Caven 3-0 Rob Szabo
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Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Aleksandr Oreshkin 2-1 Paul Lim (P)
Stephen Bunting 3-0 Jyhan Artut
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mervyn King 3-2 Aleksandr Oreshkin
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Monday December 21 (7pm-11pm)
Warrick Scheffer 0-2 John Michael (P)
Robert Thornton 0-3 Alan Norris
Michael Smith 3-2 Jeffrey De Zwaan
James Wade 3-0 John Michael
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Tuesday December 22 (7pm-11pm)
Dean Winstanley 2-3 Ronny Huybrechts
Wes Newton 3-1 Cristo Reyes
Dave Chisnall 3-0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Terry Jenkins 3-1 Darin Young
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Wednesday December 23 (7pm-11pm)
Andrew Gilding 3-0 Gerwyn Price
Benito van de Pas 3-1 Max Hopp
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Jan Dekker
Jelle Klaasen 3-0 Joe Cullen
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SECOND ROUND
Saturday December 26 (6pm-10pm)
Ricky Evans 0-4 Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall 4-1 Christian Kist
Gary Anderson 4-1 Daryl Gurney
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Sunday December 27
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Michael Smith 4-2 Steve Beaton
Dimitri Van den Bergh 2-4 Benito van de Pas
Vincent van der Voort 4-2 Kyle Anderson
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Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Raymond van Barneveld 4-3 Stephen Bunting
James Wade 4-0 Wes Newton
Michael van Gerwen 4-0 Darren Webster
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Monday December 28
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Alan Norris 4-1 Joe Murnan
Terry Jenkins 0-4 Mark Webster
David Pallett 3-4 Mensur Suljovic
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Evening Session (7.30pm-11.30pm)
Adrian Lewis 4-0 Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright 4-0 Ronny Huybrechts
Phil Taylor 4-1 Kevin Painter
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Tuesday December 29
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Mervyn King 2-4 Jelle Klaasen
THIRD ROUND
Michael Smith 4-0 Benito van de Pas
James Wade 4-1 Jamie Caven
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Evening Session (7pm-11pm)
Adrian Lewis 4-0 Mensur Suljovic
Gary Anderson 4-0 Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen 3-4 Raymond van Barneveld
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Wednesday December 30 (7pm-11pm)
Peter Wright 4-3 Dave Chisnall
Alan Norris 4-1 Mark Webster
Phil Taylor 3-4 Jelle Klaasen
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Friday January 1
QUARTER-FINALS
Afternoon Session (1pm-4.30pm)
Alan Norris 4-5 Jelle Klaasen
Gary Anderson 5-1 James Wade
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Evening Session (7.30pm-11pm)
Raymond van Barneveld 5-4 Michael Smith
Adrian Lewis 5-2 Peter Wright
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Saturday January 2 (8pm-11.30pm)
SEMI-FINALS
Raymond van Barneveld 3-6 Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson 6-0 Jelle Klaasen - Gary Anderson hits a nine-dart finish.
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Sunday January 3 (7pm-10pm)
FINAL
Adrian Lewis 5-7 Gary Anderson
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FORMAT
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Preliminary Round |
Best of three sets. No tie-break. |
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First Round |
Best of five sets |
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Second Round |
Best of seven sets |
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Third Round |
Best of seven sets |
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Quarter-Finals |
Best of nine sets |
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Semi-Finals |
Best of 11 sets |
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Final |
Best of 13 sets |
All sets are the best of five legs.
In the Preliminary Round there will be no tie-break, and should a game go to the third set, the fifth leg would be the deciding leg.
In all other rounds, a tie-break would apply in the final set only, where a player must win by two clear legs. Should the score in the final set reach 5-5, a sudden-death leg would be played.
DRAW BRACKET - LAST 16 ONWARDS
Including William Hill Final Odds
FIRST ROUND DRAW BRACKET
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First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Thanawat Gaweenuntawong/Rene Eidams
John Henderson (32) v Darren Webster
Raymond van Barneveld (16) v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Stephen Bunting (17) v Jyhan Artut
Michael Smith (8) v Jeffrey De Zwaan
Steve Beaton (25) v Koha Kokiri
Ian White (9) v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Benito van de Pas (24) v Max Hopp
Adrian Lewis (5) v Jan Dekker
Andrew Gilding (28) v Gerwyn Price
Kim Huybrechts (12) v David Pallett
Mensur Suljovic (21) v Jermaine Wattimena
Peter Wright (4) v Keegan Brown
Dean Winstanley (29) v Ronny Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall (13) v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Justin Pipe (20) v Christian Kist
Gary Anderson (2) v Andy Boulton/Per Laursen
Jamie Lewis (31) v Daryl Gurney
Vincent van der Voort (15) v Loz Ryder
Brendan Dolan (18) v Kyle Anderson
James Wade (7) v Warrick Scheffer/John Michael
Wes Newton (26) v Cristo Reyes
Simon Whitlock (10) v Ricky Evans
Jamie Caven (23) v Michael Rasztovits/Rob Szabo
Robert Thornton (6) v Alan Norris
Andy Hamilton (27) v Joe Murnan
Terry Jenkins (11) v Darin Young
Mark Webster (22) v Qiang Sun/Mick McGowan
Phil Taylor (3) v Keita Ono/Alex Tagarao
Kevin Painter (30) v Kim Viljanen/Sven Groen
Mervyn King (14) v Aleksandr Oreshkin/Paul Lim
Jelle Klaasen (19) v Joe Cullen
FORMER CHAMPIONS
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Year |
Winner |
Runner-Up |
Score |
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1994 |
Dennis Priestley |
Phil Taylor |
6-1 |
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1995 |
Phil Taylor |
Rod Harrington |
6-2 |
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1996 |
Phil Taylor |
Dennis Priestley |
6-4 |
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1997 |
Phil Taylor |
Dennis Priestley |
6-3 |
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1998 |
Phil Taylor |
Dennis Priestley |
6-0 |
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1999 |
Phil Taylor |
Peter Manley |
6-2 |
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2000 |
Phil Taylor |
Dennis Priestley |
7-3 |
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2001 |
Phil Taylor |
John Part |
7-0 |
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2002 |
Phil Taylor |
Peter Manley |
7-0 |
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2003 |
John Part |
Phil Taylor |
7-6 |
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2004 |
Phil Taylor |
Kevin Painter |
7-6 |
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2005 |
Phil Taylor |
Mark Dudbridge |
7-4 |
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2006 |
Phil Taylor |
Peter Manley |
7-0 |
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2007 |
Raymond van Barneveld |
Phil Taylor |
7-6 |
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2008 |
John Part |
Kirk Shepherd |
7-2 |
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2009 |
Phil Taylor |
Raymond van Barneveld |
7-1 |
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2010 |
Phil Taylor |
Simon Whitlock |
7-3 |
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2011 |
Adrian Lewis |
Gary Anderson |
7-5 |
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2012 |
Adrian Lewis |
Andy Hamilton |
7-3 |
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2013 |
Phil Taylor |
Michael van Gerwen |
7-4 |
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2014 |
Michael van Gerwen |
Peter Wright |
7-4 |
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2015 |
Gary Anderson |
Phil Taylor |
7-6 |
PRIZE FUND
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Winner |
£300,000 |
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Runner-Up |
£150,000 |
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Semi-Finalists |
£70,000 |
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Quarter-Finalists |
£35,000 |
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Third Round Losers |
£22,000 |
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Second Round Losers |
£15,000 |
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First Round Losers |
£10,000 |
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Preliminary Round Losers |
£4,250 |
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Total |
£1,500,000 |
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Nine-Dart Bonus |
£15,000 |