INFORMATION, schedules and links to match reports and stories from the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
The tournament, featuring 70 players from a record 11 countries, begins on Friday December 19 at London's Alexandra Palace.
Tickets
Seating tickets are still available for all sessions in the event, although availability is limited for certain sessions.
Ticket prices begin at £15 plus booking fee, and tickets will also be available on the day at Alexandra Palace from the box office.
Tickets can be purchased from the PDC Ticket Line on 0871 231 0831 or through www.seetickets.com/darts
Watch Live Online
Fans outside the UK and Holland can watch live coverage online via www.worldchampionshipdarts.tv - click here for further details
Highlights & Live Commentary
PDCtv subscribers will be able to listen to live audio commentary from the tournament and also view highlights from each session on a 24-hour delay.
Audio interviews can also be found in PDCtv.
Further details can be found here
Live Scoreboard
A live scoreboard will also be available free of charge for fans to follow the tournament.
Click here for the live scoreboard
180 Magazine
The PDC are launching a new magazine, 180, at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship. This will be available from the PDC merchandise stall at Alexandra Palace and in the near future online.
Sky Sports
Sky Sports will be screening the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship in High Definition - click here for further information
Sky Sports and the PDC have signed a new four-year contract for exclusive coverage of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship - click here for further information
Rod Harrington Preview
Click here for a preview of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at MatchroomBets.com
Matchroom Bets Blog
A Matchroom Bets blog will also be available from Alexandra Palace throughout the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Click here to visit MatchroomBets.com
Wayne Mardle Blog
Wayne Mardle will be writing an exclusive blog for the Daily Mail throughout the Ladbrokes,com World Darts Championship
Click here to read Wayne Mardle's Blog
Audio Previews
Interviews with Phil Taylor, James Wade and Anastasia Dobromyslova are now available in PDCtv looking ahead to the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Click here to visit PDCtv
Travelling By Train
The easiest way to travel to Alexandra Palace and the 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship is by train with First Capital Connect.
Visit their website at www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk for more information on great value fares and to book your ticket online.
During The Tournament
Results and links to match reports will appear below throughout the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship.
Schedule of Play
First Round (Preliminary Round games denoted by (P))
Friday December 19
Carlos Rodriguez 3-2 Roland Scholten
Warren French 5-3 Akihiro Nagakawa (P)
Robert Thornton 3-1 Wayne Jones
Bill Davis 3-0 John Part
Co Stompe 3-1 Andy Jenkins
Click here for reports
Saturday December 20
Dennis Smith 3-1 Terry Jenkins
Shi Yonhsheng 6-4 Hannes Schnier
Kevin Painter 3-2 Matt Clark
Dennis Priestley 3-0 Warren French
Barrie Bates 3-0 Felix McBrearty
Click here for reports
Alan Tabern 3-0 Steve Beaton
David Fatum 6-4 Shane O'Connor (P)
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Darin Young
Phil Taylor 3-0 Steve Grubb
Kevin McDine 3-1 Alex Roy
Click here for reports
Sunday December 21
Mark Walsh 3-2 Jamie Caven
Charles Losper 6-4 Sudesh Fitzgerald (P)
Mark Dudbridge 3-2 Nick Fullwell
Wes Newton 3-1 Per Laursen
Denis Ovens 3-0 Steve Maish
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Andy Hamilton 3-0 Michael Barnard
Remco van Eijden 5-3 Anastasia Dobromyslova (P)
Wayne Mardle 3-0 David Fatum
Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Mark Stephenson
Mensur Suljovic 3-2 Peter Manley
Click here for reports
Monday December 22
John MaGowan 3-0 Chris Mason
Marko Kantele 5-2 Lourence Ilagan (P)
Adrian Lewis 3-1 Russell Stewart
Jelle Klaasen 3-0 Colin Lloyd
Mervyn King 3-0 Shi Yongsheng
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Tuesday December 23
Tony Ayres 3-2 Andy Smith
Paul Nicholson 3-0 Adrian Gray
Jan van der Rassel 3-2 Kirk Shepherd
Tony Eccles 3-2 Remco van Eijden
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Ronnie Baxter 3-1 Marko Kantele
Colin Osborne 3-0 Charles Losper
James Wade 3-0 Brendan Dolan
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Nandor Bezzeg
Click here for reports
Second Round
Saturday December 27
Dennis Smith 4-3 Kevin McDine
Co Stompe 4-1 Alan Tabern
Kevin Painter 4-1 Carlos Rodriguez
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Mark Dudbridge 4-0 Mensur Suljovic
Phil Taylor 4-0 Michael van Gerwen
Wayne Mardle 4-3 Robert Thornton
Sunday December 28
Barrie Bates 4-2 Bill Davis
Ronnie Baxter 4-1 Denis Ovens
Andy Hamilton 4-2 Tony Ayres
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Jelle Klaasen 4-0 Jan van der Rassel
Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 Wes Newton
Mervyn King 4-2 Mark Walsh
Click here for reports
Monday December 29
Paul Nicholson 4-3 Adrian Lewis
Dennis Priestley 4-1 John MaGowan
Vincent van der Voort 4-1 Colin Osborne
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James Wade 4-2 Tony Eccles
Third Round
Phil Taylor 4-1 Kevin Painter
Barrie Bates 4-0 Mark Dudbridge
Click here for reports
Tuesday December 30
Paul Nicholson 4-2 Dennis Priestley
Mervyn King 4-1 Dennis Smith
Co Stompe 4-0 Wayne Mardle
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Jelle Klaasen 4-1 Andy Hamilton
Raymond van Barneveld 4-3 Ronnie Baxter
James Wade 4-0 Vincent van der Voort
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Quarter-Finals
Thursday January 1 2009
Mervyn King 5-2 Barrie Bates
Phil Taylor 5-0 Co Stompe
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Friday January 2
James Wade 5-3 Paul Nicholson
Raymond van Barneveld 5-1 Jelle Klaasen
*** Including nine-darter from Raymond van Barneveld
Click here for reports
Semi-Finals
Saturday January 3
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 James Wade
Phil Taylor 6-2 Mervyn King
Click here for reports
Final
Sunday January 4
Phil Taylor 7-1 Raymond van Barneveld
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2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Prize Fund
Winner: £125,000
Runner-Up: £60,000
Semi-Finalists: £30,000
Quarter-Finalists: £20,000
Third Round Losers: £12,000
Second Round Losers: £8,000
First Round Losers: £5,000
Preliminary Round Losers: £2,500
PDPA Qualifiers Prize Fund: £16,000
Total: £740,000
In addition, should a player achieve a nine-dart finish they would receive £20,000. If this is hit by more than one player during the tournament, the prize would be split on a pro-rata basis.
Format
Preliminary Round Best of 9 legs
Round One Best of 5 sets
Round Two Best of 7 sets
Round Three Best of 7 sets
Quarter-Finals Best of 9 sets
Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets
Final Best of 13 sets
All sets are the best of five legs.
There will be a tie break rule employed in all matches; any match which goes to a deciding set must be won by two clear legs.
If the score in the last set reaches 5-5 then a sudden death leg will be played. Nearest the bull at this point will decide who throws first in this leg.