A win on the World Championship stage is always special, but for some players victory at Alexandra Palace can make the difference in their bid to stay on the professional circuit.
The top 64 players on the PDC Order of Merit following the 2021/22 William Hill World Darts Championship will secure PDC Tour Cards for the 2022 season.
Listed below are players in the World Championship who are current Tour Card Holders but are provisionally ranked outside the top 64 after the World Championship, and therefore must win at least one game at Ally Pally:
Nick Kenny
Provisional rank: 70
First Round Opponent: Rowby-John Rodriguez
Minimum number of wins needed: 1
Lisa Ashton
Provisional rank: 76
First Round Opponent: Ron Meulenkamp
Minimum number of wins needed: 2
Ted Evetts
Provisional rank: 78
First Round Opponent: Jim Williams
Minimum number of wins needed: 2
James Wilson
Provisional rank: 88
First Round Opponent: Luke Woodhouse
Minimum number of wins needed: 3
*Bradley Brooks is also provisionally ranked outside the top 64. However, should he finish outside the top 64 he would win a Tour Card by virtue of topping the 2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit.
**Players provisionally ranked in the top 64 may also need to win one match or more to stay retain their Tour Card depending on other players' results.
Listed below are players competing in the World Championship who are not current Tour Card Holders but can still finish in the top 64 by winning at least one game at Ally Pally:
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Provisional rank: 71
First Round Opponent: Nick Kenny
Minimum number of wins needed: 1
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Provisional rank: 84
First Round Opponent: Ben Robb
Minimum number of wins needed: 2
Fallon Sherrock
Provisional rank: 86
First Round Opponent: Steve Beaton
Minimum number of wins needed: 3
Chas Barstow
Provisional rank: 91
First Round Opponent: John Norman Jnr
Minimum number of wins needed: 3