Last year, Michael Van Gerwin won the tournament for the third time in his career by defeating Michael Smith. He became the second-winningest player at the PDC World Darts Championship and enters this year as the odds-on favorite to win the tournament yet again. Phil Taylor — who retired in 2018 — has the most PDC World Darts Championships with 14.
This year’s pool includes 96 players competing over the course of 28 sessions in 17 days for the chance to come out on top. The final is set for Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Other players with the best odds to win include Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, Daryl Gurney, Peter Wright, James Wade, Ian White and Dave Chisnall.
Here’s what you need to know about the tournament.
Format of PDC World Darts Championship
The World Darts Championship starts out with best-of-five sets in the first round, and the sets increase leading up to the championship round, which is best of 13. The top 32 ranked players get first-round byes.
First Round: Best-of-five sets (no tie-break) Second Round: Best-of-five sets Third and fourth rounds: Best-of-seven sets Quarterfinals: Best-of-nine sets Semifinals: Best-of-11 sets Final: Best-of-13 sets
Prize money for PDC World Darts Championship
Contestants will receive winnings ranging from £7,500 ($9,886 USD/$13,081 CAD) to the grand prize of £500,000 ($659,100 USD/$872,095 CAD), depending on where they finish.
Here’s how it shakes out, round-by-round:
Winner: £500,000 ($659,100 USD/$872,095 CAD) Runner-up: £200,000 ($263,036 USD/$347,513 CAD) Semifinal: £100,000 ($131,518 USD/$173,756 CAD) Quarterfinal: £50,000 ($65,759 USD/$86,878 CAD Fourth round: £35,000 ($46,031 USD/$60,814 CAD) Third round: £25,000 ($32,879 USD/$43,439 CAD) Second round: £15,000 ($19,727 USD/$26,063 CAD) First round: £7,500 ($9,886 USD/$13,081 CAD)
How to watch the PDC World Darts Championship
Dates: Dec. 13 - Jan. 1 Live stream: DAZN
In North America, the PDC World Darts Championship will stream live and on-demand exclusively on DAZN, the global sports streaming service.
In addition, for the first weekend of the tournament, there will be a YouTube free-to-air on our DAZN USA page:
Sat. , Dec. 14 – Evening Session Sun. , Dec. 15 – Evening Session
This will be available for viewers in the U.S. and Canada.
When signing up for DAZN, subscribers will have the option between a monthly price or an annual one. In the U.S., a DAZN subscription costs $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. You can sign up for a U.S. subscription here.
For viewers in Canada, you can sign up for a free trial of DAZN and subscribe for $20 CAD per month or $150 CAD per year by clicking here.
You can also sign in and watch via web browsers on dazn.com. Every session throughout the tournament will be on the DAZN platform.
