2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 December 2023 – 3 January 2024
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatSets
Final – first to 7 sets
«2023 2025»
Michael Smith is reigning champion and top seed going into the 2024 tournament.

The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship) is a professional darts event that will take place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024. It is the 31st World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the now-defunct British Darts Organisation.

Michael Smith is the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the 2023 final.

Overview

Prize money

The prize money for the tournament will remain at £2.5 million in total for the sixth year in a row.[1]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £2,500,000)
Winner(1)£500,000
Runner-up(1)£200,000
Semi-finalists(2)£100,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£50,000
Fourth round losers(8)£35,000
Third round losers(16)£25,000
Second round losers(32)£15,000
First round losers(32)£7,500

Format

All matches will be played as single in, double out – requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on either a double or the bullseye. The matches will be played in the set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

For all rounds except the first, the deciding set has to be won by two clear legs, unless the set score goes to 5–5, in which case a sudden-death leg will be played, with no throw for the bull in any sudden-death leg.

Round Best of (sets) First to (sets)
First 5 3
Second
Third 7 4
Fourth
Quarter-finals95
Semi-finals116
Final137

Qualification

The 2024 PDC World Darts Championship will be the 31st World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it split from the now-defunct British Darts Organisation, and the seventeenth to be held at Alexandra Palace, London. It will be held between 15 December 2023 and 3 January 2024, the culmination of the 2023 Professional Darts Corporation season.[2] 96 players will compete in the championship, with the thirty-two highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit being seeded to the second round, and the next thirty-two highest ranked players from the 2023 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and thirty-two players from the various qualifiers going into the first round.[3]

Seeds

2023 winner Michael Smith is set to be top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament. Michael van Gerwen, the three-time World Champion from 2014, 2017 and 2019, will be second seed; having in 2022 won two major titles; the Premier League and the World Series of Darts Finals. Luke Humphries, winner of three of the last four ranked premier events in 2023, the 2023 World Grand Prix, Grand Slam and the Players Championship Finals, will be third seed and the world champion from 2022 Peter Wright, who was also champion in 2020 and won the 2023 European Championship, will be fourth seed. As well as Smith, Van Gerwen and Wright, four other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds; 2021 World Champion Gerwyn Price will be 5th seed, 2018 World Champion Rob Cross will be the 8th seed, 2015 and 2016 World Champion Gary Anderson will be 21st seeded, and 2007 PDC World Champion Raymond van Barneveld will be the 29th seed. 2014 BDO World Champion Stephen Bunting qualified as 18th seed as one of two BDO champions to qualify as seeds, alongside four-time BDO champion Van Barneveld.[3]

The top seeds behind Smith, Van Gerwen, Humphries, Wright and Price will be 2023 World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall, 2022 UK Open champion Danny Noppert, Rob Cross, and Jonny Clayton, who alongside Gerwyn Price won the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts. Other 2023 major event champions to qualify as seed were Masters champion Chris Dobey at 17th seed with 2023 UK Open winner Andrew Gilding three places below him in 20th.[3]

Pro Tour qualification

Ricardo Pietreczko, the winner of the 2023 German Darts Championship, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit in his first World Championship participation. Gian van Veen, the 2023 World Youth runner up and a European Championship semi-finalist, and 2023 ProTour event winners Ryan Joyce and Radek Szagański were also amongst the qualifiers.

As well as Pietreczko, Van Veen and Szagański, other players qualifying for their PDC World Championship debuts were Mario Vandenbogaerde, Richard Veenstra, Kevin Doets, Connor Scutt, Dylan Slevin, Lee Evans, Jules van Dongen. Other players qualifying via the Pro Tour included 2010 runner-up Simon Whitlock, 1996 BDO champion Steve Beaton, and the 2012 BDO champion Christian Kist.[3]

International qualifiers

The final group of 32 qualifiers were determined by a series of international qualifiers and secondary tours. The PDC Asian Tour was held for the first time since 2019, and provided qualifiers for both the World Champpionship and the Asian Championship; the Professional Darts Japan qualifier was replaced with a place via the Asian Championship being reserved for a Japanese player. The Ukrainian qualifier that had been held for the first time in qualification for the previous year was discontinued, and the South West and West Europe qualifiers were combined.

Luke Littler, the 2023 World Youth Champion, qualified via the PDC Development Tour. Fallon Sherrock, the only woman to have previously won a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, and two-time BDO Women's World Champion Mikuru Suzuki qualified via the PDC Women's Series. In a rule change, the PDC announced that no player was eligible to compete in the 2024 PDC World Championship had they played at the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship which concluded a week earlier.[4] Beau Greaves, the winner of the 2023 Women's World Matchplay, chose not to compete in the PDC Championship for which she had qualified, instead opting for the WDF. Prakash Jiwa, the winner of the Indian Qualifier, was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority on 16 November 2023 while an investigation is conducted into suspicious betting in the independent Modus Super Series.[5][6] Jiwa was replaced by the runner-up of the Indian Qualifier, Bhav Patel on 25 November 2023.[7] The final four places were awarded by a qualifier for non-qualified PDC Tour Card holders.

Debutants via the international and invitation qualifiers were Simon Adams, Owen Bates, Stowe Buntz, Tomoya Goto, Man Lok Leung, Luke Littler, Wessel Nijman, Sandro Eric Sosing, Bhav Patel, Berry van Peer, Darren Penhall, Reynaldo Rivera, Alex Spellman and Thibault Tricole, who was the first ever player from France to qualify for a PDC World Championship.[8]

List of qualifiers

  1. ↑ Greaves chose to play the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship[10] following a ruling by the PDC which did not allow players to compete in both World Championships in the same year.[11]
  2. ↑ The original qualifier Prakash Jiwa was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority on 16 November 2023 due to an investigation into suspicious betting on matches in the independently-operated Modus Super Series.[14][15] Jiwa was replaced by the runner-up of the Indian Qualifier on 25 November 2023.[16]

Schedule

Friday, 15 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
011 Kevin Doets  Stowe Buntz
02 Cameron Menzies  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
03 Simon Whitlock  Paolo Nebrida
042 Michael Smith Winner of match 01
Saturday, 16 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
051 Lee Evans  Sandro Eric Sosing
06 Connor Scutt  Krzysztof Kciuk
07 Jules van Dongen  Darren Penhall
082 Dave Chisnall Winner of match 02
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
091 Jamie Hughes  David Cameron
10 Keane Barry  Reynaldo Rivera
11 Scott Williams  Haruki Muramatsu
122 Gary Anderson Winner of match 03
Sunday, 17 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
131 Ricky Evans  Simon Adams
14 Jim Williams  Norman Madhoo
15 Matt Campbell  Lourence Ilagan
162 Joe Cullen Winner of match 07
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
171 Dylan Slevin  Florian Hempel
18 Niels Zonneveld  Darren Webster
19 Jermaine Wattimena  Fallon Sherrock
202 Luke Humphries Winner of match 05
Monday, 18 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
211 Mario Vandenbogaerde  Thibault Tricole
22 Gian van Veen  Man Lok Leung
23 Martin Lukeman  Haupai Puha
242 Gerwyn Price Winner of match 06
Tuesday, 19 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
251 Ian White  Tomoya Goto
26 Ritchie Edhouse  Jeffrey de Graaf
27 Keegan Brown  Boris Krčmar
282 James Wade Winner of match 15
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
291 Steve Beaton  Wessel Nijman
30 Mike De Decker  Dragutin Horvat
31 Ricardo Pietreczko  Mikuru Suzuki
322 Michael van Gerwen Winner of match 10
Wednesday, 20 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
331 Radek Szagański  Marko Kantele
34 Steve Lennon  Owen Bates
35 William O'Connor  Bhav Patel
362 Ross Smith Winner of match 18
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
371 Ryan Joyce  Alex Spellman
38 Richard Veenstra  Ben Robb
39 Christian Kist  Luke Littler
402 Peter Wright Winner of match 14
Thursday, 21 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
411 Mickey Mansell  Zong Xiao Chen
42 Luke Woodhouse  Berry van Peer
432 Madars Razma Winner of match 30
44 Rob Cross Winner of match 21
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
452 Andrew Gilding Winner of match 39
46 Danny Noppert Winner of match 11
47 Gabriel Clemens Winner of match 22
48 Damon Heta Winner of match 23
Friday, 22 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
492 Brendan Dolan Winner of match 41
50 José de Sousa Winner of match 26
51 Krzysztof Ratajski Winner of match 09
52 Dirk van Duijvenbode Winner of match 27
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
532 Dimitri Van den Bergh Winner of match 17
54 Martin Schindler Winner of match 19
55 Raymond van Barneveld Winner of match 33
56 Chris Dobey Winner of match 35
Saturday, 23 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
572 Kim Huybrechts Winner of match 38
58 Callan Rydz Winner of match 31
59 Jonny Clayton Winner of match 34
60 Daryl Gurney Winner of match 29
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
612 Ryan Searle Winner of match 25
62 Josh Rock Winner of match 42
63 Stephen Bunting Winner of match 37
64 Nathan Aspinall Winner of match 13
Wednesday, 27 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
653   
66   
67   
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
683   
69   
70   
Thursday, 28 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
713   
72   
73   
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
743   
75   
76   
Friday, 29 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
773   
78   
79   
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
803   
814   
82   
Saturday, 30 December
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
834   
84   
85   
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
864   
87   
88   
Monday, 1 January
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9
Afternoon session (12:30 GMT)
89QF   
90   
Evening session (19:00 GMT)
91QF   
92   
Tuesday, 2 January
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11
Evening session (19:30 GMT)
93SF   
94   
Wednesday, 3 January
Match # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12 Set 13
Evening session (20:00 GMT)
95F   

Draw

Finals

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January 		Semi-finals
(best of 11 sets)
2 January 		Final
(best of 13 sets)
3 January
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Top half

Section 1

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Kevin Doets 1 Michael Smith
Q Stowe Buntz  
 
 
 Mike De Decker 32 Madars Razma
Q Dragutin Horvat  
 
 
 Niels Zonneveld 16 Ross Smith
Q Darren Webster  
 
 
 William O'Connor 17 Chris Dobey
Q Bhav Patel  
 
 
 Mario Vandenbogaerde 8 Rob Cross
Q Thibault Tricole  
 
 
 Ritchie Edhouse 25 José de Sousa
Q Jeffrey de Graaf  
 
 
 Steve Lennon 9 Jonny Clayton
Q Owen Bates  
 
 
 Jamie Hughes 24 Krzysztof Ratajski
Q David Cameron  

Section 2

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Jim Williams 4 Peter Wright
Q Norman Madhoo  
 
 
 Radek Szagański 29 Raymond van Barneveld
Q Marko Kantele  
 
 
 Matt Campbell 13 James Wade
Q Lourence Ilagan  
 
 
 Christian Kist 20 Andrew Gilding
Q Luke Littler  
 
 
 Connor Scutt 5 Gerwyn Price
Q Krzysztof Kciuk  
 
 
 Mickey Mansell 28 Brendan Dolan
Q Zong Xiao Chen  
 
 
 Keegan Brown 12 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Q Boris Krčmar  
 
 
 Simon Whitlock 21 Gary Anderson
Q Paolo Nebrida  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Keane Barry 2 Michael van Gerwen
Q Reynaldo Rivera  
 
 
 Richard Veenstra 31 Kim Huybrechts
Q Ben Robb  
 
 
 Dylan Slevin 15 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Q Florian Hempel  
 
 
 Ryan Joyce 18 Stephen Bunting
Q Alex Spellman  
 
 
 Scott Williams 7 Danny Noppert
Q Haruki Muramatsu  
 
 
 Jermaine Wattimena 26 Martin Schindler
Q Fallon Sherrock  
 
 
 Martin Lukeman 10 Damon Heta
Q Haupai Puha  
 
 
 Luke Woodhouse 23 Josh Rock
Q Berry van Peer  

Section 4

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–21 December		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
 Lee Evans 3 Luke Humphries
Q Sandro Eric Sosing  
 
 
 Ricardo Pietreczko 30 Callan Rydz
Q Mikuru Suzuki  
 
 
 Jules van Dongen 14 Joe Cullen
Q Darren Penhall  
 
 
 Ian White 19 Ryan Searle
Q Tomoya Goto  
 
 
 Ricky Evans 6 Nathan Aspinall
Q Simon Adams  
 
 
 Steve Beaton 27 Daryl Gurney
Q Wessel Nijman  
 
 
 Cameron Menzies 11 Dave Chisnall
Q Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  
 
 
 Gian van Veen 22 Gabriel Clemens
Q Man Lok Leung  

References

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  2. ↑ Allen, Dave. "Paddy Power World Darts Championship ticket prices & session times". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gorton, Josh. "2023/2024 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field". PDC. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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  5. ↑ Shaw, Jamie. "Prakash Jiwa, Andy Jenkins and Jack Main suspended by DRA over suspicious betting in Modus Super Series". Live Darts. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "DRA Statement" (PDF). Darts Regulation Authority. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Gorton, Josh. "Kciuk wins East Europe Qualifier to seal Ally Pally return". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Gorton, Josh. "Tricole wins West Europe Qualifier to confirm Alexandra Palace debut". Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "De Graaf confirms World Championship return as PDCNB season concludes". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Beau Greaves to play at Lakeside this December". www.dartswdf.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "2023 WDF Lakeside World Championships - Player eligibility update". www.dartswdf.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kantele confirms World Championship qualification with home soil success". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Gorton, Josh. "Kciuk wins East Europe Qualifier to seal Ally Pally return". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Shaw, Jamie. "Prakash Jiwa, Andy Jenkins and Jack Main suspended by DRA over suspicious betting in Modus Super Series". Live Darts. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "DRA Statement" (PDF). Darts Regulation Authority. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Gorton, Josh. "Kciuk wins East Europe Qualifier to seal Ally Pally return". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Penhall clears a Path to Success Despite a Rocky Road". www.dartplayersaustralia.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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