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2020 PDC World Darts Championship

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2020 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates13 December 2019 –
1 January 2020
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
Final – first to 7
Prize fund£2,500,000
Winner's share£500,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Peter Wright
«2019 2021»
Seventh seed Peter Wright won the World Championship for the first time in his career.
Michael van Gerwen, the number one seed and reigning champion, reached the fifth World Championship final of his career.

The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 William Hill World Darts Championship)[1] was the 27th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 December 2019 to 1 January 2020.[1]

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Michael Smith 7–3 in the 2019 final.

Raymond van Barneveld announced his intention to retire from professional darts with this tournament, playing his planned last match in the first round against Darin Young. He subsequently reversed this decision after a year out.

Fallon Sherrock became the first female player to win a match at a PDC World Championship, beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round. She then went on to beat Mensur Suljović 3–1 in the second round, before losing 2–4 to Chris Dobey.

Peter Wright won his first World Championship, beating Van Gerwen 7–3 in the final.

Format

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All matches were 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. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three). For all rounds except the first, the final set had to be won by two clear legs, unless the set score went to 5–5, in which case a deciding leg would be played with the players throwing for the bull to decide who threw first.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

  • First round: Best of five sets (no tie-break)
  • Second round: Best of five sets
  • Third round: Best of seven sets
  • Fourth round: Best of seven sets
  • Quarter-finals: Best of nine sets
  • Semi-finals: Best of eleven sets
  • Finals: Best of thirteen sets[2]

Prize money

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The prize money for the tournament was £2,500,000 in total – the same as in the previous year. The winner's share was £500,000.[3] A special prize of £100,000 was available to any player who hits two nine-dart finishes, a feat which has never previously been achieved at any World Championship.[4]

Position (num. 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

Qualification

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Qualifiers

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The top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit began the competition in the second round. The 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit (not already qualified) and 32 qualifiers from around the world, including two female players, began in the first round.[5]

Background

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Michael van Gerwen, the reigning champion from the 2019 championship, who also won the 2014 and 2017 championship, was top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament, having won six of the ten premier singles events held since the previous championship.[7] 2018 world champion and reigning World Matchplay and European champion Rob Cross took the second seeding.[7] As well as Van Gerwen and Cross, two other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds, two-time champions Gary Anderson (5th seed) and Adrian Lewis (13th seed). Three-time consecutive reigning BDO world darts champion Glen Durrant took the 27th seeding on his PDC debut. As well as Durrant, 17th seed Stephen Bunting and 25th seed Steve Beaton were also previous champions of the BDO World Darts Championship.[7]

The top seeds below Van Gerwen and Cross were two-time Grand Slam of Darts winner Gerwyn Price, 2019 World Championship runner-up Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, 2018 Players Championship Finals winner Daryl Gurney and 2019 German Darts Masters champion Peter Wright. 2019 UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall was the 12th seed.[7]

2019 Czech Darts Open champion Jamie Hughes, in his first year as a full PDC tour card holder, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. As well as Hughes, five other qualifiers from the Pro Tour made their PDC World Championship debuts; Harry Ward, Ritchie Edhouse, Mark McGeeney, Luke Woodhouse and Ryan Meikle.[8]

2007 PDC world champion Raymond van Barneveld qualified via the Pro Tour in his final year before retirement.[9] Both Van Barneveld and fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen were former champions of the BDO World Darts Championship who qualified via the Pro Tour. Other players to qualify through the Pro Tour included 2019 World Grand Prix semi-finalist Chris Dobey, 2019 PDC World Youth Champion Luke Humphries and the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts finalists from Ireland, William O'Connor and Steve Lennon.[7]

The final group of 32 qualifiers was determined by a series of international qualifiers and secondary tours. 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters champion Damon Heta, the first player to win a World Series of Darts event in their own country,[10] topped the Dartplayers Australia rankings, while Keane Barry won the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify, having already qualified to play in the Junior Darts Corporation World Championship final held during the tournament.[11] Barry was the youngest player at the 2020 championships and the third youngest all-time.[12]

Two qualifiers were held for female players. The UK & Ireland qualifier was won by Fallon Sherrock, the 2015 BDO Women's World Championship runner-up,[13] while the Rest of the World Qualifier was won by Mikuru Suzuki, the reigning women's champion from the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship.[14] The final three places went to the three winners of a tournament between unqualified Tour Card holders, the winners being Benito van de Pas, Kevin Burness and Matthew Edgar.[15]

Fifteen international qualifiers made their debuts; Danny Baggish, Keane Barry, Matt Campbell, Damon Heta, José Justicia, Robbie King, Nico Kurz, Benjamin Pratnemer, Madars Razma, Ben Robb, Callan Rydz, Fallon Sherrock, Mikuru Suzuki, Ciarán Teehan & Yuki Yamada.[8] Razma was the first Latvian ever to qualify for the PDC World Championship.

Summary

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2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld (pictured in 2006) lost in the first round to Darin Young. He retired after the match, subsequently reversing the decision.

The top quarter of the draw saw number one seed & reigning champion Michael van Gerwen easily reach the quarter-final, recovering from losing the first set to Jelle Klaasen in the second round to win,[16] before consecutive 4–0 victories over Ricky Evans[17] and former BDO World Champion Stephen Bunting.[18] Lithuanian Darius Labanauskas reached the quarter-final stage for the first time, knocking out seeds including world number 9 Ian White and former BDO Champion Steve Beaton.[19] In the quarter-final, Van Gerwen triumphed over Labanauskas, 5–2, to qualify for the semi-final for the seventh time in eight championships.[20]

In the second quarter, fourth seed & 2019 runner-up Michael Smith was eliminated in the second round following a 3–1 defeat to debutant Luke Woodhouse.[21] Reigning UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall reached the quarter-final with wins over Krzysztof Ratajski[22] and two-time World Champion Gary Anderson,[18] while two-time World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Woodhouse and two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis[23] to also reach the quarter-final. In that quarter-final, Aspinall won 5–3 to reach his second semi-final in two attempts at the World Championship.[20]

In the third quarter, 2018 champion Rob Cross was an early exit, losing to Kim Huybrechts in the second round without winning a set.[24] 2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld was another early faller, crashing out to American Darin Young 3–1 in the first round.[24] Van Barneveld had planned to retire after this tournament, but after sitting out the 2020 season announced his intention to return for 2021.[25] Reigning World Youth Champion Luke Humphries came through a sudden-death leg against Jermaine Wattimena in the second round[24] before defeating Nico Kurz[26] and Huybrechts[23] to reach consecutive quarter-finals. 2014 runner-up Peter Wright survived a match dart at bullseye to win a sudden-death leg against Noel Malicdem[27] in the second round, before beating Seigo Asada[28] and Jeffrey de Zwaan[23] to reach the quarter-finals, where he triumphed 5–3 over Humphries to reach the semi-final for the first time since the 2017 tournament.[20]

In the fourth quarter, Fallon Sherrock defeated Ted Evetts in the first round, becoming the first female player to win a match at the World Championships,[29] before following that win with a 3–1 victory over 11th seed Mensur Suljović in the second round.[30] Sherrock's run, which PDC chairman Barry Hearn said could be the "dawn of a new era" for darts,[31] was ended in the third round by Chris Dobey.[32] Third seed Gerwyn Price beat John Henderson[33] and Simon Whitlock[23] to reach his first World Championship quarter-final, while three-time reigning BDO World Champion Glen Durrant joined him in the quarter-final on his PDC debut with wins over sixth seed Daryl Gurney[34] and Dobey.[23] In the quarter-final Price dominated Durrant, winning 5–1 to reach his first semi-final.[20]

The first of the semi-finals, between Price and Wright, was a bad-tempered affair. Wright won the first set against the darts, tapping his opponent on the arm and making comments to him as they went off for the break. Price levelled the match after the second set and celebrated exuberantly.[35] Each player won two of the next four sets before Wright won three sets in a row to win the match and reach the second world championship final of his career.[36] There was no handshake between the two players after the match, and Price said on Twitter that he had thought Wright's actions after the first set were out of order; later apologizing for his remarks.[35]

In the second semi-final, between Van Gerwen and Aspinall, the reigning champion took the first set against the darts, before Aspinall levelled in the second. Van Gerwen broke again in the third set only for Aspinall to win the fourth set in a decider. Aspinall missed a dart to win the fifth set and Van Gerwen took the lead again, before winning the sixth set 3–0 to take a two-set lead in the match. Aspinall won the seventh set, but Van Gerwen took the next two to secure his place in the final against Wright, a repeat of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship final.[36]

In the final, held on New Year's Day 2020, Wright held the first set with a 3–2 win after Van Gerwen missed bullseye for a set-winning 170 checkout. Wright then took a two-set lead with a 3–1 set win, before Van Gerwen broke back in the third set with a 3–0 win, and won the fourth by 3–2. Wright regained the lead in the fifth and then took a 3–0 win in the sixth set to go back to two legs clear. Again, Van Gerwen broke back with a 3–1 in the seventh; but Wright quickly regained the advantage, winning the eight set 3–2. Wright went one away from the win with a 3–2 win in the ninth set. In the tenth set, Wright won the first leg. Van Gerwen missed double-12 for a perfect nine-dart finish in the second leg, but took the leg regardless. Wright won the third leg to throw for the match; and took out double-10 to win the world championship for the first time.[37]

Schedule

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Friday, 13 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
01 1 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 3 – 1 Kevin Burness Northern Ireland 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
02 1 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 3 – 2 Geert Nentjes Netherlands 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1
03 1 England Luke Humphries 3 – 1 Devon Petersen South Africa 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
04 2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3 – 1 Jelle Klaasen Netherlands 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
Saturday, 14 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
05 1 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 3 – 0 Matthew Edgar England 3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 2 — —
06 1 England Ryan Meikle 1 – 3 Yuki Yamada Japan 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 —
07 1 England Luke Woodhouse 3 – 0 Paul Lim Singapore 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 — —
08 2 Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 2 – 3 Luke Humphries England 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 5 – 6
09 1 England Mark McGeeney 3 – 1 Matt Campbell Canada 3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 2 —
10 1 England Jamie Hughes 2 – 3 Zoran Lerchbacher Austria 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3
11 1 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 1 – 3 Darin Young United States 1 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 2 – 3 —
12 2 England Rob Cross 0 – 3 Kim Huybrechts Belgium 1 – 3 0 – 3 1 – 3 — —
Sunday, 15 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
13 1 Australia Kyle Anderson 3 – 2 Xiaochen Zong China 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1
14 1 England Ross Smith 0 – 3 Ciarán Teehan Republic of Ireland 2 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 — —
15 1 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 3 – 0 Nitin Kumar India 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 1 — —
16 2 England Ian White 1 – 3 Darius Labanauskas Lithuania 2 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 1 – 3 —
17 1 England Arron Monk 0 – 3 José Justicia  1 – 3 2 – 3 0 – 3 — —
18 1 England Andy Boulton 2 – 3 Danny Baggish United States 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3
19 1 England James Richardson 3 – 2 Mikuru Suzuki Japan 3 – 2 3 – 0 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2
20 2 England Michael Smith 1 – 3 Luke Woodhouse England 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 —
Monday, 16 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
21 1 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 2 – 3 Callan Rydz England 3 – 0 0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3
22 1 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 3 – 0 Marko Kantele Finland 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 — —
23 1 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 3 – 0 Keane Barry Republic of Ireland 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 1 — —
24 2 Scotland Gary Anderson 3 – 0 Brendan Dolan Northern Ireland 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 0 — —
Tuesday, 17 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
25 1 England Ryan Searle 3 – 2 Robbie King Australia 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2
26 1 Spain Cristo Reyes 3 – 2 Lourence Ilagan Philippines 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 0
27 1 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 0 – 3 Noel Malicdem Philippines 1 – 3 2 – 3 0 – 3 — —
28 2 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 3 – 1 Zoran Lerchbacher Austria 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
29 1 England Ritchie Edhouse 3 – 1 Boris Koltsov Russia 3 – 1 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 2 —
30 1 Portugal José de Sousa 0 – 3 Damon Heta Australia 2 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 3 — —
31 1 England Ted Evetts 2 – 3 Fallon Sherrock England 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3
32 2 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 3 – 2 Darin Young United States 1 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1
Wednesday, 18 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
33 1 Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 3 – 0 Ben Robb New Zealand 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 2 — —
34 1 Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell 0 – 3 Seigo Asada Japan 2 – 3 1 – 3 0 – 3 — —
35 1 England Harry Ward 3 – 2 Madars Razma Latvia 3 – 0 0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0
36 2 England Stephen Bunting 3 – 2 José Justicia  1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 1 – 3 6 – 4
37 1 England James Wilson 1 – 3 Nico Kurz Germany 0 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3 —
38 1 England Josh Payne 3 – 0 Diogo Portela Brazil 3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 0 — —
39 1 Germany Gabriel Clemens 2 – 3 Benito van de Pas Netherlands 2 – 3 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3
40 2 England James Wade 3 – 0 Ritchie Edhouse England 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 2 — —
Thursday, 19 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
41 1 England Justin Pipe 3 – 2 Benjamin Pratnemer Slovenia 2 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1
42 1 England Ryan Joyce 2 – 3 Jan Dekker Netherlands 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 2 – 3
43 2 Scotland John Henderson 3 – 0 James Richardson England 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 0 — —
44 2 England Steve Beaton 3 – 1 Kyle Anderson Australia 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 —
45 2 England Chris Dobey 3 – 2 Ron Meulenkamp Netherlands 3 – 1 3 – 1 0 – 3 1 – 3 4 – 2
46 2 Netherlands Danny Noppert 3 – 2 Callan Rydz England 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 1
47 2 England Dave Chisnall 3 – 1 Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 3 – 2 3 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 1 —
48 2 Wales Gerwyn Price 3 – 2 William O'Connor Republic of Ireland 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 4 – 2
Friday, 20 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
49 2 England Darren Webster 3 – 0 Yuki Yamada Japan 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 0 — —
50 2 England Mervyn King 3 – 2 Ciarán Teehan Republic of Ireland 3 – 0 3 – 1 1 – 3 2 – 3 4 – 2
51 2 Wales Jonny Clayton 3 – 0 Jan Dekker Netherlands 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 0 — —
52 2 England Ricky Evans 3 – 1 Mark McGeeney England 3 – 0 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 0 —
53 2 England Nathan Aspinall 3 – 1 Danny Baggish United States 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 2 —
54 2 England Joe Cullen 1 – 3 Nico Kurz Germany 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 —
55 2 Germany Max Hopp 3 – 2 Benito van de Pas Netherlands 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 0
56 2 Scotland Peter Wright 3 – 2 Noel Malicdem Philippines 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 6 – 5
Saturday, 21 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
57 2 England Keegan Brown 2 – 3 Seigo Asada Japan 3 – 0 3 – 0 1 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 4
58 2 Australia Simon Whitlock 3 – 0 Harry Ward England 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 1 — —
59 2 England Steve West 0 – 3 Ryan Searle England 2 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 3 — —
60 2 England Adrian Lewis 3 – 2 Cristo Reyes Spain 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 5 – 3
61 2 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 3 – 0 Justin Pipe England 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 1 — —
62 2 England Glen Durrant 3 – 0 Damon Heta Australia 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 2 — —
63 2 Austria Mensur Suljović 1 – 3 Fallon Sherrock England 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3 —
64 2 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 3 – 0 Josh Payne England 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 2 — —
Sunday, 22 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
65 3 Wales Jonny Clayton 0 – 4 Stephen Bunting England 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 — — —
66 3 Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 4 – 2 Max Hopp Germany 1 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 2 —
67 3 England Nathan Aspinall 4 – 3 Krzysztof Ratajski Poland 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 0
68 3 England James Wade 2 – 4 Steve Beaton England 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 0 1 – 3 —
69 3 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 4 – 2 Danny Noppert Netherlands 1 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 0 —
70 3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4 – 0 Ricky Evans England 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2 — — —
Monday, 23 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
71 3 Germany Nico Kurz 2 – 4 Luke Humphries England 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 —
72 3 England Adrian Lewis 4 – 3 Darren Webster England 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 4 – 2
73 3 England Luke Woodhouse 2 – 4 Dimitri Van den Bergh Belgium 1 − 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 —
74 3 England Dave Chisnall 3 – 4 Jeffrey de Zwaan Netherlands 1 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3
75 3 Scotland Gary Anderson 4 – 3 Ryan Searle England 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 0
76 3 Scotland Peter Wright 4 – 2 Seigo Asada Japan 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1 —
Friday, 27 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
77 3 Australia Simon Whitlock 4 – 1 Mervyn King England 0 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 2 — —
78 3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 2 – 4 Glen Durrant England 1 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 2 – 3 —
79 3 England Fallon Sherrock 2 – 4 Chris Dobey England 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3 1 – 3 0 – 3 —
80 3 Wales Gerwyn Price 4 – 0 John Henderson Scotland 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 — — —
81 4 Scotland Gary Anderson 2 – 4 Nathan Aspinall England 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 —
82 4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4 – 0 Stephen Bunting England 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 1 — — —
Saturday, 28 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
83 4 England Steve Beaton 2 – 4 Darius Labanauskas Lithuania 2 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 0 0 – 3 1 – 3 —
84 4 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 1 – 4 Luke Humphries England 3 – 2 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 0 – 3 — —
85 4 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 4 – 3 Adrian Lewis England 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1
86 4 Scotland Peter Wright 4 – 3 Jeffrey de Zwaan Netherlands 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 0 2 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 5 – 3
87 4 England Glen Durrant 4 – 3 Chris Dobey England 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0
88 4 Wales Gerwyn Price 4 – 2 Simon Whitlock Australia 3 – 2 3 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 0 —
Sunday, 29 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9
89 QF England Nathan Aspinall 5 – 3 Dimitri Van den Bergh Belgium 0 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 —
90 QF England Luke Humphries 3 – 5 Peter Wright Scotland 1 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 1 – 3 —
91 QF Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5 – 2 Darius Labanauskas Lithuania 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 — —
92 QF England Glen Durrant 1 – 5 Gerwyn Price Wales 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 — — —
Monday, 30 December
Game # 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
93 SF Scotland Peter Wright 6 – 3 Gerwyn Price Wales 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 2 — —
94 SF Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6 – 3 Nathan Aspinall England 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 — —
Wednesday, 1 January
Game # 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
95 F Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3 – 7 Peter Wright Scotland 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 1 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 — — —

Draw

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The draw took place on 25 November 2019 on Sky Sports News.[38]

Finals

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Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December
[39] 		Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
30 December
[40] 		Final (best of 13 sets)
1 January
         
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.50 5
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 90.25 2
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.34 6
12 England Nathan Aspinall 92.04 3
12 England Nathan Aspinall 95.31 5
29 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.12 3
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.88 3
7 Scotland Peter Wright 102.79 7
England Luke Humphries 98.65 3
7 Scotland Peter Wright 105.86 5
7 Scotland Peter Wright 98.39 6
3 Wales Gerwyn Price 89.94 3
27 England Glen Durrant 94.42 1
3 Wales Gerwyn Price 99.69 5

Top half

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Section 1

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First round (best of 5 sets)
13–19 December
[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]		Second round (best of 5 sets)
13–21 December
[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]		Third round (best of 7 sets)
22–27 December
[50][51][52]		Fourth round (best of 7 sets)
27–28 December
[52][53]		Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December
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Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 96.0231Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.283
Northern Ireland Kevin Burness 92.411Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 95.061
1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.754
32England Ricky Evans 95.810
England Mark McGeeney 93.66332England Ricky Evans 95.463
Canada Matt Campbell 88.331England Mark McGeeney 87.101
1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.094
17England Stephen Bunting 84.710
England Ryan Joyce 83.37216Wales Jonny Clayton 95.163
Netherlands Jan Dekker 84.073Netherlands Jan Dekker 85.100
16Wales Jonny Clayton 91.490
17England Stephen Bunting 95.704
England Arron Monk 82.56017England Stephen Bunting 93.493
 José Justicia 88.643 José Justicia 91.872
1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.505
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 90.252
England Ritchie Edhouse 87.8338England James Wade 92.433
Russia Boris Koltsov 84.531England Ritchie Edhouse 93.480
8England James Wade 94.562
25England Steve Beaton 92.954
Australia Kyle Anderson 89.56325England Steve Beaton 91.923
China Xiaochen Zong 83.162Australia Kyle Anderson 89.311
25England Steve Beaton 90.442
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 94.254
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 94.7339England Ian White 100.331
England Matthew Edgar 84.780Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 96.313
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 91.034
24Germany Max Hopp 92.162
Germany Gabriel Clemens 93.57224Germany Max Hopp 90.033
Netherlands Benito van de Pas 88.643Netherlands Benito van de Pas 84.732

Section 2

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First round (best of 5 sets)
13–19 December		Second round (best of 5 sets)
13–21 December		Third round (best of 7 sets)
22–27 December		Fourth round (best of 7 sets)
27–28 December		Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 97.3535Scotland Gary Anderson 93.773
India Nitin Kumar 90.170Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 90.960
5Scotland Gary Anderson 99.854
England Ryan Searle 95.153
England Ryan Searle 87.00328England Steve West 95.120
Australia Robbie King 80.502England Ryan Searle 101.543
5Scotland Gary Anderson 97.422
12England Nathan Aspinall 97.974
England Andy Boulton 85.12212England Nathan Aspinall 95.383
United States Danny Baggish 84.943United States Danny Baggish 90.921
12England Nathan Aspinall 98.454
21Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 97.003
England Jamie Hughes 95.47221Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 91.353
Austria Zoran Lerchbacher 94.223Austria Zoran Lerchbacher 92.301
12England Nathan Aspinall 95.315
29Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.123
England Luke Woodhouse 96.0234England Michael Smith 95.691
Singapore Paul Lim 93.140England Luke Woodhouse 97.813
England Luke Woodhouse 90.412
29Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.214
England Josh Payne 96.49329Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.813
Brazil Diogo Portela 90.460England Josh Payne 97.520
29Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.064
13England Adrian Lewis 93.703
Spain Cristo Reyes 85.62313England Adrian Lewis 90.463
Philippines Lourence Ilagan 84.362Spain Cristo Reyes 89.862
13England Adrian Lewis 93.744
20England Darren Webster 92.403
England Ryan Meikle 81.00120England Darren Webster 91.283
Japan Yuki Yamada 85.773Japan Yuki Yamada 82.340

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round (best of 5 sets)
13–19 December		Second round (best of 5 sets)
13–21 December		Third round (best of 7 sets)
22–27 December		Fourth round (best of 7 sets)
27–28 December		Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 89.9432England Rob Cross 89.640
Netherlands Geert Nentjes 87.032Belgium Kim Huybrechts 89.443
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 95.844
31Netherlands Danny Noppert 91.582
Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 91.92231Netherlands Danny Noppert 92.853
England Callan Rydz 89.283England Callan Rydz 87.092
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 89.111
England Luke Humphries 95.114
England James Wilson 89.89115England Joe Cullen 92.471
Germany Nico Kurz 95.673Germany Nico Kurz 93.053
Germany Nico Kurz 96.162
England Luke Humphries 94.804
England Luke Humphries 91.05318Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 95.142
South Africa Devon Petersen 92.601England Luke Humphries 97.703
England Luke Humphries 98.653
7Scotland Peter Wright 105.865
Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.3407Scotland Peter Wright 96.533
Philippines Noel Malicdem 85.073Philippines Noel Malicdem 93.772
7Scotland Peter Wright 94.424
Japan Seigo Asada 95.562
Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell 80.15026England Keegan Brown 90.992
Japan Seigo Asada 91.973Japan Seigo Asada 91.963
7Scotland Peter Wright 96.394
23Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.803
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 95.79310England Dave Chisnall 93.103
Republic of Ireland Keane Barry 91.720Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 91.991
10England Dave Chisnall 101.753
23Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 106.094
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.13123Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.473
United States Darin Young 87.923United States Darin Young 90.592

Section 4

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First round (best of 5 sets)
13–19 December		Second round (best of 5 sets)
13–21 December		Third round (best of 7 sets)
22–27 December		Fourth round (best of 7 sets)
27–28 December		Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December
England Justin Pipe 92.2636Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.023
Slovenia Benjamin Pratnemer 87.452England Justin Pipe 90.410
6Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.842
27England Glen Durrant 97.944
Portugal José de Sousa 90.01027England Glen Durrant 95.363
Australia Damon Heta 93.893Australia Damon Heta 87.630
27England Glen Durrant 94.164
22England Chris Dobey 94.013
England Ted Evetts 91.50211Austria Mensur Suljović 92.311
England Fallon Sherrock 91.123England Fallon Sherrock 90.673
England Fallon Sherrock 90.452
22England Chris Dobey 101.094
Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 91.90322England Chris Dobey 96.333
New Zealand Ben Robb 88.360Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 94.712
27England Glen Durrant 94.421
3Wales Gerwyn Price 99.695
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 88.2333Wales Gerwyn Price 90.983
Finland Marko Kantele 83.910Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 93.222
3Wales Gerwyn Price 104.204
30Scotland John Henderson 94.590
England James Richardson 85.78330Scotland John Henderson 93.343
Japan Mikuru Suzuki 84.912England James Richardson 83.770
3Wales Gerwyn Price 92.474
14Australia Simon Whitlock 90.852
England Harry Ward 84.04314Australia Simon Whitlock 93.873
Latvia Madars Razma 83.122England Harry Ward 84.740
14Australia Simon Whitlock 90.944
19England Mervyn King 89.511
England Ross Smith 87.67019England Mervyn King 88.363
Republic of Ireland Ciarán Teehan 90.083Republic of Ireland Ciarán Teehan 86.402

Final

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Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referee: England Russ Bray
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1 January 2020.
(1) Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 3 – 7 Scotland Peter Wright (7)
2–3, 1–3, 3–0, 3–2, 1–3, 0–3, 3–1, 2–3, 2–3, 1–3
102.88 Average (3 darts) 102.79
42 100+ scores 62
24 140+ scores 34
16 180 scores 11
128 Highest checkout 140
2 100+ Checkouts 1
40.00% (18/45) Checkout summary 53.33% (24/45)

Statistics

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Player Eliminated Played Sets Won Sets Lost Legs Won[54] Legs Lost[54] 100+[54] 140+[54] 180s[54] High checkout[55] Checkout Av.%[55] Average[55]

[a]

 Peter Wright Winner 6 29 16 115 88 261 153 66 170 44.39 99.18
 Michael van Gerwen Runner up 6 25 13 92 65 183 98 43 170 43.53 99.29
 Nathan Aspinall Semi-final 5 19 15 80 71 185 104 44 124 38.46 96.87
 Gerwyn Price Semi-final 5 19 11 70 57 139 78 30 136 40.94 95.46
 Dimitri Van den Bergh Quarter-final 4 14 10 56 47 121 68 28 128 40.29 95.83
 Glen Durrant Quarter-final 4 12 10 47 45 101 57 19 170 43.52 95.49
 Luke Humphries Quarter-final 5 17 11 66 55 148 82 38 160 44.30 95.46
 Darius Labanauskas Quarter-final 5 16 10 57 50 130 64 19 114 39.58 93.30
 Jeffrey de Zwaan Fourth round 3 10 9 42 39 96 65 19 98 45.65 98.12
 Gary Anderson Fourth round 3 9 7 37 33 83 54 18 170 37.00 97.01
 Chris Dobey Fourth round 3 10 8 38 34 71 56 25 110 36.67 96.90
 Adrian Lewis Fourth round 3 10 9 45 45 105 53 19 138 39.13 92.63
 Simon Whitlock Fourth round 3 9 5 31 23 64 31 14 148 39.13 91.89
 Steve Beaton Fourth round 3 9 6 35 31 68 34 18 170 51.85 91.77
 Stephen Bunting Fourth round 3 7 6 30 30 72 29 16 148 38.46 91.30
 Kim Huybrechts Fourth round 4 11 8 42 36 101 45 10 164 45.83 91.08
 Dave Chisnall Third round 2 6 5 20 22 54 24 14 161 50.00 97.42
 Daryl Gurney Third round 2 5 4 22 16 43 29 8 87 45.83 96.43
 Ricky Evans Third round 2 3 5 18 15 44 24 6 170 46.15 95.65
 Nico Kurz Third round 3 8 6 31 27 83 50 7 131 40.00 95.00
 Ryan Searle Third round 3 9 6 35 31 72 43 23 170 36.11 94.56
 Krzysztof Ratajski Third round 2 6 5 24 26 70 27 7 123 34.29 94.18
 John Henderson Third round 2 3 4 13 17 38 24 6 102 26.53 93.97
 James Wade Third round 2 5 4 20 19 61 31 3 125 41.67 93.50
 Jonny Clayton Third round 2 3 4 14 15 41 17 6 138 51.85 93.33
 Seigo Asada Third round 3 9 6 31 29 78 38 6 130 38.71 93.16
 Darren Webster Third round 2 6 4 26 19 57 32 8 142 44.74 92.40
 Danny Noppert Third round 2 5 6 23 23 53 25 8 110 46.00 92.22
 Max Hopp Third round 2 5 6 21 24 62 36 7 148 38.18 91.10
 Fallon Sherrock Third round 3 8 7 33 33 79 45 18 142 51.61 90.75
 Luke Woodhouse Third round 3 8 5 32 24 77 37 12 126 35.29 90.41
 Mervyn King Third round 2 4 4 18 13 41 19 6 106 45.83 88.94
 Ian White Second round 1 1 3 8 9 15 12 8 136 57.14 100.33
 Josh Payne Second round 2 3 3 14 13 32 15 3 130 44.82 97.02
 Michael Smith Second round 1 1 3 7 11 27 13 2 82 25.93 95.69
 Jelle Klaasen Second round 2 4 4 19 18 38 13 9 152 50.00 95.54
 Jermaine Wattimena Second round 1 2 3 13 13 36 14 3 110 36.43 95.14
 Steve West Second round 1 0 3 6 9 16 14 3 120 35.29 95.12
 Brendan Dolan Second round 2 3 3 10 13 41 14 1 110 45.45 94.16
 Vincent van der Voort Second round 2 4 4 16 14 38 21 6 96 32.65 93.89
 Zoran Lerchbacher Second round 2 4 5 20 23 74 26 10 131 28.57 93.36
 Ron Meulenkamp Second round 2 5 3 19 15 42 22 11 120 33.33 93.31
 Mensur Suljović Second round 1 1 3 9 11 23 16 4 71 33.33 92.31
 Joe Cullen Second round 1 1 3 8 11 20 12 2 116 42.11 92.17
 Justin Pipe Second round 2 3 5 14 19 44 15 4 118 35.00 91.34
 Keegan Brown Second round 1 2 3 10 10 23 9 5 99 37.04 90.99
 Damon Heta Second round 2 3 5 12 12 48 7 3 100 30.00 90.76
 William O'Connor Second round 2 5 3 21 15 37 20 14 128 37.50 90.73
 Ritchie Edhouse Second round 2 3 4 16 16 40 26 5 106 28.57 90.66
 Mark McGeeney Second round 2 4 4 13 18 37 20 4 126 38.24 90.38
 José Justicia Second round 2 5 3 22 17 51 31 3 128 42.31 90.26
 Rob Cross Second round 1 0 3 2 9 15 5 3 36 15.38 89.64
 Kyle Anderson Second round 2 4 5 18 20 51 21 11 142 28.57 89.44
 Noel Malicdem Second round 2 5 3 21 19 50 24 10 107 39.62 89.42
 Darin Young Second round 2 5 4 18 20 47 28 11 160 40.00 89.26
 Ciarán Teehan Second round 2 5 3 18 17 27 22 11 91 33.33 88.24
 Callan Rydz Second round 2 5 5 18 21 38 22 8 160 38.30 88.19
 Danny Baggish Second round 2 4 5 20 21 49 28 6 100 42.55 87.93
 Cristo Reyes Second round 2 5 5 23 23 43 23 12 80 30.67 87.74
 Benito van de Pas Second round 2 5 5 20 22 47 21 6 158 39.22 86.69
 James Richardson Second round 2 3 5 15 19 36 25 5 106 32.61 84.78
 Jan Dekker Second round 2 3 4 14 19 33 16 5 118 32.56 84.59
 Harry Ward Second round 2 3 5 11 17 28 18 4 76 42.31 84.39
 Yuki Yamada Second round 2 3 4 12 17 32 18 2 124 26.09 84.06
 Raymond van Barneveld First round 1 1 3 8 9 17 16 5 96 30.77 96.13
 Jamie Hughes First round 1 2 3 12 12 24 22 5 130 38.71 95.47
 Gabriel Clemens First round 1 2 3 11 10 29 14 5 106 31.43 93.57
 Paul Lim First round 1 0 3 3 9 9 8 5 160 42.86 93.14
 Devon Petersen First round 1 1 3 8 12 25 17 5 94 28.57 92.60
 Kevin Burness First round 1 1 3 6 9 31 9 2 102 37.5 92.41
 Steve Lennon First round 1 2 3 8 9 17 16 4 128 25.00 91.92
 Keane Barry First round 1 0 3 5 9 19 15 3 72 33.33 91.72
 Ted Evetts First round 1 2 3 12 13 24 16 4 86 33.33 90.50
 Diogo Portela First round 1 0 3 2 9 12 9 0 51 66.67 90.46
 Nitin Kumar First round 1 0 3 4 9 15 11 3 80 66.67 90.14
 José de Sousa First round 1 0 3 9 21 9 0 3 84 34.29 90.01
 James Wilson First round 1 1 3 4 10 13 10 4 101 15.38 89.89
 Ben Robb First round 1 0 3 4 9 14 8 2 170 30.77 88.36
 Matt Campbell First round 1 1 3 7 10 16 3 3 147 41.18 88.33
 Ross Smith First round 1 0 3 5 9 16 7 5 154 25.00 87.67
 Benjamin Pratnemer First round 1 2 3 10 12 36 12 2 100 37.45 87.45
 Geert Nentjes First round 1 2 3 10 12 26 10 5 111 32.26 87.03
 Andy Boulton First round 1 2 3 11 13 23 9 9 130 44.00 85.12
 Mikuru Suzuki First round 1 2 3 10 12 40 15 2 151 33.33 84.91
 Matthew Edgar First round 1 0 3 2 9 14 3 0 75 40.00 84.78
 Boris Koltsov First round 1 1 3 7 11 20 10 2 85 31.82 84.53
 Lourence Ilagan First round 1 2 3 9 12 22 14 3 96 30.00 84.36
 Marko Kantele First round 1 0 3 3 9 16 8 1 52 20.00 83.91
 Ryan Joyce First round 1 2 3 10 11 22 9 3 116 27.03 83.37
 Zong Xiao Chen First round 1 2 3 9 12 25 9 2 80 32.14 83.16
 Madars Razma First round 1 2 3 8 9 13 7 3 105 36.36 83.12
 Arron Monk First round 1 0 3 3 9 12 10 0 74 23.08 82.56
 Rowby-John Rodriguez First round 1 0 3 3 9 17 2 1 80 14.29 81.34
 Ryan Meikle First round 1 1 3 8 11 18 10 2 102 28.57 81.00
 Robbie King First round 1 2 3 11 13 20 9 5 77 34.48 80.50
 Mickey Mansell First round 1 0 3 3 9 18 3 1 120 30.00 80.15
  1. ^ Please note this is not calculated properly for players playing more than one match and is not indicative of actual tournament averages.

Top averages

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This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

# Player Round Average Result
1  Jeffrey de Zwaan R3 106.09 Won
2  Peter Wright QF 105.86 Won
3  Gerwyn Price R3 104.20 Won
4  Michael van Gerwen R4 104.09 Won
5  Dimitri Van den Bergh R2 103.81 Won
6  Michael van Gerwen F 102.88 Lost
7  Peter Wright F 102.79 Won
8  Dave Chisnall R3 101.75 Lost
9  Ryan Searle R2 101.54 Won
10  Chris Dobey R3 101.09 Won

Representation

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This table shows the number of players by country in the 2020 PDC World Championship. A total of 28 nationalities were represented, sharing the record of the 2019 edition.

Scotland
SCO 		Netherlands
NED 		England
ENG 		Wales
WAL 		Belgium
BEL 		Lithuania
LIT 		Australia
AUS 		Germany
GER 		Northern Ireland
NIR 		Japan
JPN 		Poland
POL 		Austria
AUT 		Philippines
PHI 		Spain
SPA 		United States
USA 		Republic of Ireland
IRL 		Brazil
BRA 		Canada
CAN 		China
CHN 		Finland
FIN 		India
IND 		Latvia
LAT 		New Zealand
NZL 		Portugal
POR 		South Africa
RSA 		Russia
RUS 		Singapore
SIN 		Slovenia
SVN 		Total
Final 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Semi-final 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Quarter-final 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Round 4 2 2 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Round 3 3 3 15 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Round 2 3 9 28 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Round 1 0 7 20 0 1 1 3 2 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64
Total 3 11 37 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 96

Media coverage

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As with every previous PDC World Darts Championship, Sky Sports provided live coverage to the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports Darts, a temporary channel, broadcast all the games, with certain days simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event. BDO Ladies player Laura Turner and PDC player Devon Petersen joined the commentary team, alongside former players Wayne Mardle, John Part, Mark Webster and Rod Harrington, and commentators Rod Studd, Stuart Pyke, Nigel Pearson and David Croft. Dave Clark served as lead presenter, with Laura Woods and David Croft also hosting sessions.[56]

Talksport held the national radio rights to the tournament, with the majority of their coverage to be held on talksport 2. The coverage was presented by Andy Goldstein & Ray Stubbs. Commentary was provided by Nigel Pearson, John Gwynne, Ian Danter, Chris Mason, Paul Nicholson and Chris Murphy.[57]

International broadcasters included DAZN in the United States and RTL in the Netherlands.[58]

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