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2021 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2021 PDC World Darts Championship[1] (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 William Hill World Darts Championship) was the 28th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The collapse of the BDO in September 2020 and subsequent postponement of the World Darts Federation-sanctioned event meant that this edition was the first undisputed World Championship in the sport since John Lowe won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1993. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021, and was played behind closed doors, except for the first day of the tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2021 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates15 December 2020 –
3 January 2021
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
Final – first to 7 sets
Prize fund£2,500,000
Winner's share£500,000
Nine-dart finish James Wade
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Gerwyn Price
«2020 2022»

Peter Wright was the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–3 in the 2020 final.[2] However, he was surprisingly eliminated by Gabriel Clemens in the third round.

Gerwyn Price won the World Championship for the first time in his career, beating Gary Anderson 7–3 in the final. As a result of winning the title, Gerwyn took over from Michael van Gerwen as world number 1.[3]

Steve Beaton played in a record 30th consecutive World Championship (including the BDO version), breaking the record he jointly held with Phil Taylor, but lost in the first round to Diogo Portela.

James Wade hit his first World Championship nine-dart finish and the first PDC World Championship nine-darter since 2016 in his third round defeat to Stephen Bunting.

Third seed Gerwyn Price won the first PDC World Championship of his career. He was the first Welsh player to win the PDC World Championship.
Two time champion Gary Anderson, the thirteenth seed, finished as runner up for the third time in his career.

Format edit

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). A rule which has been in place for previous tournaments, where the final set had to be won by two clear legs, was removed in order to prevent sessions overrunning.[4]

The matches got longer as the tournament progresses:

  • First round: Best of five sets
  • 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
  • Final: Best of thirteen sets[5]

Prize money edit

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.[6]

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 edit

Qualifiers edit

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 began in the first round.[7]

Notes
  1. ^ Kim Viljanen, who had qualified as PDC Nordic and Baltic #1, withdrew from the field for health reasons. Marko Kantele, the next highest ranked on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Order of Merit after Darius Labanauskas (already qualified), replaced him in the field.[11]

Background edit

 
Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen was the top seed at the 2021 tournament. He was eliminated in the quarter-final.

Michael van Gerwen, the runner-up in the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship and winner of the 2014, 2017 and 2019 championships, was top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament, having won the UK Open and Players Championship Finals titles in 2020. The reigning champion from 2020 Peter Wright was second seed, having additionally won the 2020 European Championship; and 2020 World Grand Prix champion Gerwyn Price was the third seed. As well as Van Gerwen and Wright, three other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds: two-time champions Gary Anderson (13th seed) and Adrian Lewis (21st seed), and 2018 champion Rob Cross (fifth seed). Two champions of the BDO World Darts Championship qualified as seeds: three-time BDO champion and 2020 Premier League Darts winner Glen Durrant (12th seed) and 2014 BDO champion Stephen Bunting (26th seed).[12]

The top seeds below Van Gerwen, Wright and Price were 2019 World finalist Michael Smith, Rob Cross, 2019 UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall, 2020 Grand Slam and European Championship finalist James Wade, 2019 World Grand Prix finalist Dave Chisnall, and 2020 World Matchplay winner Dimitri Van den Bergh. 2020 Grand Slam of Darts winner José de Sousa was seeded 14th.[12]

Damon Heta, in his first full year as a full PDC tour card holder, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2020 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. Two-time BDO World Champion Scott Waites qualified for the PDC World Championship for the first time, and was one of two former BDO Champions to qualify through the Pro Tour, alongside Steve Beaton, the 1996 BDO champion, competing in a record-breaking 30th consecutive World Championship.[12][13]

As well as Waites, six other players from the Pro Tour made their PDC Championship debuts; Mike De Decker, Martijn Kleermaker, Maik Kuivenhoven, Jason Lowe, Ryan Murray and Derk Telnekes.[13] Other players to qualify via the Pro Tour included 2020 World Grand Prix finalist Dirk van Duijvenbode and 2012 PDC World Championship runner-up Andy Hamilton.[12]

The international qualifiers were heavily impacted by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, with a number of qualification tournaments being cancelled. The North American Darts Championship was cancelled, with the place being given to Danny Lauby, the winner of the 2019 CDC Continental Cup.[14] The cancellation of the Oceanic Masters resulted in a second place being given on the Dartplayers Australia tour; and the cancellation of the New Zealand championship saw the place instead being given to the top player on the Dartplayers New Zealand tour, Haupai Puha.[15] The qualifiers for India and South America were both cancelled, with the Indian place going to the Indian Darts Federation number one Amit Gilitwala, and the South American place being given to Diogo Portela, who had won the South American qualifier the three previous years it had been held.[10]

The PDC Asia Tour was fully cancelled, with the four places being awarded to the winners of one-off qualification events in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines.[16] The Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay as well as qualifiers for Southern Europe, Western Europe, and Central Europe were not held in 2020; with these places being given to the final Pro Tour holders qualifier. One further change saw the two qualification events for female players being replaced with the new, four-event long, PDC Women's Series, with the top two players over those events – four-times BDO Women's World Champion Lisa Ashton and Deta Hedman – qualifying for the World Championship.[17]

The final six places – four from uncompleted qualifiers and two as planned – were given to the winners of an event for Tour Card holders held at the conclusion of the PDC Series. Four places were reserved for players from the UK and Ireland and two from the rest of the world; a change from previous years where the places were unassigned.[10] The six players to get through the qualifier included Jamie Lewis, a former World Championship semi-finalist.[18]

Thirteen players from international qualifiers made their PDC World Championship debuts; Bradley Brooks, Cameron Carolissen, David Evans, Edward Foulkes, Amit Gilitwala, Dmitriy Gorbunov, Deta Hedman, Nick Kenny, Danny Lauby, Haupai Puha, Toru Suzuki, Di Zhuang and Niels Zonneveld.[13]

Martijn Kleermaker withdrew from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19 on 20 December. As the first alternate Josh Payne had been in close contact with someone who had also received a positive test, Kleermaker's first round opponent Cameron Carolissen received a bye.[19]

Summary edit

UK government regulations following the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom allowed Tier 2 areas, including London, to hold sporting events with up to 1,000 spectators indoors.[20] The Professional Darts Corporation announced that the World Championship would be the first PDC event in the United Kingdom to allow fans, since the UK Open in March 2020. Fans attending the event were not allowed to wear fancy dress and 'football style' chanting was prohibited.[21] With London subsequently moving to Tier 3 on 16 December, it meant that the tournament was held behind closed doors for all sessions barring the opening night.[22]

The top quarter of the draw saw number one seed Michael van Gerwen defeat Ryan Murray in the second round,[23] before a 4–0 win over Ricky Evans qualified him for the fourth round.[24] In that round, Van Gerwen came from 3–1 down and survived two darts at the bullseye from Joe Cullen to win in a sudden death last leg and reach the quarter-final for the fifth consecutive year and the eighth time overall.[25][26] Number eight seed Dave Chisnall reached his third PDC World Championship quarter-final after wins over Keegan Brown,[27] Danny Noppert[25] and Dimitri Van den Bergh.[28] In the quarter-final, Chisnall stunned Michael van Gerwen with a 5–0 whitewash win over the world number one to reach the first PDC World Championship semi-final of his career. This defeat was van Gerwen's first whitewash loss (without winning a set) since 2009, when he lost to Phil Taylor.[29]

The two highest seeds in the second quarter were both eliminated early, with fourth seed Michael Smith losing 3–1 to debutant Jason Lowe[30] and fifth seed Rob Cross losing in a sudden death last leg to Dirk van Duijvenbode.[31] Former world champion Adrian Lewis also exited in the second round, losing to American Danny Baggish 3–1.[31] Two time champion Gary Anderson beat Madars Razma in the second round[27] before beating Mensur Suljović 4–3 in a controversial game, with Anderson accusing his opponent of gamesmanship.[32] Anderson then whitewashed Lowe's conqueror Devon Petersen to reach the eighth PDC World Championship quarterfinal of his career.[28] Van Duijvenbode followed up his win over Cross with a 4–0 win over Adam Hunt[32] and a second last-leg victory, this time over Glen Durrant, to reach his first PDC World Championship quarter-final.[28] Van Duijvenbode won the first set against Anderson in the quarter-final, but Anderson turned the game around including a run of ten legs in a row to win the match 5–1.[29]

Peter Wright opened his title defence with a 3–1 win over Steve West, appearing on stage dressed as The Grinch.[33] Wright's reign was ended in the next round, after Gabriel Clemens won a last leg decider over him.[24] Krzysztof Ratajski made it past Ryan Joyce[34] and Simon Whitlock without dropping a set, before knocking out Clemens with a last leg victory of his own, with both players missing multiple darts to win before Ratajski finally hit double one to take the win and become the first Polish player to make a PDC World Championship quarter-final.[25][26] Seventh seed James Wade was eliminated in the third round by Stephen Bunting, despite hitting the first perfect Nine-dart finish at the World Championship since Gary Anderson at the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship.[25] Bunting overcame Ryan Searle in the fourth round to qualify for the quarter-finals for the second time.[28] In the quarter-final; Bunting took the first three sets and led 4–1 after the fifth. Ratajski closed the gap to 4–3 over the next two sets but Bunting broke throw in the eighth set to complete the win and qualify for his first PDC World Championship semi-final.[29]

In the fourth quarter, third seed Gerwyn Price came thorough a last set decider against fellow Welshman Jamie Lewis[34] and a sudden death last leg decider against 30th seed Brendan Dolan[32] to reach the fourth round, where he took a 4–1 win over Mervyn King to reach the quarter-final for the second consecutive year.[28] He was joined in the quarter-final by Daryl Gurney, who reached that stage for the second time after wins over William O'Connor,[35] Chris Dobey,[36] and Vincent van der Voort.[28] In the quarter-final, Price twice led by two sets at 2–0 & 4–2; and on both occasions Gurney won the next two sets to level. The final set went to a final leg, with Price eventually hitting the double 20 to win and reach a second consecutive semi-final.[29]

The first semi-final played was between Price and Bunting. Price won the first set and took a 2–0 lead in the second before Bunting fought back to take the second set and the next two. Price took the fifth and sixth sets to level before Bunting again fought back from 2–0 down in a set to lead after the seventh set. Price levelled the match by winning the eighth set and won the last two sets by 3–0 and 3–1 to become the first Welsh player to reach a PDC World Championship final. The thirteen 100+ finishes thrown by the two players was a record combined count for a PDC World Championship match.[37]

In the second semi-final, Anderson and Chisnall shared the first two sets, before Anderson claimed the next two to take a 3–1 lead. Chisnall broke Anderson's throw to take the fifth set, but Anderson immediately broke back and won the sixth. Again, Chisnall won the seventh set but Anderson restored the two set advantage with an eighth set victory. Anderson won all three legs in the ninth set to secure a 6–3 win, qualifying the two-time World Champion for his fifth PDC World Championship final.[37]

The final between Anderson and Price was held on 3 January 2021. Anderson threw first in the first set and won the first two legs, but missed four darts for a 3–0 set win, and Price came back to take the set 3–2. Anderson broke back with a 3–1 win in the second set. Price broke again in the third set despite a "big fish" 170 finish from Anderson, and held his throw in the fourth set to take a 3–1 advantage. Price again broke Anderson's throw in the fifth set, and won the sixth 3–0. Price took a two leg lead in the seventh set, but Anderson fought back to take only his second set of the match. Price regained the four-set advantage by winning the eighth set to go one away from winning the title. Price missed nine darts for the championship in the ninth set, which Anderson won. In the tenth set, Price fought back from 2–0 to eventually take the set and the championship, winning the title on double five.[38]

Price's first World Championship additionally saw him take the number one spot on the PDC Order of Merit away from Michael van Gerwen, the Dutchman having held the title for seven years since winning the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship.[39]

Schedule edit

Tuesday, 15 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
01 1   Steve West 3 – 0 Amit Gilitwala   3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 0 —
02 1   Steve Beaton 0 – 3 Diogo Portela   1 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 —
03 1   Jeff Smith 3 – 1 Keane Barry   3 – 1 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 —
04 2   Peter Wright 3 – 1 Steve West   3 – 0 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1 —
Wednesday, 16 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
05 1   Ryan Joyce 3 – 2 Karel Sedláček   1 – 3 3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2
06 1   Ross Smith 3 – 0 David Evans   3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2 —
07 1   William O'Connor 3 – 0 Niels Zonneveld   3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
08 2   Chris Dobey 3 – 2 Jeff Smith   2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 0
09 1   Max Hopp 3 – 0 Gordon Mathers   3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 2 —
10 1   Callan Rydz 3 – 1 James Bailey   3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 1 —
11 1   Adam Hunt 3 – 2 Lisa Ashton   2 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1
12 2   Glen Durrant 3 – 0 Diogo Portela   3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 2 —
Thursday, 17 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
13 1   Madars Razma 3 – 0 Toru Suzuki   3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 2 —
14 1   Mike De Decker 0 – 3 Edward Foulkes   0 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 —
15 1   Ryan Murray 3 – 1 Lourence Ilagan   3 – 2 0 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
16 2   Daryl Gurney 3 – 2 William O'Connor   3 – 1 3 – 0 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0
17 1   Luke Woodhouse 2 – 3 Jamie Lewis   3 – 0 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3
18 1   Ron Meulenkamp 3 – 1 Boris Krčmar   0 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
19 1   Ryan Searle 3 – 2 Danny Lauby   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 1
20 2   José de Sousa 3 – 1 Ross Smith   0 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
Friday, 18 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
21 1   Mickey Mansell 3 – 0 Haupai Puha   3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 0 —
22 1   Darius Labanauskas 3 – 0 Chengan Liu   3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 0 —
23 1   Wayne Jones 3 – 2 Ciarán Teehan   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 0
24 2   Jamie Hughes 0 – 3 Adam Hunt   0 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 —
25 1   Dirk van Duijvenbode 3 – 2 Bradley Brooks   0 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 0
26 1   John Henderson 3 – 2 Marko Kantele   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 1
27 1   Luke Humphries 2 – 3 Paul Lim   3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3
28 2   James Wade 3 – 0 Callan Rydz   3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
Saturday, 19 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
29 1   Steve Lennon 3 – 1 Daniel Larsson   3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 0 —
30 1   Scott Waites 3 – 2 Matt Campbell   2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2
31 1   Kim Huybrechts 3 – 0 Di Zhuang   3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 0 —
32 2   Mervyn King 3 – 1 Max Hopp   3 – 0 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1 —
33 1   Andy Hamilton 1 – 3 Nico Kurz   2 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 —
34 1   Andy Boulton 3 – 1 Deta Hedman   3 – 0 3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 0 —
35 1   Damon Heta 2 – 3 Danny Baggish   2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 2 – 3
36 2   Michael van Gerwen 3 – 1 Ryan Murray   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 —
Sunday, 20 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
37 1   Derk Telnekes 2 – 3 Nick Kenny   3 – 2 0 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 3
38 1   Jason Lowe 3 – 1 Dmitriy Gorbunov   3 – 0 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 2 —
39 1   Maik Kuivenhoven 0 – 3 Matthew Edgar   0 – 3 1 – 3 0 – 3 —
40 2   Vincent van der Voort 3 – 2 Ron Meulenkamp   1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 2
41 1   Martijn Kleermaker w/o Cameron Carolissen   —
42 1   Keegan Brown 3 – 0 Ryan Meikle   3 – 2 3 – 0 3 – 2 —
43 2   Jeffrey de Zwaan 0 – 3 Ryan Searle   2 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 —
44 2   Jonny Clayton 3 – 1 John Henderson   3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 2 —
Monday, 21 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
45 2   Krzysztof Ratajski 3 – 0 Ryan Joyce   3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
46 2   Ian White 1 – 3 Kim Huybrechts   1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 —
47 2   Gerwyn Price 3 – 2 Jamie Lewis   1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 0
48 2   Gabriel Clemens 3 – 1 Nico Kurz   3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
Tuesday, 22 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
49 2   Brendan Dolan 3 – 1 Edward Foulkes   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0 —
50 2   Joe Cullen 3 – 0 Wayne Jones   3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
51 2   Simon Whitlock 3 – 2 Darius Labanauskas   1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 0
52 2   Adrian Lewis 1 – 3 Danny Baggish   0 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 —
53 2   Danny Noppert 3 – 1 Cameron Carolissen   0 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 2 —
54 2   Devon Petersen 3 – 1 Steve Lennon   3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 0 —
55 2   Rob Cross 2 – 3 Dirk van Duijvenbode   3 – 1 0 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 2 – 3
56 2   Dimitri Van den Bergh 3 – 0 Paul Lim   3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
Wednesday, 23 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
57 2   Ricky Evans 3 – 1 Mickey Mansell   1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 1 —
58 2   Gary Anderson 3 – 1 Madars Razma   3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 —
59 2   Stephen Bunting 3 – 2 Andy Boulton   1 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 0 0 – 3 3 – 2
60 2   Mensur Suljović 3 – 1 Matthew Edgar   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 1 —
61 2   Dave Chisnall 3 – 1 Keegan Brown   2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 2 —
62 2   Jermaine Wattimena 3 – 1 Nick Kenny   3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 —
63 2   Nathan Aspinall 3 – 2 Scott Waites   1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2
64 2   Michael Smith 1 – 3 Jason Lowe   0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 —
Sunday, 27 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
65 3   Krzysztof Ratajski 4 – 0 Simon Whitlock   3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2 —
66 3   Kim Huybrechts 2 – 4 Ryan Searle   0 – 3 3 – 0 0 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 —
67 3   Dimitri Van den Bergh 4 – 0 Jermaine Wattimena   3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 0 —
68 3   Joe Cullen 4 – 3 Jonny Clayton   3 – 1 3 – 2 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 2
69 3   Peter Wright 3 – 4 Gabriel Clemens   3 – 1 1 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3
70 3   Michael van Gerwen 4 – 0 Ricky Evans   3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 2 —
Monday, 28 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
71 3   José de Sousa 0 – 4 Mervyn King   1 – 3 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 —
72 3   Dirk van Duijvenbode 4 – 0 Adam Hunt   3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
73 3   Nathan Aspinall 2 – 4 Vincent van der Voort   0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 —
74 3   Gary Anderson 4 – 3 Mensur Suljović   3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 0
75 3   Gerwyn Price 4 – 3 Brendan Dolan   3 – 2 0 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 2
76 3   Glen Durrant 4 – 2 Danny Baggish   3 – 0 3 – 2 3 – 1 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 —
Tuesday, 29 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
77 3   James Wade 2 – 4 Stephen Bunting   3 – 2 3 – 1 1 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 3 —
78 3   Daryl Gurney 4 – 1 Chris Dobey   3 – 2 3 – 1 3 – 2 1 – 3 3 – 0 —
79 3   Jason Lowe 0 – 4 Devon Petersen   1 – 3 2 – 3 0 – 3 2 – 3 —
80 3   Dave Chisnall 4 – 2 Danny Noppert   0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 0 —
81 4   Gabriel Clemens 3 – 4 Krzysztof Ratajski   2 – 3 3 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3
82 4   Michael van Gerwen 4 – 3 Joe Cullen   2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 2
Wednesday, 30 December
Game # Round Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7
83 4   Vincent van der Voort 2 – 4 Daryl Gurney   1 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0 2 – 3 —
84 4   Stephen Bunting 4 – 3 Ryan Searle   3 – 1 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 2
85 4   Devon Petersen 0 – 4 Gary Anderson   0 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 3 0 – 3 —
86 4   Dirk van Duijvenbode 4 – 3 Glen Durrant   1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2
87 4   Gerwyn Price 4 – 1 Mervyn King   3 – 0 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 1 —
88 4   Dave Chisnall 4 – 2 Dimitri Van den Bergh   3 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 0 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 —
Friday, 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
89 QF   Krzysztof Ratajski 3 – 5 Stephen Bunting   1 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 1 0 – 3 —
90 QF   Gary Anderson 5 – 1 Dirk van Duijvenbode   1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 2 —
91 QF   Gerwyn Price 5 – 4 Daryl Gurney   3 – 1 3 – 0 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 1 3 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 2
92 QF   Michael van Gerwen 0 – 5 Dave Chisnall   1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 —
Saturday, 2 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
93 SF   Stephen Bunting 4 – 6 Gerwyn Price   2 – 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 1 1 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 1 – 3 0 – 3 1 – 3 —
94 SF   Dave Chisnall 3 – 6 Gary Anderson   2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 1 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1 0 – 3 0 – 3 —
Sunday, 3 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   Gary Anderson 3 – 7 Gerwyn Price   2 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 3 0 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 2 – 3 —

Draw edit

The draw took place on 3 December 2020, live on Sky Sports News.[40]

Final edit

Final: Best of 13 sets
Referee: Paul Hinks
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 3 January 2021
(13) Gary Anderson   3 – 7   Gerwyn Price (3)
2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 1–3, 1–3, 0–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–2, 2–3
94.25 Average (3 darts) 100.08
56 100+ scores 62
22 140+ scores 27
10 180 scores 13
170 Highest checkout 161
2 100+ Checkouts 3
26.87% Checkout summary 45.61%

Finals edit

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[41] 		Semi-finals
(best of 11 sets)
2 January 		Final
(best of 13 sets)
3 January
         
1   Michael van Gerwen 98.29 0
8   Dave Chisnall 107.34 5
8   Dave Chisnall 98.57 3
13   Gary Anderson 100.03 6
13   Gary Anderson 101.07 5
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.29 1
13   Gary Anderson 94.25 3
3   Gerwyn Price 100.08 7
15   Krzysztof Ratajski 97.58 3
26   Stephen Bunting 101.01 5
26   Stephen Bunting 96.38 4
3   Gerwyn Price 100.92 6
3   Gerwyn Price 96.36 5
11   Daryl Gurney 96.25 4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–20 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[51][52][53]		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[53][54]		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[41]
  Ryan Murray 87.1131  Michael van Gerwen 108.983
Q  Lourence Ilagan 88.281  Ryan Murray 95.141
1  Michael van Gerwen 106.854
32  Ricky Evans 100.680
  Mickey Mansell 93.94332  Ricky Evans 93.613
Q  Haupai Puha 79.720  Mickey Mansell 88.891
1  Michael van Gerwen 100.434
16  Joe Cullen 97.233
  Wayne Jones 86.18316  Joe Cullen 94.593
Q  Ciarán Teehan 86.312  Wayne Jones 88.780
16  Joe Cullen 92.344
17  Jonny Clayton 91.413
  John Henderson 91.09317  Jonny Clayton 90.573
Q  Marko Kantele 79.692  John Henderson 87.421
1  Michael van Gerwen 98.290
8  Dave Chisnall 107.345
  Keegan Brown 93.8138  Dave Chisnall 97.353
Q  Ryan Meikle 96.660  Keegan Brown 86.591
8  Dave Chisnall 99.694
25  Danny Noppert 88.702
  Martijn Kleermaker w/d25  Danny Noppert 80.563
Q  Cameron Carolissen w/oQ  Cameron Carolissen 82.191
8  Dave Chisnall 101.764
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.172
  Luke Humphries 92.2829  Dimitri Van den Bergh 105.613
Q  Paul Lim 89.773Q  Paul Lim 88.980
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.634
24  Jermaine Wattimena 89.240
  Derk Telnekes 87.15224  Jermaine Wattimena 90.593
Q  Nick Kenny 87.333Q  Nick Kenny 88.451

Section 2 edit

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–20 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[51][52][53]		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[53][54]		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[41]
  Jason Lowe 86.7234  Michael Smith 92.641
Q  Dmitriy Gorbunov 80.561  Jason Lowe 96.243
  Jason Lowe 88.730
29  Devon Petersen 91.554
  Steve Lennon 96.95329  Devon Petersen 89.083
Q  Daniel Larsson 83.221  Steve Lennon 89.341
29  Devon Petersen 94.970
13  Gary Anderson 95.554
  Madars Razma 89.21313  Gary Anderson 96.863
Q  Toru Suzuki 81.360  Madars Razma 91.921
13  Gary Anderson 92.494
20  Mensur Suljović 89.783
  Maik Kuivenhoven 81.00020  Mensur Suljović 98.183
Q  Matthew Edgar 87.693Q  Matthew Edgar 92.181
13  Gary Anderson 101.075
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.291
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.5735  Rob Cross 92.392
Q  Bradley Brooks 92.702  Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.543
   Dirk van Duijvenbode 104.094
  Adam Hunt 97.390
  Adam Hunt 94.29328  Jamie Hughes 75.360
Q  Lisa Ashton 91.332  Adam Hunt 91.773
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.754
12  Glen Durrant 90.763
  Steve Beaton 84.14012  Glen Durrant 88.373
Q  Diogo Portela 89.163Q  Diogo Portela 79.630
12  Glen Durrant 95.414
Q  Danny Baggish 91.592
  Damon Heta 91.65221  Adrian Lewis 92.731
Q  Danny Baggish 88.443Q  Danny Baggish 93.393

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–20 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[51][52][53]		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[53][54]		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[41]
  Steve West 90.3732  Peter Wright 92.603
Q  Amit Gilitwala 80.480  Steve West 88.821
2  Peter Wright 101.503
31  Gabriel Clemens 98.654
  Andy Hamilton 82.15131  Gabriel Clemens 95.703
Q  Nico Kurz 87.893Q  Nico Kurz 89.981
31  Gabriel Clemens 92.053
15  Krzysztof Ratajski 95.584
  Ryan Joyce 92.22315  Krzysztof Ratajski 100.413
Q  Karel Sedláček 93.112  Ryan Joyce 96.120
15  Krzysztof Ratajski 93.374
18  Simon Whitlock 93.690
  Darius Labanauskas 96.07318  Simon Whitlock 101.213
Q  Chengan Liu 79.570  Darius Labanauskas 95.502
15  Krzysztof Ratajski 97.583
26  Stephen Bunting 101.015
  Callan Rydz 93.5337  James Wade 93.173
Q  James Bailey 89.791  Callan Rydz 78.050
7  James Wade 87.942
26  Stephen Bunting 93.184
  Andy Boulton 90.65326  Stephen Bunting 93.213
Q  Deta Hedman 79.921  Andy Boulton 95.362
26  Stephen Bunting 97.864
  Ryan Searle 98.153
  Kim Huybrechts 104.05310  Ian White 102.351
Q  Di Zhuang 73.090  Kim Huybrechts 101.593
   Kim Huybrechts 90.032
  Ryan Searle 91.794
  Ryan Searle 98.31323  Jeffrey de Zwaan 98.200
Q  Danny Lauby 88.982  Ryan Searle 92.723

Section 4 edit

First round
(best of 5 sets)
15–20 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
15–23 December
[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]		Third round
(best of 7 sets)
27–29 December
[51][52][53]		Fourth round
(best of 7 sets)
29–30 December
[53][54]		Quarter-finals
(best of 9 sets)
1 January
[41]
  Luke Woodhouse 92.2323  Gerwyn Price 91.973
Q  Jamie Lewis 90.673Q  Jamie Lewis 90.462
3  Gerwyn Price 99.744
30  Brendan Dolan 97.303
  Mike De Decker 86.74030  Brendan Dolan 90.693
Q  Edward Foulkes 90.973Q  Edward Foulkes 84.001
3  Gerwyn Price 97.714
19  Mervyn King 98.151
  Ross Smith 93.18314  José de Sousa 93.933
Q  David Evans 91.890  Ross Smith 93.731
14  José de Sousa 103.620
19  Mervyn King 103.474
  Max Hopp 94.94319  Mervyn King 99.643
Q  Gordon Mathers 81.030  Max Hopp 94.191
3  Gerwyn Price 96.365
11  Daryl Gurney 96.254
  Scott Waites 96.1336  Nathan Aspinall 92.703
Q  Matt Campbell 94.972  Scott Waites 96.272
6  Nathan Aspinall 91.032
27  Vincent van der Voort 93.774
  Ron Meulenkamp 87.71327  Vincent van der Voort 95.493
Q  Boris Krčmar 89.821  Ron Meulenkamp 93.762
27  Vincent van der Voort 94.812
11  Daryl Gurney 93.654
  William O'Connor 88.42311  Daryl Gurney 99.193
Q  Niels Zonneveld 83.370  William O'Connor 92.402
11  Daryl Gurney 101.394
22  Chris Dobey 99.291
  Jeff Smith 85.44322  Chris Dobey 96.263
Q  Keane Barry 88.111  Jeff Smith 95.212

Statistics edit

Player Eliminated Played Sets Won Sets Lost Legs Won[55] Legs Lost[55] 100+[55] 140+[55] 180s[55] High Checkout[55] Checkout Av.%[55] Average
  Gerwyn Price Winner 6 29 17 108 84 242 123 55 170 44.26 98.44
  Gary Anderson Runner-up 6 25 15 86 78 194 124 43 170 39.00 96.58
  Dave Chisnall Semi-final 5 19 11 67 56 154 72 51 170 42.95 100.68
  Stephen Bunting Semi-final 5 20 16 78 76 187 111 37 170 41.52 96.63
  Michael van Gerwen Quarter-final 4 11 9 48 44 109 68 23 150 47.37 103.37
  Daryl Gurney Quarter-final 4 15 10 57 43 105 68 33 130 38.71 97.15
  Dirk van Duijvenbode Quarter-final 5 15 12 57 50 68 51 19 170 37.88 96.50
  Krzysztof Ratajski Quarter-final 4 14 8 53 47 116 67 22 127 37.14 96.45
  Dimitri Van den Bergh Fourth round 3 9 4 32 19 53 48 22 126 43.50 100.99
  Mervyn King Fourth round 3 8 5 30 24 69 39 17 170 42.86 100.16
  Gabriel Clemens Fourth round 3 10 8 42 38 85 60 20 144 40.60 95.45
  Ryan Searle Fourth round 4 13 8 49 36 103 73 21 145 37.41 94.72
  Joe Cullen Fourth round 3 10 7 40 35 148 70 31 124 33.90 94.72
  Vincent van der Voort Fourth round 3 9 8 37 31 85 37 16 121 42.53 94.69
  Devon Petersen Fourth round 3 7 5 27 24 61 34 21 160 31.65 91.86
  Glen Durrant Fourth round 3 9 6 38 29 72 38 15 154 42.22 91.51
  José de Sousa Third round 2 3 5 13 18 40 14 13 80 38.75 98.60
  Kim Huybrechts Third round 3 8 5 28 21 112 54 16 140 41.18 98.56
  Peter Wright Third round 2 6 5 24 19 60 28 11 144 33.76 98.39
  Chris Dobey Third round 2 4 6 21 22 56 29 10 130 34.51 97.68
  Simon Whitlock Third round 2 3 6 18 20 83 49 15 120 29.03 97.45
  Ricky Evans Third round 2 3 5 17 17 32 18 12 104 48.57 97.31
  Adam Hunt Third round 3 6 6 28 23 60 32 17 145 41.64 94.48
  Brendan Dolan Third round 2 6 5 24 21 63 32 5 120 42.86 94.00
  Mensur Suljović Third round 2 6 5 24 18 47 27 15 140 40.02 93.98
  Nathan Aspinall Third round 2 5 6 20 25 48 31 8 160 38.28 91.86
  Danny Baggish Third round 3 8 7 31 33 95 39 8 170 32.87 91.14
  Jonny Clayton Third round 2 6 5 24 22 60 28 10 140 39.11 90.99
  Jason Lowe Third round 3 6 6 27 21 63 22 10 135 31.61 90.56
  James Wade Third round 2 5 4 21 18 66 20 9 141 53.85 90.56
  Jermaine Wattimena Third round 2 3 5 14 18 59 26 4 156 29.79 89.92
  Danny Noppert Third round 2 6 5 17 21 40 17 5 160 31.18 84.63
  Ian White Second round 1 1 3 8 10 19 20 4 127 25.00 102.35
  Jeffrey de Zwaan Second round 1 0 3 4 9 12 8 9 81 25.00 98.20
  Scott Waites Second round 2 5 5 23 24 102 44 15 125 46.94 96.20
  Darius Labanauskas Second round 2 5 3 17 14 39 19 7 164 46.05 95.78
  Max Hopp Second round 2 4 3 15 12 34 24 8 100 41.82 94.56
  Ryan Joyce Second round 2 3 5 15 18 41 18 7 110 41.67 94.17
  Ross Smith Second round 2 4 3 15 14 27 27 7 136 34.67 93.46
  Steve Lennon Second round 2 4 4 17 16 41 25 8 130 26.84 93.15
  Andy Boulton Second round 2 5 4 19 13 76 32 8 149 38.31 93.01
  Adrian Lewis Second round 1 1 3 6 10 15 7 6 127 21.43 92.73
  Michael Smith Second round 1 1 3 3 11 32 16 2 74 21.43 92.64
  Rob Cross Second round 1 2 3 8 12 27 7 4 90 53.33 92.40
  Mickey Mansell Second round 2 4 6 14 15 32 19 6 86 41.29 91.41
  Ryan Murray Second round 2 4 4 15 19 28 20 5 130 41.67 91.12
  Ron Meulenkamp Second round 2 5 4 18 17 36 30 6 144 38.57 90.74
  Jamie Lewis Second round 2 5 5 19 19 44 23 10 110 39.40 90.57
  Madars Razma Second round 2 4 3 15 16 36 11 2 81 40.18 90.57
  William O'Connor Second round 2 5 3 16 15 35 21 7 122 29.98 90.41
  Jeff Smith Second round 2 5 4 20 21 44 18 7 116 41.82 90.36
  Keegan Brown Second round 2 4 3 17 15 42 14 3 126 47.17 90.20
  Matthew Edgar Second round 2 4 3 13 12 52 25 4 112 65.00 89.94
  Steve West Second round 2 4 3 13 11 26 11 10 98 39.61 89.50
  Paul Lim Second round 2 3 5 13 19 35 26 2 121 65.28 89.37
  John Henderson Second round 2 4 5 20 18 52 26 9 112 31.47 89.26
  Nico Kurz Second round 2 4 4 18 17 48 22 6 161 36.63 88.94
  Nick Kenny Second round 2 4 5 19 16 43 17 6 119 34.70 87.89
  Edward Foulkes Second round 2 4 3 14 14 36 17 2 140 37.50 87.49
  Wayne Jones Second round 2 3 5 16 17 37 23 5 143 31.70 87.48
  Callan Rydz Second round 2 3 4 12 13 28 10 4 117 33.75 85.79
  Diogo Portela Second round 2 3 3 11 12 31 10 0 85 28.65 84.40
  Cameron Carolissen Second round 1 1 3 9 9 21 9 4 70 29.02 82.19
  Jamie Hughes Second round 1 0 3 2 9 11 4 0 67 66.67 75.36
  Ryan Meikle First round 1 0 3 4 9 19 4 5 119 36.36 96.66
  Matt Campbell First round 1 2 3 12 13 35 18 4 160 46.15 94.97
  Karel Sedláček First round 1 2 3 9 10 30 11 1 111 34.62 93.11
  Bradley Brooks First round 1 2 3 7 10 22 14 1 87 28.00 92.70
  Luke Humphries First round 1 2 3 10 11 27 14 7 108 23.81 92.28
  Luke Woodhouse First round 1 2 3 9 11 24 13 3 145 60.00 92.23
  David Evans First round 1 0 3 5 9 20 8 4 80 23.81 91.89
  Damon Heta First round 1 2 3 12 10 22 20 3 160 36.36 91.65
  Lisa Ashton First round 1 2 3 9 13 33 9 3 101 39.13 91.33
  Boris Krčmar First round 1 1 3 6 9 19 10 5 96 26.09 89.82
  James Bailey First round 1 1 3 4 9 11 10 3 115 25.00 89.79
  Danny Lauby First round 1 2 3 7 13 21 15 2 148 25.00 88.98
  Lourence Ilagan First round 1 1 3 8 9 20 9 5 109 42.11 88.28
  Keane Barry First round 1 1 3 8 11 28 11 2 80 26.67 88.11
  Derk Telnekes First round 1 2 3 6 13 24 11 2 106 20.00 87.15
  Mike De Decker First round 1 0 3 3 9 16 4 2 117 23.08 86.74
  Ciarán Teehan First round 1 2 3 8 13 23 9 3 101 30.77 86.31
  Steve Beaton First round 1 0 3 3 9 18 4 0 38 25.00 84.14
  Niels Zonneveld First round 1 0 3 3 9 17 8 0 110 33.33 83.87
  Daniel Larsson First round 1 1 3 5 10 21 5 0 129 45.45 83.22
  Andy Hamilton First round 1 1 3 7 11 14 8 5 72 30.43 83.15
  Toru Suzuki First round 1 0 3 6 9 22 10 0 76 24.00 81.36
  Gordon Mathers First round 1 0 3 3 9 19 4 0 139 23.08 81.03
  Maik Kuivenhoven First round 1 0 3 1 9 8 3 3 64 9.09 81.00
  Dmitriy Gorbunov First round 1 1 3 6 11 22 10 1 141 30.00 80.56
  Amit Gilitwala First round 1 0 3 1 9 7 5 0 40 12.50 80.48
  Deta Hedman First round 1 1 3 3 9 15 8 2 50 27.27 79.92
  Haupai Puha First round 1 0 3 0 9 7 2 0 0 0 79.72
  Marko Kantele First round 1 2 3 8 13 19 8 2 70 30.77 79.69
  Chengan Liu First round 1 0 3 2 9 15 4 2 124 50.00 79.57
  Di Zhuang First round 1 0 3 0 9 11 0 1 0 0 73.09
  Martijn Kleermaker First round —[a]
  1. ^ Kleermaker withdrew from the competition on 20 December, after testing positive for COVID-19

Top averages edit

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

# Player Round Average Result
1   Michael van Gerwen R2 108.98 Won
2   Dave Chisnall QF 107.34 Won
3   Michael van Gerwen R3 106.85 Won
4   Dimitri Van den Bergh R2 105.61 Won
5   Dirk van Duijvenbode R3 104.09 Won
6   Kim Huybrechts R1 104.05 Won
7   José de Sousa R3 103.62 Lost
8   Mervyn King R3 103.47 Won
9   Ian White R2 102.35 Lost
10   Dimitri Van den Bergh R4 102.17 Lost

Representation edit

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2021 PDC World Championship. A total of 29 nationalities were represented, surpassing the record of the 2020 and 2019 editions by one.

 
SCO 		 
WAL 		 
ENG 		 
NED 		 
NIR 		 
POL 		 
BEL 		 
GER 		 
RSA 		 
AUS 		 
USA 		 
AUT 		 
POR 		 
IRL 		 
CAN 		 
JPN 		 
BRA 		 
LAT 		 
LTU 		 
SIN 		 
CHN 		 
CRO 		 
CZE 		 
FIN 		 
IND 		 
NZL 		 
PHI 		 
RUS 		 
SWE 		Total
Final 1 1 — 2
Semi-final 1 1 2 — 4
Quarter-final 1 1 2 2 1 1 — 8
Round 4 1 1 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 — 16
Round 3 2 2 12 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 32
Round 2 4 4 26 7 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 64
Round 1 2 2 21 6 1 — 2 2 1 3 2 — — 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64
Total 4 4 35 11 3 1 3 3 2 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 96

Broadcasting rights edit

Television edit

Country Channel[56]
  Australia Fox Sports
  Austria
  Germany
  Switzerland		 Sport1, DAZN
  Belgium VTM 4
  Brazil DAZN
  Croatia Sportska Televizija
  Czech Republic
  Slovakia		 Nova Sport
  Denmark TV3 Sport (Denmark)
  Estonia
  Latvia
  Lithuania		 TV3 Sport (Baltics)
  France L'Équipe
  Hungary Sport1, Sport2
  Iceland Stöð 2 Sport
  Italy DAZN
  Netherlands RTL7
  New Zealand Sky Sport
  Poland TVP Sport
  Russia Match TV
  Spain DAZN
  United Kingdom
  Ireland		 Sky Sports Darts
  United States DAZN

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