PDC World Darts Championship

Annual darts tournament

The PDC World Darts Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), is a World Professional Darts Championship held annually in the sport of darts. The PDC world championship begins in December and ends in January and is held at Alexandra Palace in London, and has been held there since 2008. It is the most prestigious of the PDC's tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell, who died in 2012. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay, it is considered part of the Triple Crown.

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BBC Sport NI looks at the four hopefuls from Northern Ireland at the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.
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Two-time champion Gary Anderson is dumped out of the PDC World Championship on his 54th birthday by Jeffrey de Graaf.
10 hours ago • BBC Sport
An emotional Luke Littler almost hits a nine-darter as he starts his bid for the PDC World Championship title with a dramatic 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle.
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A tearful Luke Littler almost hits a nine-darter as he starts his bid for the PDC World Championship title with a dramatic 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle.
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Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting both move into the third round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship with victories at Alexandra Palace on Friday.
2 days ago • BBC Sport
Stephen Bunting moves into the third round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace with a 3-1 victory over tournament debutant Kai..
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Former champion Michael Smith is sensationally knocked out of the PDC World Championship by Kevin Doets.
3 days ago • BBC Sport
Callan Rydz is through to the second round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship after hitting the tournament's highest first-round average against Romeo..
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Callan Rydz is through to the second round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship after hitting the tournament's highest first-round average against Romeo..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 4 days ago

Christian Kist hits a nine-darter in his PDC Championship first-round match against Madars Razma.
4 days ago • BBC Sport
Suffolk darts player Ryan Meikle says facing teenage sensation Luke Littler at the PDC World Championship on Saturday will be an "honour".
5 days ago • BBC Sport
Two-time champion Peter Wright wins his opening game at the PDC World Championship, while Ryan Meikle beats Fallon Sherrock to set up a match against teenage..
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World Grand Prix champion Mike de Decker suffers a surprise defeat to Luke Woodhouse in the second round of the PDC World Championship.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 6 days ago

Kevin Doets survives a scare in the PDC World Championship to win 3-1 against Noa-Lynn van Leuven, the first transgender player to compete in the tournament.
6 days ago • BBC Sport
Former world number two James Wade is knocked out of the PDC World Darts Championship by Jermaine Wattimena.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

Fallon Sherrock and partner Cameron Menzies will both be playing in the World Darts Championship this year. But who will earn the bragging rights?
1 week ago • BBC Sport
Luke Humphries starts his PDC World Championship title defence on Sunday and insists he will be 'dangerous' despite starting as second favourite behind Luke..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago

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