World Darts Championship Draw 2018

PDC World Darts Championship: Dates, format, prize money, schedule of play, how to watch

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The 2019-20 William Hill World Darts Championship starts Friday, Dec. 13 in London and will be available to stream live on DAZN.

Last year, Michael Van Gerwin won the tournament for the third time in his career by defeating Michael Smith. He became the second-winningest player at the PDC World Darts Championship and enters this year as the odds-on favorite to win the tournament yet again. Phil Taylor — who retired in 2018 — has the most PDC World Darts Championships with 14.

This year's pool includes 96 players competing over the course of 28 sessions in 17 days for the chance to come out on top. The final is set for Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Other players with the best odds to win include Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, Daryl Gurney, Peter Wright, James Wade, Ian White and Dave Chisnall.

Here's what you need to know about the tournament.

Format of PDC World Darts Championship

The World Darts Championship starts out with best-of-five sets in the first round, and the sets increase leading up to the championship round, which is best of 13. The top 32 ranked players get first-round byes.

First Round: Best-of-five sets (no tie-break)
Second Round: Best-of-five sets
Third and fourth rounds:Best-of-seven sets
Quarterfinals:Best-of-nine sets
Semifinals:Best-of-11 sets
Final: Best-of-13 sets

Prize money for PDC World Darts Championship

Contestants will receive winnings ranging from £7,500 ($9,886 USD/$13,081 CAD) to the grand prize of £500,000 ($659,100 USD/$872,095 CAD), depending on where they finish.

Here's how it shakes out, round-by-round:

Winner: £500,000 ($659,100 USD/$872,095 CAD)
Runner-up: £200,000 ($263,036 USD/$347,513 CAD)
Semifinal: £100,000 ($131,518 USD/$173,756 CAD)
Quarterfinal: £50,000 ($65,759 USD/$86,878 CAD
Fourth round: £35,000 ($46,031 USD/$60,814 CAD)
Third round: £25,000 ($32,879 USD/$43,439 CAD)
Second round: £15,000 ($19,727 USD/$26,063 CAD)
First round: £7,500 ($9,886 USD/$13,081 CAD)

How to watch the PDC World Darts Championship

Dates: Dec. 13 - Jan. 1
Live stream: DAZN

In North America, the PDC World Darts Championship will stream live and on-demand exclusively on DAZN, the global sports streaming service.

In addition, for the first weekend of the tournament, there will be a YouTubefree-to-air on our DAZN USA page:

Sat., Dec. 14 – Evening Session
Sun., Dec. 15 – Evening Session

This will be available for viewers in the U.S. and Canada.

When signing up for DAZN, subscribers will have the option between a monthly price or an annual one. In the U.S., a DAZN subscription costs $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. You can sign up for a U.S. subscription here.

For viewers in Canada, you can sign up for a free trial of DAZN and subscribe for $20 CAD per month or $150 CAD per year by clicking here.

DAZN has apps available for all of the following platforms: Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Amazon Fire Tablet, Android Phone & Tablet, iPhone & iPad, Android TV, LG, Smart TV, Panasonic Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, SmartCast, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Pro, and Roku.

You can also sign in and watch via web browsers on dazn.com. Every session throughout the tournament will be on the DAZN platform.

Schedule of play

Round	Date	Matchup	Session/Time
First	Fri., Dec. 13	Jelle Klaasen def. Kevin Burness, 3-1	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
First		Kim Huybrechts def. Geert Nentjes, 3-2
First		Luke Humphries def. Devon Petersen, 3-1
Second		Michael van Gerwen def. Jelle Klaasen, 3-1
First	Sat., Dec. 14	Darius Labanauskas def. Matthew Edgar, 3-0	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
First		Yuki Yamada def. Ryan Meikle, 3-1
First		Luke Woodhouse def. Paul Lim, 3-0
Second		Luke Humphries def. Jermaine Wattimena, 3-2
First		Mark McGeeney def. Matt Campbell, 3-1	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
First		Zoran Lerchbacher def. Jamie Hughes, 3-2
First		Darin Young def. Raymond van Barneveld, 3-1
Second		Kim Huybrechts def. Rob Cross, 3-0
First	Sun., Dec. 15	Kyle Anderson def. Xiaochen Zong, 3-2	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
First		Ciaran Teehan def. Ross Smith, 3-0
First		Brendan Dolan def. Nitin Kumar, 3-0
Second		Darius Labanauskas def. Ian White, 3-1
First		Jose Justicia def. Arron Monk, 3-0	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
First		Danny Baggish def. Andy Boulton, 3-2
First		James Richardson def. Mikuru Suzuki, 3-2
Second		Luke Woodhouse def. Michael Smith, 3-1
First	Mon., Dec. 16	Callan Rydz def. Steve Lennon, 3-2	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
First		William O'Connor def. Marko Kantele, 3-0
First		Vincent van der Voort def. Keane Barry, 3-0
Second		Gary Anderson def. Brendan Dolan, 3-0
First	Tue., Dec. 17	Ryan Searle def. Robbie King, 3-2	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
First		Cristo Reyes def. Lourence Ilagan, 3-2
First		Noel Malicdem, Rowby-John Rodriguez, 3-0
Second		Krzysztof Ratajski def. Zoran Lerchbacher, 3-1
First		Ritchie Edhouse def. Boris Koltsov, 3-1	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
First		Damon Heta def. Jose De Sousa, 3-1
First		Fallon Sherrock def. Ted Evetts, 3-2
Second		Jeffrey de Zwaan def. Darin Young, 3-2
First	Wed., Dec. 18	Ron Meulenkamp def. Ben Robb, 3-0	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
First		Seigo Asada def. Mickey Mansell, 3-0
First		Harry Ward def. Madars Razma, 3-2
Second		Stephen Bunting def. Jose Justicia, 3-2
First		Nico Kurz def. James Wilson, 3-1	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
First		Josh Payne def. Diogo Portela, 3-0
First		Benito van de Pas def. Gabriel Clemens, 3-2
Second		James Wade def. Ritchie Edhouse, 3-0
First	Thur., Dec. 19	Justin Pipe def. Benjamin Pratnemer, 3-2	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
First		Jan Dekker def. Ryan Joyce, 3-2
Second		John Henderson def. James Richardson, 3-0
Second		Steve Beaton def. Kyle Anderson, 3-1
Second		Chris Dobey def. Ron Meulenkamp, 3-2	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Second		Callan Rydz def. Danny Noppert, 3-2
Second		Dave Chisnall def. Vincent Van der Voort, 3-1
Second		Gerwyn Price def. William O'Connor, 3-2
Second	Fri., Dec. 20	Darren Webster def. Yuki Yamada, 3-0	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Second		Mervyn King def. Ciaran Teehan, 3-2
Second		Jonny Clayton def. Jan Dekker, 3-0
Second		Ricky Evans def. Mark McGeeney, 3-1
Second		Nathan Aspinall def. Danny Baggish, 3-1	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Second		Nico Kurz def. Joe Cullen, 3-1
Second		Max Hopp def. Benito Van de Pas, 3-2
Second		Peter Wright def. Noel Malicdem, 3-2
Second	Sat., Dec. 21	Seigo Asada def. Keegan Brown, 3-2	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Second		Simon Whitlock def. Harry Ward, 3-0
Second		Ryan Searle def. Steve West, 3-0
Second		Adrian Lewis def. Cristo Reyes, 3-2
Second		Daryl Gurney def. Justin Pipe, 3-0	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Second		Glen Durrant def. Damon Heta, 3-0
Second		Fallon Sherrock def. Mensur Suljovic, 3-1
Second		Dimitri Van den Bergh def. Josh Payne, 3-0
Third	Sun., Dec. 22	Stephen Bunting def. Jonny Clayton, 4-0	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Third		Darius Labanauskas v Max Hopp, 4-2
Third		Nathan Aspinall def. Krzysztof Ratajski, 4-3
Third		Steve Beaton def. James Wade, 4-2	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Third		Kim Huybrechts def. Danny Noppert, 4-2
Third		Michael Van Gerwen def. Ricky Evans, 4-0
Third	Mon., Dec. 23	Luke Humphries def. Nico Kurz, 4-2	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Third		Adrian Lewis def. Darren Webster, 4-3
Third		Dimitri Van den Bergh def. Luke Woodhouse, 4-2
Third		Jeffrey De Zwaan def. Dave Chisnall, 4-3	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Third		Gary Anderson def. Ryan Searle, 4-3
Third		Peter Wright v Seigo Asada, 4-2
Third	Fri., Dec. 27	Simon Whitlock def. Mervyn King, 4-1	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Third		Chris Dobey def. Fallon Sherrock, 4-2
Third		Glen Durrant def. Daryl Gurney, 4-2
Third		Gerwyn Price def. John Henderson, 4-0	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Fourth		Nathan Aspinall def. Gary Anderson, 4-2
Fourth		Michael van Gerwen def. Stephen Bunting, 4-0
Fourth	Sat., Dec. 28	Darius Labanauskas def. Steve Beaton, 4-2	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Fourth		Luke Humphries def. Kim Huybrechts, 4-1
Fourth		Dimitri Van den Bergh def. Adrian Lewis, 4-3
Fourth		Peter Wright def. Jeffrey de Zwaan, 4-3	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Fourth		Glen Durrant def. Chris Dobey, 4-3
Fourth		Gerwyn Price def. Simon Whitlock, 4-2
Quarterfinals	Sun., Dec. 29	Nathan Aspinall def. v Dimitri Van den Bergh, 5-3	Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET)
Quarterfinals		Peter Wright def. Luke Humphries, 5-3
Quarterfinals		Michael van Gerwen def. Darius Labanauskas, 5-2	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Quarterfinals		Gerwyn Price def. Glen Durrant, 5-1
Semifinals	Mon., Dec. 30	Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)
Semifinals		Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen
Final	Wed., Jan. 1	TBD v TBD	Evening Session (2 p.m. ET)