The 32nd edition of the PaddyPower PDC World Championship will be held from the 15th of December till the 3rd of January at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. The tournament will be played by the 32 best players out of the PDC Order of Merit from this year, together with the 32 best players from the ProTour Order of Merit, and 32 international qualifiers.
Luke Humphries is the defending champion, he defeated Luke Littler 7-4 in the final last year.
All the tournament results and the program for the upcoming days can be accessed by clicking Results, and if you want to know who will face whom in the next round, click Bracket. For today’s program, head to the Matchcenter. For an overview of the entire history of the PDC World Championship, head over to the PDC World Championship page.
Of course, you can also participate in our Bracket prediction game and win some nice prizes courtesy of our friends at Darts Warehouse, Get-iT Darts, Helios Dartsupply and Ultimate Card. For that please head over to the Bracket page on Challonge.
Schedule
Sunday evening December 15 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Monday afternoon December 16 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Monday evening December 16 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Tuesday afternoon December 17 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Tuesday evening December 17 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Wednesday evening December 18 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Thursday afternoon, December 19 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Thursday evening December 19 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Friday afternoon, December 20 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Friday evening December 20 | 3x First round, 1x Second round
Saturday afternoon, December 21 | 2x First round, 2x Second round
Saturday evening December 21 | Second round
Sunday afternoon December 22 | Second round
Sunday evening December 22 | Second round
Monday afternoon December 23 | Second round
Monday evening December 23 | Second round
Friday afternoon December 27 | Third round
Friday evening December 27 | Third round
Saturday afternoon December 28 | Third round
Saturday evening December 28 | Third round
Sunday afternoon December 29 | Third round
Sunday evening December 29 | 1x Third round, 2x Fourth round
Monday afternoon December 30 | Fourth round
Monday evening December 30 | Fourth round
Wednesday afternoon January 1 | Quarterfinals
Wednesday evening January 1 | Quarterfinals
Thursday evening January 2 | Semi-finals
Friday evening January 3 | Final
Format
First round – best of 5 sets
Second round - best of 5 sets
Third round – best of 7 sets
Fourth Round - best of 7 sets
Quarter-finals - best of 9 sets
Semi-finals - best of 9 sets
Final - best of 13 sets