INFORMATION, draw bracket & other information for the William Hill World Darts Championship.
The 72-player tournament sees stars from 22 countries competing from December 15-January 2 at London's Alexandra Palace.
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Schedule of Play - (P) denotes Preliminary Round
Preliminary & First Round
Thursday December 15 (7pm)
Jamie Caven (29) 1-3 Kevin Painter
Jamie Lewis (30) 3-2 Mick McGowan
Gary Anderson (2) 3-0 Mark Frost
Michael Smith (11) 3-2 Ricky Evans
Friday December 16 (7pm)
Jerry Hendriks 2-0 Warren Parry (P)
Gerwyn Price (19) 1-3 Jonny Clayton
Steve Beaton (27) 3-1 Devon Petersen
Peter Wright (3) 3-0 Jerry Hendriks
Saturday December 17
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Tengku Shah 2-1 Masumi Chino (P)
Terry Jenkins (18) 3-1 Josh Payne
John Henderson (31) 2-3 Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas (15) 3-1 Tengku Shah
Evening Session (7pm)
Ross Snook 0-2 Kim Viljanen (P)
Cristo Reyes (32) 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Stephen Bunting (16) 2-3 Darren Webster
Michael van Gerwen (1) 3-0 Kim Viljanen
Sunday December 18
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Kevin Simm 2-0 Gilbert Ulang (P)
Justin Pipe (26) 1-3 Chris Dobey
Mark Webster (25) 3-0 Joe Murnan
Ian White (14) 3-0 Kevin Simm
Evening Session (7pm)
John Bowles 0-2 David Platt (P)
Daryl Gurney (24) 3-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Alan Norris (21) 3-2 John Michael
Phil Taylor (4) 3-0 David Platt
Monday December 19 (7pm)
Qiang Sun 0-2 Corey Cadby (P)
Mervyn King (22) 3-2 Steve West
Adrian Lewis (5) 3-0 Magnus Caris
Joe Cullen (28) 3-1 Corey Cadby
Tuesday December 20 (7pm)
Boris Koltsov 1-2 Dragutin Horvat (P)
Brendan Dolan (23) 3-1 Christian Kist
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 3-0 Robbie Green
Simon Whitlock (17) 3-0 Dragutin Horvat
Wednesday December 21 (7pm)
Zoran Lerchbacher 2-1 Simon Stevenson (P)
Mensur Suljovic (8) 3-0 Ron Meulenkamp
James Wade (6) 3-0 Ronny Huybrechts
Robert Thornton (9) 3-0 Zoran Lerchbacher
Thursday December 22 (7pm)
Jelle Klaasen (10) 3-1 Jeffrey de Graaf
Vincent van der Voort (20) 1-3 Max Hopp
Dave Chisnall (7) 3-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Kim Huybrechts (13) 3-0 James Wilson
Second Round
Friday December 23
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Ian White (14) 4-1 Jonny Clayton
Michael Smith (11) 4-3 Mervyn King (22)
Benito van de Pas (15) 4-3 Terry Jenkins (18)
Evening Session (7pm)
Darren Webster 4-0 Simon Whitlock (17)
Gary Anderson (2) 4-0 Andrew Gilding
Adrian Lewis (5) 4-0 Joe Cullen (28)
Tuesday December 27
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Mensur Suljovic (8) 3-4 Mark Webster (25)
Robert Thornton (9) 3-4 Daryl Gurney (24)
Dave Chisnall (7) 4-2 Chris Dobey
Evening Session (8pm)
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 4-0 Alan Norris (21)
Phil Taylor (4) 4-0 Kevin Painter
Michael van Gerwen (1) 4-2 Cristo Reyes (32)
Wednesday December 28
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Kim Huybrechts (13) 4-0 Max Hopp
James Wade (6) 4-1 Steve Beaton (27)
Jelle Klaasen (10) 4-0 Brendan Dolan (23)
Evening Session (7pm)
Peter Wright (3) 4-0 Jamie Lewis (30)
Third Round
Gary Anderson (2) 4-2 Benito van de Pas (15)
Adrian Lewis (5) 3-4 Raymond van Barneveld (12)
Thursday December 29
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Mark Webster (25) 3-4 Daryl Gurney (24)
Dave Chisnall (7) 4-2 Jelle Klaasen (10)
James Wade (6) 4-3 Michael Smith (11)
Evening Session (7pm)
Peter Wright (3) 4-1 Ian White (14)
Phil Taylor (4) 4-2 Kim Huybrechts (13)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 4-1 Darren Webster
Friday December 30
Quarter-Finals
Afternoon Session (1pm)
James Wade (6) 3-5 Peter Wright (3)
Gary Anderson (2) 5-3 Dave Chisnall (7)
Evening Session (7pm)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 5-1 Daryl Gurney (24)
Raymond van Barneveld (12) 5-3 Phil Taylor (4)
Sunday January 1 (7pm)
Semi-Finals
Gary Anderson (2) 6-3 Peter Wright (3)
Michael van Gerwen (1) 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld (12)
Monday January 2 (8pm)
Final
Michael van Gerwen 7-3 Gary Anderson
Format
| Preliminary Round | Best of three sets |
| First Round | Best of five sets |
| Second & Third Round | Best of seven sets |
| Quarter-Finals | Best of nine sets |
| Semi-Finals | Best of 11 sets |
| Final | Best of 13 sets |
All sets are the best of five legs.
A tie-break would be in operation in all matches except the Preliminary Round.
Any match which goes to a deciding set must be won by two clear legs. If the score in the final set reaches 5-5, a sudden-death leg will be played.
Prize Fund
|
Winner |
£350,000 |
|
Runner-Up |
£160,000 |
|
Semi-Finalists |
£80,000 |
|
Quarter-Finalists |
£38,000 |
|
Third Round Losers |
£25,000 |
|
Second Round Losers |
£17,000 |
|
First Round Losers |
£10,000 |
|
Preliminary Round Losers |
£4,500 |
|
Total |
£1,650,000 |
|
Nine-Dart Finish Bonus |
£25,000 |
Preliminary Round Draw
Jerry Hendriks (Netherlands) v Warren Parry (New Zealand)
Zoran Lerchbacher (Austria) v PDPA Qualifier 3
Tengku Shah (Malaysia) v Masumi Chino (Japan)
PDPA Qualifier Runner-Up v Gilbert Ulang (Philippines)
Qiang Sun (China) v Corey Cadby (Australia)
PDPA Qualifier 4 v David Platt (Australia)
Ross Snook (Canada) v Kim Viljanen (Finland)
Boris Koltsov (Russia) v Dragutin Horvat (Germany)
Tournament Draw Bracket
|
1 |
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) |
V |
Ross Snook/Kim Viljanen |
|
32 |
Cristo Reyes (Spain) |
V |
Dimitri Van den Bergh |
|
16 |
Stephen Bunting (England) |
V |
Darren Webster |
|
17 |
Simon Whitlock (Australia) |
V |
Boris Koltsov/Dragutin Horvat |
|
8 |
Mensur Suljovic (Austria) |
V |
Ron Meulenkamp |
|
25 |
Mark Webster (Wales) |
V |
Joe Murnan |
|
9 |
Robert Thornton (Scotland) |
V |
Zoran Lerchbacher/Simon Stevenson |
|
24 |
Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) |
V |
Jermaine Wattimena |
|
5 |
Adrian Lewis (England) |
V |
Magnus Caris |
|
28 |
Joe Cullen (England) |
V |
Qiang Sun/Corey Cadby |
|
12 |
Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) |
V |
Robbie Green |
|
21 |
Alan Norris (England) |
V |
John Michael |
|
4 |
Phil Taylor (England) |
V |
John Bowles/David Platt |
|
29 |
Jamie Caven (England) |
V |
Kevin Painter |
|
13 |
Kim Huybrechts (Belgium) |
V |
James Wilson |
|
20 |
Vincent van der Voort (Netherlands) |
V |
Max Hopp |
|
2 |
Gary Anderson (Scotland) |
V |
Mark Frost |
|
31 |
John Henderson (Scotland) |
V |
Andrew Gilding |
|
15 |
Benito van de Pas (Netherlands) |
V |
Tengku Shah/Masumi Chino |
|
18 |
Terry Jenkins (England) |
V |
Josh Payne |
|
7 |
Dave Chisnall (England) |
V |
Rowby-John Rodriguez |
|
26 |
Justin Pipe (England) |
V |
Chris Dobey |
|
10 |
Jelle Klaasen (Netherlands) |
V |
Jeffrey de Graaf |
|
23 |
Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland) |
V |
Christian Kist |
|
6 |
James Wade (England) |
V |
Ronny Huybrechts |
|
27 |
Steve Beaton (England) |
V |
Devon Petersen |
|
11 |
Michael Smith (England) |
V |
Ricky Evans |
|
22 |
Mervyn King (England) |
V |
Steve West |
|
3 |
Peter Wright (Scotland) |
V |
Jerry Hendriks/Warren Parry |
|
30 |
Jamie Lewis (Wales) |
V |
Mick McGowan |
|
14 |
Ian White (England) |
V |
Kevin Simm/Gilbert Ulang |
|
19 |
Gerwyn Price (Wales) |
V |
Jonny Clayton |
William Hill Draw Bracket
