Michael van Gerwen is the pre-tournament favourite to win the Cazoo World Darts Championship with the event's new official betting partner Ladbrokes.

A £100,000 Christmas jackpot pay-out will be triggered at this year's Cazoo World Darts Championship if one player can hit two nine-dart finishes in the tournament.

The provisional third round schedule for the 2022/23 Cazoo World Darts Championship has been confirmed.

This year marks the 30th staging of the PDC World Championship, as 96 players battle it out for the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy in the £2.5 million extravaganza.

Lancashire trailblazer Lisa Ashton has broken a host of records throughout her illustrious career, and she’s hoping to create another slice of history by claiming an elusive victory at this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship.

Joe Cullen is bidding to banish his Cazoo World Darts Championship demons at this year’s Alexandra Palace showpiece, as he bids to cap off the greatest year of his career in style.

Fans can now pre-order the commemorative Cazoo World Darts Championship programme ahead of the forthcoming Ally Pally spectacular.

Michael van Gerwen insists he has nothing to prove at this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship, as he bids to cap off his remarkable revival by lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy for a fourth time in January.

Following her unprecedented PDC Women’s Series success, teenage sensation Beau Greaves is bidding to create more history on her Cazoo World Championship debut later this month.

Gerwyn Price came from a rugby background to conquer the darting world, and now former baseball player Leonard Gates is aiming to follow in Price’s footsteps at this year’s Cazoo World Darts Championship.