Know the full winners list of the PDC World Darts Championship and the prize money breakdown for the 2022/23 edition
The Professional Darts Corporation will host the 30th World Championship in 2022–2023, known as the PDC World Darts Championship. This event will take held in London from December 15, 2022, to January 3, 2023, at the Alexandra Palace.
As per tradition, winner receives the Sid Waddell Trophy, which was created in honor of the darts commentator Sid Waddell, who passed away in 2012. It is the most prestigious competition held by the PDC and is regarded as a component of the Triple Crown together with the Premier League Darts and the World Matchplay.
PDC World Darts Championship Previous Winners List, Format, Results, And 2022/23 Winner Prize Money Pool Breakdown
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History of PDC World Darts Championship, Format, & All Edition Details
The PDC was founded in 1992 by a few well-known players, including every BDO World Darts Championship champion who was still competing. PDC held its first World Championship in 1994 and the inaugural competition was won by Dennis Priestley. Since 2002, when the PDC prize pool first surpassed the BDO’s, no other darts competition had a bigger prize pool than the PDC event. With the World Champion taking home £200,000 in 2010, the prize pool finally topped £1 million.
For their victories, the PDC World Champions from 2014 and 2015 each received £250,000. The winner’s share increased to £50,000 each year for the following, with a £1.8 million prize fund in 2018. As of the 2019 season, the prize pool for the competition is set at £2.5 million, with £500,000 going to the victor. The PDC World Darts Championship was previously hosted at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex, from 1994 to 2007. It has subsequently moved to Alexandra Palace in London.
All-time Winners of PDC World Darts Championship
Throughout the history of this illustrious competition, Phil Taylor has dominated to win record 14 titles, which is 11 more than second-best total of Michael van Gerwen. Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, Adrian Lewis, & John Part are the only other players to win this prestigious competition multiple times.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Prize money | Sponsor | ||
| Total | Champion | Runner-up | |||||
| 1994 | Dennis Priestley | 6–1 | Phil Taylor | £64,000 | £16,000 | £8,000 | Skol |
| 1995 | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Rod Harrington | £55,000 | £12,000 | £6,000 | Proton Cars |
| 1996 | Phil Taylor | 6–4 | Dennis Priestley | £62,500 | £14,000 | £7,000 | Vernon’s Pools |
| 1997 | Phil Taylor | 6–3 | Dennis Priestley | £99,500 | £45,000 | £10,000 | Red Band |
| 1998 | Phil Taylor | 6–0 | Dennis Priestley | £72,500 | £20,000 | Skol | |
| 1999 | Phil Taylor | 6–2 | Peter Manley | £104,000 | £30,000 | £16,000 | |
| 2000 | Phil Taylor | 7–3 | Dennis Priestley | £111,000 | £31,000 | £16,400 | |
| 2001 | Phil Taylor | 7–0 | John Part | £125,000 | £33,000 | £18,000 | |
| 2002 | Phil Taylor | 7–0 | Peter Manley | £205,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 | |
| 2003 | John Part | 7–6 | Phil Taylor | £237,000 | Ladbrokes | ||
| 2004 | Phil Taylor | 7–6 | Kevin Painter | £257,000 | |||
| 2005 | Phil Taylor | 7–4 | Mark Dudbridge | £300,000 | £60,000 | £30,000 | |
| 2006 | Phil Taylor | 7–0 | Peter Manley | £500,000 | £100,000 | £50,000 | |
| 2007 | Raymond van Barneveld | 7–6 | Phil Taylor | ||||
| 2008 | John Part | 7–2 | Kirk Shepherd | £589,000 | |||
| 2009 | Phil Taylor | 7–1 | Raymond van Barneveld | £724,000 | £125,000 | £60,000 | |
| 2010 | Phil Taylor | 7–3 | Simon Whitlock | £1,000,000 | £200,000 | £100,000 | |
| 2011 | Adrian Lewis | 7–5 | Gary Anderson | ||||
| 2012 | Adrian Lewis | 7–3 | Andy Hamilton | ||||
| 2013 | Phil Taylor | 7–4 | Michael van Gerwen | ||||
| 2014 | Michael van Gerwen | 7–4 | Peter Wright | £1,050,000 | £250,000 | ||
| 2015 | Gary Anderson | 7–6 | Phil Taylor | £1,250,000 | £120,000 | William Hill | |
| 2016 | Gary Anderson | 7–5 | Adrian Lewis | £1,500,000 | £300,000 | £150,000 | |
| 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 7–3 | Gary Anderson | £1,650,000 | £350,000 | £160,000 | |
| 2018 | Rob Cross | 7–2 | Phil Taylor | £1,800,000 | £400,000 | £170,000 | |
| 2019 | Michael van Gerwen | 7–3 | Michael Smith | £2,500,000 | £500,000 | £200,000 | |
| 2020 | Peter Wright | 7–3 | Michael van Gerwen | ||||
| 2021 | Gerwyn Price | 7–3 | Gary Anderson | ||||
| 2022 | Peter Wright | 7–5 | Michael Smith | ||||
Prize Money Pool Distribution at 2022/23 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2022/23 PDC World Darts Championship champion will get prize money of £500,000, while the runner-up of this illustrious competition will receive £200,000. Like recent editions, the net prize fund for this edition has maintained at £2,500,000. Each participant in this competition will receive a reward of £7,500, while semi-final losers will receive a reward of £100,000.
| Position | No. of Players | Prize Money |
| Winner | 1 | £500,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £200,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £100,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £50,000 |
| Fourth round losers | 8 | £35,000 |
| Third round losers | 16 | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | 32 | £15,000 |
| First round losers | 32 | £7,500 |
| Total | 128 | £2,500,000 |
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