The PDC World Darts Championship, also known as the William Hill World Darts Championship, is a World Professional Darts Championship, know its prize money
PDC World Championship is conducted yearly in the sport of darts and organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
The PDC World Darts Championship runs from December to January and is hosted by Alexandra Palace in London, where it has been since 2008. The winner of the Sid Waddell Trophy, named after darts commentator Sid Waddell, who died in 2012, is the most prestigious of the PDC’s competitions.
The PDC World Darts Championship originated in 1994 as the World Darts Council World Darts Championship, as a result of the split in darts that saw the World Darts Council split from the BDO.
Players Who Have Dominated PDC World Darts Championship
Since the tournament’s beginning, ten different victors have emerged. Phil Taylor has dominated the competition with 14 wins in 25 outings, and he last won it in 2013. John Part (2003 & 2008), Adrian Lewis (2011 & 2012), Gary Anderson (2015 & 2016), and Michael van Gerwen are the other players to have won it twice (2014, 2017 & 2019). Dennis Priestley (1994), Raymond van Barneveld (2007), Rob Cross (2018), Peter Wright (2020), and Gerwyn Price are the only one-time champions (2021).
PDC World Darts Championship Previous Winners List, Opponents, Results, Prize Money Distributionย
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
| Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
| 1994 | Dennis Priestley (94.38) | 6โ1 | Phil Taylor (85.62) | ยฃ64,000 | ยฃ16,000 | ยฃ8,000 | Skol | Circus Tavern,
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| 1995 | Phil Taylor (94.11) | 6โ2 | Rod Harrington (87.15) | ยฃ55,000 | ยฃ12,000 | ยฃ6,000 | Proton Cars | |
| 1996 | Phil Taylor (98.52) | 6โ4 | Dennis Priestley (101.48) | ยฃ62,500 | ยฃ14,000 | ยฃ7,000 | Vernon’s Pools | |
| 1997 | Phil Taylor (100.92) | 6โ3 | Dennis Priestley (96.78) | ยฃ99,500 | ยฃ45,000 | ยฃ10,000 | Red Band | |
| 1998 | Phil Taylor (103.98) | 6โ0 | Dennis Priestley (90.75) | ยฃ72,500 | ยฃ20,000 | Skol | ||
| 1999 | Phil Taylor (97.11) | 6โ2 | Peter Manley (93.63) | ยฃ104,000 | ยฃ30,000 | ยฃ16,000 | ||
| 2000 | Phil Taylor (94.42) | 7โ3 | Dennis Priestley (91.80) | ยฃ111,000 | ยฃ31,000 | ยฃ16,400 | ||
| 2001 | Phil Taylor (107.46) | 7โ0 | John Part (92.58) | ยฃ125,000 | ยฃ33,000 | ยฃ18,000 | ||
| 2002 | Phil Taylor (98.47) | 7โ0 | Peter Manley (91.35) | ยฃ205,000 | ยฃ50,000 | ยฃ25,000 | ||
| 2003 | John Part (96.87) | 7โ6 | Phil Taylor (99.98) | ยฃ237,000 | Ladbrokes | |||
| 2004 | Phil Taylor (96.03) | 7โ6 | Kevin Painter (90.48) | ยฃ257,000 | ||||
| 2005 | Phil Taylor (96.14) | 7โ4 | Mark Dudbridge (90.66) | ยฃ300,000 | ยฃ60,000 | ยฃ30,000 | ||
| 2006 | Phil Taylor (106.74) | 7โ0 | Peter Manley (91.72) | ยฃ500,000 | ยฃ100,000 | ยฃ50,000 | ||
| 2007 | Raymond van Barneveld (100.93) | 7โ6 | Phil Taylor (100.86) | |||||
| 2008 | John Part (92.86) | 7โ2 | Kirk Shepherd (85.10) | ยฃ589,000 | Alexandra Palace,
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| 2009 | Phil Taylor (110.94) | 7โ1 | Raymond van Barneveld (101.18) | ยฃ724,000 | ยฃ125,000 | ยฃ60,000 | ||
| 2010 | Phil Taylor (104.38) | 7โ3 | Simon Whitlock (100.51) | ยฃ1,000,000 | ยฃ200,000 | ยฃ100,000 | ||
| 2011 | Adrian Lewis (99.40) | 7โ5 | Gary Anderson (99.41) | |||||
| 2012 | Adrian Lewis (93.06) | 7โ3 | Andy Hamilton (90.83) | |||||
| 2013 | Phil Taylor (103.04) | 7โ4 | Michael van Gerwen (100.66) | |||||
| 2014 | Michael van Gerwen (100.10) | 7โ4 | Peter Wright (95.71) | ยฃ1,050,000 | ยฃ250,000 | |||
| 2015 | Gary Anderson (97.68) | 7โ6 | Phil Taylor (100.69) | ยฃ1,250,000 | ยฃ120,000 | William Hill | ||
| 2016 | Gary Anderson (99.26) | 7โ5 | Adrian Lewis (100.23) | ยฃ1,500,000 | ยฃ300,000 | ยฃ150,000 | ||
| 2017 | Michael van Gerwen (107.79) | 7โ3 | Gary Anderson (104.93) | ยฃ1,650,000 | ยฃ350,000 | ยฃ160,000 | ||
| 2018 | Rob Cross (107.67) | 7โ2 | Phil Taylor (102.26) | ยฃ1,800,000 | ยฃ400,000 | ยฃ170,000 | ||
| 2019 | Michael van Gerwen (102.21) | 7โ3 | Michael Smith (95.29) | ยฃ2,500,000 | ยฃ500,000 | ยฃ200,000 | ||
| 2020 | Peter Wright (102.79) | 7โ3 | Michael van Gerwen (102.88) | |||||
| 2021 | Gerwyn Price (100.08) | 7โ3 | Gary Anderson (94.25) | |||||
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