PDC World Darts Championship 2018: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results, TV coverage & tickets

The memorable 2018 William Hill PDC World Darts Championship has come to a conclusion, with debutant Rob Cross lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy after he crushed the retiring Phil Taylor in the final at Alexandra Palace in London.

Here you can look back on how the World Championship unfolded with the full daily results, highlights, results and reviews while we have the prize money breakdown, format, plus lots of historical facts, records and statistics.

PDC World Championship results

ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS (draw bracket order)

Scroll down for daily schedule, results & highlights
Seedings in brackets

Final (New Year's Day)

• (6) Phil Taylor 2-7 Rob Cross (20)

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Semi-Finals

• (1) Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross (20)
• Jamie Lewis 1-6 Phil Taylor (6)

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Quarter-Finals

• (1) Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Raymond van Barneveld
• Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-5 Rob Cross (20)
• Jamie Lewis 5-0 Darren Webster (23)
• (6) Phil Taylor 5-3 Gary Anderson (3)

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Third Round

• (1) Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Gerwyn Price (16)
• Vincent van der Voort 1-4 Raymond van Barneveld (9)
• (5) Mensur Suljovic 0-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• (29) John Henderson 1-4 Rob Cross (20)
• Jamie Lewis 4-1 James Richardson
• Antonio Alcinas 0-4 Darren Webster (23)
• (6) Phil Taylor 4-0 Keegan Brown
• (3) Gary Anderson 4-2 Steve West

Second Round

• (1) Michael van Gerwen 4-0 James Wilson (32)
• (16) Gerwyn Price 4-1 Ian White (17)
• Vincent van der Voort 4-0 Steve Beaton (25)
• (9) Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 Kyle Anderson (24)
• (5) Mensur Suljovic 4-2 (Robert Thornton (28)
• Jan Dekker 2-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• (4) Daryl Gurney 2-4 John Henderson (29)
• (13) Michael Smith 3-4 Rob Cross (20)
• (2) Peter Wright 1-4 Jamie Lewis
• (15) Alan Norris 1-4 James Richardson
• Kevin Munch 1-4 Antonio Alcinas
• (10) Simon Whitlock 1-4 Darren Webster (23)
• (6) Phil Taylor 4-0 Justin Pipe (27)
• Keegan Brown 4-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
• (3) Gary Anderson 4-1 Paul Lim
• Steve West 4-1 Jermaine Wattimena

First Round

• (1) Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Christian Kist
• (32) James Wilson 3-1 Krzystof Ratajski
• (16) Gerwyn Price 3-0 Ted Evetts
• (17) Ian White 3-1 Cody Harris
• (8) Dave Chisnall 0-3 Vincent van der Voort
• (25) Steve Beaton 3-1 William O'Connor
• (9) Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Richard North
• (24) Kyle Anderson 3-1 Peter Jacques
• (5) Mensur Suljovic 3-0 Kevin Painter
• (28) Robert Thornton 3-1 Brendan Dolan
• (12) Jelle Klaasen 1-3 Jan Dekker
• (21) Stephen Bunting 1-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• (4) Daryl Gurney 3-1 Ronny Huybrechts
• (29) John Henderson 3-0 Marko Kantele
• (13) Michael Smith 3-2 Steve Lennon
• (20) Rob Cross 3-0 Seigo Asada
• (2) Peter Wright 3-1 Diogo Portela
• (31) Jonny Clayton 0-3 Jamie Lewis
• (15) Alan Norris 3-0 Kim Viljanen
• (18) Kim Huybrechts 0-3 James Richardson
• (7) Adrian Lewis 1-3 Kevin Munch
• (26) Cristo Reyes 1-3 Antonio Alcinas
• (10) Simon Whitlock 3-1 Martin Schindler
• (23) Darren Webster 3-2 Devon Petersen
• (6) Phil Taylor 3-1 Chris Dobey
• (27) Justin Pipe 3-2 Bernie Smith
• (11) James Wade 2-3 Keegan Brown
• (22) Mervyn King 2-3 Zoran Lerchbacher
• (3) Gary Anderson 3-0 Jeff Smith
• (30) Mark Webster 2-3 Paul Lim
• (14) Benito van de Pas 1-3 Steve West
• (19) Joe Cullen 2-3 Jermaine Wattimena

PDC World Championship: Daily results & round-ups

(P) denotes Preliminary Round

Thursday December 14
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Main Event/Darts

• Steve Beaton 3-1 William O'Connor
• James Wilson 3-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
• Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Christian Kist
• Gerwyn Price 3-0 Ted Evetts

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Friday December 15
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Seigo Asada 2-1 Gordon Mathers (P)
• Stephen Bunting 1-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Phil Taylor 3-1 Chris Dobey
• Rob Cross 3-0 Seigo Asada

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Saturday December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Alan Ljubic 0-2 Brendan Dolan (P)
• Benito van de Pas 1-3 Steve West
• Mervyn King 2-3 Zoran Lerchbacher
• Robert Thornton 3-1 Brendan Dolan

Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts/Main Event

• Jeff Smith 2-0 Luke Humphries (P)
• Joe Cullen 2-3 Jermaine Wattimena
• Jelle Klaasen 1-3 Jan Dekker
• Gary Anderson 3-0 Jeff Smith

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Sunday December 17
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Kenny Neyens 1-2 Jamie Lewis (P)
• Alan Norris 3-0 Kim Viljanen
• Kyle Anderson 3-1 Peter Jacques
• Jonny Clayton 0-3 Jamie Lewis

Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts/Main Event

• Willard Bruguier 1-2 Cody Harris (P)
• James Wade 2-3 Keegan Brown
• Dave Chisnall 0-3 Vincent van der Voort
• Ian White 3-1 Cody Harris

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Monday December 18
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Kai Fan Leung 0-2 Paul Lim (P)
• Mensur Suljovic 3-0 Kevin Painter
• Daryl Gurney 3-1 Ronny Huybrechts
• Mark Webster 2-3 Paul Lim

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Tuesday December 19
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Aleksandr Oreshkin 0-2 Kevin Munch (P)
• John Henderson 3-0 Marko Kantele
• Raymond van Barneveld 3-0 Richard North
• Adrian Lewis 1-3 Kevin Munch

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Wednesday December 20
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5)/Prelim (Best of 3)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Xiao Chen Zong 0-2 Bernie Smith (P)
• Michael Smith 3-2 Steve Lennon
• Simon Whitlock 3-1 Martin Schindler
• Justin Pipe 3-2 Bernie Smith

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Thursday December 21
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Cristo Reyes 1-3 Toni Alcinas
• Kim Huybrechts 0-3 James Richardson
• Darren Webster 3-2 Devon Petersen
• Peter Wright 3-1 Diogo Portela

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Friday December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Second Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Gerwyn Price 4-1 Ian White
• Vincent van der Voort 4-0 Steve Beaton
• Jan Dekker 2-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Evening Session (7pm)
Second Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Mensur Suljovic 4-2 Robert Thornton
• Gary Anderson 4-1 Paul Lim
• Michael van Gerwen 4-0 James Wilson

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Saturday December 23
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Second Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Keegan Brown 4-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
• Michael Smith 3-4 Rob Cross
• Steve West 4-1 Jermaine Wattimena

Evening Session (7pm)
Second Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Daryl Gurney 2-4 John Henderson
• Phil Taylor 4-0 Justin Pipe
• Raymond van Barneveld 4-1 Kyle Anderson

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Wednesday December 27
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Second Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Simon Whitlock 1-4 Darren Webster
• Alan Norris 1-4 James Richardson
• Kevin Munch 1-4 Toni Alcinas

Evening Session (7pm)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts
Second Round (Best of 7 sets)

• Peter Wright 1-4 Jamie Lewis

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Third Round (Best of 7 sets)

• Vincent van der Voort 1-4 Raymond van Barneveld
• Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Gerwyn Price

Thursday December 28
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Toni Alcinas 0-4 Darren Webster
• Mensur Suljovic 0-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• John Henderson 1-4 Rob Cross

Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Jamie Lewis 4-1 James Richardson
• Phil Taylor 4-0 Keegan Brown
• Gary Anderson 4-2 Steve West

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Friday December 29
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Jamie Lewis 5-0 Darren Webster
• Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-5 Rob Cross

Evening Session (7pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 9 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Raymond van Barneveld
• Phil Taylor 5-3 Gary Anderson

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Saturday December 30
Evening Session (7.30pm)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Jamie Lewis 1-6 Phil Taylor

• Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross

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Monday January 1
Evening Session (8pm)
Final (Best of 13 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

• Rob Cross 7-2 Phil Taylor

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2018 World Championship: Sky Bet odds

Sky Bet have Price Boosted every player's odds ahead of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, including hot favourite Michael van Gerwen.

The world number one is from 4/6 to lift the trophy for a second year in a row - and third time overall - while Gary Anderson is (from 6/1) to regain the title having lost the final to MVG last January.

Phil Taylor is appearing in his last ever tournament before his retirement and you can back him at (from 8/1) for a fairytale 15th PDC world title.

Peter Wright is the same price as Taylor and next in the running is rising star Rob Cross at from 10/1.

Other big names include Daryl Gurney ( from 33/1), Mensur Suljovic ( from 40/1), Adrian Lewis ( from 40/1) and Raymond van Barneveld ( from 50/1).

World Championship Darts: How to watch

Every throw of every session will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Darts. As well as live coverage of every dart thrown there are highlights of great games of years gone by, memorable rivalries and our legends profiles.

Are tickets still available for the World Darts Championships

Yes, there are.

World Championship: Prize Fund

• Winner £400,000
• Runner-Up £170,000
• Semi-Finalists £85,000
• Quarter-Finalists £40,000
• Third Round Losers £27,000
• Second Round Losers £18,500
• First Round Losers £11,000
• Preliminary Round Losers £4,500
• Total £1,800,000

World Championship: Tournament format

• Preliminary Round - Best of three sets. No tie-break.
• First Round - Best of five sets
• Second Round - Best of seven sets
• 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 other than 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.

World Championship: Who qualifies to play?

The 72-man field, which includes 16 players taking part in a preliminary round, comprises of:

1. The top 32 in the PDC's main order of merit, who are all seeded
2. The top 16 in the Pro Tour order of merit (who haven't already qualified)
3. 16 qualifiers from international qualifying events
4. Three Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) qualifiers

PDC World Championship: History & Stats

The World Darts Championship is the highlight of the PDC calendar and takes place over Christmas and New Year at the Alexandra Palace in London.

Since it was first held at the Circus Tavern in 1994 following the much-publicised breakaway from the British Darts Organisation, only seven different players have lifted the world title thanks largely to darts legend Phil Taylor winning it no fewer than 14 times during his astonishing career. He also won the BDO version twice before the split to make it 16 times in total.

Dennis Priestley beat Phil Taylor 6-1 in the first final before The Power's era of dominance began with eight straight world championships before Canada's John Part famously defeated him 7-6 in a classic in 2003 - much to the bookmakers' relief!

Three more crowns followed for perennial odds-on favourite Taylor before Raymond van Barneveld triumphed 7-6 in another unforgettable final, while John Part's victory over Kirk Shepherd in 2008 was the first time the Stoke thrower failed to reach the final in the tournament's history.

It was also the year the event switched to the Alexandra Palace. A resurgent Taylor claimed back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 before Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis emerged on the world stage by beating Gary Anderson in the 2011 final before repeating the trick against Andy Hamilton 12 months later.

The Power reassured the doubters he could still win world titles by clinching his 14th crown against Michael van Gerwen, who bounced back to lift the trophy in 2014 with victory over Peter Wright. Mighty Mike was the hot bookies favourite to win again a year later but didn't even make the final as Gary Anderson held his nerve to sink Taylor 7-6 for his first world championship title before repeating the trick in 2016 when defeating Lewis.

Van Gerwen regained his status as world champion at the start of 2017 when defeating the Flying Scotsman.

A popular market to bet on is whether there will be a nine-dart finish although the world championship had to wait until Raymond van Barneveld's effort in 2009 for its first. There have been eight since then, although four of those have been in vain during defeats, while Taylor has interestingly never hit one in this tournament.

PDC World Darts Championship Finals

Final scores in sets

• 1994 - Dennis Priestley 6-1 Phil Taylor
• 1995 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Rod Harrington
• 1996 - Phil Taylor 6-4 Dennis Priestley
• 1997 - Phil Taylor 6-3 Dennis Priestley
• 1998 - Phil Taylor 6-0 Dennis Priestley
• 1999 - Phil Taylor 6-2 Peter Manley
• 2000 - Phil Taylor 7-3 Dennis Priestley
• 2001 - Phil Taylor 7-0 John Part
• 2002 - Phil Taylor 7-0 Peter Manley
• 2003 - John Part 7-6 Phil Taylor
• 2004 - Phil Taylor 7-6 Kevin Painter
• 2005 - Phil Taylor 7-4 Mark Dudbridge
• 2006 - Phil Taylor 7-0 Peter Manley
• 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 7-6 Phil Taylor
• 2008 - John Part 7-2 Kirk Shepherd
• 2009 - Phil Taylor 7-1 Raymond van Barneveld
• 2010 - Phil Taylor 7-3 Simon Whitlock
• 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
• 2015 - Gary Anderson 7-6 Phil Taylor
• 2016 - Gary Anderson 7-5 Adrian Lewis
• 2017 - Michael van Gerwen 7-3 Gary Anderson

PDC World Darts Championship Most Titles

• Phil Taylor - 14
• Michael van Gerwen - 2
• John Part - 2
• Adrian Lewis - 2
• Gary Anderson - 2
• Dennis Priestly - 1
• Raymond van Barneveld - 1

PDC World Darts Championship Nine-Dart Finishes

• Raymond van Barneveld - 2009 (QF win v Jelle Klaasen)

• Raymond van Barneveld - 2010 (2nd Rd win v Brendan Dolan)

• Adrian Lewis - 2011 (Final win v Gary Anderson)

• Dean Winstanley - 2013 (2nd Rd loss v Vincent van der Voort)

• Michael van Gerwen - 2013 (SF win v James Wade)

• Terry Jenkins - 2014 (1st Rd loss v Per Laursen)

• Kyle Anderson - 2014 (1st Rd loss v Ian White)

• Adrian Lewis - 2015 (3rd Rd loss v Raymond van Barneveld)

• Gary Anderson - 2016 (SF win v Jelle Klaasen)

Top 10 highest three-dart averages

There's been over 100 three-dart match averages of 100 or more since the PDC World Championship began while averages of over 105 are becoming more common than ever. Here, are the highest 10 three-dart averages achieved by a player in a single match:

• 114.05 - Michael van Gerwen (2017 SF, 6-2 v Raymond van Barneveld)
• 111.21 - Phil Taylor (2002 2nd rd, 6-1 v Shayne Burgess)
• 110.94 - Phil Taylor (2009 final, 7-1 v van Barneveld)
• 109.34 - Raymond van Barneveld (2017 SF, 2-6 v Michael van Gerwen)
• 109.23 - Michael van Gerwen (2016 2nd rd, 4-0 v Darren Webster)
• 109.00 - Phil Taylor (2007 2nd rd, 4-1 v Mick McGovern)
• 108.80 - Phil Taylor (2009 QF, 5-0 v Co Stompe)
• 108.39 - Gary Anderson (2011, 3rd rd, 4-0 v Andy Smith)
• 108.31 - Raymond van Barneveld (2013, 1st rd, 3-0 v Michael Smith)
• 108.30 - Phil Taylor (2006 3rd rd, 4-0 v Andy Hamilton)

Five highest losing averages

• 109.34 - Raymond van Barneveld (2017 SF, 2-6 v van Gerwen)
• 106.07 - Cristo Reyes (2017 2nd rd, 2-4 v van Gerwen)
• 105.78 - Michael van Gerwen (2016 3rd rd, 3-4 v van Barneveld)
• 104.93 - Gary Anderson (2017 final, 3-7 v van Gerwen)
• 104.63 - Dave Chisnall (2017 QF, 3-5 v Gary Anderson)

Players with the most 100+ averages

• Phil Taylor - 53, highest 111.21 (2002)
• Gary Anderson - 17, highest 108.39 (2011)
• Michael van Gerwen - 15, highest 114.05 (2017)
• Adrian Lewis - 14, highest 106.51 (2010)
• Raymond van Barneveld - 11, highest 109.34 (2017)
• Peter Wright - 9, highest 105.07 (2014)
• Simon Whitlock - 6, highest 105.37 (2010)
• Dave Chisnall - 3, highest 104.63 (2017)
• Jelle Klaasen - 3, highest 102.54 (2016)
• Michael Smith - 3, highest 102.78 (2015)
• Terry Jenkins - 2, highest 102.64 (2012)
• Andy Hamilton - 2, highest 102.04 (2011)
• Cristo Reyes - 1, highest 106.07 (2017)
• Darren Webster - 1, highest 104.64 (2017)
• Richie Burnett - 1, highest 103.38 (2001)
• Corey Cadby - 1, highest 102.48 (2017)
• Co Stompe - 1, highest 102.42 (2010)
• Stephen Bunting - 1, highest 102.34 (2015)
• Mick McGowan - 1, highest 101.82 (2007)
• Robert Thornton - 1, highest 101.49 (2015)
• Dennis Priestley - 1, highest 101.48 (1996)
• Joe Cullen - 1, highest 100.88 (2017)

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