The Ultimate Guide to the PDC Darts World Championship 23-24
With Christmas just around the corner it can mean only two things, lots of presents and food and the start of the PDC Darts World Championships. The PDC Darts World Championship is the pinnacle of the darts calendar, and this year’s event promises to be an electrifying spectacle.
Our ultimate guide to the PDC Darts World Championship 23-24 provides all you need to know for this years’ event at Ally Pally.
Contents:
- Where to watch the PDC Darts World Championship Live
- Live Darts scores
- Finding the latest darts results
- PDC darts world championship schedule of play
- Who is playing in the PDC world championship this year
- Darts statisticians to follow
Where to Watch the PDC Darts World Championship Live
The darts world championships are the most viewed event on the darting calendar with fans across the globe able to tune in to watch it live. The PDC have broadcast partners worldwide as well as PDC TV, the online streaming service of the official professional darts organisation.
How to watch the darts in the UK
Sky Sports are the long standing broadcast partner in the UK for the PDC darts world championships. With commentary from the likes of John Part and Wayne Mardle (and many more) you will be guided through every dart of the tournament.
Where to watch the darts outside of the UK
The darts world championship is broadcast live in many countries, here is where to watch the darts where you are
- Sport1- Live darts in Germany
- DAZN- Live darts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil and Canada
- Fox Sports- Watch live darts in Australia
- Sky- Live darts in New Zealand
- Nova- Live darts in Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Prago Sport- Live darts in Hungary
- ViaPlay- Live darts The Netherlands and Scandinavia
- PDC TV- Live streaming darts across the globe excluding subscribers from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
How to follow the darts online
Whether you are out Christmas shopping, stuck in the office or even at a Christmas party you don’t have to miss a single dart that is thrown. There are many places showing dart by dart live scoring including many Live score websites and apps. These apps include the likes of Livescore, Sofascore and the PDC’s very own darts live scoring system.
Who won the darts today
Keeping up with the results of the darts world championship has never been easier. If you are looking for who won the darts today and seeing how your favorite player got on all of the aforementioned live scoring services provide full results.
Highest darts checkouts and averages from the PDC darts world championships
The world of darts is full of stats and numbers, lets face it 501 is the starting point and a 9 dart finish is the best possible result in a leg of darts. These numbers and stats are tracked by an army of excellent statisticians who provide their own unique data for you for free on X(formerly Twitter). Some of our personal favorites are:
Colin from FEBsData– Colin provides some fascinating and quirky stats as you would expect from a self proclaimed darts geek. Colin has provided Which darts with stats for some articles on the website including the Meet Owen Bates darts interview.
Christopher Kempf– Chris goes by Ochepedia and is statistical analyst for the PDC and DartsOrakel and has some of the most in depth stats available.
Carl Fletcher– Darts statistician and founder of Darts Tracker Carl provides his statistical services to a number of broadcasters and media outlets.
The Redbit– German darts statistician
Lendel Faria– Statistical analyst for Darts Orakel Lendl provides power rankings based on his own unique formula, often used by people looking for a good bet.
Who is playing in the PDC World Darts championships 2023/24
96 stars of darts will be taking to the stage in Alexandra Palace and they come from all corners of the globe. The players and their opponents will play according to the following schedule, results and updated draw added as they occur:
Friday December 15 (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Kevin Doets v Stowe Buntz (R1) 3-0
Cameron Menzies v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R1) 3-0
Simon Whitlock v Paolo Nebrida (R1) 3-2
Michael Smith v Doets (R2) 3-2
As is traditional the reigning champion plays their first match on the opening night of the darts world championships. As such, the winner of the first match of this years event faces a quick turnaround with only 2 matches on before they return to the stage.
Saturday December 16
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Lee Evans v Sandro Eric Sosing (R1) 3-0
Connor Scutt v Krzysztof Kciuk (R1) 3-0
Jules van Dongen v Darren Penhall (R1) 1-3
Dave Chisnall v Menzies (R2) 3-1
The weekend sees 2 session played on each day with the afternoon session followed just a few hours later by the evening session. Ally Pally does amazing things to ensure a smooth transition between the packed house of people holding tickets for a session. As we get closer to the Christmas break some week days also have two sessions.
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Jamie Hughes v David Cameron (R1) 3-1
Keane Barry v Reynaldo Rivera (R1) 3-1
Scott Williams v Haruki Muramatsu (R1) 3-1
Gary Anderson v Whitlock (R2) 3-0
Sunday December 17
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Ricky Evans v Simon Adams (R1) 3-0
Jim Williams v Norman Madhoo (R1) 3-0
Matt Campbell v Lourence Ilagan (R1) 3-2
Joe Cullen v Penhall (R2) 3-0
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Dylan Slevin v Florian Hempel (R1) 1-3
Niels Zonneveld v Darren Webster (R1) 3-1
Jermaine Wattimena v Fallon Sherrock (R1) 3-1
Luke Humphries v L Evans (R2) 3-0
Monday December 18 (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Mario Vandenbogaerde v Thibault Tricole (R1) 1-3
Gian van Veen v Man Lok Leung (R1) 2-3
Martin Lukeman v Haupai Puha (R1) 3-1
Gerwyn Price v Scutt (R2) 3-0
Tuesday December 19
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Ian White v Tomoya Goto (R1) 1-3
Ritchie Edhouse v Jeffrey de Graaf (R1) 2-3
Keegan Brown v Boris Krcmar (R1) 1-3
James Wade v Campbell (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Steve Beaton v Wessel Nijman (R1) 3-1
Mike De Decker v Dragutin Horvat (R1) 3-0
Ricardo Pietreczko v Mikuru Suzuki (R1) 3-0
Michael van Gerwen v Barry (R2) 3-0
Wednesday December 20
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Radek Szaganski v Marko Kantele (R1) 3-2
Steve Lennon v Owen Bates (R1) 3-2
William O’Connor v Bhav Patel (R1) 3-0
Ross Smith v Zonneveld(R2) 3-1
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Ryan Joyce v Alex Spellman (R1) 3-1
Richard Veenstra v Ben Robb (R1) 3-0
Christian Kist v Luke Littler (R1) 0-3
Peter Wright v J Williams (R2) 0-3
Thursday December 21
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
Mickey Mansell v Xiaochen Zong (R1) 3-0
Luke Woodhouse v Berry van Peer (R1) 2-3
Madars Razma v De Decker (R2) 3-1
Rob Cross v Tricole (R2) 3-0
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Andrew Gilding v Littler (R2) 1-3
Danny Noppert v S Williams (R2) 0-3
Gabriel Clemens v Leung (R2) 3-1
Damon Heta v Lukeman (R2) 3-1
Friday December 22
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Brendan Dolan v Mansell (R2) 3-2
Jose de Sousa v De Graaf (R2) 1-3
Krzysztof Ratajski v Hughes (R2) 3-1
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Krcmar (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Hempel (R2) 2-3
Martin Schindler v Wattimena (R2) 3-1
Raymond van Barneveld v Szaganski (R2) 3-1
Chris Dobey v O’Connor (R2) 3-2
Saturday December 23
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Second Round
Kim Huybrechts v Veenstra (R2) 0-3
Callan Rydz v Pietreczko (R2) 2-3
Jonny Clayton v Lennon (R2) 3-1
Daryl Gurney v Beaton (R2) 3-1
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Second Round
Ryan Searle v Goto (R2) 3-1
Josh Rock v Van Peer (R2) 1-3
Stephen Bunting v Joyce (R2) 3-0
Nathan Aspinall v R Evans (R2) 0-3
Saturday the 23rd is the last session of the darts before Christmas. With each of the 96 darts stars having played at least one match, everyone heads off for the festivities and Christmas gifts.
Best performances rounds 1 and 2 PDC World Championship 2024
Pre-Christmas action from Ally Pally comprised of rounds one and two. Players from around the globe were involved in these rounds and they didn’t dissapoint. All the best performances before Christmas are:
180s Hit: 443
Sets Played: 246
Legs Played: 1017
Highest Finish: 170
Most 180s
15 – Man Lok Leung
14 – Kevin Doets
12 – Luke Littler
11 – Tomoya Goto
10 – Chris Dobey, Matt Campbell, Florian Hempel, Steve Lennon
9 – Scott Williams
Highest Averages
107.28 – Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce
106.12 – Luke Littler v Christian Kist
103.09 – Chris Dobey v William O’Connor
100.79 – Daryl Gurney v Steve Beaton
100.32 – Ryan Joyce v Alex Spellman
100.09 – Michael Smith v Kevin Doets
Overall Tournament Averages
107.28 – Stephen Bunting
103.09 – Chris Dobey
100.79 – Daryl Gurney
100.09 – Michael Smith
99.81 – Raymond van Barneveld
98.29 – Gary Anderson
Top Checkout Percentages
60% – Michael van Gerwen
56% – Scott Williams, Ricky Evans, Keegan Brown
55% – Raymond van Barneveld, Alex Spellman
53% – Berry van Peer, Gian van Veen, Joe Cullen, Gabriel Clemens
Darts after Christmas
Those players still in the tournament will be hoping they aren’t too full of Turkey and mince pies as they take to the oche with the following schedule:
Wednesday December 27
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Third Round
Scott Williams v Martin Schindler (R3) 4-3
Dave Chisnall v Gabriel Clemens (R3) 4-1
Rob Cross v Jeffrey de Graaf (R3) 4-2
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Matt Campbell v Luke Littler (R3) 1-4
Michael van Gerwen v Richard Veenstra (R3) 4-0
Michael Smith v Madars Razma (R3) 4-1
Thursday December 28
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Florian Hempel v Stephen Bunting (R3) 0-4
Joe Cullen v Ryan Searle (R3) 4-2
Ross Smith v Chris Dobey (R3) 4-2
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Gerwyn Price v Brendan Dolan (R3) 4-2
Luke Humphries v Ricardo Pietreczko (R3) 4-3
Ricky Evans v Daryl Gurney (R3) 2-4
Friday December 29
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
Damon Heta v Berry van Peer (R3) 4-3
Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski (R3) 4-2
Jim Williams v Raymond van Barneveld (R3) 4-1
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Boris Krcmar v Gary Anderson (R3) 1-4
Michael van Gerwen v Stephen Bunting (R4) 4-0
Chris Dobey v Michael Smith (R4) 4-0
Saturday December 30
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Scott Williams v Damon Heta 4-1
Daryl Gurney v Dave Chisnall 2-4
Rob Cross v Jonny Clayton 4-0
Evening Session (1930 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Brendan Dolan v Gary Anderson 4-3
Raymond van Barneveld v Luke Littler 1-4
Luke Humphries v Joe Cullen 4-3
Monday January 1
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey v Rob Cross 4-5
Luke Littler v Brendan Dolan 5-1
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
2x Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Scott Williams 3-5
Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall 5-1
Tuesday January 2 (1930 GMT)
Semi-Finals
What time will Luke Littler play his next match?
19:45 GMT
Luke Littler v Rob Cross 6-2
Approx. 21:30 GMT
Scott Williams v Luke Humphries 0-6
Wednesday January 3 (2015 GMT)
Final
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler 7-4
Ally Pally Darts: Experience the Magic
We hope you have enjoyed our guide to the darts and that you will all experience the magic of Ally Pally darts in person some day. We have been twice and it is a thrill like no other for any darts fan.
So whether you are looking to see what darts Peter Wright is using today or what darts Luke Littler uses, or want to watch every dart thrown, enjoy these weeks of darting joy! Drop us a comment and let us know you love the darts!