The 2019-20 William Hill World Darts Championship starts Friday, Dec. 13 in London and will be available to stream live on DAZN.
Last year, Michael Van Gerwin won the tournament for the third time in his career by defeating Michael Smith. He became the second-winningest player at the PDC World Darts Championship and enters this year as the odds-on favorite to win the tournament yet again. Phil Taylor — who retired in 2018 — has the most PDC World Darts Championships with 14.
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN HAS DONE IT | The 2019 @WilliamHill World Darts Champion 🏆🏆🏆 #WHDarts pic.twitter.com/VFEDftaeCI
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 1, 2019
This year's pool includes 96 players competing over the course of 28 sessions in 17 days for the chance to come out on top. The final is set for Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Other players with the best odds to win include Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, Daryl Gurney, Peter Wright, James Wade, Ian White and Dave Chisnall.
SCHEDULE!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 27, 2019
Here it is.... 96 players battling it out over 28 sessions of darts for the right to be the winner of the 2019/20 @WilliamHill World Darts Championship
➡️ https://t.co/zgxz3R6Jwm pic.twitter.com/DFFxzzKLim
Here's what you need to know about the tournament.
Format of PDC World Darts Championship
The World Darts Championship starts out with best-of-five sets in the first round, and the sets increase leading up to the championship round, which is best of 13. The top 32 ranked players get first-round byes.
- First Round: Best-of-five sets (no tie-break)
- Second Round: Best-of-five sets
- Third and fourth rounds: Best-of-seven sets
- Quarterfinals: Best-of-nine sets
- Semifinals: Best-of-11 sets
- Final: Best-of-13 sets
Prize money for PDC World Darts Championship
Contestants will receive winnings ranging from £7,500 ($9,886 USD/$13,081 CAD) to the grand prize of £500,000 ($659,100 USD/$872,095 CAD), depending on where they finish.
Here's how it shakes out, round-by-round:
- Winner: £500,000 ($659,100 USD/$872,095 CAD)
- Runner-up: £200,000 ($263,036 USD/$347,513 CAD)
- Semifinal: £100,000 ($131,518 USD/$173,756 CAD)
- Quarterfinal: £50,000 ($65,759 USD/$86,878 CAD
- Fourth round: £35,000 ($46,031 USD/$60,814 CAD)
- Third round: £25,000 ($32,879 USD/$43,439 CAD)
- Second round: £15,000 ($19,727 USD/$26,063 CAD)
- First round: £7,500 ($9,886 USD/$13,081 CAD)
How to watch the PDC World Darts Championship
- Dates: Dec. 13 - Jan. 1
- Live stream: DAZN
In North America, the PDC World Darts Championship will stream live and on-demand exclusively on DAZN, the global sports streaming service.
In addition, for the first weekend of the tournament, there will be a YouTube free-to-air on our DAZN USA page:
- Sat., Dec. 14 – Evening Session
- Sun., Dec. 15 – Evening Session
This will be available for viewers in the U.S. and Canada.
When signing up for DAZN, subscribers will have the option between a monthly price or an annual one. In the U.S., a DAZN subscription costs $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. You can sign up for a U.S. subscription here.
For viewers in Canada, you can sign up for a free trial of DAZN and subscribe for $20 CAD per month or $150 CAD per year by clicking here.
DAZN has apps available for all of the following platforms: Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Amazon Fire Tablet, Android Phone & Tablet, iPhone & iPad, Android TV, LG, Smart TV, Panasonic Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, SmartCast, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Pro, and Roku.
You can also sign in and watch via web browsers on dazn.com. Every session throughout the tournament will be on the DAZN platform.
Schedule of play
| Round | Date | Matchup | Session/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Fri., Dec. 13 | Jelle Klaasen def. Kevin Burness, 3-1 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) |
| First | Kim Huybrechts def. Geert Nentjes, 3-2 | ||
| First | Luke Humphries def. Devon Petersen, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Michael van Gerwen def. Jelle Klaasen, 3-1 | ||
| First | Sat., Dec. 14 | Darius Labanauskas def. Matthew Edgar, 3-0 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| First | Yuki Yamada def. Ryan Meikle, 3-1 | ||
| First | Luke Woodhouse def. Paul Lim, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Luke Humphries def. Jermaine Wattimena, 3-2 | ||
| First | Mark McGeeney def. Matt Campbell, 3-1 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| First | Zoran Lerchbacher def. Jamie Hughes, 3-2 | ||
| First | Darin Young def. Raymond van Barneveld, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Kim Huybrechts def. Rob Cross, 3-0 | ||
| First | Sun., Dec. 15 | Kyle Anderson def. Xiaochen Zong, 3-2 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| First | Ciaran Teehan def. Ross Smith, 3-0 | ||
| First | Brendan Dolan def. Nitin Kumar, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Darius Labanauskas def. Ian White, 3-1 | ||
| First | Jose Justicia def. Arron Monk, 3-0 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| First | Danny Baggish def. Andy Boulton, 3-2 | ||
| First | James Richardson def. Mikuru Suzuki, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Luke Woodhouse def. Michael Smith, 3-1 | ||
| First | Mon., Dec. 16 | Callan Rydz def. Steve Lennon, 3-2 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) |
| First | William O’Connor def. Marko Kantele, 3-0 | ||
| First | Vincent van der Voort def. Keane Barry, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Gary Anderson def. Brendan Dolan, 3-0 | ||
| First | Tue., Dec. 17 | Ryan Searle def. Robbie King, 3-2 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| First | Cristo Reyes def. Lourence Ilagan, 3-2 | ||
| First | Noel Malicdem, Rowby-John Rodriguez, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Krzysztof Ratajski def. Zoran Lerchbacher, 3-1 | ||
| First | Ritchie Edhouse def. Boris Koltsov, 3-1 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| First | Damon Heta def. Jose De Sousa, 3-1 | ||
| First | Fallon Sherrock def. Ted Evetts, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Jeffrey de Zwaan def. Darin Young, 3-2 | ||
| First | Wed., Dec. 18 | Ron Meulenkamp def. Ben Robb, 3-0 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| First | Seigo Asada def. Mickey Mansell, 3-0 | ||
| First | Harry Ward def. Madars Razma, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Stephen Bunting def. Jose Justicia, 3-2 | ||
| First | Nico Kurz def. James Wilson, 3-1 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| First | Josh Payne def. Diogo Portela, 3-0 | ||
| First | Benito van de Pas def. Gabriel Clemens, 3-2 | ||
| Second | James Wade def. Ritchie Edhouse, 3-0 | ||
| First | Thur., Dec. 19 | Justin Pipe def. Benjamin Pratnemer, 3-2 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| First | Jan Dekker def. Ryan Joyce, 3-2 | ||
| Second | John Henderson def. James Richardson, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Steve Beaton def. Kyle Anderson, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Chris Dobey def. Ron Meulenkamp, 3-2 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Second | Callan Rydz def. Danny Noppert, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Dave Chisnall def. Vincent Van der Voort, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Gerwyn Price def. William O’Connor, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Fri., Dec. 20 | Darren Webster def. Yuki Yamada, 3-0 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Second | Mervyn King def. Ciaran Teehan, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Jonny Clayton def. Jan Dekker, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Ricky Evans def. Mark McGeeney, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Nathan Aspinall def. Danny Baggish, 3-1 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Second | Nico Kurz def. Joe Cullen, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Max Hopp def. Benito Van de Pas, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Peter Wright def. Noel Malicdem, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Sat., Dec. 21 | Seigo Asada def. Keegan Brown, 3-2 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Second | Simon Whitlock def. Harry Ward, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Ryan Searle def. Steve West, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Adrian Lewis def. Cristo Reyes, 3-2 | ||
| Second | Daryl Gurney def. Justin Pipe, 3-0 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Second | Glen Durrant def. Damon Heta, 3-0 | ||
| Second | Fallon Sherrock def. Mensur Suljovic, 3-1 | ||
| Second | Dimitri Van den Bergh def. Josh Payne, 3-0 | ||
| Third | Sun., Dec. 22 | Stephen Bunting def. Jonny Clayton, 4-0 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Third | Darius Labanauskas v Max Hopp, 4-2 | ||
| Third | Nathan Aspinall def. Krzysztof Ratajski, 4-3 | ||
| Third | Steve Beaton def. James Wade, 4-2 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Third | Kim Huybrechts def. Danny Noppert, 4-2 | ||
| Third | Michael Van Gerwen def. Ricky Evans, 4-0 | ||
| Third | Mon., Dec. 23 | Luke Humphries def. Nico Kurz, 4-2 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Third | Adrian Lewis def. Darren Webster, 4-3 | ||
| Third | Dimitri Van den Bergh def. Luke Woodhouse, 4-2 | ||
| Third | Jeffrey De Zwaan def. Dave Chisnall, 4-3 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Third | Gary Anderson def. Ryan Searle, 4-3 | ||
| Third | Peter Wright v Seigo Asada, 4-2 | ||
| Third | Fri., Dec. 27 | Simon Whitlock def. Mervyn King, 4-1 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Third | Chris Dobey def. Fallon Sherrock, 4-2 | ||
| Third | Glen Durrant def. Daryl Gurney, 4-2 | ||
| Third | Gerwyn Price def. John Henderson, 4-0 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Fourth | Nathan Aspinall def. Gary Anderson, 4-2 | ||
| Fourth | Michael van Gerwen def. Stephen Bunting, 4-0 | ||
| Fourth | Sat., Dec. 28 | Darius Labanauskas def. Steve Beaton, 4-2 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Fourth | Luke Humphries def. Kim Huybrechts, 4-1 | ||
| Fourth | Dimitri Van den Bergh def. Adrian Lewis, 4-3 | ||
| Fourth | Peter Wright def. Jeffrey de Zwaan, 4-3 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Fourth | Glen Durrant def. Chris Dobey, 4-3 | ||
| Fourth | Gerwyn Price def. Simon Whitlock, 4-2 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Sun., Dec. 29 | Nathan Aspinall def. v Dimitri Van den Bergh, 5-3 | Afternoon Session (7:30 a.m. ET) |
| Quarterfinals | Peter Wright def. Luke Humphries, 5-3 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Michael van Gerwen def. Darius Labanauskas, 5-2 | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) | |
| Quarterfinals | Gerwyn Price def. Glen Durrant, 5-1 | ||
| Semifinals | Mon., Dec. 30 | Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) |
| Semifinals | Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Final | Wed., Jan. 1 | TBD v TBD | Evening Session (2 p.m. ET) |