2023–2024 Paddy Power World Darts Championship: Fixtures, Full Schedule, Qualified Players, Format, Prizes and More

Alexandra Palace will host the Paddy Power World Darts Championship once more from December 15, 2023, to January 3, 2024.

The world’s top darts players will travel to London for the prestigious event, and thousands of fans will visit Ally Pally every year.

Alexandra Palace will once again come alive with the great darts festival from December 15, 2023, to January 3, 2024. Check out the World Darts Championship 2024 playing schedule here.

The World Darts Championship is divided into two stages as usual. The first two rounds are finished in the first nine days of competition. After Christmas, the 32 players who are left compete in the remaining rounds of the World Darts Championship.

The current champion opens the action on the first night, as has become a tradition. ‘BullyBoy’ Michael Smith will begin the defence of his title this time around against the winner of the tournament’s opening match, who could be either Kevin Doets or Stowe Buntz. Simon Whitlock, a previous world finalist, will also face Paolo Nebrida on the opening night.

The seeds in action on the first Saturday are Dave Chisnall and Gary Anderson. Joe Cullen will wrap up the opening weekend on Sunday afternoon, and pre-tournament favorite Luke Humphries will play either Lee Evans or Sandro Eric Sosing on Sunday night. During that session, Fallon Sherrock will also be back at the Palace, looking to further his legacy against Jermaine Wattimena.

On Monday the 18th, Gerwyn Price makes his debut; on Tuesday the 19th, James Wade and Michael van Gerwen highlight their respective sessions. Round one concludes on Thursday afternoon, the 21st; the final games before Christmas are round two showcases, featuring Ross Smith and Peter Wright on the 20th.

The competition heats up after Christmas and comes to a head on Wednesday, January 3, when the PDC World Darts Champion of the future will be crowned.

With the 96 players divided into four quarters, they can strategize how to get to the championship match.

The 32 qualified Pro Tour players face the international qualifiers in the first round, with the top 32-seeded players joining the competition in the second round.

ROUND TWO

The first-round match winners will be the opponents of seeded players when they advance to the second round.

Quarter One

(1) Michael Smith v Kevin Doets/Stowe Buntz
(32) Madars Razma v Mike De Decker/Dragutin Horvat
(16) Ross Smith v Niels Zonneveld/Darren Webster
(17) Chris Dobey v William O’Connor/Bhav Patel
(8) Rob Cross v Mario Vandenbogaerde/Thibault Tricole
(25) Jose de Sousa v Ritchie Edhouse/Jeffrey de Graaf
(9) Jonny Clayton v Steven Lennon/Owen Bates
(24) Krzysztof Ratajski v Jamie Hughes/David Cameron

Quarter Two

(4) Peter Wright v Jim Williams/Norman Madhoo
(29) Raymond van Barneveld v Radek Szaganski/Marko Kantele
(13) James Wade v Matt Campbell/Lourence Ilagan
(20) Andrew Gilding v Christian Kist/Luke Littler
(5) Gerwyn Price v Connor Scutt/Krzysztof Kciuk
(28) Brendan Dolan v Mickey Mansell/Xiaochen Zong
(12) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Keegan Brown/Boris Krcmar
(21) Gary Anderson v Simon Whitlock/Paolo Nebrida

Quarter Three

(2) Michael van Gerwen v Keane Barry/Reynaldo Rivera
(31) Kim Huybrechts v Richard Veenstra/Ben Robb
(15) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Dylan Slevin/Florian Hempel
(18) Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce/Alex Spellman
(7) Danny Noppert v Scott Williams/Haruki Muramatsu
(26) Martin Schindler v Jermaine Wattimena/Fallon Sherrock
(10) Damon Heta v Martin Lukeman/Haupai Puha
(23) Josh Rock v Luke Woodhouse/Berry van Peer

Quarter Four

(3) Luke Humphries v Lee Evans/Sandro Eric Sosing
(30) Callan Rydz v Ricardo Pietreczko/Mikuru Suzuki
(14) Joe Cullen v Jules van Dongen/Darren Penhall
(19) Ryan Searle v Ian White/Tomoya Goto
(6) Nathan Aspinall v Ricky Evans/Simon Adams
(27) Daryl Gurney v Steve Beaton/Wessel Nijman
(11) Dave Chisnall v Cameron Menzies/Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
(22) Gabriel Clemens v Gian van Veen/Man Lok Leung

ROUND ONE

Winners will play the seeded players in round two

• Kevin Doets v Stowe Buntz
• Mike De Decker v Dragutin Horvat
• Niels Zonneveld v Darren Webster
• William O’Connor v Bhav Patel
• Mario Vandenbogaerde v Thibault Tricole
• Ritchie Edhouse v Jeffrey de Graaf
• Steven Lennon v Owen Bates
• Jamie Hughes v David Cameron
• Jim Williams v Norman Madhoo
• Radek Szaganski v Marko Kantele
• Matt Campbell v Lourence Ilagan
• Christian Kist v Luke Littler
• Connor Scutt v Krzysztof Kciuk
• Mickey Mansell v Xiaochen Zong
• Keegan Brown v Boris Krcmar
• Simon Whitlock v Paolo Nebrida
• Keane Barry v Reynaldo Rivera
• Richard Veenstra v Ben Robb
• Dylan Slevin v Florian Hempel
• Ryan Joyce v Alex Spellman
• Scott Williams v Haruki Muramatsu
• Jermaine Wattimena v Fallon Sherrock
• Martin Lukeman v Haupai Puha
• Luke Woodhouse v Berry van Peer
• Lee Evans v Sandro Eric Sosing
• Ricardo Pietreczko v Mikuru Suzuki
• Jules van Dongen v Darren Penhall
• Ian White v Tomoya Goto
• Ricky Evans v Simon Adams
• Steve Beaton v Wessel Nijman
• Cameron Menzies v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
• Gian van Veen v Man Lok Leung

World Darts Championship 2024: Full daily schedule

DATE	DOORS OPEN	START TIME	END TIME
15 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
16 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
16 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
17 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
17 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
18 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
19 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
19 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
20 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
20 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
21 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
21 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
22 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
22 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
23 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
23 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
27 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
27 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
28 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
28 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
29 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
29 DEC 2023	17:30	19:00	23:00
30 DEC 2023	11:30	12:30	16:30
30 DEC 2023	18:00	19:00	23:00
1 JAN 2024	11:30	12:30	16:30
1 JAN 2024	17:30	19:00	23:00
2 JAN 2024	18:00	19:30	23:30
3 JAN 2024	18:30	20:00	23:30

World Darts Championship 2023/24 schedule

All times are GMT.

Date	Time	Stage
Fri, Dec 15	7 p.m.	First round, second round
Sat, Dec 16	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	First round, second round
Sun, Dec 17	12:30 p.m., 8 p.m.	First round, second round
Mon, Dec 18	7 p.m.	First round, second round
Tues, Dec 19	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	First round, second round
Weds, Dec 20	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	First round, second round
Thurs, Dec 21	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	Second round
Fri, Dec 22	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	Second round
Sat, Dec 23	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	Second round
Weds, Dec 27	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	Third round
Thurs, Dec 28	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	Third round
Fri, Dec 29	12:30 p.m.	Third round
Fri, Dec 29	7 p.m.	Third round, fourth round
Sat, Dec 30	12:30 p.m., 7 p.m.	Fourth round
Mon, Jan 1	12:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.	Quarterfinals
Tues, Jan 2	7:30 p.m.	Semifinals
Weds, Jan 3	8 p.m.	Final

World Darts Championship 2024 playing schedule

Friday, December 15

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Kevin Doets v Stowe Buntz (R1)
Cameron Menzies v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (R1)
Simon Whitlock v Paolo Nebrida (R1)
Michael Smith v Doets/Buntz (R2)

Saturday, December 16

Afternoon Session (12.30 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Lee Evans v Sandro Eric Sosing (R1)
Connor Scutt v Krzysztof Kciuk (R1)
Jules van Dongen v Darren Penhall (R1)
Dave Chisnall v Menzies/Rodriguez (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Jamie Hughes v David Cameron (R1)
Keane Barry v Reynaldo Rivera (R1)
Scott Williams v Haruki Muramatsu (R1)
Gary Anderson v Whitlock/Nebrida (R2)

Sunday, December 17

Afternoon Session (1230pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Ricky Evans v Simon Adams (R1)
Jim Williams v Norman Madhoo (R1)
Matt Campbell v Lourence Ilagan (R1)
Joe Cullen v Van Dongen/Penhall (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Dylan Slevin v Florian Hempel (R1)
Niels Zonneveld v Darren Webster (R1)
Jermaine Wattimena v Fallon Sherrock (R1)
Luke Humphries v Evans/Eric Sosing (R2)

Monday, December 18

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Mario Vandenbogaerde v Thibault Tricole (R1)
Gian van Veen v Man Lok Leung (R1)
Martin Lukeman v Haupai Puha (R1)
Gerwyn Price v Scutt/Kciuk (R2)

Tuesday, December 19

Afternoon Session (12.30 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Ian White v Tomoya Goto (R1)
Ritchie Edhouse v Jeffrey de Graaf (R1)
Keegan Brown v Boris Krcmar (R1)
James Wade v Campbell/Ilagan (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Steve Beaton v Wessel Nijman (R1)
Mike De Decker v Dragutin Horvat (R1)
Ricardo Pietreczko v Mikuru Suzuki (R1)
Michael van Gerwen v Barry/Rivera (R2)

Wednesday, December 20 (7 pm GMT)

First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Radek Szaganski v Marko Kantele (R1)
Steve Lennon v Owen Bates (R1)
William O’Connor v Bhav Patel (R1)
Ross Smith v Zonneveld/Webster (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Ryan Joyce v Alex Spellman (R1)
Richard Veenstra v Ben Robb (R1)
Christian Kist v Luke Littler (R1)
Peter Wright v J Williams/Madhoo (R2)

Thursday, December 21

Afternoon Session (12.30 pm GMT)
First/Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Mickey Mansell v Xiaochen Zong (R1)
Luke Woodhouse v Berry van Peer (R1)
Madars Razma v De Decker/Horvat (R2)
Rob Cross v Vandenbogaerde/Tricole (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Andrew Gilding v Kist/Littler (R2)
Danny Noppert v S Williams/Muramatsu (R2)
Gabriel Clemens v Van Veen/Leung (R2)
Damon Heta v Lukeman/Puha (R2)

Friday, December 22

Afternoon Session (12.30 pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Brendan Dolan v Mansell/Zong (R2)
Jose de Sousa v Edhouse/De Graaf (R2)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Hughes/Cameron (R2)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Brown/Krcmar (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Slevin/Hempel (R2)
Martin Schindler v Wattimena/Sherrock (R2)
Raymond van Barneveld v Szaganski/Kantele (R2)
Chris Dobey v O’Connor/Patel (R2)

Saturday, December 23

Afternoon Session (12.30 pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Kim Huybrechts v Veenstra/Robb (R2)
Callan Rydz v Pietreczko/Suzuki (R2)
Jonny Clayton v Lennon/Bates (R2)
Daryl Gurney v Beaton/Nijman (R2)

Evening Session (7 pm GMT)
Second Round (Best of 5 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Ryan Searle v White/Goto (R2)
Josh Rock v Woodhouse/Van Peer (R2)
Stephen Bunting v Joyce/Spellman (R2)
Nathan Aspinall v Evans/Adams (R2)

Wednesday, December 27

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

Three Matches

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

Three Matches

Thursday, December 28

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

Three Matches

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

Three Matches

Friday, December 29

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

Three Matches

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

Three Matches

Saturday, December 30

Afternoon Session (12.30 pm GMT)
Fourth Round (Best of 7 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Three Matches

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

Three Matches

Monday, January 1

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

Two Matches

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

Two Matches

Tuesday, January 2

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

Two Matches

Wednesday, January 3 (8 pm GMT)

Final (Best of 13 sets)
TV Coverage: Sky Sports Darts

Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

How to watch the World Championship Darts on TV and listen to the radio

Live coverage of each session’s throws will be available on a special Sky Sports Darts channel. In addition to providing live coverage of every dart thrown, our legends profiles, memorable rivalries, and highlights of past great games are all available. TalkSPORT 2 offers a chance to hear the action as well.

World Darts Championship: Prize Fund

Winner: £500,000
Runner-Up: £200,000
Semi-Final: £100,000
Quarter-Final: £50,000
Fourth Round: £35,000
Third Round: £25,000
Second Round: £15,000
First Round: £7,500
TOTAL: £2,500,000

World Darts Championship: Format

Final: Best of 13 sets
Semi-Final: Best of 11 sets
Quarter-Final: Best of nine sets
Fourth Round: Best of seven sets
Third Round: Best of seven sets
Second Round: Best of five sets
First Round: Best of five sets

There won’t be a tie-break in first-round matches; instead, the fifth leg will be sudden-death if the fifth set ends in a two-all score.

All matches starting in the Second Round will follow the tie-break rule, which requires a decisive set to be won by two clear legs. A sudden-death leg will be played if the score in the decisive set reaches 5-5.

In any sudden-death legs, there would be no throw for the bull.

2024 World Championship: Qualified Players & Draw numbers

PDC Order of Merit (Enter at the second round)

In the second round of the tournament, players ranked 32nd and higher on the PDC Order of Merit are seeded.

1. Michael Smith (England)
2. Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
3. Luke Humphries (England)
4. Peter Wright (Scotland)
5. Gerwyn Price (Wales)
6. Nathan Aspinall (England)
7. Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
8. Rob Cross (England)
9. Jonny Clayton (Wales)
10. Damon Heta (Australia)
11. Dave Chisnall (England)
12. Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands)
13. James Wade (England)
14. Joe Cullen (England)
15. Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium)
16. Ross Smith (England)
17. Chris Dobey (England)
18. Stephen Bunting (England)
19. Ryan Searle (England)
20. Andrew Gilding (England)
21. Gary Anderson (Scotland)
22. Gabriel Clemens (Germany)
23. Josh Rock (Northern Ireland)
24. Krzysztof Ratajski (Poland)
25. Jose de Sousa (Portugal)
26. Martin Schindler (Germany)
27. Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland)
28. Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland)
29. Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)
30. Callan Rydz (England)
31. Kim Huybrechts (Belgium)
32. Madars Razma (Latvia)

Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers (Enter at the first round)

32 players with the highest rankings on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who are not yet qualified through the main Order of Merit

1. Ricardo Pietreczko (Germany)
2. Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
3. Ryan Joyce (England)
4. Luke Woodhouse (England)
5. Mike De Decker (Belgium)
6. Ian White (England)
7. Jim Williams (Wales)
8. Mario Vandenbogaerde (Belgium)
9. Radek Szaganski (Poland)
10. Richard Veenstra (Netherlands)
11. Steve Beaton (England)
12. Keane Barry (Ireland)
13. Simon Whitlock (Australia)
14. Kevin Doets (Netherlands)
15. Matt Campbell (Canada)
16. Connor Scutt (England)
17. Martin Lukeman (England)
18. Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland)
19. Dylan Slevin (Ireland)
20. Steve Lennon (Ireland)
21. William O’Connor (Ireland)
22. Scott Williams (England)
23. Christian Kist (Netherlands)
24. Ricky Evans (England)
25. Cameron Menzies (Scotland)
26. Lee Evans (England)
27. Ritchie Edhouse (England)
28. Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands)
29. Jules van Dongen (USA)
30. Jamie Hughes (England)
31. Niels Zonneveld (Netherlands)
32. Keegan Brown (England)

International Qualifiers (Enter in the first round)

32 players from the PDC Challenge Tour, Development Tour, Women’s Series, and other related tours and competitions around the world will be included in this mix.

1. Simon Adams – African Qualifier
2. Owen Bates – PDC Challenge Tour
3. Stowe Buntz – CDC Pro Tour
4. David Cameron – CDC Pro Tour
5. Tomoya Goto – PDC Asian Tour
6. Jeffrey de Graaf – PDC Nordic & Baltic
7. Dragutin Horvat – PDC Europe Super League
8. Lourence Ilagan – PDC Asian Tour
9. Marko Kantele – PDC Nordic & Baltic
10. Krzysztof Kciuk – East Europe Qualifier
11. Man Lok Leung – PDC Asian Tour
12. Luke Littler – PDC Development Tour
13. Norman Madhoo – CLDC Pro Tour
14. Haruki Muramatsu – PDC Asian Championship
15. Paolo Nebrida – PDC Asian Tour
16. Wessel Nijman – PDC Development Tour
17. Bhav Patel – Indian Qualifier
18. Berry van Peer – PDC Challenge Tour
19. Darren Penhall – DPA Pro Tour
20. Haupai Puha – Oceanic Masters
21. Reynaldo Rivera – PDC Asian Tour
22. Ben Robb – DPNZ Qualifier
23. Fallon Sherrock – PDC Women’s Series
24. Sandro Eric Sosing – PDC Asian Championship
25. Alex Spellman – CDC Pro Tour
26. Mikuru Suzuki – PDC Women’s Series
27. Thibault Tricole – West Europe Qualifier
28. Zong Xiao Chen – PDC China Premier League

Plus: 4x PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifiers