A feast of festive darts is once again upon us as the 30th edition of the PDC World Darts Championship takes place at the Alexandra Palace in north London between December 15 to January 3, 2023.
Set to make the trip up to the top of Muswell Hill are 96 players — representing 28 different countries — who are aiming to pocket the £500,000 first prize at the end of this 16-day tungsten extravaganza.
The top 32 ranked players in the world will await the winners of the opening round matches consisting of qualifiers from the PDC Pro Tour and various international events.
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PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23 results
First round
Mickey Mansell 3-1 Ben Robb
Keane Barry 1-3 Grant Sampson
Jermaine Wattimena 2-3 Nathan Rafferty
Alan Soutar 3-0 Mal Cuming
Boris Krcmar 3-0 Toru Suzuki
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Daniel Larsson
Rowby-John Rodriguez 2-3 Lourence Ilagan
William O’Connor 3-0 Beau Greaves
Keegan Brown 2-3 Florian Hempel
Martin Lukeman 3-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto
Simon Whitlock 3-2 Christian Perez
Adam Gawlas 3-2 Richie Burnett
Ryan Meikle 3-2 Lisa Ashton
Cameron Menzies 3-1 Diogo Portela
Josh Rock 3-1 Jose Justicia
Second round
Peter Wright 3-0 Mickey Mansell
Kim Huybrechts 3-0 Grant Sampson
Michael Smith 3-0 Nathan Rafferty
Daryl Gurney 0-3 Alan Soutar
Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Lourence Ilagan
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Sessions and match schedule
Sunday, December 18 — Afternoon Session from 11:00 GMT
Madars Razma vs. Prakash Jiwa (Round 1)
Karel Sedlacek vs. Raymond Smith (Round 1)
Luke Woodhouse vs. Vladyslav Omelchenko (Round 1)
Damon Heta vs. Adrian Lewis (Round 2)
Sunday, December 18 — Evening Session from 20:00 GMT
Mike De Decker vs. Jeff Smith (Round 1)
Scott Williams vs. Ryan Joyce (Round 1)
Matt Campbell vs. Danny Baggish (Round 1)
Nathan Aspinall vs. Boris Krcmar (Round 2)
Monday, December 19 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Andrew Gilding vs. Robert Owen (Round 1)
Danny Jansen vs. Paolo Nebrida (Round 1)
Niels Zonneveld vs. Lewy Williams (Round 1)
Jose de Sousa vs. Simon Whitlock (Round 2)
Monday, December 19 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Geert Nentjes vs. Leonard Gates (Round 1)
Ritchie Edhouse vs. David Cameron (Round 1)
Steve Beaton vs. Danny van Trijp (Round 1)
Gerwyn Price vs. Woodhouse/Omelchenko (Round 2)
Tuesday, December 20 from 19:00 GMT
Jim Williams vs. Sebastian Bialecki (Round 1)
Jamie Hughes vs. Jimmy Hendriks (Round 1)
Ricky Evans vs. Fallon Sherrock (Round 1)
Raymond van Barneveld vs. Ryan Meikle (Round 2)
Wednesday, December 21 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
John O’Shea vs. Darius Labanauskas (Round 1)
Martijn Kleermaker vs. Xicheng Han (Round 1)
Callan Rydz vs. Josh Rock (Round 2)
Dave Chisnall vs. Gilding/Owen (Round 2)
Wednesday, December 21 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Mervyn King vs. Campbell/Baggish (Round 2)
Gabriel Clemens vs. William O‘Connor (Round 2)
Michael van Gerwen vs. Zonneveld/L Williams (Round 2)
Stephen Bunting vs. Nentjes/Gates (Round 2)
Thursday, December 22 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Jansen/Nebrida (Round 2)
Ryan Searle vs. Adam Gawlas (Round 2)
Mensur Suljovic vs. De Decker/J Smith (Round 2)
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Sedlacek/R Smith (Round 2)
Thursday, December 22 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Gary Anderson vs. Razma/Jiwa (Round 2)
James Wade vs. J Williams/Bialecki (Round 2)
Luke Humphries vs. Florian Hempel (Round 2)
Vincent van der Voort vs. Cameron Menzies (Round 2)
Friday, December 23 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Brendan Dolan vs. Hughes/Hendriks (Round 2)
Chris Dobey vs. Kleermaker/Han (Round 2)
Ross Smith vs. O’Shea/Labanauskas (Round 2)
Rob Cross vs. S Williams/Joyce (Round 2)
Friday, December 23 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Martin Schindler vs. Martin Lukeman (Round 2)
Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/Cameron (Round 2)
Jonny Clayton vs. Beaton/Van Trijp (Round 2)
Joe Cullen vs. Evans/Sherrock (Round 2)
Tuesday, December 27 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs. Ratajski/Jansen/Nebrida (Round 3)
Aspinall/Krcmar vs. Rydz/Rock (Round 3)
Clayton/Beaton/van Trijp vs. Dolan/Hughes/Hendriks (Round 3)
Tuesday, December 27 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Wade/J. Williams/Bialecki vs. Clemens/O’Connor (Round 3)
Price/Woodhouse/Omelchenko vs. van Barneveld/Meikle (Round 3)
Peter Wright vs. Kim Huybrechts (Round 3)
Wednesday, December 28 – Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Searle/Gawlas vs. de Sousa/Whitlock (Round 3)
Noppert/Edhouse/Cameron vs. Alan Soutar (Round 3)
Anderson/Razma/Jiwa vs. Dobey/Kleermaker/Xicheng (Round 3)
Wednesday, December 28 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Cullen/Evans/Sherrock vs. Heta/Lewis (Round 3)
Van Gerwen/Zonneveld/L. Williams vs. Suljovic/De Decker/Smith (Round 3)
Michael Smith vs. Schindler/Lukeman (Round 3)
Thursday, December 29 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Van Duijvenbode/Sedlacek/R. Smith vs. R. Smith/O’Shea/Labanauskas (Round 3)
Cross/S. Williams/Joyce vs. King/Campbell/Baggish (Round 3)
Chisnall/Gilding/Owen vs. Bunting/Nentjes/Gates (Round 3)
Thursday, December 29 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
Humphries/Hempel vs. van der Voort/Menzies (Round 3)
2x round 4 matches
Friday, December 30 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
3x round 4 matches
Friday, December 30 — Evening Session from 19:00 GMT
3x round 4 matches
Sunday, January 1 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
2x quarter-finals
Sunday, January 1 — Evening Session from 19:30 GMT
2x quarter-finals
Monday, January 2 from 19:30 GMT
2x semi-finals
Tuesday, January 3 from 20:00 GMT
Final
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: First-round draw
Luke Woodhouse (England) vs. Vladyslav Omelchenko (Ukraine)
Ryan Meikle (England) 3-2 Lisa Ashton (England)
Adam Gawlas (Czech Republic) 3-2 Richie Burnett (Wales)
Simon Whitlock (Australia) 3-2. Christian Perez (Philippines)
Jim Williams (Wales) vs. Sebastian Białecki (Poland)
William O’Connor (Republic of Ireland) 3-0 Beau Greaves (England)
Ritchie Edhouse (England) vs. David Cameron (Canada)
Alan Soutar (Scotland) 3-0 Mal Cumming (Australia)
Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands) 2-3 Nathan Rafferty (Northern Ireland)
Martin Lukeman (England) 3-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto (Japan)
Ricky Evans (England) vs. Fallon Sherrock (England)
Adrian Lewis (England) 3-0 Daniel Larsson (Sweden)
Keegan Brown (England) 2-3 Florian Hempel (Germany)
Cameron Menzies (England) 3-1 Diogo Portela (Brazil)
Andrew Gilding (England) vs. Robert Owen (Wales)
Geert Nentjes (Netherlands) vs. Leonard Gates (USA)
Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland) 3-1 Ben Robb (New Zealand)
Keane Barry (Republic of Ireland) 1-3 Grant Sampson (South Africa)
Rowby-John Rodriguez (Austria) 2-3 Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Danny Jansen (Netherlands) vs. Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
Steve Beaton (England) vs. Danny van Trijp (Netherlands)
Jamie Hughes (England) vs. Jimmy Hendricks (Netherlands)
Boris Krcmar (Croatia) 3-0 Toru Suzuki (Japan)
Josh Rock (Northern Ireland) 3-1 Jose Justicia (Spain)
Neils Zonneveld (Netherlands) vs. Lewy Williams (Wales)
Mike De Decker (Belgium) vs. Jeff Smith (Canada)
Karel Sedlacek (Czech Republic) vs. Raymond Smith (Australia)
John O’Shea (Republic of Ireland) vs. Darius Labanauskas (Lithuania)
Scott Williams (England) vs. Ryan Joyce (England)
Matt Campbell (Canada) vs. Danny Baggish (USA)
Madars Razma (Latvia) vs. Prakash Jiwa (India)
Martjin Kleermaker (Netherlands) vs. Xicheng Han (China)
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Second-round draw
Gerwyn Price (Wales) vs. Woodhouse/Omelchenko
Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) vs. Ryan Meikle
Ryan Searle (England) vs. Adam Gawlas
Jose de Sousa (Portugal) vs. Simon Whitlock
James Wade (England) vs. J Williams/Bialecki
Gabriel Clemens (Germany) vs. William O’Connor
Danny Noppert (Netherlands) vs. Edhouse/Cameron
Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) 0-3 Alan Soutar
Michael Smith (England) 3-0 Nathan Rafferty
Martin Schindler (Germany) vs. Martin Lukeman
Joe Cullen (England) vs. Evans/Sherrock
Damon Heta (Australia) vs. Adrian Lewis
Luke Humphries (England) vs. Florian Hempel
Vincent van der Voort (Netherlands) vs. Cameron Menzies
Dave Chisnall (England) vs. Gilding/Owen
Stephen Bunting (England) vs. Nentjes/Gates
Peter Wright (Scotland) 3-0 Mickey Mansell
Kim Huybrechts (Belgium) 3-0 Grant Sampson
Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium) 3-0 Lourence Ilagan
Krzysztof Ratajski (Poland) vs. Jansen/Nebrida
Jonny Clayton (Wales) vs. Beaton/van Trijp
Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland) vs. Hughes/Hendriks
Nathan Aspinall (England) vs. Boris Krcmar
Callan Rydz (England) vs. Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) vs. Zonneveld/L. Williams
Mensur Suljovic (Austria) vs. De Decker/J. Smith
Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands) vs. Sedlacek/R. Smith
Ross Smith (England) vs. O’Shea/Labanauskas
Rob Cross (England) vs. S. Williams/Joyce
Mervyn King (England) vs. Campbell/Baggish
Gary Anderson (Scotland) vs. Razma/Jiwa
Chris Dobey (England) vs. Kleermaker/Xicheng
DRAW BRACKET!
Here’s the confirmed Draw Bracket for the 2022/23 @CazooUK World Darts Championship
Which first and second round ties are you looking forward to? pic.twitter.com/PLICGbEATo
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 28, 2022
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Seeded players
1) Gerwyn Price
2) Peter Wright
3) Michael van Gerwen
4) Michael Smith
5) Luke Humphries
6) Rob Cross
7) Jonny Clayton
8) James Wade
9) Danny Noppert
10) Nathan Aspinall
11) Gary Anderson
12) Dave Chisnall
13) Joe Cullen
14) Dirk van Duijvenbode
15) Dimitri Van den Bergh
16) Ryan Searle
17) Jose de Sousa
18) Krzysztof Ratajski
19) Ross Smith
20) Damon Heta
21) Stephen Bunting
22) Chris Dobey
23) Callan Rydz
24) Daryl Gurney
25) Gabriel Clemens
26) Brendan Dolan
27) Mervyn King
28) Vincent van der Voort
29) Martin Schindler
30) Mensur Suljovic
31) Kim Huybrechts
32) Raymond van Barneveld
“𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒!!!” 🎯
Willie Borland stealing the show last year 🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/aolT2GPMGI
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 1, 2022
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: What is the format?
Round One — Best of five sets
Round Two — Best of five sets
Round Three — Best of seven sets
Round Four — Best of seven sets
Quarter-finals — Best of nine sets
Semi-finals — Best of 11 sets
Final — Best of 13 sets