PDC World Darts Championships

The PDC World Darts Championship, officially known as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a world championship competition held annually in the sport of darts. The championship begins in December and ends in January and has been held at Alexandra Palace in London since 2008. Organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), it is the most prestigious of their tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay, it is part of the Triple Crown.

The 2026 PDC World Darts Championship was a professional darts tournament that took place from 11 December 2025 to 3 January 2026 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. The 33rd World Darts Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), it was the 19th to be staged at Alexandra Palace, where it was held in the venue's West Hall for the final time; subsequent editions will take place in the Great Hall. The tournament's £5,000,000 prize fund was double that of the previous year, as were the prizes for the winner, runner-up, semi-finalists, and quarter-finalists. The winner received £1,000,000, the largest prize ever awarded in the history of professional darts.

The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship was a professional darts tournament that was held from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the thirty-second World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and the eighteenth to be held at Alexandra Palace. The winner received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,500,000.

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30th edition of the PDC's World Championship event

28th edition of the PDC's World Championship event

26th edition of the PDC's World Championship event

23rd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation

24th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation

29th edition of the PDC's World Championship event

22nd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation

27th edition of the PDC's World Championship event

25th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation

19th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation

21st World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation