2021 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2021 PDC World Darts Championship will be the 28th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event will take place at Alexandra Palace in London from 18 December 2020 to 4 January 2021. Peter Wright will be the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–3 in the 2020 final.[1]

2021 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	18 December 2020 – 4 January 2021
Venue	Alexandra Palace
Location	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets Final – first to 7
Prize fund	£2,500,000
Winner's share	£500,000
«2020 2022»

Prize money

The prize money for the tournament was £2,500,000 in total – the same as in the previous year. The winner's share was £500,000.[2]

Position (num. of players)		Prize Money (Total: £2,500,000)
Winner	(1)	£500,000
Runner-up	(1)	£200,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£100,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£50,000
Fourth round losers	(8)	£35,000
Third round losers	(16)	£25,000
Second round losers	(32)	£15,000
First round losers	(32)	£7,500

Qualifiers

The top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit will begin the competition in the second round. The 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit (not already qualified) and 32 qualifiers from around the world will begin in the first round.[3]

Order of Merit (As of 26 July 2020)[4] Second Round (Seeded) Michael van Gerwen Peter Wright Gerwyn Price Michael Smith Rob Cross Nathan Aspinall Dave Chisnall Gary Anderson Daryl Gurney Glen Durrant Ian White Dimitri van den Bergh James Wade Krzysztof Ratajski Adrian Lewis Mensur Suljović Chris Dobey Stephen Bunting Jonny Clayton Jeffrey de Zwaan Jermaine Wattimena Joe Cullen Simon Whitlock Mervyn King Vincent van der Voort Steve Beaton Danny Noppert Brendan Dolan Ricky Evans Keegan Brown Jamie Hughes Luke Humphries

Pro Tour Order of Merit (As of 26 July 2020)[5] First Round Ryan Searle Dirk van Duijvenbode Gabriel Clemens Ryan Joyce José de Sousa Jeff Smith Martijn Kleermaker Devon Petersen Mickey Mansell Jason Lowe Maik Kuivenhoven Steve Lennon Kim Huybrechts Derk Telnekes Wayne Jones Mike De Decker John Henderson Luke Woodhouse Darren Webster Kai Fan Leung Ross Smith Madars Razma Benito van de Pas Niels Zonneveld Scott Mitchell Andy Hamilton Steve West Robert Collins Christian Bunse Steve Brown Rowby-John Rodriguez Scott Baker

International Qualifiers First Round Nico Kurz – Superleague Germany Gordon Mathers – DPA Pro Tour

References

1. "William Hill World Championship". PDC. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
2. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m in 2019". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
3. PDC. "Order of Merit Rules, 3.1". PDC. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
4. PDC. "WC Race Table". PDC. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
5. PDC. "WC Race Table". PDC. Retrieved 20 February 2020.