2021/22 PDC World Darts Championship schedule
The schedule for the first two rounds of the 2021/22 PDC World Darts Championship has been released.
As expected, defending champion and world number one Gerwyn Price will start the defence of his title on opening night. He’ll play the winner of Ritchie Edhouse v Lihao Wen on Wednesday 15 December, which itself will be the first game of the tournament.
Other matches on opening night include a potential cracker between Adrian Lewis and Matt Campbell, plus Ricky Evans against Nitin Kumar.
Elsewhere, Peter Wright will begin his quest to regain the title he won in 2020 on Friday 17 December. He’ll take on the winner of the game between Ryan Meikle and Fabian Schmutzler, which takes place the previous day.
Three time champion Michael van Gerwen headlines the Saturday evening session, as he faces either Chas Barstow or John Norman Jr.
Fourth seed James Wade will look to win his first ever World Darts Championship in 2021/22. He’ll play either Maik Kuivenhoven or Ky Smith in the final game of the Monday 20 December session. That session sees the return of five time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld, as he plays Lourence Illagan.
Lisa Ashton begins her tournament at the Alexandra Palace on Thursday 16 December, as she faces Ron Meulenkamp in the evening session. The Queen of the Palace Fallon Sherrock will have to wait until Sunday 19 December to play her first match, as she faces Steve Beaton.
The schedule for the third round onwards will be confirmed after Christmas.
In a change from last year, tie breaks will be reintroduced from round two onwards if it is 2-2 in the final set. If the score in the final set reaches 5-5 then a sudden death leg will be played, and there would be no throw for the bull in any sudden death legs.
2021/22 PDC World Darts Championship Schedule of Play
Wednesday 15 December
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Ritchie Edhouse 3-2 Peter Hudson (R1)
Ricky Evans 3-0 Nitin Kumar (R1)
Adrian Lewis 3-1 Matt Campbell (R1)
Gerwyn Price 3-1 Edhouse/Wen (R2)
Thursday 16 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Steve Lennon 3-1 Madars Razma (R1)
Chris Landman 3-0 Scott Mitchell (R1)
Chas Barstow 3-1 John Norman Jnr (R1)
Daryl Gurney 3-1 Ricky Evans (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
William O’Connor 3-2 Danny Lauby (R1)
Ryan Meikle 3-0 Fabian Schmutzler (R1)
Ron Meulenkamp 3-0 Lisa Ashton (R1)
Gary Anderson 3-1 Adrian Lewis (R2)
Friday 17 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Ryan Joyce 3-2 Roman Benecky (R1)
Keane Barry 3-2 Royden Lam (R1)
Boris Koltsov 3-0 Jermaine Wattimena(R1)
Steve Lennon 3-1 Krzysztof Ratajski (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Joe Murnan 3-2 Paul Lim (R1)
William Borland 3-2 Bradley Brooks (R1)
Ross Smith 3-0 Jeff Smith (R1)
Peter Wright 3-0 Ryan Meikle (R2)
Saturday 18 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Raymond Smith 3-1 Jamie Hughes (R1)
Callan Rydz 3-0 Yuki Yamada (R1)
Mike De Decker 3-1 Darius Labanauskas (R1)
Ian White 3-1 Chris Landman (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Adam Hunt 3-0 Boris Krcmar (R1)
Jim Williams 3-1 Ted Evetts (R1)
Rowby-John Rodriguez 3-0 Nick Kenny (R1)
Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Chas Barstow (R2)
Sunday 19 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Maik Kuivenhoven 3-1 Ky Smith (R1)
Jason Heaver 3-1 Gordon Mathers (R1)
Alan Soutar v Diogo Portela (R1)
Stephen Bunting v Ross Smith (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round One, 1x Round Two
Martijn Kleermaker v John Michael (R1)
Florian Hempel v Martin Schindler (R1)
Steve Beaton v Fallon Sherrock (R1)
Jonny Clayton v Keane Barry (R2)
Monday 20 December
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Luke Woodhouse v James Wilson (R1)
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez v Ben Robb (R1)
Raymond van Barneveld v Lourence Ilagan (R1)
James Wade v Maik Kuivenhoven (R2)
Tuesday 21 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x Round One, 2x Round Two
Lewy Williams v Toyokazu Shibata (R1)
Jason Lowe v Daniel Larsson (R1)
Mervyn King v Ryan Joyce (R2)
Dave Chisnall v Mike De Decker (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Round Two
Vincent van der Voort v Adam Hunt (R2)
Michael Smith v Ron Meulenkamp (R2)
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Hempel/Schindler (R2)
Devon Petersen v Raymond Smith (R2)
Wednesday 22 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Round Two
Ryan Searle v William Borland (R2)
Glen Durrant v William O’Connor (R2)
Luke Humphries v Rowby-John Rodriguez (R2)
Joe Cullen v Jim Williams (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Round Two
Nathan Aspinall v Joe Murnan (R2)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Boris Koltsov (R2)
Kim Huybrechts v Beaton/Sherrock (R2)
Simon Whitlock v Kleermaker/Michael (R2)
Thursday 23 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
4x Round Two
Damon Heta v Woodhouse/Wilson (R2)
Brendan Dolan v Callan Rydz (R2)
Mensur Suljovic v Soutar/Portela (R2)
Jose de Sousa v Lowe/Larsson (R2)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Round Two
Danny Noppert v Jason Heaver (R2)
Gabriel Clemens v L Williams/Shibata (R2)
Rob Cross v Van Barneveld/Ilagan (R2)
Chris Dobey v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez/Robb (R2)
Monday 27 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round Three
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round Three
Tuesday 28 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round Three
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Round Three
Wednesday 29 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Round Three
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
1x Round Three, 2x Round Four
Thursday 30 December
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
3x Fourth Round
Saturday 1 January
Afternoon Session (1230 GMT)
2x Quarter Finals
Evening Session (1930 GMT)
2x Quarter Finals
Sunday 2 January
Evening Session (1930 GMT)
2x Semi Finals
Monday 3 January
Evening Session (2000 GMT)
Final
2021/22 World Darts Championship Format
Round One – First to three sets
Round Two – First to three sets
Round Three – First to four sets
Round Four – First to four sets
Quarter Finals – First to five sets
Semi Finals – First to six sets
Final – First to seven sets
