2021 PDC World Championships Field Confirmed
The field for the 2021 PDC World Championships has been confirmed, following the conclusion of the PDPA Qualifiers. The final eight spots were filled on Monday giving us the 96 player field.
The 28th PDC World Championship will feature the top 32 players from the Order of Merit. Then the next highest 32 ranked players ProTour Order of Merit. The final 32 are International Qualifiers.
The sport’s showpiece event will be held from December 15, 2020, to January 3, 2021, at London’s Alexandra Palace; there is hope that 1,000 fans per session subject to approval by the local authorities.
2.5 million pounds in prize money will be on the line for the 96 players. This year’s tournament will have it all one the line from the number one spot in the world, players tour cards and of course, being crowned World Champion.
LIVE STREAM THE PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
PDC World Darts Championship 2020/21 Field of Players
PDC Top 32 (Seeded into the Second Round)
1. Michael van Gerwen
2. Peter Wright
3. Gerwyn Price
4. Michael Smith
5. Rob Cross
6. Nathan Aspinall
7. James Wade
8. Dave Chisnall
9. Dimitri van den Bergh
10. Ian White
11. Daryl Gurney
12. Glen Durrant
13. Gary Anderson
14. Jose de Sousa
15. Krzysztof Ratajski
16. Joe Cullen
17. Jonny Clayton
18. Simon Whitlock
19. Mervyn King
20. Mensur Suljovic
21. Adrian Lewis
22. Chris Dobey
23. Jeffrey de Zwaan
24. Jermaine Wattimena
25. Danny Noppert
26. Stephen Bunting
27. Vincent van der Voort
28. Jamie Hughes
29. Devon Petersen
30. Brendan Dolan
31. Gabriel Clemens
32. Ricky Evans
ProTour Order of Merit Qualifiers (Enter in Round One)
Damon Heta
Ryan Searle
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ross Smith
Madars Razma
Ryan Joyce
Martijn Kleermaker
Kim Huybrechts
Jeff Smith
William O’Connor
Steve Lennon
Jason Lowe
Maik Kuivenhoven
Derk Telnekes
Darius Labanauskas
Mickey Mansell
Adam Hunt
Max Hopp
Scott Waites
Andy Boulton
Ryan Murray
Keegan Brown
Steve Beaton
Luke Woodhouse
Luke Humphries
Callan Rydz
Mike De Decker
Ron Meulenkamp
Steve West
Wayne Jones
Andy Hamilton
John Henderson
International Qualifiers (Enter in Round One)
Lisa Ashton
Danny Baggish
James Bailey
Keane Barry
Bradley Brooks
Matt Campbell
Cameron Carolissen
David Evans
Edward Shouji Foulkes
Amit Gilitwala
Dmitriy Gorbunov
Deta Hedman
Lourence Ilagan
Marko Kantele
Boris Krcmar
Nico Kurz
Daniel Larsson
Danny Lauby
Paul Lim
Chengan Liu
Gordon Mathers
Ryan Meikle
Diogo Portela
Haupai Puha
Toru Suzuki
Di Zhuang
Ciaran Teehan
Matthew Edgar
Jamie Lewis
Nick Kenny
Niels Zonneveld
Karel Sedlacek
Format
First Round Best of five sets (no tie-break)
Second Round Best of five sets
Third Round Best of seven sets
Fourth Round Best of seven sets
Quarter-Finals Best of nine sets
Semi-Finals Best of 11 sets
Final Best of 13 sets
A tie-break will be in operation in all round from the second round onwards, where the final set must be won by two clear legs. If the score reaches five-all, the 11th leg will be a sudden-death leg.
Prize Fund
Winner £500,000
Runner-Up £200,000
Semi-Finalists £100,000
Quarter-Finalists £50,000
Fourth Round Losers £35,000
Third Round Losers £25,000
Second Round Losers £15,000
First Round Losers £7,500
Total £2,500,000
Session Schedule
Tuesday December 15
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Wednesday December 16
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Thursday December 17
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Friday December 18
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Saturday December 19
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Sunday December 20
Afternoon Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Evening Session
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
Monday December 21
4x Second Round
Tuesday December 22
Afternoon Session
4x Second Round
Evening Session
4x Second Round
Wednesday December 23
Afternoon Session
4x Second Round
Evening Session
4x Second Round
Sunday December 27
Afternoon Session
3x Third Round
Evening Session
3x Third Round
Monday December 28
Afternoon Session
3x Third Round
Evening Session
3x Third Round
Tuesday December 29
Afternoon Session
3x Third Round
Evening Session
1x Third Round, 2x Fourth Round
Wednesday December 30
Afternoon Session
3x Fourth Round
Evening Session
3x Fourth Round
Friday January 1
Afternoon Session
2x Quarter-Finals
Evening Session
2x Quarter-Finals
Saturday January 2
Semi-Finals
Sunday January 3
Final
Roll of Honour
1994 Dennis Priestley def Phil Taylor 6-1
1995 Phil Taylor def Rod Harrington 6-2
1996 Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 6-4
1997 Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 6-3
1998 Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 6-0
1999 Phil Taylor def Peter Manley 6-2
2000 Phil Taylor def Dennis Priestley 7-3
2001 Phil Taylor def John Part 7-0
2002 Phil Taylor def Peter Manley 7-0
2003 John Part def Phil Taylor 7-6
2004 Phil Taylor def Kevin Painter 7-6
2005 Phil Taylor def Mark Dudbridge 7-4
2006 Phil Taylor def Peter Manley 7-0
2007 Raymond van Barneveld def Phil Taylor 7-6
2008 John Part def Kirk Shepherd 7-2
2009 Phil Taylor def Raymond van Barneveld 7-1
2010 Phil Taylor def Simon Whitlock 7-3
2011 Adrian Lewis def Gary Anderson 7-5
2012 Adrian Lewis def Andy Hamilton 7-3
2013 Phil Taylor def Michael van Gerwen 7-4
2014 Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 7-4
2015 Gary Anderson def Phil Taylor 7-6
2016 Gary Anderson def Adrian Lewis 7-5
2017 Michael van Gerwen def Gary Anderson 7-3
2018 Rob Cross def Phil Taylor 7-2
2019 Michael van Gerwen def Michael Smith 7-3
2020 Peter Wright def Michael van Gerwen 7-3
Countries
29 countries will be represented in the tournament
35 England
11 Netherlands
4 Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia
3 Northern Ireland, Belgium, Germany
2 South Africa, Canada, USA, Japan, China
1 Portugal, Poland, Austria, New Zealand, Latvia, Lithuania, India, Russia, Philippines, Finland, Croatia, Sweden, Singapore, Brazil, Czech Republic
