# 2015 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 22nd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event was held at the Alexandra Palace, London between 18 December 2014 and 4 January 2015.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having won his first World Championship title in 2014, but he lost 6–3 to Gary Anderson in the semi-finals. Anderson won the title by beating 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor 7–6 in the final. Taylor became the first player in PDC World Championship history to reach the PDC World Championship final, achieve a tournament 3-dart average of over 100, and yet not win the title.
Adrian Lewis threw the event's only nine-dart finish in his third round match with Raymond van Barneveld. John Michael and Boris Koltsov became the first players from Greece and Russia respectively to play in the first round of a PDC World Championship. Cristo Reyes became the first Spanish player to reach the last 16 in the history of the event.

## Format and qualifiers

The tournament featured 72 players. The top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit on 2 December 2014 (after the Players Championship Finals) were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the events played on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour.
These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Coventry on 1 December 2014), the highest ranked non-qualified player on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the four highest names on the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA. Some of the international players, such as the four from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
The field was set on 1 December 2014. John Michael became the first Greek player to play in the PDC World Championship.

## Qualifiers

    1^ Jarkko Komula, who finished second in the Scandinavian Order of Merit, was ineligible to play due to a suspension from the Finnish Darts Organisation. Kim Viljanen, who finished third, therefore replaced Komula.
    2^ Ryan de Vreede qualified after Richie Burnett was removed from the field due to personal reasons. As a result, Stuart Kellett moved into the top 32 seeds and Rowby-John Rodriguez qualified through the Pro Tour instead of the European Tour.

## Prize money

The 2015 World Championship featured a prize fund of at least £1,250,000 - an increase of £200,000 from the 2014 tournament.
The prize money is allocated as follows:
| Position (num. of players) | Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £1,250,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £250,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £120,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £60,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £35,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £18,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £12,000 |
| First round losers | (32) | £8,000 |
| Preliminary round losers | (8) | £3,500 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £10,000 |

## Results
### Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played in a first to four legs format. One match was played per session with the winners playing their first round matches later on the same day. The draw was held on 30 November 2014, two days before the main draw. Gurney achieved the highest average in the history of the Preliminary round.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 89.90 | Ian Perez | 0–4 | Cristo Reyes | 93.94 |
| 67.11 | Kim Viljanen | 1–4 | Sascha Stein | 91.30 |
| 93.76 | Scott MacKenzie | 3–4 | Daryl Gurney | 96.11 |
| 65.09 | Mark McGrath | 0–4 | Scott Kirchner | 83.50 |
| 79.27 | Boris Koltsov | 4–2 | Haruki Muramatsu | 75.69 |
| 83.77 | Jani Haavisto | 1–4 | John Michael | 94.82 |
| 84.68 | Nolan Arendse | 4–0 | Alex Hon | 79.22 |
| 82.77 | Jermaine Wattimena | 3–4 | Robert Marijanović | 76.36 |

### Main draw
#### Finals

| Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1–2 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1–2 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1–2 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 3 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 3 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 3 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 4 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 4 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 4 January |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 105.26 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Robert Thornton 101.49 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Robert Thornton 101.49 | 2 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 101.35 | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Gary Anderson 102.20 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Peter Wright 95.66 | 1 | 4 | Gary Anderson 102.20 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Gary Anderson 102.12 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gary Anderson 102.12 | 5 | | | | 4 | Gary Anderson 97.68 | 7 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 100.69 | 6 |
| 2 | Phil Taylor 100.08 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Phil Taylor 100.69 | 6 |
| 23 | Vincent van der Voort 99.22 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 23 | Vincent van der Voort 99.22 | 3 | 2 | Phil Taylor 102.39 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 14 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.52 | 2 | | | |
| 27 | Stephen Bunting 98.36 | 4 | 14 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.52 | 2 | | | |
| 14 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.37 | 5 | | | | | | |

#### Rounds 1–4

| First round (best of 5 sets) 18–23 December | First round (best of 5 sets) 18–23 December | First round (best of 5 sets) 18–23 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 27–29 December | Third round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | Third round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | Third round (best of 7 sets) 29–30 December | | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1–2 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1–2 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1–2 January |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 96.96 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 93.14 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 93.14 | 1 | 1 | van Gerwen 99.87 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stein 89.09 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Stuart Kellett 73.08 | 1 | | Stein 89.09 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Sascha Stein 79.34 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sascha Stein 79.34 | 3 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 99.62 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Jenkins 96.92 | 1 | | | | |
| 16 | Terry Jenkins 98.73 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | Jenkins 96.92 | 1 | | | | |
| | John Weber 79.86 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Weber 79.86 | 1 | 16 | Jenkins 96.45 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ryder 86.69 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Justin Pipe 86.28 | 2 | | Ryder 86.69 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Ryder 83.59 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Ryder 83.59 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 105.26 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Thornton 101.49 | 2 |
| 8 | Dave Chisnall 86.08 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Thornton 101.49 | 2 |
| | Ryan de Vreede 75.24 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan de Vreede 75.24 | 0 | 8 | Chisnall 93.08 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | van de Pas 91.44 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Paul Nicholson 85.49 | 2 | | van de Pas 91.44 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Benito van de Pas 86.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Benito van de Pas 86.28 | 3 | | | | | van de Pas 89.35 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Thornton 96.50 | 4 | | | | |
| 9 | Robert Thornton 97.65 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Thornton 96.50 | 4 | | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 92.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 92.00 | 0 | 9 | Thornton 93.78 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | Baxter 84.48 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Ronnie Baxter 94.64 | 3 | 24 | Baxter 84.48 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 88.78 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Peter Wright 98.80 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerwyn Price 93.90 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerwyn Price 93.90 | 0 | 5 | Wright 95.52 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | R. Huybrechts 87.52 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Andy Smith 86.66 | 0 | | R. Huybrechts 87.52 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Ronny Huybrechts 87.75 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronny Huybrechts 87.75 | 3 | | | | 5 | Wright 102.60 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Hamilton 90.94 | 0 | | | | |
| 12 | Andy Hamilton 91.09 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | Hamilton 90.94 | 0 | | | | |
| | Dave Richardson 86.04 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Richardson 86.04 | 2 | 12 | Hamilton 90.06 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | K. Anderson 90.96 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Steve Beaton 82.24 | 0 | | K. Anderson 90.96 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Anderson 85.99 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Anderson 85.99 | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | Wright 95.66 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G. Anderson 102.12 | 5 |
| 4 | Gary Anderson 86.20 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G. Anderson 102.12 | 5 |
| | Scott Kirchner 86.21 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Kirchner 86.21 | 1 | 4 | G. Anderson 103.02 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Klaasen 100.72 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Jelle Klaasen 96.97 | 3 | 29 | Klaasen 100.72 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kist 93.63 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kist 93.63 | 1 | | | | 4 | G. Anderson 104.54 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Reyes 98.52 | 1 | | | | |
| 13 | Wes Newton 94.61 | 2 | | | | | | | | Reyes 98.52 | 1 | | | | |
| | Cristo Reyes 93.47 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristo Reyes 93.47 | 3 | | Reyes 88.41 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Painter 90.22 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Kevin Painter 89.57 | 3 | 20 | Painter 90.22 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Boris Koltsov 78.14 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Phil Taylor 100.57 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jyhan Artut 87.47 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jyhan Artut 87.47 | 0 | 2 | Taylor 101.92 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | M. Webster 93.09 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Mark Webster 81.91 | 3 | 31 | M. Webster 93.09 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Ron Meulenkamp 77.78 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ron Meulenkamp 77.78 | 1 | | | | 2 | Taylor 102.52 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18 | K. Huybrechts 96.93 | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | Ian White 86.72 | 3 | | | | | | | 18 | K. Huybrechts 96.93 | 3 | | | | |
| | John Michael 81.02 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Michael 81.02 | 1 | 15 | White 93.94 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | K. Huybrechts 93.74 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Kim Huybrechts 99.40 | 3 | 18 | K. Huybrechts 93.74 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Mickey Mansell 87.65 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mickey Mansell 87.65 | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | Taylor 100.08 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 23 | van der Voort 99.22 | 3 |
| 7 | Simon Whitlock 87.29 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | van der Voort 99.22 | 3 |
| | Darren Webster 94.24 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 94.24 | 3 | | D. Webster 93.59 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Winstanley 92.68 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Dean Winstanley 93.66 | 3 | 26 | Winstanley 92.68 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Jones 94.01 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Jones 94.01 | 2 | | | | 26 | Winstanley 91.36 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23 | van der Voort 93.90 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Mervyn King 90.67 | 2 | | | | | | | 23 | van der Voort 93.90 | 4 | | | | |
| | Max Hopp 96.60 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Hopp 96.60 | 3 | | Hopp 86.55 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | van der Voort 91.48 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Vincent van der Voort 93.39 | 3 | 23 | van der Voort 91.48 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | John Henderson 89.13 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | James Wade 97.14 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Lewis 87.75 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Lewis 87.75 | 1 | 6 | Wade 90.93 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 27 | Bunting 93.38 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Stephen Bunting 90.20 | 3 | 27 | Bunting 93.38 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Marijanović 86.82 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Marijanović 86.82 | 1 | | | | 27 | Bunting 102.34 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22 | M. Smith 102.78 | 2 | | | | |
| 11 | Brendan Dolan 90.18 | 3 | | | | | | | 22 | M. Smith 102.78 | 2 | | | | |
| | Nolan Arendse 83.85 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nolan Arendse 83.85 | 0 | 11 | Dolan 92.89 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | M. Smith 98.90 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Michael Smith 97.47 | 3 | 22 | M. Smith 98.90 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Mensur Suljović 98.91 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mensur Suljović 98.91 | 1 | | | | | | | | 27 | Bunting 98.36 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | van Barneveld 98.37 | 5 |
| 3 | Adrian Lewis 101.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | van Barneveld 98.37 | 5 |
| | David Pallett 90.05 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Pallett 90.05 | 0 | 3 | A. Lewis 100.41 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Brown 93.09 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | John Part 84.78 | 2 | | Brown 93.09 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Keegan Brown 88.07 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keegan Brown 88.07 | 3 | | | | 3 | A. Lewis 97.55 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | van Barneveld 92.23 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.93 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | van Barneveld 92.23 | 4 | | | | |
| | Rowby-John Rodriguez 79.22 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rowby-John Rodriguez 79.22 | 0 | 14 | van Barneveld 93.32 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | Caven 94.96 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Jamie Caven 80.87 | 3 | 19 | Caven 94.96 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jason Hogg 83.85 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 13 sets. Referees: George Noble (first half) and Russ Bray (second half). Alexandra Palace, London, England, 4 January 2015. :
| (4) Gary Anderson | 7 – 6 | Phil Taylor (2) |
| 3 – 2, 2 – 3, 3 – 1, 3 – 1, 0 – 3, 0 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 2, 3 – 1, 0 – 3, 2 – 3, 3 – 0 |||
| 97.68 | Average (3 darts) | 100.69 |
| 19 | 180 scores | 13 |
| 121 | Highest checkout | 141 |
| 39.39% (26/66) | Checkout summary | 32.93% (27/82) |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High checkout | Checkout Av.% | Average |
| Gary Anderson | Winner | 6 | 29 | 15 | 102 | 84 | 219 | 142 | 64 | 126 | 40 | 99.29 |
| Phil Taylor | Runner-up | 6 | 28 | 15 | 99 | 75 | 234 | 135 | 36 | 141 | 41.42 | 101.36 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Semi-finals | 5 | 19 | 11 | 75 | 62 | 146 | 108 | 43 | 170 | 42.37 | 100.61 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Semi-finals | 5 | 18 | 16 | 70 | 68 | 161 | 81 | 41 | 170 | 41.42 | 96.67 |
| Peter Wright | Quarter-finals | 4 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 127 | 61 | 13 | 144 | 46.88 | 98.15 |
| Robert Thornton | Quarter-finals | 4 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 106 | 65 | 29 | 156 | 39.17 | 97.36 |
| Stephen Bunting | Quarter-finals | 4 | 15 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 121 | 75 | 24 | 161 | 40.46 | 96.07 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 116 | 70 | 22 | 157 | 42.28 | 94.50 |
| Adrian Lewis | Third round | 3 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 85 | 59 | 22 | 157 | 35.40 | 99.95 |
| Michael Smith | Third round | 3 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 74 | 49 | 27 | 170 | 39.77 | 99.72 |
| Terry Jenkins | Third round | 3 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 164 | 48.48 | 97.37 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Third round | 3 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 87 | 40 | 10 | 146 | 34.95 | 96.69 |
| Cristo Reyes | Third round | 4 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 97 | 59 | 17 | 142 | 43.33 | 93.47 |
| Dean Winstanley | Third round | 3 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 98 | 57 | 22 | 136 | 40.59 | 92.57 |
| Andy Hamilton | Third round | 3 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 71 | 33 | 9 | 116 | 41.67 | 90.70 |
| Benito van de Pas | Third round | 3 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 79 | 36 | 10 | 127 | 31.82 | 89.02 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Second round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 60 | 35 | 8 | 127 | 30.99 | 98.85 |
| James Wade | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 96 | 35.19 | 94.04 |
| Darren Webster | Second round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 82 | 41 | 6 | 136 | 47.83 | 93.92 |
| Brendan Dolan | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 128 | 35.42 | 91.54 |
| Max Hopp | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 62 | 30 | 14 | 161 | 31.15 | 91.09 |
| Keegan Brown | Second round | 2 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 54 | 32 | 9 | 124 | 37.68 | 90.58 |
| Ian White | Second round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 113 | 35.82 | 90.33 |
| Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 141 | 41.38 | 89.90 |
| Dave Chisnall | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 116 | 37.50 | 89.58 |
| Ronnie Baxter | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 106 | 31.91 | 89.56 |
| Kyle Anderson | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 156 | 35.19 | 88.48 |
| Jamie Caven | Second round | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 60 | 27 | 8 | 127 | 32.50 | 87.92 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Second round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 104 | 41.03 | 87.64 |
| Mark Webster | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 125 | 23.64 | 87.50 |
| Sascha Stein | Second round | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 61 | 28 | 7 | 120 | 34.92 | 84.77 |
| Laurence Ryder | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 101 | 30.30 | 85.14 |
| Mensur Suljović | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 120 | 60.00 | 98.91 |
| Wes Newton | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 34.21 | 94.61 |
| Wayne Jones | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 68 | 40.00 | 94.01 |
| Gerwyn Price | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 41.67 | 93.90 |
| Christian Kist | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 136 | 46.67 | 93.63 |
| Joe Cullen | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 161 | 47.37 | 93.14 |
| Daryl Gurney | First round | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 108 | 42.31 | 92.45 |
| Andrew Gilding | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 20.00 | 92.00 |
| Mervyn King | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 120 | 39.39 | 90.67 |
| David Pallett | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 161 | 37.50 | 90.05 |
| John Henderson | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 101 | 27.27 | 89.13 |
| John Michael | First round | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 120 | 52.63 | 87.92 |
| Jamie Lewis | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 141 | 45.45 | 87.75 |
| Michael Mansell | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 101 | 33.33 | 87.65 |
| Jyhan Artut | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 95 | 33.33 | 87.47 |
| Simon Whitlock | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16.67 | 87.29 |
| Andy Smith | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 75 | 14.29 | 86.66 |
| Justin Pipe | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 116 | 29.17 | 86.28 |
| Dave Richardson | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 35.29 | 86.04 |
| Paul Nicholson | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 116 | 26.67 | 85.49 |
| Scott Kirchner | First round | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 124 | 31.58 | 84.86 |
| John Part | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 115 | 31.58 | 84.78 |
| Nolan Arendse | First round | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 28.57 | 84.27 |
| Jason Hogg | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 29.63 | 83.85 |
| Steve Beaton | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 30.00 | 82.24 |
| Robert Marijanović | First round | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 25.93 | 81.59 |
| John Weber | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 50.00 | 79.86 |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 18.18 | 79.22 |
| Boris Koltsov | First round | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 36.84 | 78.71 |
| Ron Meulenkamp | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 60 | 18.92 | 77.78 |
| Ryan de Vreede | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 27.27 | 75.24 |
| Stuart Kellett | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 41.18 | 73.08 |
| Scott MacKenzie | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 42.86 | 93.76 |
| Christian Perez | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | 0.00 | 89.90 |
| Jani Haavisto | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 50.00 | 83.77 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 20.00 | 82.77 |
| Alex Hon | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 0.00 | 79.22 |
| Haruki Muramatsu | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 20.00 | 75.69 |
| Kim Viljanen | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33.33 | 67.11 |
| Mark McGrath | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0.00 | 65.09 |

## Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.
| | ENG | NED | SCO | AUS | GER | WAL | NIR | BEL | AUT | CAN | FIN | HKG | SPA | CRO | GRE | RSA | RUS | USA | JPN | NZL | PHI | Total |
| Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarters | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Round 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Round 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Prelim. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 |

## Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:
| Country | Channel |
| United Kingdom Ireland | Sky Sports † |
| Netherlands | RTL7 |
| Germany | Sport1/Sport1+ |
| Denmark | TV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2 |
| Australia Italy | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
| Romania | Sport TV |
| Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary | Sport TV (Sport 1 and Sport2) |
| Arab world | OSN |
| Bulgaria Scandinavia Baltic states | Viasat |
† Sky Sports 3 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament. The channel's coverage of the event was later named the Best Sports of Live Event Coverage at the Broadcast Digital Awards.

### Exhibition

The event also included a single-leg exhibition between two England cricket teammates – fast bowler James Anderson and opening batsman and Test captain Alastair Cook.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 40.42 | James Anderson | 0–1 | Alastair Cook | 41.75 |