# 2017 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2017 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 24th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2016 to 2 January 2017.
Phil Taylor made a 28th successive appearance at a World Championship (including the BDO version), equalling the record of John Lowe.
For the first time in the history of the World Darts Championship (PDC and BDO), no Englishman progressed to the semi-finals. It was also the first time since 2009 that the final was contested by the top 2 seeds.
Michael van Gerwen set a new record for the highest World Darts Championship 3-dart average (114.05) in his semi-final victory over Raymond van Barneveld, breaking a 15-year record that had been held by Phil Taylor since 2002 (111.21); Van Barneveld himself set a new record for the highest losing 3-dart average (109.34) in the same tie, just 5 days after Cristo Reyes had broken the record in his second-round match (106.07), also against Van Gerwen.
Van Gerwen won his second World Championship title by defeating two-times defending champion Gary Anderson 7–3 in the final. The match also featured 42 180s, which is a record for a match commissioned by the Professional Darts Cooperation.

## Format

The field consisted of 72 players, including 16 in a preliminary round. Therefore, 64 players were entered into Round 1. The schedule was announced on 15 July 2016.
The 72 players consist of:
* Top 32 players in the PDC Main Order of Merit
* Top 16 Pro Tour Order of Merit players
* Top 4 European players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit
* 16 International qualifiers
* 4 PDPA qualifiers

## Prize money

The prize money was £1,650,000 in total. The winner's prize money was increased from £300,000 to £350,000. Prize money for a nine-dart finish was originally set at £5,000, but the PDC increased it to £25,000 due to 'the stature of the tournament', though none were thrown.
| Position (num. of players) | Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £1,650,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £350,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £160,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £80,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £38,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £17,000 |
| First round losers | (32) | £10,000 |
| Preliminary round losers | (8) | £4,500 |
| Nine-dart finish | (0) | £25,000 |

## Qualifiers

The draw was made on 28 November live on Sky Sports News. The preliminary round draw was made the previous night.
    1^ Kyle Anderson, who would have been the 28th seed, withdrew from the tournament after being unable to secure a British visa. As a result, Cristo Reyes moved into the top 32 seeds, and 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter qualified through the Pro Tour.

## Preliminary round

Best of three sets.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 86.63 | Jerry Hendriks | 2 – 0 | Warren Parry | 85.42 |
| 83.44 | Tengku Shah | 2 – 1 | Masumi Chino | 80.18 |
| 76.40 | Ross Snook | 0 – 2 | Kim Viljanen | 83.57 |
| 76.05 | Kevin Simm | 2 – 0 | Gilbert Ulang | 73.00 |
| 88.96 | John Bowles | 0 – 2 | David Platt | 86.92 |
| 68.04 | Sun Qiang | 0 – 2 | Corey Cadby | 102.48 |
| 76.51 | Boris Koltsov | 1 – 2 | Dragutin Horvat | 75.58 |
| 90.35 | Zoran Lerchbacher | 2 – 1 | Simon Stevenson | 85.44 |

## Main draw
### Finals

| Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 1 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 1 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 1 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 2 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 2 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 2 January |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 103.08 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Daryl Gurney 98.52 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Daryl Gurney 98.52 | 1 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 114.05 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 12 | Raymond van Barneveld 109.34 | 2 | | | |
| 12 | Raymond van Barneveld 96.31 | 5 | 12 | Raymond van Barneveld 109.34 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Phil Taylor 95.65 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Phil Taylor 95.65 | 3 | | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 108.06 | 7 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 104.93 | 3 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 105.90 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 104.93 | 3 |
| 7 | Dave Chisnall 104.63 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dave Chisnall 104.63 | 3 | 2 | Gary Anderson 103.45 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Peter Wright 99.83 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | James Wade 99.13 | 3 | 3 | Peter Wright 99.83 | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Peter Wright 104.79 | 5 | | | | | | |

### Rounds 1-4

| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 23–28 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 23–28 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 23–28 December | Third round (best of 7 sets) 28–29 December | Third round (best of 7 sets) 28–29 December | Third round (best of 7 sets) 28–29 December | | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 103.34 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Viljanen 81.50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Viljanen 81.50 | 0 | 1 | van Gerwen 105.24 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Reyes 106.07 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Cristo Reyes 95.54 | 3 | 32 | Reyes 106.07 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.11 | 2 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 104.44 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | D. Webster 99.20 | 1 | | | | |
| 16 | Stephen Bunting 91.02 | 2 | | | | | | | | D. Webster 99.20 | 1 | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 94.46 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 94.46 | 3 | | D. Webster 104.64 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Whitlock 99.50 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Simon Whitlock 98.70 | 3 | 17 | Whitlock 99.50 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Dragutin Horvat 88.18 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dragutin Horvat 88.18 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 103.08 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Gurney 98.52 | 1 |
| 8 | Mensur Suljović 88.51 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Gurney 98.52 | 1 |
| | Ron Meulenkamp 88.56 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ron Meulenkamp 88.56 | 0 | 8 | Suljović 91.23 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25 | M. Webster 92.79 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Mark Webster 87.78 | 3 | 25 | M. Webster 92.79 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Murnan 88.84 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Murnan 88.84 | 0 | | | | 25 | M. Webster 89.10 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24 | Gurney 92.33 | 4 | | | | |
| 9 | Robert Thornton 88.55 | 3 | | | | | | | 24 | Gurney 92.33 | 4 | | | | |
| | Zoran Lerchbacher 81.80 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zoran Lerchbacher 81.80 | 0 | 9 | Thornton 90.74 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | Gurney 95.35 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Daryl Gurney 96.85 | 3 | 24 | Gurney 95.35 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Jermaine Wattimena 91.90 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adrian Lewis 93.25 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Caris 80.64 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Caris 80.64 | 0 | 5 | A. Lewis 102.65 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Cullen 82.74 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Joe Cullen 100.88 | 3 | 28 | Cullen 82.74 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Corey Cadby 98.62 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Corey Cadby 98.62 | 1 | | | | 5 | A. Lewis 98.05 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | van Barneveld 95.00 | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.84 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | van Barneveld 95.00 | 4 | | | | |
| | Robbie Green 90.08 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Green 90.08 | 0 | 12 | van Barneveld 103.59 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Norris 97.03 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Alan Norris 91.61 | 3 | 21 | Norris 97.03 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | John Michael 86.05 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Michael 86.05 | 2 | | | | | | | | 12 | van Barneveld 96.31 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Taylor 95.65 | 3 |
| 4 | Phil Taylor 101.68 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Taylor 95.65 | 3 |
| | David Platt 86.94 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Platt 86.94 | 0 | 4 | Taylor 92.73 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Painter 90.52 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Jamie Caven 81.51 | 1 | | Painter 90.52 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Painter 85.13 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Painter 85.13 | 3 | | | | 4 | Taylor 101.37 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | K. Huybrechts 93.86 | 2 | | | | |
| 13 | Kim Huybrechts 98.66 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | K. Huybrechts 93.86 | 2 | | | | |
| | James Wilson 94.69 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wilson 94.69 | 0 | 13 | K. Huybrechts 92.76 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hopp 87.57 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Vincent van der Voort 88.79 | 1 | | Hopp 87.57 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Max Hopp 94.59 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 96.16 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Frost 73.74 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Frost 73.74 | 0 | 2 | Anderson 102.58 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gilding 86.21 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | John Henderson 88.19 | 2 | | Gilding 86.21 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 90.94 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 90.94 | 3 | | | | 2 | Anderson 107.68 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | van de Pas 102.30 | 2 | | | | |
| 15 | Benito van de Pas 91.18 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | van de Pas 102.30 | 2 | | | | |
| | Tengku Shah 87.86 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tengku Shah 87.86 | 1 | 15 | van de Pas 95.79 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Jenkins 94.70 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Terry Jenkins 93.66 | 3 | 18 | Jenkins 94.70 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Josh Payne 88.94 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josh Payne 88.94 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | Anderson 105.90 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Chisnall 104.63 | 3 |
| 7 | Dave Chisnall 98.72 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Chisnall 104.63 | 3 |
| | Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.90 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.90 | 2 | 7 | Chisnall 92.88 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dobey 90.71 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Justin Pipe 85.94 | 1 | | Dobey 90.71 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 90.70 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 90.70 | 3 | | | | 7 | Chisnall 93.88 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Klaasen 88.36 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Jelle Klaasen 96.02 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | Klaasen 88.36 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jeffrey de Graaf 89.79 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeffrey de Graaf 89.79 | 1 | 10 | Klaasen 93.32 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Dolan 93.34 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Brendan Dolan 95.12 | 3 | 23 | Dolan 93.34 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kist 88.67 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | James Wade 93.83 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronny Huybrechts 87.72 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronny Huybrechts 87.72 | 0 | 6 | Wade 99.39 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 27 | Beaton 97.74 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Steve Beaton 88.55 | 3 | 27 | Beaton 97.74 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Devon Petersen 79.29 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Devon Petersen 79.29 | 1 | | | | 6 | Wade 94.01 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Smith 94.52 | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | Michael Smith 96.78 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | Smith 94.52 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ricky Evans 93.20 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Evans 93.20 | 2 | 11 | Smith 93.83 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | King 94.24 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Mervyn King 86.85 | 3 | 22 | King 94.24 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West 86.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve West 86.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | Wade 99.13 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wright 104.79 | 5 |
| 3 | Peter Wright 101.06 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wright 104.79 | 5 |
| | Jerry Hendriks 86.55 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jerry Hendriks 86.55 | 0 | 3 | Wright 103.53 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | J. Lewis 91.35 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Jamie Lewis 91.08 | 3 | 30 | J. Lewis 91.35 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Mick McGowan 87.01 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick McGowan 87.01 | 2 | | | | 3 | Wright 103.05 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | White 96.17 | 1 | | | | |
| 14 | Ian White 87.20 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | White 96.17 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kevin Simm 82.16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Simm 82.16 | 0 | 14 | White 92.60 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Clayton 86.38 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Gerwyn Price 86.89 | 1 | | Clayton 86.38 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Jonny Clayton 89.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 13 sets. Referees: George Noble (first half) and Paul Hinks (second half). Alexandra Palace, London, England, 2 January 2017. :
| (1) Michael van Gerwen | 7 – 3 | Gary Anderson (2) |
| 3 – 2, 2 – 3, 2 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 3 – 2 |||
| 108.06 | Average (3 darts) | 104.93 |
| 20 | 180 scores | 22 |
| 125 | Highest checkout | 81 |
| 44.26% (27/61) | Checkout summary | 37.78% (17/45) |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | Leg Breaks | 100+ | 140+ | 170+ | 180s | High checkout | Checkout Av.% | Average |
| Michael van Gerwen | Winner | 6 | 29 | 9 | 100 | 58 | 33 | 196 | 101 | 18 | 66 | 170 | 42.74 | 106.37 |
| Gary Anderson | Runner-up | 6 | 25 | 15 | 93 | 76 | 34 | 203 | 143 | 6 | 71 | 157 | 40.97 | 103.45 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Semi-finals | 5 | 18 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 23 | 144 | 84 | 14 | 33 | 167 | 42.95 | 100.62 |
| Peter Wright | Semi-finals | 5 | 19 | 10 | 68 | 46 | 25 | 179 | 107 | 2 | 26 | 144 | 46.26 | 102.45 |
| Daryl Gurney | Quarter-finals | 4 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 18 | 125 | 63 | 3 | 23 | 161 | 34.23 | 95.76 |
| Phil Taylor | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 124 | 57 | 2 | 19 | 167 | 39.39 | 97.92 |
| Dave Chisnall | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 11 | 59 | 47 | 21 | 119 | 62 | 3 | 48 | 130 | 39.86 | 97.53 |
| James Wade | Quarter-finals | 4 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 43 | 18 | 148 | 76 | 0 | 24 | 155 | 49.04 | 96.59 |
| Darren Webster | Third round | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 83 | 54 | 1 | 24 | 157 | 41.18 | 99.43 |
| Mark Webster | Third round | 3 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 81 | 48 | 1 | 13 | 129 | 31.71 | 89.89 |
| Adrian Lewis | Third round | 3 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 74 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 44.74 | 97.98 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Third round | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 67 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 138 | 47.06 | 95.09 |
| Benito van de Pas | Third round | 3 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 84 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 143 | 45.78 | 96.42 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Third round | 3 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 140 | 50.79 | 92.57 |
| Michael Smith | Third round | 3 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 18 | 95 | 46 | 3 | 27 | 143 | 32.31 | 95.04 |
| Ian White | Third round | 3 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 67 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 130 | 50.91 | 91.99 |
| Cristo Reyes | Second round | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 130 | 60.53 | 100.81 |
| Simon Whitlock | Second round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 170 | 38.46 | 99.10 |
| Mensur Suljović | Second round | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 69 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 120 | 27.63 | 89.87 |
| Robert Thornton | Second round | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 124 | 27.54 | 89.65 |
| Joe Cullen | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 117 | 37.84 | 91.81 |
| Alan Norris | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 26.53 | 94.32 |
| Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 31.11 | 87.83 |
| Max Hopp | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 41.67 | 91.08 |
| Andrew Gilding | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 143 | 44.19 | 88.58 |
| Terry Jenkins | Second round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 68 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 140 | 39.13 | 94.18 |
| Chris Dobey | Second round | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 112 | 42.86 | 90.71 |
| Brendan Dolan | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 142 | 51.61 | 94.23 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 35.56 | 93.15 |
| Mervyn King | Second round | 2 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 86 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 148 | 36.14 | 90.55 |
| Jamie Lewis | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 110 | 43.33 | 91.22 |
| Jonny Clayton | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 56 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 120 | 30.65 | 88.13 |
| Kim Viljanen | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 41.18 | 82.54 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 98 | 40.00 | 99.11 |
| Stephen Bunting | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 118 | 37.93 | 91.02 |
| Dragutin Horvat | First round | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 20.51 | 81.88 |
| Ron Meulenkamp | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 33.33 | 88.56 |
| Joe Murnan | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 36.36 | 88.84 |
| Zoran Lerchbacher | First round | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 27.91 | 86.08 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 29.41 | 91.90 |
| Magnus Caris | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 28.57 | 80.64 |
| Corey Cadby | First round | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 60.87 | 100.55 |
| Robbie Green | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 28.57 | 90.08 |
| John Michael | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 57.89 | 86.05 |
| David Platt | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 38.10 | 86.93 |
| Jamie Caven | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 27.27 | 81.51 |
| James Wilson | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 25.00 | 94.69 |
| Vincent van der Voort | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 20.00 | 88.79 |
| Mark Frost | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 25.00 | 73.74 |
| John Henderson | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 50.00 | 88.19 |
| Tengku Shah | First round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 29.55 | 85.65 |
| Josh Payne | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 37.50 | 88.94 |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 34.78 | 94.90 |
| Justin Pipe | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 20.59 | 85.94 |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 38.10 | 89.79 |
| Christian Kist | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 33.33 | 88.67 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 50.00 | 87.72 |
| Devon Petersen | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 33.33 | 79.29 |
| Ricky Evans | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 34.78 | 93.20 |
| Steve West | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 37.14 | 86.66 |
| Jerry Hendriks | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 40.00 | 86.59 |
| Mick McGowan | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 36.84 | 87.01 |
| Kevin Simm | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 26.19 | 79.11 |
| Gerwyn Price | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 26.92 | 86.89 |
| Warren Parry | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 33.33 | 85.42 |
| Masumi Chino | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 26.32 | 80.18 |
| Ross Snook | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 25.00 | 76.40 |
| Gilbert Ulang | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.57 | 73.00 |
| John Bowles | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 28.57 | 88.96 |
| Sun Qiang | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 68.04 |
| Boris Koltsov | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 40.00 | 76.51 |
| Simon Stevenson | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 29.41 | 85.44 |

## Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
| # | Player | Round | Score |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | SF | 114.05 * |
| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld | SF | 109.34 ** |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | F | 108.06 |
| 4 | Gary Anderson | 3 | 107.68 |
| 5 | Cristo Reyes | 2 | 106.07 |
| 6 | Gary Anderson | QF | 105.90 |
| 7 | Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 105.24 |
| 8 | Gary Anderson | F | 104.93 *** |
| 9 | Peter Wright | QF | 104.79 |
| 10 | Darren Webster | 2 | 104.64 |
* The highest average in the history of the PDC World Championship.
** The highest losing average in the history of the PDC World Championship.
*** The highest losing average in the final of a PDC World Championship.

## Best ever World Championship tournament average by Michael van Gerwen

| Round | Player | Opponent | Sets | Legs | Points | Darts used | 3 Dart Average |
| 1st round | Michael van Gerwen | Kim Viljanen | 3-0 | 9-1 | 4995-3776 | 145-139 | 103.34-81.50 |
| 2nd round | Michael van Gerwen | Cristo Reyes | 4-2 | 14-11 | 11682-11385 | 333-322 | 105.24-106.07 |
| 3rd round | Michael van Gerwen | Darren Webster | 4-1 | 14-8 | 10548-9788 | 303-296 | 104.44-99.20 |
| Quarter final | Michael van Gerwen | Daryl Gurney | 5-1 | 17-8 | 12060-11166 | 351-340 | 103.08-98.52 |
| Semi final | Michael van Gerwen | Raymond van Barneveld | 6-2 | 19-13 | 15017-14396 | 395-395 | 114.05-109.34 |
| Final | Michael van Gerwen | Gary Anderson | 7-3 | 27-17 | 20963-19867 | 582-568 | 108.06-104.95 |
| Total | Player | Opponent | 29-9 | 100-58 | 75265-70378 | 2109-2060 | 107.06-102.49 |
Michael van Gerwen scored a total of 75265 points scored with 2109 darts used. This gives a tournament three dart average (3DA) of 107.06, which is the highest tournament average in the history of the PDC World Championship. Note: the tournament match average reported elsewhere is 106.37 (sum of the match averages divided by number of matches), also a record.

## Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round. Twenty-two countries were represented in the World Championship, one less than in the previous championship.
| | ENG | NED | SCO | WAL | BEL | AUS | AUT | NIR | GER | SPA | RSA | IRL | SWE | GRE | FIN | MAL | CAN | CHN | JPN | NZL | PHI | RUS | Total |
| Final | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Semis | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Quarters | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Round 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 |
| Round 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 |
| Round 1 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 64 |
| Prelim. | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 |

## Media coverage

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:
| Country | Channel |
| United Kingdom Ireland | Sky Sports Darts † |
| Netherlands | RTL7 RTL7 Darts Radio |
| Germany | Sport 1 and DAZN |
| Denmark | TV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2 |
| Norway | Viasport 3 |
| Baltic States | Viasat Sport |
| Australia Greece Turkey Cyprus Malta Israel Italy | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
| Czech Republic Slovakia Bulgaria | Nova Sport |
| Hungary | Sport1 or Sport2 |
| United States Brazil | ESPN 3/WatchESPN |
| Belgium | Eleven Sport Network |
| MENA | OSN Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Kwesé Sports 1 or 2 |
| China | CCTV5+ |
† Sky Sports F1 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament.