# 2016 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2016 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 23rd 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 17 December 2015 and 3 January 2016.
Gary Anderson was the defending champion, having won his first world title in the 2015 final by beating 16-times champion Phil Taylor 7–6. He retained his title by beating Adrian Lewis 7–5. He also threw a nine-dart finish in his semi-final against Jelle Klaasen to add a bonus £15,000 to his winnings, and hit two maximum checkouts of 170 in the progress.
There were 654 maximums thrown during the event, beating the record of 625 from the previous year. 34 of these were produced in the final, which was the record for a professional match for a year until the 2017 World Darts Championship final produced 42.
Three-time world champion John Part was a notable absentee in this tournament, having failed to qualify for the first time since joining the PDC in 1997.

## Format

The tournament featured 72 players. The top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit on 30 November 2015 (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 2015 PDC Pro Tour.
These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Coventry on 30 November 2015), and 22 international players: the four highest names on the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 18 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 entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.
Thanawat Gaweenuntawong became the first player from Thailand to play at a World Darts Championship.

## Prize money

The 2016 World Championship featured a prize fund of at least £1,500,000 – an increase of £250,000 from the 2015 tournament.
The prize money was allocated as follows:
| Position (num. of players) | Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £1,500,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £300,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £150,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £70,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £35,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £22,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £15,000 |
| First round losers | (32) | £10,000 |
| Preliminary round losers | (8) | £4,250 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £15,000 |

## Results
### Preliminary round

The format in the preliminary round was extended from a best-of-seven legs to a best-of-three sets format. One match was played in the first eight sessions with the winners playing their first-round matches at the end of the session.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
| 83.03 | Andy Boulton | 2–1 | Per Laursen | 79.27 |
| 64.73 | Sun Qiang | 0–2 | Mick McGowan | 74.19 |
| 63.64 | Thanawat Gaweenuntawong | 0–2 | René Eidams | 69.25 |
| 87.69 | Kim Viljanen | 2–1 | Sven Groen | 84.11 |
| 91.79 | Keita Ono | 2–0 | Alex Tagarao | 77.40 |
| 78.83 | Michael Rasztovits | 0–2 | Rob Szabo | 78.34 |
| 89.33 | Aleksandr Oreshkin | 2–1 | Paul Lim | 88.26 |
| 77.12 | Warrick Scheffer | 0–2 | John Michael | 88.01 |

### Main draw
#### Finals

| Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 2 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 2 January | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 2 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 3 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 3 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 3 January |
| 16 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.44 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michael Smith 97.61 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michael Smith 97.61 | 4 | 16 | Raymond van Barneveld 94.07 | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Adrian Lewis 99.55 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Adrian Lewis 102.51 | 5 | 5 | Adrian Lewis 99.55 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Peter Wright 103.10 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Peter Wright 103.10 | 2 | | | | 5 | Adrian Lewis 100.23 | 5 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 99.26 | 7 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 105.25 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 99.26 | 7 |
| 7 | James Wade 88.05 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | James Wade 88.05 | 1 | 2 | Gary Anderson 107.32 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 19 | Jelle Klaasen 94.68 | 0 | | | |
| | Alan Norris 98.33 | 4 | 19 | Jelle Klaasen 94.68 | 0 | | | |
| 19 | Jelle Klaasen 99.35 | 5 | | | | | | |

#### Rounds 1–4

| First round (best of 5 sets) 17–23 December | First round (best of 5 sets) 17–23 December | First round (best of 5 sets) 17–23 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 26–29 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 26–29 December | Second round (best of 7 sets) 26–29 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 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 99.03 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | René Eidams 90.48 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | René Eidams 90.48 | 2 | 1 | van Gerwen 109.23 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | D. Webster 94.90 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | John Henderson 81.06 | 1 | | D. Webster 94.90 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 87.83 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Webster 87.83 | 3 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 105.78 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | van Barneveld 100.44 | 4 | | | | |
| 16 | Raymond van Barneveld 91.34 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | van Barneveld 100.44 | 4 | | | | |
| | Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.77 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.77 | 0 | 16 | van Barneveld 94.63 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Bunting 98.18 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Stephen Bunting 86.72 | 3 | 17 | Bunting 98.18 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jyhan Artut 81.08 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jyhan Artut 81.08 | 0 | | | | | | | | 16 | van Barneveld 99.44 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Smith 97.61 | 4 |
| 8 | Michael Smith 95.31 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Smith 97.61 | 4 |
| | Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.20 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.20 | 2 | 8 | Smith 100.30 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25 | Beaton 91.96 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Steve Beaton 95.87 | 3 | 25 | Beaton 91.96 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Koha Kokiri 93.22 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Koha Kokiri 93.22 | 0 | | | | 8 | Smith 101.56 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24 | van de Pas 83.14 | 0 | | | | |
| 9 | Ian White 92.43 | 1 | | | | | | | 24 | van de Pas 83.14 | 0 | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.22 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.22 | 3 | | Van den Bergh 92.51 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | van de Pas 95.17 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Benito van de Pas 87.98 | 3 | 24 | van de Pas 95.17 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Max Hopp 89.49 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adrian Lewis 99.53 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Dekker 89.68 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Dekker 89.68 | 0 | 5 | A. Lewis 103.52 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Gilding 82.70 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Andrew Gilding 90.91 | 3 | 28 | Gilding 82.70 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Gerwyn Price 83.86 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerwyn Price 83.86 | 0 | | | | 5 | A. Lewis 98.70 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21 | Suljović 93.93 | 0 | | | | |
| 12 | Kim Huybrechts 92.66 | 2 | | | | | | | 21 | Suljović 93.93 | 0 | | | | |
| | David Pallett 91.43 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Pallett 91.43 | 3 | | Pallett 92.21 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Suljović 91.04 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Mensur Suljović 99.44 | 3 | 21 | Suljović 91.04 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Jermaine Wattimena 87.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jermaine Wattimena 87.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 | A. Lewis 102.51 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wright 103.10 | 2 |
| 4 | Peter Wright 95.91 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wright 103.10 | 2 |
| | Keegan Brown 83.61 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keegan Brown 83.61 | 0 | 4 | Wright 99.09 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | R. Huybrechts 92.07 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Dean Winstanley 88.00 | 2 | | R. Huybrechts 92.07 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Ronny Huybrechts 91.14 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronny Huybrechts 91.14 | 3 | | | | 4 | Wright 103.69 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Chisnall 102.26 | 3 | | | | |
| 13 | Dave Chisnall 99.37 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | Chisnall 102.26 | 3 | | | | |
| | Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.37 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.37 | 0 | 13 | Chisnall 102.85 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kist 95.92 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Justin Pipe 75.55 | 0 | | Kist 95.92 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kist 93.95 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 99.55 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Boulton 85.30 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Boulton 85.30 | 0 | 2 | G. Anderson 99.44 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gurney 96.04 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Jamie Lewis 90.34 | 1 | | Gurney 96.04 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 94.12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 94.12 | 3 | | | | 2 | G. Anderson 101.58 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | van der Voort 95.13 | 0 | | | | |
| 15 | Vincent van der Voort 95.70 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | van der Voort 95.13 | 0 | | | | |
| | Laurence Ryder 81.37 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Ryder 81.37 | 0 | 15 | van der Voort 95.12 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | K. Anderson 92.23 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Brendan Dolan 87.19 | 0 | | K. Anderson 92.23 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Anderson 90.64 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Anderson 90.64 | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | G. Anderson 105.25 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Wade 88.05 | 1 |
| 7 | James Wade 95.77 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Wade 88.05 | 1 |
| | John Michael 84.26 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Michael 84.26 | 0 | 7 | Wade 92.84 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Newton 84.89 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Wes Newton 77.80 | 3 | 26 | Newton 84.89 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Cristo Reyes 87.05 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristo Reyes 87.05 | 1 | | | | 7 | Wade 93.89 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23 | Caven 88.31 | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Simon Whitlock 92.85 | 2 | | | | | | | 23 | Caven 88.31 | 1 | | | | |
| | Ricky Evans 93.48 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Evans 93.48 | 3 | | Evans 82.95 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Caven 91.81 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Jamie Caven 96.55 | 3 | 23 | Caven 91.81 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Rob Szabo 86.50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Robert Thornton 88.66 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Norris 96.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Norris 96.88 | 3 | | Norris 94.80 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Murnan 89.76 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Andy Hamilton 86.75 | 2 | | Murnan 89.76 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Murnan 86.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Murnan 86.88 | 3 | | | | | Norris 95.43 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22 | M. Webster 96.06 | 1 | | | | |
| 11 | Terry Jenkins 89.56 | 3 | | | | | | | 22 | M. Webster 96.06 | 1 | | | | |
| | Darin Young 83.49 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darin Young 83.49 | 1 | 11 | Jenkins 92.15 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | M. Webster 93.37 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Mark Webster 89.58 | 3 | 22 | M. Webster 93.37 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Mick McGowan 85.88 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick McGowan 85.88 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Norris 98.33 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Klaasen 99.35 | 5 |
| 3 | Phil Taylor 98.39 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Klaasen 99.35 | 5 |
| | Keita Ono 83.49 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keita Ono 83.49 | 0 | 3 | Taylor 92.91 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | Painter 92.19 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Kevin Painter 93.43 | 3 | 30 | Painter 92.19 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Viljanen 80.63 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Viljanen 80.63 | 0 | | | | 3 | Taylor 100.03 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Klaasen 102.52 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Mervyn King 97.84 | 3 | | | | | | | 19 | Klaasen 102.52 | 4 | | | | |
| | Aleksandr Oreshkin 86.14 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandr Oreshkin 86.14 | 2 | 14 | King 88.71 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | Klaasen 93.56 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Jelle Klaasen 102.54 | 3 | 19 | Klaasen 93.56 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 93.86 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 13 sets. Referee: George Noble. Alexandra Palace, London, England, 3 January 2016. :
| (5) Adrian Lewis | 5 – 7 | Gary Anderson (2) |
| 3 – 1, 0 – 3, 1 – 3, 3 – 2, 3 – 2, 1 – 3, 1 – 3, 0 – 3, 3 – 0, 0 – 3, 3 – 0, 1 – 3 |||
| 100.23 | Average (3 darts) | 99.26 |
| 19 | 180 scores | 15 |
| 131 | Highest checkout | 170 |
| 38% (19/50) | Checkout summary | 43% (26/60) |

## Statistics

| Player | Eliminated | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won | Legs Lost | Leg Breaks | 100+ | 140+ | 170+ | 180s | High checkout | Checkout Av.% | Average |
| Gary Anderson | Winner | 6 | 29 | 7 | 95 | 45 | 44 | 185 | 102 | 8 | 51 | 170 | 42.15 | 102.07 |
| Adrian Lewis | Runner-up | 6 | 27 | 12 | 93 | 64 | 39 | 171 | 106 | 8 | 60 | 164 | 45.95 | 100.67 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Semi-finals | 5 | 19 | 16 | 74 | 72 | 26 | 231 | 125 | 2 | 27 | 161 | 38.56 | 96.46 |
| Jelle Klaasen | Semi-finals | 5 | 16 | 15 | 68 | 62 | 31 | 134 | 70 | 5 | 48 | 170 | 42.36 | 99.49 |
| Peter Wright | Quarter-finals | 4 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 40 | 20 | 111 | 54 | 1 | 38 | 131 | 40.16 | 100.45 |
| Michael Smith | Quarter-finals | 4 | 15 | 9 | 55 | 44 | 20 | 110 | 63 | 4 | 36 | 140 | 43.65 | 98.70 |
| James Wade | Quarter-finals | 4 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 113 | 53 | 1 | 13 | 141 | 43.48 | 92.64 |
| Alan Norris | Quarter-finals | 4 | 15 | 7 | 51 | 40 | 23 | 92 | 66 | 0 | 37 | 123 | 43.97 | 96.36 |
| Phil Taylor | Third round | 3 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 82 | 49 | 1 | 13 | 170 | 37.11 | 97.11 |
| Mark Webster | Third round | 3 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 62 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 130 | 36.14 | 93.00 |
| Dave Chisnall | Third round | 3 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 85 | 52 | 0 | 25 | 160 | 42.39 | 101.49 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Third round | 3 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 83 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 170 | 52.05 | 104.68 |
| Mensur Suljović | Third round | 3 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 80 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 160 | 37.66 | 94.80 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Third round | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 66 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 134 | 37.68 | 95.32 |
| Jamie Caven | Third round | 3 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 127 | 41.67 | 92.22 |
| Benito van de Pas | Third round | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 72 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 33.70 | 88.76 |
| Mervyn King | Second round | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 122 | 31.94 | 93.28 |
| Kevin Painter | Second round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 110 | 38.64 | 92.81 |
| Andrew Gilding | Second round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 132 | 47.83 | 86.81 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 40.00 | 91.61 |
| David Pallett | Second round | 2 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 132 | 31.76 | 91.82 |
| Terry Jenkins | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 121 | 35.71 | 90.86 |
| Joe Murnan | Second round | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 112 | 32.43 | 88.32 |
| Darren Webster | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 34.38 | 91.37 |
| Wes Newton | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 33.33 | 81.35 |
| Stephen Bunting | Second round | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 40.35 | 92.45 |
| Kyle Anderson | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 128 | 27.94 | 91.44 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Second round | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 122 | 41.18 | 93.87 |
| Steve Beaton | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 40.48 | 93.92 |
| Daryl Gurney | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 35.09 | 95.08 |
| Christian Kist | Second round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 116 | 36.36 | 94.94 |
| Ricky Evans | Second round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 130 | 44.44 | 88.22 |
| Robert Thornton | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 33.33 | 88.66 |
| Ian White | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 35.29 | 92.43 |
| Simon Whitlock | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 121 | 28.57 | 92.85 |
| Kim Huybrechts | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 32.00 | 92.66 |
| Brendan Dolan | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 22.73 | 87.19 |
| Justin Pipe | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 50.00 | 75.55 |
| Andy Hamilton | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 34.21 | 86.75 |
| Dean Winstanley | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 120 | 32.35 | 88.00 |
| Jamie Lewis | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 46.15 | 90.34 |
| John Henderson | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 46.15 | 81.06 |
| Gerwyn Price | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 23.08 | 83.86 |
| Keegan Brown | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 25.00 | 83.61 |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 170 | 35.29 | 89.37 |
| Max Hopp | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 25.00 | 89.49 |
| Cristo Reyes | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 26.92 | 87.05 |
| Joe Cullen | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 33.33 | 93.86 |
| Jyhan Artut | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 16.67 | 81.08 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 50.00 | 79.77 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 30.77 | 96.20 |
| Andy Boulton | First round | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.03 | 84.17 |
| Jan Dekker | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 83.33 | 89.68 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 66.67 | 87.10 |
| Darin Young | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 53.33 | 83.49 |
| John Michael | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 28.57 | 86.14 |
| Mick McGowan | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 36.36 | 80.04 |
| Kim Viljanen | First round | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 52.63 | 84.16 |
| Koha Kokiri | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 22.73 | 93.22 |
| Laurence Ryder | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 50.00 | 81.37 |
| Rob Szabo | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 34.78 | 82.42 |
| René Eidams | First round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 31.82 | 79.87 |
| Keita Ono | First round | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 46.67 | 87.64 |
| Aleksandr Oreshkin | First round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 40.54 | 87.74 |
| Per Laursen | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 37.50 | 79.27 |
| Sven Groen | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 33.33 | 84.11 |
| Michael Rasztovits | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 23.53 | 78.83 |
| Paul Lim | Prelim. Round | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 28.57 | 88.26 |
| Sun Qiang | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11.11 | 64.73 |
| Alex Tagarao | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25.00 | 77.40 |
| Warrick Scheffer | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7.69 | 77.12 |
| Thanawat Gaweenuntawong | Prelim. Round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 12.00 | 63.64 |

## 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 | BEL | WAL | AUT | GER | NIR | NZL | SPA | THA | GRE | RSA | RUS | USA | JPN | FIN | PHI | DEN | SIN | CHN | IRE | Total |
| Final | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Semis | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Quarters | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Round 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 |
| Round 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 |
| Round 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 64 |
| Prelim. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 Darts † |
| Netherlands | RTL7 |
| Germany | Sport1/Sport1+ |
| Denmark | TV3 Sport1/TV3 Sport2 |
| Australia Italy | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
| Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary | Nova Sport 2 |
| Arab world | OSN |
| United States | ESPN 3 |
| Bulgaria Scandinavia Baltic states | Viasat |
| Belgium | Eleven Sport Network |
† Sky Sports F1 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament.