2024 PDC World Darts Championship

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The **2024 Paddy Power World Darts Championship** was the 31st World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 15 December 2023–3 January 2024.

Michael Smith was the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the 2023 final, but he was defeated 4–0 in the fourth round by Chris Dobey.

Luke Humphries (who became the World Number 1 after his semi-final victory over Scott Williams) became World Champion for the first time after defeating 16-year-old debutant Luke Littler 7–4 in the final, making it 4 majors in the space of 3 months, following his victories in the 2023 World Grand Prix, 2023 Grand Slam of Darts and the 2023 Players Championship Finals. He also won the *Ballon D'Art* trophy organised by the tournament sponsors Paddy Power, for the most 180's hit in the tournament with 73.

Littler's run to the final saw him break the record for the youngest finalist, previously held by Kirk Shepherd in the 2008 tournament, and his ranking rose from 164th at the start of the tournament to 31st by the end of it.

Notably, in the quarter-finals, Rob Cross became the first player in either code to win a quarter-final after being 4 sets down in 5–4 win over Dobey.

This was the first PDC World Championship since the 2006 edition, where all 4 semi-finalists came from England.

## Prize money

The prize money for the tournament remained at £2,500,000 in total – the same as the previous 2 years. The winner's share was £500,000.

## Qualifiers

The top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit began the competition in the second round. The 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit (not already qualified) and 32 qualifiers from around the world began in the first round.

01.    Michael Smith  *(Fourth round)*
02.    Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
03.   **Luke Humphries**  **(Champion)**
04.    Peter Wright  *(Second round)*
05.    Gerwyn Price  *(Third round)*
06.    Nathan Aspinall  *(Second round)*
07.    Danny Noppert  *(Second round)*
08.    Rob Cross  *(Semi-finals)*
09.    Jonny Clayton  *(Fourth round)*
10.    Damon Heta  *(Fourth round)*
11.    Dave Chisnall  *(Quarter-finals)*
12.    Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Second round)*
13.    James Wade  *(Second round)*
14.    Joe Cullen  *(Fourth round)*
15.    Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Second round)*
16.    Ross Smith  *(Third round)*
17.    Chris Dobey  *(Quarter-finals)*
18.    Stephen Bunting  *(Fourth round)*
19.    Ryan Searle  *(Third round)*
20.    Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
21.    Gary Anderson  *(Fourth round)*
22.    Gabriel Clemens  *(Third round)*
23.    Josh Rock  *(Second round)*
24.    Krzysztof Ratajski  *(Third round)*
25.    José de Sousa  *(Second round)*
26.    Martin Schindler  *(Third round)*
27.    Daryl Gurney  *(Fourth round)*
28.    Brendan Dolan  *(Quarter-finals)*
29.    Raymond van Barneveld  *(Fourth round)*
30.    Callan Rydz  *(Second round)*
31.    Kim Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
32.    Madars Razma  *(Third round)* | **Pro Tour Order of Merit***First Round*
1. Ricardo Pietreczko  *(Third round)*
2. Gian van Veen  *(First round)*
3. Ryan Joyce  *(Second round)*
4. Luke Woodhouse  *(First round)*
5. Mike De Decker  *(Second round)*
6. Ian White  *(First round)*
7. Jim Williams  *(Third round)*
8. Mario Vandenbogaerde  *(First round)*
9. Radek Szagański  *(Second round)*
10. Richard Veenstra  *(Third round)*
11. Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
12. Keane Barry  *(Second round)*
13. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
14. Kevin Doets  *(Second round)*
15. Matt Campbell  *(Third round)*
16. Connor Scutt  *(Second round)*
17. Martin Lukeman  *(Second round)*
18. Mickey Mansell  *(Second round)*
19. Dylan Slevin  *(First round)*
20. Steve Lennon  *(Second round)*
21. William O'Connor  *(Second round)*
22. Scott Williams  *(Semi-finals)*
23. Christian Kist  *(First round)*
24. Ricky Evans  *(Third round)*
25. Cameron Menzies  *(Second round)*
26. Lee Evans  *(Second round)*
27. Ritchie Edhouse  *(First round)*
28. Jermaine Wattimena  *(Second round)*
29. Jules van Dongen  *(First round)*
30. Jamie Hughes  *(Second round)*
31. Niels Zonneveld  *(Second round)*
32. Keegan Brown  *(First round)*
* Simon Adams  – African Continental Tour Qualifier *(First round)*
* Owen Bates  – PDC Challenge Tour Runner-Up *(First round)*
* Stowe Buntz  – CDC Tour Top Ranked Non-Qualified Player *(First round)*
* David Cameron  – CDC Tour Top Ranked Canadian Player *(First round)*
* Jeffrey de Graaf  – PDC Nordic & Baltic Runner-Up *(Third round)*
* Tomoya Goto  – 2023 PDC Asian Tour #2 *(Second round)*
* Florian Hempel  – PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier *(Third round)*
* Dragutin Horvat  – PDC Europe Super League Champion *(First round)*
* Lourence Ilagan  – 2023 PDC Asian Tour #1 *(First round)*
* Marko Kantele  – PDC Nordic & Baltic Winner *(First round)*
* Krzysztof Kciuk  – East Europe Qualifier *(First round)*
* Boris Krčmar  – PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier *(Third round)*
* Man Lok Leung  – 2023 PDC Asian Tour #5 *(Second round)*
* Luke Littler  – PDC Development Tour Runner-Up *(Runner-up)*
* Norman Madhoo  – CDLC Tour Winner *(First round)*
* Haruki Muramatsu  – PDC Asian Championship Winner *(First round)*
* Paolo Nebrida  – 2023 PDC Asian Tour #3 *(First round)*
* Wessel Nijman  – PDC Development Tour 3rd Place *(First round)*
* Bhav Patel  – Indian Qualifier *(First round)*
* Darren Penhall  – 2023 DPA Tour Champion *(Second round)*
* Haupai Puha  – DPA Oceanic Masters Champion *(First round)*
* Reynaldo Rivera  – 2023 PDC Asian Tour #4 *(First round)*
* Ben Robb  – DPNZ Tour Champion *(First round)*
* Rusty-Jake Rodriguez  – PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier *(First round)*
* Fallon Sherrock  – PDC Women's Series Winner *(First round)*
* Sandro Sosing  – PDC Asian Championship Runner-Up *(First round)*
* Alex Spellman  – CDC Tour Top Ranked US Player *(First round)*
* Mikuru Suzuki  – PDC Women's Series Runner-Up *(First round)*
* Thibault Tricole  – West Europe Qualifier *(Second round)*
* Berry van Peer  – PDC Challenge Tour Winner *(Third round)*
* Darren Webster  – PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier *(First round)*
* Zong Xiao Chen  – PDC China Premier League Champion *(First round)*

1. ↑ Beau Greaves had qualified as the winner of the 2023 Women's World Matchplay, but she declined the invitation to take part in the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship instead, so her spot got put into the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier instead.
2. ↑ Had no Japanese player reached the final of the 2023 PDC Asian Championship, then the highest-ranked Japanese player in the 2023 PDC Asian Tour series Order of Merit would have qualified, but with Muramatsu winning, the place went to the #5 ranked player on the Order of Merit instead.
3. ↑ Gian van Veen was the winner of the Development Tour, but he qualified via the ProTour Order of Merit, so Wessel Nijman took the extra place as the next highest qualifier.
4. ↑ Prakash Jiwa was the winner of the Indian Qualifier, but he was ineligible to play, after being suspended by the Darts Regulatory Authority, so Bhav Patel as the runner-up of the event took his place.
5. ↑ As both Gian van Veen and Luke Littler (the finalists of the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship), had already qualified, the spot got put into the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier instead.
6. ↑ With the #1 ranked player, Beau Greaves, declining her invite to the World Championship, the 2 spots went to the women ranked #2 and #3 on the 2023 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit.

## Draw

The draw was made on 27 November by Dennis Priestley and Phil Taylor.

### Bottom half

#### Section 4

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## References

1. ↑ Paddy Power unveiled as new sponsors of World Darts Championship (10 July 2023).
2. ↑ Nine-dart Smith stuns Van Gerwen to become World Champion (3 January 2023).
3. ↑ Sensational Humphries denies Littler to seal World Championship glory (3 January 2024).
4. ↑ Move over Messi! Ballon d'Art trophy revealed by Paddy Power (4 December 2023).
5. ↑ 2020/21 William Hill World Darts Championship preview. PDC (14 December 2020).
6. ↑ Order of Merit Rules, 3.1. PDC.
7. ↑ International Qualifier dates confirmed for 2023/24 World Championship (20 September 2023).
8. ↑ Kciuk wins East Europe Qualifier to seal Ally Pally return (25 November 2023).
9. ↑ 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship draw confirmed (27 November 2023).
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