World Professional Darts Championship


The World Professional Darts Championship is one of the most important tournaments in the darts calendar. Originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, players then broke off into two separate organisations after a controversial split in the game. Each organisation, the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation now organise their own World Championship in January. As a result, there is no longer a unified world champion in the sport.
The BDO have organised their version dating back to 1978, when it was held at the Heart of the Midlands nightclub, Nottingham. The following year it moved to the Jollees Cabaret Club, Stoke, where it stayed until 1985. From then until 2019 it was held at the Lakeside Leisure Complex at Frimley Green, Surrey. From 2020 the tournament is held at The O2 Arena in London.
The PDC version started in 1994 after "the split", with a field of players containing all active previous World Champions from the BDO. It was originally staged at Purfleet's Circus Tavern, Essex, before moving to Alexandra Palace, London, for the 2008 World Championship.

Men's winners

British Darts Organisation
YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
1978 Leighton Rees11–7 John Lowe
1979 John Lowe5–0 Leighton Rees
1980 Eric Bristow5–3 Bobby George
1981 Eric Bristow5–3 John Lowe
1982 Jocky Wilson5–3 John Lowe
1983 Keith Deller6–5 Eric Bristow
1984 Eric Bristow7–1 Dave Whitcombe
1985 Eric Bristow6–2 John Lowe
1986 Eric Bristow6–0 Dave Whitcombe
1987 John Lowe6–4 Eric Bristow
1988 Bob Anderson6–4 John Lowe
1989 Jocky Wilson6–4 Eric Bristow
1990 Phil Taylor6–1 Eric Bristow
1991 Dennis Priestley6–0 Eric Bristow
1992 Phil Taylor6–5 Mike Gregory
1993 John Lowe6–3 Alan Warriner
1994 John Part6–0 Bobby George
1995 Richie Burnett6–3 Raymond van Barneveld
1996 Steve Beaton6–3 Richie Burnett
1997 Les Wallace6–3 Marshall James
1998 Raymond van Barneveld6–5 Richie Burnett
1999 Raymond van Barneveld6–5 Ronnie Baxter
2000 Ted Hankey6–0 Ronnie Baxter
2001 John Walton6–2 Ted Hankey
2002 Tony David6–4 Mervyn King
2003 Raymond van Barneveld6–3 Ritchie Davies
2004 Andy Fordham6–3 Mervyn King
2005 Raymond van Barneveld6–2 Martin Adams
2006 Jelle Klaasen7–5 Raymond van Barneveld
2007 Martin Adams7–6 Phill Nixon
2008 Mark Webster7–5 Simon Whitlock
2009 Ted Hankey7–6 Tony O'Shea
2010 Martin Adams7–5 Dave Chisnall
2011 Martin Adams7–5 Dean Winstanley
2012 Christian Kist7–5 Tony O'Shea
2013 Scott Waites7–1 Tony O'Shea
2014 Stephen Bunting7–4 Alan Norris
2015 Scott Mitchell7–6 Martin Adams
2016 Scott Waites7–1 Jeff Smith
2017 Glen Durrant7–3 Danny Noppert
2018 Glen Durrant7–6 Mark McGeeney
2019 Glen Durrant7–3 Scott Waites
2020 Wayne Warren7–4 Jim Williams

Professional Darts Corporation
YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
1994 Dennis Priestley6–1 Phil Taylor
1995 Phil Taylor6–2 Rod Harrington
1996 Phil Taylor6–4 Dennis Priestley
1997 Phil Taylor6–3 Dennis Priestley
1998 Phil Taylor6–0 Dennis Priestley
1999 Phil Taylor6–2 Peter Manley
2000 Phil Taylor7–3 Dennis Priestley
2001 Phil Taylor7–0 John Part
2002 Phil Taylor7–0 Peter Manley
2003 John Part7–6 Phil Taylor
2004 Phil Taylor7–6 Kevin Painter
2005 Phil Taylor7–4 Mark Dudbridge
2006 Phil Taylor7–0 Peter Manley
2007 Raymond van Barneveld7–6 Phil Taylor
2008 John Part7–2 Kirk Shepherd
2009 Phil Taylor7–1 Raymond van Barneveld
2010 Phil Taylor7–3 Simon Whitlock
2011 Adrian Lewis7–5 Gary Anderson
2012 Adrian Lewis7–3 Andy Hamilton
2013 Phil Taylor7–4 Michael van Gerwen
2014 Michael van Gerwen7–4 Peter Wright
2015 Gary Anderson7–6 Phil Taylor
2016 Gary Anderson7–5 Adrian Lewis
2017 Michael van Gerwen7–3 Gary Anderson
2018 Rob Cross7–2 Phil Taylor
2019 Michael van Gerwen7–3 Michael Smith
2020 Peter Wright7–3 Michael van Gerwen

has won five World Championships.

By player

The following sortable table lists all winners of both versions of the World Championship.
PlayerTotalBDOPDC
Phil Taylor16214
Raymond van Barneveld541
Eric Bristow55–
Martin Adams33–
Michael van Gerwen3–3
John Lowe33–
John Part312
Glen Durrant33–
Gary Anderson2–2
Ted Hankey22–
Adrian Lewis2–2
Dennis Priestley211
Scott Waites22–
Jocky Wilson22–
Bob Anderson11–
Steve Beaton11–
Stephen Bunting11–
Richie Burnett11–
Rob Cross1–1
Tony David11–
Keith Deller11–
Andy Fordham11–
Christian Kist11–
Jelle Klaasen11–
Scott Mitchell11–
Leighton Rees11–
Les Wallace11–
John Walton11–
Wayne Warren11–
Mark Webster11–
Peter Wright1–1

Highest average progression

AverageSeedPlayerScoreOpponentStageYear
97.493 Leighton Rees6–3 Alan EvansQF1978
99.005 John Lowe2–0 Tony Brown1st1984
100.29unseeded Keith Deller2–4 John LoweQF1985
100.80unseeded Phil Taylor5–0 Cliff LazarenkoSF1990
102.631 Dennis Priestley3–0 Jocky Wilson1st1993
103.981 Phil Taylor6–0 Dennis PriestleyF1998
105.033 Phil Taylor3–0 Reg Harding1st1999
105.872 Phil Taylor6–0 Alan WarrinerQF2000
107.462 Phil Taylor7–0 John PartF2001
111.212 Phil Taylor6–1 Shayne Burgess2nd2002
114.051 Michael van Gerwen6–2 Raymond van BarneveldSF2017

Women's winners

British Darts Organisation
YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
2001 Trina Gulliver2–1 Mandy Solomons
2002 Trina Gulliver2–1 Francis Hoenselaar
2003 Trina Gulliver2–0 Anne Kirk
2004 Trina Gulliver2–0 Francis Hoenselaar
2005 Trina Gulliver2–0 Francis Hoenselaar
2006 Trina Gulliver2–0 Francis Hoenselaar
2007 Trina Gulliver2–1 Francis Hoenselaar
2008 Anastasia Dobromyslova2–0 Trina Gulliver
2009 Francis Hoenselaar2–1 Trina Gulliver
2010 Trina Gulliver2–0 Rhian Edwards
2011 Trina Gulliver2–0 Rhian Edwards
2012 Anastasia Dobromyslova2–1 Deta Hedman
2013 Anastasia Dobromyslova2–1 Lisa Ashton
2014 Lisa Ashton3–2 Deta Hedman
2015 Lisa Ashton3–1 Fallon Sherrock
2016 Trina Gulliver3–2 Deta Hedman
2017 Lisa Ashton3–0 Corrine Hammond
2018 Lisa Ashton3–1 Anastasia Dobromyslova
2019 Mikuru Suzuki3–0 Lorraine Winstanley
2020 Mikuru Suzuki3–0 Lisa Ashton

Professional Darts Corporation
YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
2010 Stacy Bromberg6–5 Tricia Wright

By player

The following sortable table lists all winners of both versions of the World Championship.
PlayerTotalBDOPDC
Trina Gulliver1010–
Lisa Ashton44–
Anastasia Dobromyslova33–
Mikuru Suzuki22–
Francis Hoenselaar11–
Stacy Bromberg1–1

Youth winners

British Darts Organisation
YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
2015 Colin Roelofs3–0 Harry Ward
2016 Joshua Richardson3–2 Jordan Boyce
2017 Justin van Tergouw3–2 Nathan Girvan
2018 Justin van Tergouw3–1 Killian Hefferman
2019 Leighton Bennett3–0 Nathan Girvan
2020 Keane Barry3–0 Leighton Bennett

Professional Darts Corporation
YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
2011 Arron Monk6–4 Michael van Gerwen
2012 James Hubbard6–1 Michael van Gerwen
2013 Michael Smith6–1 Ricky Evans
2014 Keegan Brown6–4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
2015 Max Hopp6–5 Nathan Aspinall
2016 Corey Cadby6–2 Berry van Peer
2017 Dimitri Van den Bergh6–3 Josh Payne
2018 Dimitri Van den Bergh6–3 Martin Schindler
2019 Luke Humphries6–0 Adam Gawlas