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PDC World Darts Championships 2019
Thursday 13th December - 1st January 2019
PDC World Darts Championships: 13th December - 1st January 2019 
The William Hill PDC World Darts Championships followed by the BDO Lakeside World Darts Champions. Dart fans are in for a four-week darts frenzy as the World’s best dart players take to the stage to fulfil their dreams of becoming a World Darts Champion.
The William Hill PDC World Darts Championships kicks off proceeding at the Ally Pally on the 13th December 2018 and concludes on New Year’s Day 1st January 2019. Nine-six players of the World’s best will compete for a share of £2,500,000 prize fund, the biggest in darts history. With the Winner receiving £500,000. This year the event will also see two ladies playing in the event, Anastasia Drobromyslova and the current BDO World Darts Champions, Lisa Ashton. Both ladies qualified via a knockout qualification.
Rob Cross was the surprise winner of the 2018 PDC World title and he will be under pressure to defend his title. During 2018 the major darts events have not been dominated by a single player as we have seen in previous years. Rob hasn’t been able to emulate is 2018 World title success at any of the majors. Although he has won a non-ranking World Series event and off camera players event.
Recently crowned Player Championship winner Daryl Gurney and James Wade who won back to back European Championships and World Series of Darts titles put themselves back in the mix as a title contenders. Michael van Gerwen the PDC order of merit No.e and Gary Anderson also look good to claim their third World titles. Peter Wright has also been in the mix, however, major titles he is lacking. In 2018 Peter won the non-ranking Melbourne Darts Masters but other than that he has had an unsuccessful title year.
BDO World Darts Championships: 5th - 13th January 2019 
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The Lakeside BDO World Darts Championships follows early in the New Year. This again will come from the famous Lakeside Country Club, 5th - 13th January 2019.
Defending Champions Glen Durrant and Lisa Ashton will again look to add to their World title tally. Glen and Lisa will both be looking to make it a hattrick of consecutive titles. If Lisa wins the 2019 World title it will take her total of World titles to five. She could although unlikely win both the PDC World Championship and the BDO World Championship in the same year!
Mark McGeeney will be hoping to go one step further as he was narrowly defeated by Glen in the 2018 BDO Lakeside World Championship. The ‘Gladiator’ won the Dutch Open for a second consecutive year and add a triple crown of wins in Turkey. On the Ladies side, Trina Gulliver MBE will again toe the oche for a nineteenth consecutive year. Trina has won the World title ten times and been the runner-up twice and is still a force to be contended with. She last won the World Title in 2016 defeating the finals favourite Deta Hedman who seemed not to be able to cope with the pressure of the World Final.
The William Hill PDC World Darts Championships will be broadcast via 'Sky Sports' in the UK and various TV broadcasters around the world. While the BDO Lakeside World Darts Champions will be broadcast via Eurosport and Quest.
More information about both of these major dart events can be seen below.
Updated: November 2018
William Hill World Darts Championship 2019 - Alexandra Palace, London
PDC William Hill World Darts Championship 2019
The World Dart Stage is set for another 15 days of World Championship Dart, live from the Alexandra Palace, London.
Ninety-six players will compete for the Sid Waddell trophy and the first prize of £500,000 with a total prize fund of £2.5M making this event the richest darts event in the world.
At the time of writing a few tickets are still available, however, these tend to sell out fast so if you want to join the party I suggest you buy your tickets now or be disappointed.
Veteran Paul Lim has again qualified for the TV stages of the World Championship and at a tender age of 64, he by far the oldest tungsten slinger in this event. Paul came to fame by hitting a nine-dart leg in the BDO World Darts Championships back in 1990. It is something the BDO players have still to emulate in this event but not so in the PDC where nine-dart legs have become expected by many fans will tell you!
Paul nearly landed a nine-dart leg at the 2018 PDC World Championships and he is sure to have fantastic fan support when he steps to the oche once again.
Seeded players this year enter the competition in the second round of the competition
Details of this event, venue, prize fund breakdown can be found on this page. Use the tabs below to reveal more information or the tabs at the top of this section to find out the schedule of play and players line up.
Alexandra Palace website states this event is sold out, however, follow the PDC Link below as there may be some tickets available as part of a package deal. If however, were not lucky enough to purchase a ticket for this event then no worries, the event will be shown on Sky Sports in the UK / Ireland and various TV stations around the World or you can subscribe to the live streaming via PDC HD.tv to see many PDC Darts events.
(Please note: Live coverage of televised events is not available in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands are not available this route due to broadcast contracts in these territories. European Tour and Players Championship events are available worldwide. See the PDC.tv website for full details)
2019 PDC World Champions Match Schedule
The Alexandra Palace traditionally opens its doors an hour and a half prior to the start of the event, however, please check with the venue prior to avoid disappointment.
| Date | Match Schedule | Doors Open | Event Start | Event Finish |
| 13th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 14th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 14th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 15th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 15th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 16th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 16th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 17th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 18th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 18th December 2018 | 2x First Round, 2 x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 19th December 2018 | 3x First Round, 1 x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 19th December 2018 | 4x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 20th December 2018 | 4x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 20th December 2018 | 4x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 21st December 2018 | 4x Second Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 21st December 2018 | 4x Second Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 22nd December 2018 | 3x Third Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 22nd December 2018 | 3x Third Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 23rd December 2018 | 3x Third Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 23rd December 2018 | 3x Third Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 27th December 2018 | 3x Third Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 27th December 2018 | 1x Third Round, 2 x Fourth Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 28th December 2018 | 3x Fourth Round | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 28th December 2018 | 3x Fourth Round | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 29th December 2018 | 2x Quarter-Finals | 11:00 | 12:30 | 16:30 |
| 29th December 2018 | 2x Quarter-Finals | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 30th December 2018 | Semi-Finals | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
| 1st January 2019 | Final | 17:30 | 19:00 | 23:00 |
PDC World Championship Ticket Information
Please use this plan as a guide only and not an exact representation of the seating layout at the venue.
Traveling to the Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is the iconic North London venue that is surrounded by 196 acres of beautiful parkland, and grounds that boast a pub & restaurant, boating lake, pitch & putt course, 1,500 free parking spaces and much, much more.
The People’s Palace has great transport links, located just off the M1 and M25 and only 10 minutes from London Kings Cross.
How to find us
Situated between Muswell Hill & Wood Green, Alexandra Palace is well served by all forms of public transport and is easy to reach by underground, road, rail & air. Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY
Sat Nav
Postcode: N22 7AY
By Tube
Wood Green is the nearest underground station on the Piccadilly Line. (journey time is 20 minutes from Piccadilly Circus). Exit Wood Green Station and go to bus stop A to pick up the W3 bus up the hill to Alexandra Palace.
By Rail
Alexandra Palace has its own British Rail Station, fittingly called Alexandra Palace Station. It is located at the Wood Green entrance to the Park. A regular train service runs direct from Moorgate (weekdays only) or from Kings Cross, changing at Finsbury Park.
By Bus
Take the W3 bus from outside the station to the main Palm Court entrance. Some shows offer a free shuttle bus service from both Wood Green and Alexandra Palace stations check on the page of your event to find out more.
By Air
From Heathrow Airport, take the Piccadilly Line directly to Wood Green Station.
From Gatwick Airport an express takes you direct to Victoria Station, then take the Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station and a direct bus w3 to Alexandra Palace or overground train to Alexandra Palace station
Getting Home
Please note that the last tube from Wood Green Station leaves around midnight and the last train from Alexandra Palace Station leaves around Midnight. It is worth checking the last train times for your event date at www.tfl.gov.uk
Click here to find out more and plan your route.
2019 PDC William Hill World Championship Prize Fund
The 2019 PDC William Hill World Darts Championship player prize fund has again increased and the total prize fund available excluding a bonus 9 dart leg £2.5M.
The 2019 PDC William Hill World Darts Champion will receive £500,000 and the Sid Waddell Trophy. The increase again makes the William Hill World Darts Championship the biggest darts event in history!
The prize money is allocated as follows:
| Position | Players | Prize Money | Total |
| Champion | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| Semi-finalist | 2 | £100,000 | £200,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | 4 | £50,000 | £200000 |
| Fourth Round Loser | 8 | £35,000 | £280,000 |
| Third Round Loser | 16 | £25,000 | £400,000 |
| Second Round Loser | 32 | £15,000 | £480,000 |
| First Round Loser | 32 | £7,500 | £240,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | 1 | £TBC** | - |
| Total (excluding 9 dart finish) | £2,500,000 |
**The PDC 9 Dart finish prize fund is set at £5,000 per TV Tournament. If a nine dart finish is not achieved the fund rolls over to the next tournament. However in the past PDC Chairman Barry Hearn has revealed that an additional £20,000 bonus would be added for the nine-dart finish if hit during the William Hill World Darts Championship. But this is yet to be confirmed for the 2019 Championship
2019 Players Draw
2019 World Darts Championship Players Qualifiers and Draw
The World’s greatest darts tournament is back with the World’s top 96 players competing to win the Sid Waddell / William Hill PDC World Darts Trophy
The tournament features 96 players made up from the top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit as per 26th November 2018 (after the Players Championship Finals) are seeded for the tournament. They will be joined by the 32 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the events played on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour.
The remaining 32 players come from international qualifiers and the two ladies’ qualifiers.
Seeded players enter the World Championship in Round Two.
Order of Merit (Seeded) |
ProTour Order |
International Qualifiers |
| 1 Michael van Gerwen | Danny Noppert | Lourence Ilagan |
| 2 Rob Cross | Krzysztof Ratajski | Royden Lam |
| 3 Peter Wright | Ricky Evans | Noel Malicdem |
| 4 Gary Anderson | Jeffrey de Zwaan | Paul Lim |
| 5 Daryl Gurney | Steve Lennon | Ted Evetts |
| 6 Gerwyn Price | Chris Dobey | Geert Nentjes |
| 7 Mensur Suljovic | Martin Schindler | Cody Harris |
| 8 Simon Whitlock | Josh Payne | Darius Labanauskas |
| 9 James Wade | Gabriel Clemens | Daniel Larsson |
| 10 Michael Smith | Ryan Joyce | Boris Koltsov |
| 11 Ian White | Richard North | James Bailey |
| 12 Dave Chisnall | Keegan Brown | Raymond Smith |
| 13 Darren Webster | Mickey Mansell | Craig Ross |
| 14 Joe Cullen | Robert Thornton | Robert Marijanovic |
| 15 Jonny Clayton | Jan Dekker | Jose De Sousa |
| 16 Adrian Lewis | Nathan Aspinall | Rowby-John Rodriguez |
| 17 Raymond van Barneveld | Ron Meulenkamp | Yordi Meeuwisse |
| 18 Stephen Bunting | Brendan Dolan | Karel Sedlacek |
| 19 Mervyn King | William O'Connor | Yuanjun Liu |
| 20 Steve Beaton | Vincent van der Voort | Kevin Burness |
| 21 Kim Huybrechts | Michael Barnard | Jeff Smith |
| 22 Steve West | Toni Alcinas | Chuck Puleo |
| 23 John Henderson | Paul Nicholson | Jim Long |
| 24 Jelle Klaasen | Simon Stevenson | Seigo Asada |
| 25 Alan Norris | Luke Humphries | Devon Petersen |
| 26 James Wilson | Jeffrey de Graaf | Diogo Portela |
| 27 Kyle Anderson | Dimitri Van den Bergh | Lisa Ashton |
| 28 Jamie Lewis | Alan Tabern | Anastasia Dobromyslova |
| 29 Jermaine Wattimena | Wayne Jones | Nitin Kumar |
| 30 Benito van de Pas | Ross Smith | Stephen Burton |
| 31 Cristo Reyes | Ryan Searle | Adam Hunt |
| 32 Max Hopp | Matthew Edgar | Aden Kirk |
William Hill PDC World Darts Championships 2019 Schedule of Play
13th December - 1st January 2019
First Round Draw
First Round |
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| Alan Tabern | v | Raymond Smith |
| Danny Noppert | v | Royden Lam |
| Simon Stevenson | v | Ted Evetts |
| Matthew Edgar | v | Darius Labanauskas |
| Ryan Joyce | v | Anastasia Dobromyslova |
| Steve Lennon | v | James Bailey |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | v | Seigo Asada |
| Keegan Brown | v | Karel Sedlacek |
| Ross Smith | v | Paul Lim |
| Martin Schindler | v | Cody Harris |
| Josh Payne | v | Jeff Smith |
| Robert Thornton | v | Daniel Larsson |
| Paul Nicholson | v | Kevin Burness |
| Michael Barnard | v | Jose De Sousa |
| Vincent van der Voort | v | Lourence Ilagan |
| Chris Dobey | v | Boris Koltsov |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | v | Nitin Kumar |
| Ricky Evans | v | Rowby-John Rodriguez |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | v | Chuck Puleo |
| Luke Humphries | v | Adam Hunt |
| Ryan Searle | v | Stephen Burton |
| William O'Connor | v | Yordi Meeuwisse |
| Ron Meulenkamp | v | Diogo Portela |
| Gabriel Clemens | v | Aden Kirk |
| Nathan Aspinall | v | Geert Nentjes |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | v | Noel Malicdem |
| Wayne Jones | v | Devon Petersen |
| Richard North | v | Robert Marijanovic |
| Toni Alcinas | v | Craig Ross |
| Mickey Mansell | v | Jim Long |
| Brendan Dolan | v | Yuanjun Liu |
| Jan Dekker | v | Lisa Ashton |
Second Round (Seed) |
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| (1) Michael van Gerwen | v | Alan Tabern/Raymond Smith |
| (32) Max Hopp | v | Danny Noppert/Royden Lam |
| (16) Adrian Lewis | v | Simon Stevenson/Ted Evetts |
| (17) Raymond van Barneveld | v | Matthew Edgar/Darius Labanauskas |
| (8) Simon Whitlock | v | Ryan Joyce/Anastasia Dobromyslova |
| (25) Alan Norris | v | Steve Lennon/James Bailey |
| (9) James Wade | v | Krzysztof Ratajski/Seigo Asada |
| (24) Jelle Klaasen | v | Keegan Brown/Karel Sedlacek |
| (5) Daryl Gurney | v | Ross Smith/Paul Lim |
| (28) Jamie Lewis | v | Martin Schindler/Cody Harris |
| (12) Dave Chisnall | v | Josh Payne/Jeff Smith |
| (21) Kim Huybrechts | v | Robert Thornton/Daniel Larsson |
| (4) Gary Anderson | v | Paul Nicholson/Kevin Burness |
| (29) Jermaine Wattimena | v | Michael Barnard/Jose De Sousa |
| (13) Darren Webster | v | Vincent van der Voort/Lourence Ilagan |
| (20) Steve Beaton | v | Chris Dobey/Boris Koltsov |
| (2) Rob Cross | v | Jeffrey de Zwaan/Nitin Kumar |
| (31) Cristo Reyes | v | Ricky Evans/Rowby-John Rodriguez |
| (15) Jonny Clayton | v | Dimitri Van den Bergh/Chuck Puleo |
| (18) Stephen Bunting | v | Luke Humphries/Adam Hunt |
| (7) Mensur Suljovic | v | Ryan Searle/Stephen Burton |
| (26) James Wilson | v | William O'Connor/Yordi Meeuwisse |
| (10) Michael Smith | v | Ron Meulenkamp/Diogo Portela |
| (23) John Henderson | v | Gabriel Clemens/Aden Kirk |
| (6) Gerwyn Price | v | Nathan Aspinall/Geert Nentjes |
| (27) Kyle Anderson | v | Jeffrey de Graaf/Noel Malicdem |
| (11) Ian White | v | Wayne Jones/Devon Petersen |
| (22) Steve West | v | Richard North/Robert Marijanovic |
| (3) Peter Wright | v | Toni Alcinas/Craig Ross |
| (30) Benito van de Pas | v | Mickey Mansell/Jim Long |
| (14) Joe Cullen | v | Brendan Dolan/Yuanjun Liu |
| (19) Mervyn King | v | Jan Dekker/Lisa Ashton |
2019 PDC World Darts Championship
Schedule of Play
| Thursday December 13 | |
| Afternoon Session (No Play) | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan v Nitin Kumar (R1) | |
| Martin Schindler v Cody Harris (R1) | |
| Jan Dekker v Lisa Ashton (R1) | |
| Rob Cross v De Zwaan/Kumar (R2) | |
| Friday December 14 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Michael Barnard v Jose De Sousa (R1) | Danny Noppert v Royden Lam (R1) |
| Alan Tabern v Raymond Smith (R1) | Simon Stevenson v Ted Evetts (R1) |
| Paul Nicholson v Kevin Burness (R1) | Chris Dobey v Boris Koltsov (R1) |
| Jamie Lewis v Schindler/Harris (R2) | Gary Anderson v Nicholson/Burness (R2) |
| Saturday December 15 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Richard North v Robert Marijanovic (R1) | Toni Alcinas v Craig Ross (R1) |
| Mickey Mansell v Jim Long (R1) | Ryan Searle v Stephen Burton (R1) |
| Josh Payne v Jeff Smith (R1) | Keegan Brown v Karel Sedlacek (R1) |
| Max Hopp v Noppert/Lam (R2) | Michael van Gerwen v Tabern/Ray Smith (R2) |
| Sunday December 16 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Gabriel Clemens v Aden Kirk (R1) | Luke Humphries v Adam Hunt (R1) |
| William O’Connor v Yordi Meeuwisse (R1) | Matthew Edgar v Darius Labanauskas (R1) |
| Brendan Dolan v Yuanjun Liu (R1) | Ross Smith v Paul Lim (R1) |
| Dave Chisnall v Payne/J Smith (R2) | Peter Wright v Alcinas/Ross (R2) |
| Monday December 17 | |
| Afternoon Session (No Play) | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Vincent van der Voort v Lourence Ilagan (R1) | |
| Wayne Jones v Devon Petersen (R1) | |
| Ryan Joyce v Anastasia Dobromyslova (R1) | |
| Raymond van Barneveld v Edgar/Labanauskas (R2) | |
| Tuesday December 18 | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Steve Lennon v James Bailey (R1) |
| Robert Thornton v Daniel Larsson (R1) | Ron Meulenkamp v Diogo Portela (R1) |
| Ricky Evans v Rowby-John Rodriguez (R1) | Dimitri Van den Bergh v Chuck Puleo (R1) |
| Krzysztof Ratajski v Seigo Asada (R1) | Daryl Gurney v Ross Smith/Lim (R2) |
| Darren Webster v Van der Voort/Ilagan (R2) | |
| Wednesday December 19 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Nathan Aspinall v Geert Nentjes (R1) | James Wilson v O’Connor/Meuwisse (R2) |
| Jeffrey de Graaf v Noel Malicdem (R1) | Simon Whitlock v Joyce/Dobromyslova (R2) |
| Joe Cullen v Dolan/Liu (R2) | Michael Smith v Meulenkamp/Portela (R2) |
| Kim Huybrechts v Thornton/Larsson (R2) | James Wade v Ratajski/Asada (R2) |
| Thursday December 20 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Jermaine Wattimena v Barnard/De Sousa (R2) | Cristo Reyes v Evans/Rodriguez (R2) |
| Alan Norris v Lennon/Bailey (R2) | Mervyn King v Dekker/Ashton (R2) |
| Stephen Bunting v Humphries/Hunt (R2) | Adrian Lewis v Stevenson/Evetts (R2) |
| Steve Beaton v Dobey/Koltsov (R2) | Mensur Suljovic v Searle/Burton (R2) |
| Friday December 21 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Benito van de Pas v Mansell/Long (R2) | Ian White v Jones/Petersen (R2) |
| John Henderson v Clemens/Kirk (R2) | Jelle Klaasen v Brown/Sedlacek (R2) |
| Steve West v North/Marijanovic (R2) | Gerwyn Price v Aspinall/Nentjes (R2) |
| Kyle Anderson v De Graaf/Malicdem (R2) | Jonny Clayton v Van den Bergh/Puleo (R2) |
| Saturday December 22 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Whitlock/Joyce/Dobromyslova v Norris/Lennon/Bailey (R3) | Suljovic/Searle/Burton v Wilson/O’Connor/Meeuwisse (R3) |
| Chisnall/Payne/J Smith v Huybrechts/Thornton/Larsson (R3) | G Anderson/Nicholson/Burness v Wattimena/Barnard/De Sousa (R3) |
| Gurney/Ross Smith/Lim v J Lewis/Schindler/Harris (R3) | Van Gerwen/Tabern/Ray Smith v Hopp/Noppert/Lam (R3) |
| Sunday December 23 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Webster/Van der Voort/Ilagan v Beaton/Dobey/Koltsov (R3) | A Lewis/Stevenson/Evetts v Van Barneveld/Edgar/Labanauskas (R3) |
| Cullen/Dolan/Liu v King/Dekker/Ashton (R3) | Price/Aspinall/Nentjes v K Anderson/De Graaf/Malicdem (R3) |
| Wade/Ratajski/Asada v Klaasen/Brown/Sedlacek (R3) | Cross/De Zwaan/Kumar v Reyes/Evans/Rodriguez (R3) |
| Thursday December 27 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| White/Jones/Petersen v West/North/Marijanovic (R3) | Wright/Alcinas/Ross v Van de Pas/Mansell/Long (R3) |
| Clayton/Van den Bergh/Puleo v Bunting/Humphries/Hunt (R3) | Fourth Round x2 |
| M Smith/Meulenkamp/Portela v Henderson/Clemens/Kirk (R3) | |
| Friday December 28 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Fourth Round x3 | Fourth Round x3 |
| Saturday December 29 | |
| Afternoon Session 12.30pm GMT | Evening Session 7pm GMT |
| Quarter-Finals x2 | Quarter-Finals x2 |
| Sunday December 30 - 7pm GMT | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| Tuesday January 1 - 8pm GMT | |
| Final |
Tournament Format
First Round - Best of five sets (no tie-break)
Second Round - Best of five sets
Third Round - Best of seven sets
Fourth Round - Best of seven sets
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine sets
Semi-Finals - Best of 11 sets
Final - Best of 13 sets
A tie-break will be in operation in all rounds from the second round onwards, where the final set must be won by two clear legs. If the score reaches five-all, the 11th leg will be a sudden-death leg.
2019 Darts Fans! Waynes World!
One of the biggest spectacles at the PDC William Hill World Darts beside the darts is the fans. Over the last twenty plus years the PDC has grown the sport of darts into one of the best loved events to feature on TV. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a party or two that is why most dart fans make their way to the World Darts Championships to enjoy the atmosphere and watch outstanding darts from the best dart players in the world. Oh and of course and party!!!
The PDC William Hill World Darts Championship has become event that all dart fans wish to be part of and tickets sell out fast. However, if you not lucky enough to get a ticket the no worries the entire 15 days coverage is shown on Sky Sports.
Fancy Dress is one answer! Many fans dress up for the occasion, the wackier the better, as you are more likely to be shown on TV and possibly win one of Wayne Mardle’s prizes!! Ooooh! Send us a ‘T’ Shirt Wayne! or at least give us a mention!
Ok fancy dress not your thing! Then write a witty sign. Dart Tournament and sponsors usually provide 180 boards and blanks for you to write your message. A good message will be shown on TV and again Wayne might reward you with a prize!
To many of us, Sid Waddell, was one of the most charismatic commentators of our sport. His off the cuff linguist commentary earnt him admiration from both fans, players and other sports commentators. If you would like to reminisce over some of his best one lines that came from this genius then you can. I have put together a list of my favourite Sid Waddell quotations spanning across the years. Who knows these one-liners may give you some inspiration for your next dart sign!
I couldn't agree more! #LOVEDARTS501
PDC World Darts Championships Fans Chant
For those of you that are asking what was the song being sung at the 2018 PDC World Darts Championships by the thousands of dart fans, it is a chant: ‘Please Don’t Take Me Home”
The lyrics!
‘Don't take me home! Please don't take me home! I don't wanna go to work! I wanna stay here, and drink all the beer, Please don't, please don't take me home!...‘
Lakeside - BDO World Darts Championship 2019
Lakeside Country Club - ‘Home of World Darts' - since 1986.
DATE: 5-13th January 2019
The 42nd BDO World Professional Darts Championships will again be staged at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. The event has been staged at Lakeside since 1986 and has been the main sponsor of the event since 2003
TV Coverage:
The 2019 Championship TV coverage will be again shared between Eurosport and Quest
The BDO have secured a three-year deal with Eurosport to cover three main BDO dart event a year. The coverage will include; the World Professional Darts Championships, the Winmau Masters and the BDO World Darts Trophy
The 2019 BDO Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship will have shared TV coverage. Eurosport and Quest. However, details of the afternoon and evening coverage have not yet been shared
Overseas viewers TV coverage TBC
Tickets are avialable directly from the Lakeside Country Club Price Guide
Please visit the Lakeside Website for the latest information and ticket availability
Fans will be pleased to know the ticket prices for The Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship 2019 are the same as last year.
Lakeside Ticket Packages
| Package | Standard Ticket | Premium Ticket | Visit |
| Whole Tournament 5-13th January 2019 | £571.00 pp * | £751.00 pp * | Lakeside |
| First Weekend 5th & 6th January 2019 | £128.00 pp * | £168.00 pp * | Lakeside |
| Mid-Week 7-9th January 2019 | £168.00 pp * | £228.00 pp * | Lakeside |
| Last four days 10-13th January 2018 | £275.00 pp * | £355.00 pp * | Lakeside |
* All prices include VAT and booking fees
Lakeside Single Day Tickets
| Date | Session | Standard Seats | Premium Seats | Visit |
| Sat 5th January 2019 | Two sessions | £64.00 * | £84.00 * | Lakeside |
| Sun 6th January 2019 | Two sessions | £64.00 * | £84.00 * | Lakeside |
| Mon 7th January 2019 | Afternoon | £22.00 * | £22.00 * | Lakeside |
| Mon 7th January 2019 | Evening | £34.00 * | £54.00 * | Lakeside |
| Tue 8th January 2019 | Afternoon | £22.00 * | £22.00 * | Lakeside |
| Tue 8th January 2019 | Evening | £34.00 * | £54.00 * | Lakeside |
| Wed 9th January 2019 | Afternoon | £22.00 * | £22.00 * | Lakeside |
| Wed 9th January 2019 | Evening | £34.00 * | £54.00 * | Lakeside |
| Thu 10th January 2019 | Afternoon | £22.00 * | £22.00 * | Lakeside |
| Thu 10th January 2019 | Evening | £44.00 * | £64.00 * | Lakeside |
| Fri 11th January 2019 | Afternoon | £22.00 * | £22.00 * | Lakeside |
| Fri 11th January 2018 | Evening | £44.00 * | £64.00 * | Lakeside |
| Sat 12th January 2018 | Semi-final | £64.00 * | £84.00 * | Lakeside |
| Sun 13th January 2018 | Final | £79.00 * | £99.00 * | Lakeside |
* All prices include VAT and booking fees
No hotel packages are available this year. However, you can book hotel accommodation separately via Potters International Hotel.
Lakeside Session Schedule Guide
The Lakeside session guide below is a duplicate of previous years scheduled start times and are subject to change. To avoid disappointment please check with the venue nearer the event date for confirmation. TV Schedule check your Eurosport and Quest TV guide for broadcast times
For the latest information please see the Lakeside website.
| Day | Date | Afternoon | Evening |
| Saturday | 5th January 2019 | 1pm | 7pm |
| Sunday | 6th January 2019 | 1pm | 7pm |
| Monday | 7th January 2019 | 1pm | 7pm |
| Tuesday | 8th January 2019 | 12.30pm | 7pm |
| Wednesday | 9th January 2019 | 12.30pm | 7pm |
| Thursday | 10th January 2019 | 12.30pm | 7pm |
| Friday | 11th January 2019 | 12.30pm | 7pm |
| Saturday | 12th January 2019 | 2.30pm | - |
| Sunday | 13th January 2019 | 4.45pm | - |
Traveling to Lakeside
By Road
Lakeside Country Club is located on the premises of Lakeside Complex, Wharf Road, Frimley Green, GU16 6PT, Surrey.
Sat Nav
Post Code: GU16 6PT
M25 Junction 12 to M3 signposted Basingstoke/Southampton;
Lakeside Complex Entrance.
M3 to Junction 4. Traffic Lights on island: Go straight ahead and then move over to lane furthest left signposted Frimley. Right at first island, then immediately left at next. Follow road round and keep going straight on until you see Jet Garage on your left hand side. Turn immediately left at mini-roundabout onto Wharf Road. Follow road until left hand bend: Lakeside Complex is on your right. Go through entrance and turn left for Lakeside International Hotel or straight ahead for car parks and Lakeside Country Club.
By Train
There are four train stations within 10 minutes drive from the hotel. Ash Vale receives services from London Waterloo, Ascot, Guildford, and Farnham. Trains from Guildford and Ascot also arrive at Frimley Station while Farnborough (Main) is the hub for trains from London Waterloo as well as from far south as Poole, Portsmouth Harbour, and Southampton. These three stations are served by Southwest Trains. North Camp is served by First Great Western's services from Gatwick Airport, Reading, and Redhill.
By Plane
London Heathrow Airport is 30 minutes drive away while Gatwick Airport is about 55 minutes. London Farnborough Airport which is just 10 minutes away and is a very busy executive jet airport.
By Taxi
A competitively-priced taxi shuttle may be booked through the hotel or online here for transfers to and from Gatwick, Heathrow, Farnborough, any train station or other location.
Other useful contacts:
Lakeside Country Club, Darts Venue: +44 01252 836 464
Potter's International Hotel: + 44 (0)1252 344 000
BDO Lakeside World Championship Tournament Prize Fund
The tournament prize fund remains unchanged from last year.
The 2019 Lakeside World Professional Darts Champion Men’s winner receives £100,000
The 2019 Lakeside World Professional Darts Champion Ladies winner receives £12,000
The men’s prise winning cheque has remained unchanged since 2010 and the Ladies has remained unchanged since 2006
I am unsure if there still is a 9-dart leg bonus for this event. Previous years this has been £52,000. However, the last time this was achieved by a player in the BDO World Darts Championships was in second round of the 1990 Championships by Paul Lim.
2019 BDO Lakeside World Darts Championship Qualifiers
Glen Durrant and Lisa Ashton will both be looking for a hattrick of titles when they step up to the oche at the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships in January. Glen has won the title for the past two years running, a win in 2019 would give him his third title in total.
Mark Geeney, who was narrowly defeated in the 2018 World Champions last year after having darts at the double to win the title will be hoping to go one stage further this year. The ‘Gladiator’ has recently signed to a new management team and to Unicorn darts but failed to impress at the Grand Slam of Darts in November. However, 2018 hasn’t been all bad with a back-to-back Dutch Open titles and a triple event winner in Turkey, Mark does have what it takes to win the big title.
Lisa, who has been dominant in the lady’s event in recent years is playing for her fifth title. She has won the event in 2014,2015,2017 and 2018. In 2016 Trina Gulliver MBE clinched her tenth title beating Deta Hedman who has made the final three times in total.
Trina Gulliver MBE returns for the 18th year in succession and is the only lady’s player ever to play in all the World Championships finals to date. Could she make it title no. 11?
It is a big year for Lisa as she has also qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship alongside Anastasia Dobromyslova.
Men's line up
Seeded Player |
Non-Seeded Player |
Non-Seeded |
| 1 Mark McGeeney | Kyle McKinstry | Wouter Vaes |
| 2 Glen Durrant | Scott Baker | Justin Thompson |
| 3 Jim Williams | Derk Telnekes | Wesley Newton |
| 4 Wesley Harms | Tony O’Shea | Adam Smith-Neale |
| 5 Michael Unterbuchner | Conan Whitehead | Andy Hamilton |
| 6 Scott Mitchell | Dean Reynolds | Nigel Heydon |
| 7 Gary Robson | Jeffrey van Egdom | Ryan Hogarth |
| 8 Richard Veenstra | Mark Layton | Krzysztof Kciuk |
| 9 Scott Waites | Mal Cuming | |
| 10 Chris Landman | Brian Løkken | |
| 11 Dave Parletti | Paul Hogan | |
| 12 Wayne Warren | David Cameron | |
| 13 Willem Mandigers | Oliver Ferenc | |
| 14 Daniel Day | Mark McGrath | |
| 15 Ross Montgomery | Jim Widmayer | |
| 16 Martin Phillips | Roger Janssen |
Ladies line up
Seeded Player |
Non-Seeded Player |
|
| 1 Lorraine Winstanley | Corrine Hammond | |
| 2 Lisa Ashton | Maria O’Brien | |
| 3 Deta Hedman | Casey Gallagher | |
| 4 Anastasia Dobromyslova | Roz Bulmer | |
| 5 Aileen de Graaf | Paula Jacklin | |
| 6 Fallon Sherrock | Laura Turner | |
| 7 Sharon Prins | Karolina Podgorska | |
| 8 Trina Gulliver MBE | Mikuru Suzuki |
Lakeside World Darts Championship 2019
5th -13th January 2019
Round One Schedule of Play
| Saturday 5th January | |
| Afternoon session: | Evening session: |
| 13:00 - Mark McGeeney v Derk Telnekes | 19:00 - Paul Hogan v Wesley Newton |
| 14.15 - Jim Widmayer) v Nigel Heydon | 20.15 - Sharon Prins v Roz Bulmer |
| 15.30 - Lisa Ashton v Mikuru Suzuki | 20.45 - Mal Cuming v Justin Thompson |
| 16.00 - Martin Phillips v Conan Whitehead | 22.00 - Wesley Harms v Tony O'Shea |
| Sunday 6th January | |
| Afternoon session: | Evening session: |
| 13:00 - Scott Waites v Jeffrey Van Egdom | 19:00 - Roger Janssen v Wouter Vaes |
| 14.15 - Brian Lokken v Krzysztof Kciuk | 20.15 - Fallon Sherrock v Corrine Hammond |
| 15.30 - Deta Hedman v Maria O'Brien | 20.45 - Mark McGrath v Adam Smith-Neale |
| 16.00 - Richard Veenstra v Jim Widmayer / Nigel Heydon | 22.00 - Wayne Warren v Mark Layton |
| Monday 7th January | |
| Afternoon session: | Evening session: |
| 13:00 - David Cameron v Andy Hamilton | 19:00 - Michael Unterbuchner v Mal Cuming / Justin Thompson |
| 14.15 - Oliver Ferenc v Ryan Hogarth | 20.15 - Anastasia Dobromyslova v Laura Turner |
| 15.30 - Willem Mandigers v Paul Hogan / Wesley Newton | 20.45 - Jim Williams v Roger Janssen / Wouter Vaes |
| 22.00 - Daniel Day v Dean Reynolds | |
| Tuesday 8th January | |
| Afternoon session: | Evening session: |
| 13:00 - Dave Parletti v Brian Lokken / Krzysztof Kciuk | 19:00 - Glen Durrant v Mark McGrath / Adam Smith-Neale |
| 14.15 - Scott Mitchell v Oliver Ferenc / Ryan Hogarth | 20.15 - Lorraine Winstanley v Casey Gallagher |
| 15.30 - Aileen De Graaf v Paula Jacklin | 20.45 - Chris Landman v Kyle McKinstry |
| 16.00 - Ross Montgomery v Scott Baker | 22.00 - Gary Robson v David Cameron / Andy Hamilton |
| Wednesday 9th January | |
| Afternoon session: | |
| 14.45 - Trina Gulliver MBE v Karolina Podgorska | |
| Thursday 10th January | |
| Afternoon session: | |
| 13.00 – Leighton Bennett v Nathan Girvan – BDO World Youth Championship Final |
Round Two begins on Wednesday 9th January. For the latest information please visit the BDO / Lakeside Darts websites
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Full Events Calendars: 2019 PDC and BDO Dart Event Calendars | BICC 2018-19 Fixtures now available
2019 Darts Tournaments Calendars
2019 PDC, BDO, WDDA Dart Event Calendars are now available to download. Please note calendars are subject to change without prior notice.
Full events details are also available to download and print from here. The 2018-2019 British Inter-County Championships fixtures are also available to view and print from the Darts Events page.
Updated - Players Nicknames & Walk-on Music
An increased amount of visitors have contacted me about players walk-on music and nicknames. Some of you have kindly supplied me with more information therefore I have updated both the players nicknames and walk-on pages on this site. I hope to add a few more in the near future but in the meantime if you know anymore or if any player has since changed either their Nickname or walk-on please let me know via my contact page.
The revised nickname and walk-on music pages now includes a number of WDDA players
Welcome to Darts501.com
A Brief Introduction to Darts501
The game of darts is played and enjoyed by millions of people in UK pubs and clubs and by millions more across the World. The game has come from the humble roots of the tap and public rooms of the traditional English pub on to the international stage and is regularly televised to millions across the World.
In 1978 the first World Darts Championship was organised by the British Darts Organisation and sponsored by Embassy tobacco. The winner Leighton Rees from Wales received a trophy and a cheque for the sum of £3,000.
Prize money has since increased considerably in the game of darts, and the winner of a major competition can expect to pick up a very attractive amount of money. Take for example the 2019 PDC World Championship, a losing first round player receives £7,500 , the competition winner £500,000. One of the biggest contributors to the rise in prize money in such competitions has been as a result of increased lucrative sponsorship deals.
Since 1978 the game has grown into one of the best-loved and viewed sports on television. It has made many darters into household names here are just a few:
John Lowe three times world champion, John Part three-time world champion, Martin Adams three times world champion, Eric Bristow five times world champion, Raymond van Barneveld five times world champion & Phil Taylor sixteen times world champion.
In March 2005 the 'game' of darts was recognized by 'Sports England' as a sporting activity which could pave the way to the sport featuring in future Olympic Games, however, I still feel we are a long way from that day.
Darts is one of the fastest growing sports in Holland, Germany, China and Asia. Over a third of the Dutch population watched Raymond Van Barneveld become the first Dutch player to take the world darts title in 1998; he has since won the title a further four times 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 (PDC World Darts Championship). Raymond beat the reigning champion Phil Taylor 7 sets to 6 and a sudden death leg in the final set. The famous Bull up for the right to throw first will long be remembered as Phil hit an outer Bull Raymond asked for the dart to be left in the board as he used it to push his dart into the centre Bull. Since then the Bulling up procedure in the PDC events has changed. All darts are removed before the opponents throw. Raymond now equals Eric Bristow's achievement but still trails Phil Taylor's staggering sixteen world title victories.
The prize fund over the years has steadily increased, with players playing for £500,000 first prize in 2019 PDC World Darts Championships. This is a far cry from the first World Championships prize of £3,000. The sports prize money continues to grow making a few of the current player's millionaires.
In December 2007 PDC World Darts Championship moved to the Alexandra Palace. The Alexandra Palace is affectionately known as the 'Ally Pally' and was the stage set for the world renowned 'News of the World Individual Darts Tournaments'.
The New of the World Darts Tournament was probably one of the hardest dart events to win with a best of three legs format throughout the competition, including the final. Legendary dart player Bobby George managed to win this event twice and on one occasion Bobby didn’t lose a single leg throughout the tournament.
In 2001 the BDO introduced a Ladies World Darts Championship which was won by England’s Trina Gulliver MBE. Trina has won this event for seven consecutive years and made the final yet again in 2008 and 2009 but only to lose to a new up and coming star Anastasia Dobromyslova from Russia in 2008 and Francis Hoenselaar from Holland in 2009. In 2010 Trina again regained the title beating Rhian Edwards from Wales 2-0 she then repeated this feat in 2011 again beating Rhain Edwards by the same margin 2-0. In 2016 Trina won the World Darts title yet again making her the most successful ladies darts player in the World, a record-breaking Ten World Titles. Trina has been awarded the MBE for services to darts and charitable fundraising.
Anastasia moved to the PDC late 2008 and played in a preliminary qualifying round for the PDC World Darts Championship 2009. She lost to Dutchman Remco van Eijden 5 legs to 3. She also tried to qualify for the 2010 championship but failed. Anastasia moved back to the BDO late 2010 / early 2011 and in 2012 she won BDO / WDF Ladies Worlds Darts Championship for the second time and then again in 2013.
In 2007 the PDC introduced the first Youth World Championship. This event was won by Arron Monk who beat Michael van Gerwen 6 - 4 in the final. It wasn't until 2015 when the BDO followed suit and introduced its own Youth World Championship. It was sixteen-year-old Colin Roelofs from the Netherlands who became the first victor beating seventeen-year-old Harry Ward from England 3 - 0. Harry, unfortunately, didn't win a single leg in the final however I am sure we will be seeing a lot more from all of these youth players in the future.
Lisa Ashton from Lancashire, has since been a dominate in the ladies game, winning in 2014, 2015, 2017 and again in 2018.
In 2010 Russ Strobel submitted to the Darts Australia a new recommended dartboard height for Wheelchair users. The height Russ has come up with is 137cm to the centre Bull. The height was based on the perceived origins of the standard hanging height of the standard clock dartboard. It is said the average height of a man in the England UK was 5’8” around 1920’s, the height of the centre bullseye of a standard board. Modern adjustments make that 173cm. Russ has taken this analogy and worked out what the height would be should a man of 5’8” (173cm) be sitting in a wheelchair. His exact figure came out to be 136.5cm however as Russ explained the addition of 0.5cm would make the recommended wheelchair dartboard height easy to remember 137cm (wheelchair) - 173cm (Standard). The concept of the new height for Wheelchair uses was accepted by Darts Australia and in 2012 was also accepted by the World Darts Organisation. More about Disability Darts can be found on this website.
On this site, you will find a brief history of this intriguing sport along with all the information you will need to set up the dart board and organise darting events. You can also learn how boards are made using sisal (a material used in rope making) and how dart weights, lengths, shafts and flights can alter the flight of the dart.
The site also features traditional games played on today’s standard dartboards and UK city dartboards; The Yorkshire and the Manchester log-end to name just two. You can download rules and many games from here as well as those all-important checkouts.
You will also find practise routines to improve your accuracy and scoring consistency as well as information about maintaining your dartboard and darts. There are also many dart related links to professional dart organisations, manufacturers, suppliers, professional dart players and other UK local dart leagues. My thanks go to them for their help and support in building this site.
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