| 2019 William Hill World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13 December 2018 – 1 January 2019 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets Final – best of 13 | ||
| Prize fund | £2,500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £500,000 | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The2019 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 26thWorld Championship organised by theProfessional Darts Corporation since itseparated from theBritish Darts Organisation. The event took place atAlexandra Palace inLondon from 13 December 2018 to 1 January 2019.
In the biggest overhaul since2006, when 16 extra participants were added, the number of participants increased from 72 to 96. The top 32 from thePDC Order of Merit competed with the 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and 32 qualifiers from around the world, including two female darts players. The tournament length was consequently increased from six to seven rounds, while the preliminary round was dropped. The tournament was played in 28 afternoon and evening sessions (an increase of six sessions over 2018) over the 20-day period with four rest days included for bothChristmas and alsoNew Year's Eve, with 95 matches played.
Rob Cross was the defending champion, but lost 4–2 toLuke Humphries in the fourth round.Michael van Gerwen won his third world title with a 7–3 victory overMichael Smith.
It was the firstPDC World Championship without retiredPhil Taylor, and the first time Taylor had not played in eitherWorld Championship since 1989.2004 runner-upKevin Painter was also a notable absentee, failing to qualify for the first time since1997, when he was a BDO player.
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The prize money for the tournament was £2,500,000 in total, £700,000 more than 2018. The winner's prize money was £500,000, adding £100,000 to the previous year's winners share.[1]
It was the first ever World Darts Championship to match Snooker in prize money received for the eventual World Champion during the same calendar year. At the time of the last unified World Darts Championship in 1993 the Snooker World Champion received almost 6 times more prize money than the Darts equivalent. It would also be the first World Darts Championship to have a greater overall prize fund to that of the World Snooker Championship. (Compared to 8x more prize money for the Crucible over Lakeside in 1993)
| Position(num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £2,500,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £500,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £200,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £100,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £50,000 |
| Fourth round losers | (8) | £35,000 |
| Third round losers | (16) | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | (32) | £15,000 |
| First round losers | (32) | £7,500 |
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Order of Merit
| Pro Tour Order of Merit
| International Qualifiers
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96 players competed in the championship, an increase of 24 from the2018 tournament;[1] with the thirty-two highest ranked players on thePDC Order of Merit beingseeded to the second round, and the next thirty-two highest ranked players from the2018 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and thirty-two players from a number of international and invitational qualifiers going into the first round.
Michael van Gerwen, the winner of the2014 and2017 championships, was top of the two-yearPDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament.[24]Rob Cross was second seed and reigning champion, having won the2018 championship on his debut.[24] As well as van Gerwen and Cross, three other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds, two-time championsGary Anderson andAdrian Lewis, and2007 championRaymond van Barneveld. Three other seeds, 18th seededStephen Bunting, 20th seededSteve Beaton and 24th seededJelle Klaasen, were previous champions of theBDO World Darts Championship, as was van Barneveld.[24]
The top seeds below van Gerwen and Cross were2018 World Grand Prix runner-upPeter Wright, Gary Anderson,2018 Players Championship Finals winnerDaryl Gurney and2018 Grand Slam of Darts winnerGerwyn Price.[24]
Danny Noppert, in his debut year with the PDC, was the highest ranked non-seed on the2018 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit.[24] As well as Noppert, 5 other qualifiers through the Pro Tour made their debut;Gabriel Clemens,Ryan Joyce,Nathan Aspinall,Ryan Searle andMatthew Edgar.[25] Edgar took the final qualification place after2018 UK Open runner-upCorey Cadby withdrew.[24] The list of qualifiers also included the2018 Youth ChampionDimitri Van den Bergh and2018 World Matchplay semi-finalistJeffrey de Zwaan.[24]
As part of the expansion of the world championship, there was an increase in the number of tournaments and ranking systems offering qualification places. Places were now offered to the winner of theChallenge Tour, the top two from theDevelopment Tour (where previously only the winner had qualified), the top four of the newAsian Tour, and the top American and Canadian players on the North AmericanChampionship Darts Circuit. Previous qualification places to the top two players on theNordic & Baltic rankings and the winner of theDartplayers Australia rankings also remained.[1]
The international qualifiers included new Indian and African qualifiers, and the Southern Europe qualifier being split into South/West and South/East.Tahuna Irwin, who won the New Zealand qualifier, had to withdraw after being denied entry to the UK, and subsequently being banned from entry, when attempting to compete in the2018 PDC World Youth Championship. His place was given to the New Zealand runner-up, Craig Ross.[14]
The tournament also saw two tournaments to qualify female players for the tournament. This followed the wildcard invitations of Gayl King to the2001 tournament andAnastasia Dobromyslova to the2009 tournament, and also came in the wake of the qualification of China's Momo Zhou for the2018 PDC World Cup of Darts.[1] Dobromyslova, three timesBDO women's world champion, returned to the PDC championship after winning the rest of the world tournament,[26] while the UK tournament was won by four time women's world champion, and reigning2018 champion,Lisa Ashton.[3]
The final placings were determined by the PDPA qualifier held atArena MK on 26 November, with two places as standard and an extra place as Youth Champion Van den Bergh had already qualified.Stephen Burton,Adam Hunt andAden Kirk took the three places, all three of them making their debuts.[6]
In addition to the three PDPA qualifiers, 15 more of the international qualifiers were making their PDC World Championship debuts,Lisa Ashton,[3]James Bailey,[4]Kevin Burness,[5]Nitin Kumar,[11]Darius Labanauskas,[12]Daniel Larsson,[12] Yuanjun Liu,[27]Jim Long,[13]Noel Malicdem,[10]Yordi Meeuwisse,[15]Geert Nentjes,[8]Chuck Puleo,[13]Craig Ross,[14]Karel Sedláček[21] andRaymond Smith.[23] Labanauskas was the first ever Lithuanian to qualify for the PDC World Championship.[25]
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The top quarter of the draw saw number one seedMichael van Gerwen easily reach the quarter-final, knockingAlan Tabern out in the second round despite having beer thrown at him during the walk on,[28] before consecutive 4–1 victories overMax Hopp[29] and former world championAdrian Lewis.[30] Other former championRaymond van Barneveld was eliminated in the second round following a 3–2 loss toDarius Labanauskas.[31]James Wade controversially beatSeigo Asada in the second round, having been perceived to have shouted in his opponent's face after winning the second set, and saying after the match that he "wanted to hurt" Asada;[32] Wade subsequently apologised, citing ahypomania episode.[33] Wade was eliminated in the fourth round by debutantRyan Joyce.[34] In the quarter-final, van Gerwen triumphed over Joyce, 5–1, to qualify for the semi-final for the sixth time in seven championships.[35]
In the second quarter, fourth seedGary Anderson had to come through last-set deciders againstJermaine Wattimena[29] andChris Dobey[30] to reach the quarter-final, while fifth-seedDaryl Gurney was eliminated in the third round by 2018 semi-finalistJamie Lewis.[29]Dave Chisnall came back from 0–2 down againstJosh Payne to run off eleven consecutive sets over three matches, beating Payne 3–2[36] before 4–0 wins overKim Huybrechts[29] and Lewis.[34] In the quarter-final, Anderson won 5–2 against Chisnall to set up a semi-final with van Gerwen.[35]
In the third quarter, reigning championRob Cross defeatedJeffrey de Zwaan in the second round,[37] before beatingCristo Reyes 4–0 in the third round.[38] Two-time consecutive world youth championDimitri Van den Bergh was beaten by two-time consecutive Development Tour winnerLuke Humphries in the third round.[39] In round four, Humphries played Cross. The defending champion went 2–0 up, before Humphries fought back to win 4–2 and end Cross's reign.[34] Seventh-seedMensur Suljović was eliminated byRyan Searle,[40] and tenth-seedMichael Smith eliminatedRon Meulenkamp[41] before beatingJohn Henderson[42] and Searle to reach the quarter-final.[43] Smith secured a semi-final slot with a 5–1 win over Humphries.[35]
In the fourth quarter, the four top seeds were eliminated in the second round, with third-seedPeter Wright losing toToni Alcinas,[44] sixth-seedGerwyn Price being eliminated byNathan Aspinall,[45] eleventh-seededIan White losing to South AfricanDevon Petersen[45] andBrendan Dolanwhitewashing fourteenth seedJoe Cullen.[46] Further seeds were eliminated in the third round, with thirtieth seedBenito van de Pas being the only seed from this quarter in the fourth round,[30] and unseeded players Aspinall, Petersen and Dolan taking the other three slots. Aspinall defeated Petersen, with Dolan getting a 4–1 win over van de Pas to reach the quarter-final.[34] In the quarter-final, Aspinall easily beat Dolan 5–1 to reach the semi-final on his debut year.[35]
In the first semi-final, Aspinall played Smith. Smith won the first two sets without dropping a leg, before Aspinall came back to make it 2–2. Each player won one of the next two sets to make it 3–3, before Smith won two consecutive sets 3–1 and the final set 3–0 to win the match and qualify for the first World Championship final of his career. Smith scored 17 180s, the most by a player in a World Championship semi-final.[47]
In the second semi-final, Anderson played van Gerwen in a repeat of the2017 final. After van Gerwen won the first set in a last-leg decider, he then won twelve of the next thirteen legs to quickly take a 5–0 lead in the first-to-six match. Anderson managed to avoid thewhitewash by winning the sixth set, but van Gerwen completed the rout in the next set,[48] qualifying for the final for the fourth time in his career.[49]
In the final, held onNew Year's Day 2019, van Gerwen won the first two legs before missing one set-dart in each of the next two legs for Smith to force a last-leg set decider, which van Gerwen won. Van Gerwen broke Smith's throw with a 3–1 win in the second set, and lengthened his lead by taking the third set by the same scoreline. Smith lost the fourth set after missing four darts at double 12 in the decider, but won the fifth set 3–2 to avoid thewhitewash and took the sixth set 3–0. Van Gerwen restored his three-set advantage with a 3–1 win in the seventh set. Smith missed three darts for the eighth set, which van Gerwen won to go one set away from victory. The ninth set went to a deciding leg, which Smith won to prolong the match. Van Gerwen took the first two legs in the tenth set, and missed one dart for the championship in the third leg; in the next, he hit double 16 to take the set and win the World Championship for the third time.[50][51][52]
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 3 – 0 | Nitin Kumar | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 02 | 1 |  Martin Schindler | 2 –3 | Cody Harris | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 |
| 03 | 1 | Jan Dekker | 3 – 1 | Lisa Ashton | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 04 | 2 | Rob Cross | 3 – 1 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 1 | Michael Barnard | 3 – 2 | José de Sousa | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 |
| 06 | 1 | Alan Tabern | 3 – 2 | Raymond Smith | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 07 | 1 | Paul Nicholson | 0 –3 | Kevin Burness | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — | — |
| 08 | 2 |  Jamie Lewis | 3 – 2 | Cody Harris | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 09 | 1 | Danny Noppert | 3 – 0 | Royden Lam | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 10 | 1 | Simon Stevenson | 0 –3 | Ted Evetts | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | — | — |
| 11 | 1 | Chris Dobey | 3 – 0 | Boris Koltsov | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 12 | 2 |  Gary Anderson | 3 – 1 | Kevin Burness | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Richard North | 3 – 2 | Robert Marijanović | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| 14 | 1 | Mickey Mansell | 1 –3 | Jim Long | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| 15 | 1 | Josh Payne | 3 – 2 | Jeff Smith | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Max Hopp | 3 – 0 | Danny Noppert | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 17 | 1 |  Toni Alcinas | 3 – 0 | Craig Ross | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 18 | 1 | Ryan Searle | 3 – 0 | Stephen Burton | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 19 | 1 | Keegan Brown | 3 – 0 | Karel Sedláček | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 20 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen | 3 – 1 | Alan Tabern | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | Gabriel Clemens | 3 – 0 | Aden Kirk | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 22 | 1 |  William O'Connor | 3 – 0 | Yordi Meeuwisse | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 23 | 1 | Brendan Dolan | 3 – 0 | Yuanjun Liu | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 24 | 2 | Dave Chisnall | 3 – 2 | Josh Payne | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 25 | 1 | Luke Humphries | 3 – 0 | Adam Hunt | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 26 | 1 | Matthew Edgar | 1 –3 | Darius Labanauskas | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | — |
| 27 | 1 | Ross Smith | 3 – 1 | Paul Lim | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 28 | 2 | Peter Wright | 1 –3 | Toni Alcinas | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 – 1 | Lourence Ilagan | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 30 | 1 | Wayne Jones | 2 –3 | Devon Petersen | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 |
| 31 | 1 | Ryan Joyce | 3 – 0 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 32 | 2 | Raymond van Barneveld | 2 –3 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | Robert Thornton | 1 –3 | Daniel Larsson | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| 34 | 1 | Ricky Evans | 1 –3 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| 35 | 1 |  Krzysztof Ratajski | 2 –3 | Seigo Asada | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 |
| 36 | 2 | Darren Webster | 0 –3 | Vincent van der Voort | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | — | — |
| 37 | 1 | Steve Lennon | 3 – 0 | James Bailey | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 38 | 1 | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 – 2 | Diogo Portela | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 39 | 1 |  Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3 – 0 | Chuck Puleo | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 40 | 2 | Daryl Gurney | 3 – 0 | Ross Smith | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 0 | Geert Nentjes | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 42 | 1 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 2 –3 | Noel Malicdem | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 |
| 43 | 2 | Joe Cullen | 0 –3 | Brendan Dolan | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | — | — |
| 44 | 2 | Kim Huybrechts | 3 – 0 | Daniel Larsson | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 45 | 2 | James Wilson | 2 –3 | William O'Connor | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 |
| 46 | 2 | Simon Whitlock | 0 –3 | Ryan Joyce | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — | — |
| 47 | 2 | Michael Smith | 3 – 1 | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 48 | 2 | James Wade | 3 – 2 | Seigo Asada | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 4 – 2 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | Jermaine Wattimena | 3 – 0 | Michael Barnard | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 50 | 2 | Alan Norris | 3 – 2 | Steve Lennon | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 6 – 5 |
| 51 | 2 | Stephen Bunting | 1 –3 | Luke Humphries | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | — |
| 52 | 2 | Steve Beaton | 0 –3 | Chris Dobey | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | — | — |
| 53 | 2 | Cristo Reyes | 3 – 2 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 |
| 54 | 2 | Mervyn King | 3 – 2 | Jan Dekker | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 4 – 2 |
| 55 | 2 | Adrian Lewis | 3 – 0 | Ted Evetts | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 56 | 2 | Mensur Suljović | 1 –3 | Ryan Searle | 3 – 1 | 1 -3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2 | Benito van de Pas | 3 – 2 | Jim Long | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 2 –3 | 5 – 3 |
| 58 | 2 | John Henderson | 3 – 2 | Gabriel Clemens | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| 59 | 2 | Steve West | 3 – 1 | Richard North | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 60 | 2 | Kyle Anderson | 3 – 1 | Noel Malicdem | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 61 | 2 | Ian White | 2 –3 | Devon Petersen | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 –5 |
| 62 | 2 | Jelle Klaasen | 1 –3 | Keegan Brown | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — |
| 63 | 2 | Gerwyn Price | 2 –3 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 |
| 64 | 2 | Jonny Clayton | 1 –3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 3 | Ryan Joyce | 4 – 3 | Alan Norris | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 |
| 66 | 3 | Dave Chisnall | 4 – 0 | Kim Huybrechts | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| 67 | 3 | Daryl Gurney | 3 –4 | Jamie Lewis | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 2 –4 |
| 68 | 3 | Ryan Searle | 4 – 1 | William O'Connor | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 69 | 3 | Gary Anderson | 4 – 3 | Jermaine Wattimena | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 5 – 3 |
| 70 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 1 | Max Hopp | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 3 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 –4 | Chris Dobey | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 1 –3 |
| 72 | 3 | Brendan Dolan | 4 – 2 | Mervyn King | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 73 | 3 | James Wade | 4 – 3 | Keegan Brown | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| 74 | 3 | Adrian Lewis | 4 – 0 | Darius Labanauskas | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| 75 | 3 | Nathan Aspinall | 4 – 1 | Kyle Anderson | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 76 | 3 | Rob Cross | 4 – 0 | Cristo Reyes | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 3 | Devon Petersen | 4 – 2 | Steve West | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 78 | 3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1 –4 | Luke Humphries | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | — | — |
| 79 | 3 | Michael Smith | 4 – 2 | John Henderson | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 80 | 3 | Toni Alcinas | 2 –4 | Benito van de Pas | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| 81 | 4 | Gary Anderson | 4 – 3 | Chris Dobey | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 4 – 2 |
| 82 | 4 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 1 | Adrian Lewis | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 4 | Nathan Aspinall | 4 – 3 | Devon Petersen | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 4 – 2 |
| 84 | 4 | Benito van de Pas | 1 –4 | Brendan Dolan | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | — | — |
| 85 | 4 | Ryan Joyce | 4 – 3 | James Wade | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| 86 | 4 | Ryan Searle | 1 –4 | Michael Smith | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | — | — |
| 87 | 4 | Jamie Lewis | 0 –4 | Dave Chisnall | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | — | — | — |
| 88 | 4 | Rob Cross | 2 –4 | Luke Humphries | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | QF | Nathan Aspinall | 5 – 1 | Brendan Dolan | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| 90 | QF | Dave Chisnall | 2 –5 | Gary Anderson | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | — | — |
| 91 | QF | Luke Humphries | 1 –5 | Michael Smith | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | — | — | — |
| 92 | QF | Michael van Gerwen | 5 – 1 | Ryan Joyce | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 | Set 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | SF | Michael Smith | 6 – 3 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 94 | SF | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 1 | Gary Anderson | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 | Set 11 | Set 12 | Set 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | F | Michael van Gerwen | 7 – 3 | Michael Smith | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets) 29 December | Semi-finals(best of 11 sets) 30 December | Final(best of 13 sets) 1 January | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen101.12 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Joyce88.35 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen104.76 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gary Anderson97.98 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Dave Chisnall96.54 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gary Anderson103.03 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen102.21 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Michael Smith95.29 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries94.18 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Michael Smith103.00 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Michael Smith105.22 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall100.53 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall99.72 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Brendan Dolan93.87 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 13 sets. Referees: Kirk Bevins(first half) and George Noble(second half).Alexandra Palace,London,England, 1 January 2019. | ||
| (1)Michael van Gerwen | 7 – 3 | Michael Smith (10) |
| 3 – 2,3 – 1,3 – 1,3 – 2, 2 –3, 0 –3,3 – 1,3 – 2, 2 –3,3 – 1 | ||
| 102.21 | Average (3 darts) | 95.29 |
| 49 | 100+ scores | 45 |
| 25 | 140+ scores | 27 |
| 14 | 180 scores | 13 |
| 129 | Highest checkout | 127 |
| 3 | 100+ Checkouts | 3 |
| 46.30% (25/54) | Checkout summary | 40.43% (19/47) |
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | R4 | 108.08 | Won |
| 2 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | R2 | 106.09 | Lost |
| 3 | Michael Smith | SF | 105.22 | Won |
| 4 | Michael van Gerwen | SF | 104.76 | Won |
| 5 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | R2 | 104.45 | Won |
| 6 | Kim Huybrechts | R2 | 103.26 | Won |
| 7 | Gary Anderson | QF | 103.03 | Won |
| 8 | Michael Smith | QF | 103.00 | Won |
| 9 | Rob Cross | R2 | 102.93 | Won |
| 10 | Michael van Gerwen | R2 | 102.59 | Won |
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2019 PDC World Championship. A total of 28 nationalities were represented, the most ever at a darts world championship.[25] The second round sees an increase in participation for some countries due to the first round bye for the 32 highest ranked players.
ENG | NED | AUS | SCO | NIR | GER | WAL | BEL | IRL | SPA | AUT | CAN | NZL | PHI | RUS | RSA | LIT | JPN | SWE | BRA | CHN | CZE | HKG | IND | POL | POR | SIN | USA | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semi-final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-final | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Round 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Round 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Round 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 |