| 2021 William Hill World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets Final – first to 7 sets | ||
| Prize fund | £2,500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £500,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | James Wade(third round) | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Gerwyn Price | |||
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The2021 PDC World Darts Championship[1] (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 William Hill World Darts Championship) was the 28thWorld Championship organised by theProfessional Darts Corporation since itseparated from theBritish Darts Organisation. The collapse of the BDO in September 2020 and subsequent postponement of theWorld Darts Federation-sanctioned event meant that this edition was the first undisputed World Championship in the sport sinceJohn Lowe won theBDO World Darts Championship in1993. The event took place at theAlexandra Palace inLondon from 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021, and was playedbehind closed doors, except for the first day of the tournament, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Peter Wright was the defending champion, after defeatingMichael van Gerwen 7–3 in the2020 final.[2] However, he was surprisingly eliminated byGabriel Clemens in the third round.
Gerwyn Price won the World Championship for the first time in his career, beatingGary Anderson 7–3 in the final. As a result of winning the title, Gerwyn took over fromMichael van Gerwen as world number 1.[3]
Steve Beaton played in a record 30th consecutive World Championship (including the BDO version), breaking the record he jointly held withPhil Taylor, but lost in the first round toDiogo Portela.
James Wade hit his first World Championshipnine-dart finish and the first PDC World Championship nine-darter since2016 in his third round defeat toStephen Bunting.
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All matches were played as single in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win aleg, finishing on either a double or thebullseye. Matches were played toset format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three). A rule which has been in place for previous tournaments, where the final set had to be won by two clear legs, was removed in order to prevent sessions overrunning.[4]
The matches got longer as the tournament progresses:
The prize money for the tournament was £2,500,000 in total – the same as in the previous year. The winner's share was £500,000.[6]
| 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 |
The top 32 from thePDC 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.[7]
Order of Merit[8]
| Pro Tour Order of Merit[8]
| International Qualifiers
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Michael van Gerwen, the runner-up at theprevious World Championship and winner of the2014,2017 and2019PDC World Championships, was top of the two-yearPDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament, having won the2020 UK Open andPlayers Championship Finals. Thereigning PDC World ChampionPeter Wright and2020 European Champion was the second seed. Eventual champion and2020 World Grand Prix championGerwyn Price was the third seed. The2019 PDC World Championship and2020 Masters runner-upMichael Smith was the 4th seed. As well as Van Gerwen and Wright, three other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds:2018 world championRob Cross was the fifth seed,2015 and2016 world championGary Anderson was seeded 13th, and2011 and2012 world championAdrian Lewis was the 21st seed. The2017,2018, and2019BDO World ChampionGlen Durrant was the 12th seed. He was one of two former BDO world champions to qualify as seeds, alongside2014 BDO world championStephen Bunting, as 26th seed.[12]
The top seeds below Van Gerwen, Wright, Price, Smith and Cross were2019 UK Open championNathan Aspinall,2020 Grand Slam andEuropean Championship runner-upJames Wade,2019 World Grand Prix runner-upDave Chisnall and2020 World Matchplay championDimitri Van den Bergh.2020 Grand Slam championJosé de Sousa was seeded 14th.[12]
Damon Heta, in his first full year as a full PDC tour card holder, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the2020 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. Two-time BDO World ChampionScott Waites qualified for the PDC World Championship for the first time, and was one of two former BDO Champions to qualify through the Pro Tour, alongsideSteve Beaton, the1996 BDO champion, competing in a record-breaking 30th consecutive World Championship.[12][13]
As well as Waites, six other players from the Pro Tour made their PDC World Championship debuts;Mike De Decker,Martijn Kleermaker,Maik Kuivenhoven,Jason Lowe, Ryan Murray and Derk Telnekes.[13] Other players to qualify via the Pro Tour included2020 World Grand Prix runner-upDirk van Duijvenbode and2012 PDC World Championship runner-upAndy Hamilton.[12]
The international qualifiers were heavily impacted by the worldwideCOVID-19 pandemic, with a number of qualification tournaments being cancelled. The North American Darts Championship was cancelled, with the place being given toDanny Lauby, the winner of the 2019 CDC Continental Cup.[14] The cancellation of the Oceanic Masters resulted in a second place being given on the Dartplayers Australia tour; and the cancellation of the New Zealand championship saw the place instead being given to the top player on the Dartplayers New Zealand tour,Haupai Puha.[15] The qualifiers for India and South America were both cancelled, with the Indian place going to the Indian Darts Federation number one Amit Gilitwala, and the South American place being given toDiogo Portela, who had won the South American qualifier the three previous years it had been held.[10]
The PDC Asia Tour was fully cancelled, with the four places being awarded to the winners of one-off qualification events inChina,Hong Kong,Japan, and thePhilippines.[16] The Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay as well as qualifiers for Southern Europe, Western Europe, and Central Europe were not held in 2020; with these places being given to the final Pro Tour holders qualifier. One further change saw the two qualification events for female players being replaced with the new, four-event long, PDC Women's Series, with the top two players over those events – four-timesBDO Women's World ChampionLisa Ashton andDeta Hedman – qualifying for the World Championship.[17]
The final six places – four from uncompleted qualifiers and two as planned – were given to the winners of an event for Tour Card holders held at the conclusion of the PDC Series. Four places were reserved for players from the UK and Ireland and two from the rest of the world; a change from previous years where the places were unassigned.[10] The six players to get through the qualifier includedJamie Lewis, a former World Championship semi-finalist.[18]
Thirteen players from international qualifiers made their PDC World Championship debuts;Bradley Brooks,Cameron Carolissen,David Evans,Edward Foulkes, Amit Gilitwala,Dmitriy Gorbunov,Deta Hedman,Nick Kenny,Danny Lauby,Haupai Puha, Toru Suzuki, Di Zhuang andNiels Zonneveld.[13]
Martijn Kleermaker withdrew from the tournament after testing positive forCOVID-19 on 20 December. As the first alternateJosh Payne had been in close contact with someone who had also received a positive test, Kleermaker's first round opponentCameron Carolissen received a bye.[19]
UK government regulations following theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom allowed Tier 2 areas, including London, to hold sporting events with up to 1,000 spectators indoors.[20] The Professional Darts Corporation announced that the World Championship would be the first PDC event in the United Kingdom to allow fans, since theUK Open in March 2020. Fans attending the event were not allowed to wearfancy dress and 'football style' chanting was prohibited.[21] With London subsequently moving to Tier 3 on 16 December, it meant that the tournament was heldbehind closed doors for all sessions barring the opening night.[22]
The top quarter of the draw saw number one seedMichael van Gerwen defeat Ryan Murray in the second round,[23] before a 4–0 win overRicky Evans qualified him for the fourth round.[24] In that round, Van Gerwen came from 3–1 down and survived two darts at thebullseye fromJoe Cullen to win in asudden death last leg and reach the quarter-final for the fifth consecutive year and the eighth time overall.[25][26] Number eight seedDave Chisnall reached his third PDC World Championship quarter-final after wins overKeegan Brown,[27]Danny Noppert[25] andDimitri Van den Bergh.[28] In the quarter-final, Chisnall stunned Michael van Gerwen with a 5–0whitewash win over the world number one to reach the first PDC World Championship semi-final of his career. This defeat was van Gerwen's firstwhitewash loss (without winning a set) since 2009, when he lost toPhil Taylor.[29]
The two highest seeds in the second quarter were both eliminated early, with fourth seedMichael Smith losing 3–1 to debutantJason Lowe[30] and fifth seedRob Cross losing in a sudden death last leg toDirk van Duijvenbode.[31] Former world championAdrian Lewis also exited in the second round, losing to AmericanDanny Baggish 3–1.[31] Two time championGary Anderson beatMadars Razma in the second round[27] before beatingMensur Suljović 4–3 in a controversial game, with Anderson accusing his opponent ofgamesmanship.[32] Anderson thenwhitewashed Lowe's conquerorDevon Petersen to reach the eighth PDC World Championship quarterfinal of his career.[28] Van Duijvenbode followed up his win over Cross with a 4–0 win overAdam Hunt[32] and a second last-leg victory, this time overGlen Durrant, to reach his first PDC World Championship quarter-final.[28] Van Duijvenbode won the first set against Anderson in the quarter-final, but Anderson turned the game around including a run of ten legs in a row to win the match 5–1.[29]
Peter Wright opened his title defence with a 3–1 win overSteve West, appearing on stage dressed asThe Grinch.[33] Wright's reign was ended in the next round, afterGabriel Clemens won a last leg decider over him.[24]Krzysztof Ratajski made it pastRyan Joyce[34] andSimon Whitlock without dropping a set, before knocking out Clemens with a last leg victory of his own, with both players missing multiple darts to win before Ratajski finally hit double one to take the win and become the firstPolish player to make a PDC World Championship quarter-final.[25][26] Seventh seedJames Wade was eliminated in the third round byStephen Bunting, despite hitting the first perfectNine-dart finish at the World Championship since Gary Anderson at the2016 PDC World Darts Championship.[25] Bunting overcameRyan Searle in the fourth round to qualify for the quarter-finals for the second time.[28] In the quarter-final; Bunting took the first three sets and led 4–1 after the fifth. Ratajski closed the gap to 4–3 over the next two sets but Bunting broke throw in the eighth set to complete the win and qualify for his first PDC World Championship semi-final.[29]
In the fourth quarter, third seedGerwyn Price came thorough a last set decider against fellow WelshmanJamie Lewis[34] and a sudden death last leg decider against 30th seedBrendan Dolan[32] to reach the fourth round, where he took a 4–1 win overMervyn King to reach the quarter-final for the second consecutive year.[28] He was joined in the quarter-final byDaryl Gurney, who reached that stage for the second time after wins overWilliam O'Connor,[35]Chris Dobey,[36] andVincent van der Voort.[28] In the quarter-final, Price twice led by two sets at 2–0 & 4–2; and on both occasions Gurney won the next two sets to level. The final set went to a final leg, with Price eventually hitting the double 20 to win and reach a second consecutive semi-final.[29]
The first semi-final played was between Price and Bunting. Price won the first set and took a 2–0 lead in the second before Bunting fought back to take the second set and the next two. Price took the fifth and sixth sets to level before Bunting again fought back from 2–0 down in a set to lead after the seventh set. Price levelled the match by winning the eighth set and won the last two sets by 3–0 and 3–1 to become the first Welsh player to reach a PDC World Championship final. The thirteen 100+ finishes thrown by the two players was a record combined count for a PDC World Championship match.[37]
In the second semi-final, Anderson and Chisnall shared the first two sets, before Anderson claimed the next two to take a 3–1 lead. Chisnall broke Anderson's throw to take the fifth set, but Anderson immediately broke back and won the sixth. Again, Chisnall won the seventh set but Anderson restored the two set advantage with an eighth set victory. Anderson won all three legs in the ninth set to secure a 6–3 win, qualifying the two-time World Champion for his fifth PDC World Championship final.[37]
The final between Anderson and Price was held on 3 January 2021. Anderson threw first in the first set and won the first two legs, but missed four darts for a 3–0 set win, and Price came back to take the set 3–2. Anderson broke back with a 3–1 win in the second set. Price broke again in the third set despite a "big fish" 170 finish from Anderson, and held his throw in the fourth set to take a 3–1 advantage. Price again broke Anderson's throw in the fifth set, and won the sixth 3–0. Price took a two leg lead in the seventh set, but Anderson fought back to take only his second set of the match. Price regained the four-set advantage by winning the eighth set to go one away from winning the title. Price missed nine darts for the championship in the ninth set, which Anderson won. In the tenth set, Price fought back from 2–0 to eventually take the set and the championship, winning the title on double five.[38]
Price's first World Championship additionally saw him take the number one spot on thePDC Order of Merit away fromMichael van Gerwen, the Dutchman having held the title for seven years since winning the2014 PDC World Darts Championship.[39]
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | Steve West | 3 – 0 | Amit Gilitwala  | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | |
| 02 | 1 | Steve Beaton | 0 –3 | Diogo Portela  | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — | |
| 03 | 1 |  Jeff Smith | 3 – 1 | Keane Barry  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 04 | 2 |  Peter Wright | 3 – 1 | Steve West | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 1 | Ryan Joyce | 3 – 2 | Karel Sedláček  | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 |
| 06 | 1 | Ross Smith | 3 – 0 | David Evans | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | |
| 07 | 1 | William O'Connor | 3 – 0 | Niels Zonneveld  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | |
| 08 | 2 | Chris Dobey | 3 – 2 | Jeff Smith | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 |
| 09 | 1 |  Max Hopp | 3 – 0 | Gordon Mathers  | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | |
| 10 | 1 | Callan Rydz | 3 – 1 | James Bailey | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 11 | 1 | Adam Hunt | 3 – 2 | Lisa Ashton | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 |
| 12 | 2 | Glen Durrant | 3 – 0 | Diogo Portela | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 |  Madars Razma | 3 – 0 | Toru Suzuki  | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | |
| 14 | 1 |  Mike De Decker | 0 –3 | Edward Foulkes | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | — | |
| 15 | 1 | Ryan Murray | 3 – 1 | Lourence Ilagan  | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 16 | 2 |  Daryl Gurney | 3 – 2 | William O'Connor | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 17 | 1 | Luke Woodhouse | 2 –3 | Jamie Lewis | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 |
| 18 | 1 | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 – 1 | Boris Krčmar  | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 19 | 1 | Ryan Searle | 3 – 2 | Danny Lauby  | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 |
| 20 | 2 |  José de Sousa | 3 – 1 | Ross Smith | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | Mickey Mansell | 3 – 0 | Haupai Puha  | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | |
| 22 | 1 |  Darius Labanauskas | 3 – 0 | Chengan Liu  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | |
| 23 | 1 | Wayne Jones | 3 – 2 | Ciarán Teehan | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 24 | 2 | Jamie Hughes | 0 –3 | Adam Hunt | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — | |
| 25 | 1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3 – 2 | Bradley Brooks | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 |
| 26 | 1 | John Henderson | 3 – 2 | Marko Kantele  | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 |
| 27 | 1 | Luke Humphries | 2 –3 | Paul Lim  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 |
| 28 | 2 | James Wade | 3 – 0 | Callan Rydz | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | Steve Lennon | 3 – 1 | Daniel Larsson  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 30 | 1 | Scott Waites | 3 – 2 | Matt Campbell | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 |
| 31 | 1 | Kim Huybrechts | 3 – 0 | Di Zhuang | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | |
| 32 | 2 | Mervyn King | 3 – 1 | Max Hopp | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 33 | 1 | Andy Hamilton | 1 –3 | Nico Kurz | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — |
| 34 | 1 | Andy Boulton | 3 – 1 | Deta Hedman | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 35 | 1 | Damon Heta | 2 –3 | Danny Baggish | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 |
| 36 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen | 3 – 1 | Ryan Murray | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | Derk Telnekes | 2 –3 | Nick Kenny | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 0 –3 |
| 38 | 1 | Jason Lowe | 3 – 1 | Dmitriy Gorbunov  | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 39 | 1 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 0 –3 | Matthew Edgar | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | — | |
| 40 | 2 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 – 2 | Ron Meulenkamp | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 |
| 41 | 1 | Martijn Kleermaker | w/o | Cameron Carolissen  | — | ||||
| 42 | 1 | Keegan Brown | 3 – 0 | Ryan Meikle | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | |
| 43 | 2 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 0 –3 | Ryan Searle | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — | |
| 44 | 2 | Jonny Clayton | 3 – 1 | John Henderson | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 2 |  Krzysztof Ratajski | 3 – 0 | Ryan Joyce | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | |
| 46 | 2 | Ian White | 1 –3 | Kim Huybrechts | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | — |
| 47 | 2 | Gerwyn Price | 3 – 2 | Jamie Lewis | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 48 | 2 | Gabriel Clemens | 3 – 1 | Nico Kurz | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | Brendan Dolan | 3 – 1 | Edward Foulkes | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 50 | 2 | Joe Cullen | 3 – 0 | Wayne Jones | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | |
| 51 | 2 | Simon Whitlock | 3 – 2 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 |
| 52 | 2 | Adrian Lewis | 1 –3 | Danny Baggish | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | — |
| 53 | 2 | Danny Noppert | 3 – 1 | Cameron Carolissen | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 54 | 2 | Devon Petersen | 3 – 1 | Steve Lennon | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 55 | 2 | Rob Cross | 2 –3 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 2 –3 |
| 56 | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3 – 0 | Paul Lim | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2 | Ricky Evans | 3 – 1 | Mickey Mansell | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 58 | 2 | Gary Anderson | 3 – 1 | Madars Razma | 3 – 0 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 59 | 2 | Stephen Bunting | 3 – 2 | Andy Boulton | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 |
| 60 | 2 |  Mensur Suljović | 3 – 1 | Matthew Edgar | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 61 | 2 | Dave Chisnall | 3 – 1 | Keegan Brown | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 62 | 2 | Jermaine Wattimena | 3 – 1 | Nick Kenny | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 63 | 2 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 2 | Scott Waites | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 |
| 64 | 2 | Michael Smith | 1 –3 | Jason Lowe | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 3 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 4 – 0 | Simon Whitlock | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | ||
| 66 | 3 | Kim Huybrechts | 2 –4 | Ryan Searle | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | — |
| 67 | 3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 – 0 | Jermaine Wattimena | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | ||
| 68 | 3 | Joe Cullen | 4 – 3 | Jonny Clayton | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 |
| 69 | 3 | Peter Wright | 3 –4 | Gabriel Clemens | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 |
| 70 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 0 | Ricky Evans | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 3 | José de Sousa | 0 –4 | Mervyn King | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | — | ||
| 72 | 3 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 4 – 0 | Adam Hunt | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | ||
| 73 | 3 | Nathan Aspinall | 2 –4 | Vincent van der Voort | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | — |
| 74 | 3 | Gary Anderson | 4 – 3 | Mensur Suljović | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 |
| 75 | 3 | Gerwyn Price | 4 – 3 | Brendan Dolan | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 |
| 76 | 3 | Glen Durrant | 4 – 2 | Danny Baggish | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 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 | James Wade | 2 –4 | Stephen Bunting | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | — |
| 78 | 3 | Daryl Gurney | 4 – 1 | Chris Dobey | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | — | |
| 79 | 3 | Jason Lowe | 0 –4 | Devon Petersen | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | 2 –3 | — | ||
| 80 | 3 | Dave Chisnall | 4 – 2 | Danny Noppert | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 81 | 4 | Gabriel Clemens | 3 –4 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 |
| 82 | 4 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 3 | Joe Cullen | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 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 | Vincent van der Voort | 2 –4 | Daryl Gurney | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | — |
| 84 | 4 | Stephen Bunting | 4 – 3 | Ryan Searle | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 0 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 |
| 85 | 4 | Devon Petersen | 0 –4 | Gary Anderson | 0 –3 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 0 –3 | — | ||
| 86 | 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 4 – 3 | Glen Durrant | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 |
| 87 | 4 | Gerwyn Price | 4 – 1 | Mervyn King | 3 – 0 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | |
| 88 | 4 | Dave Chisnall | 4 – 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 1 –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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | QF | Krzysztof Ratajski | 3 –5 | Stephen Bunting | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | — |
| 90 | QF | Gary Anderson | 5 – 1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | ||
| 91 | QF | Gerwyn Price | 5 – 4 | Daryl Gurney | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 0 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 |
| 92 | QF | Michael van Gerwen | 0 –5 | Dave Chisnall | 1 –3 | 2 –3 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –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 | Set 10 | Set 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | SF | Stephen Bunting | 4 –6 | Gerwyn Price | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 1 –3 | — |
| 94 | SF | Dave Chisnall | 3 –6 | Gary Anderson | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 1 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 0 –3 | 0 –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 | Set 10 | Set 11 | Set 12 | Set 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | F | Gary Anderson | 3 –7 | Gerwyn Price | 2 –3 | 3 – 1 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 1 –3 | 0 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | 3 – 2 | 2 –3 | — |
The draw took place on 3 December 2020, live onSky Sports News.[40]
| Final: Best of 13 sets Referee: Paul Hinks Alexandra Palace,London,England, 3 January 2021 | ||
| (13)Gary Anderson | 3 –7 | Gerwyn Price (3) |
| 2–3,3–1, 1–3, 1–3, 1–3, 0–3,3–2, 2–3,3–2, 2–3 | ||
| 94.25 | Average (3 darts) | 100.08 |
| 56 | 100+ scores | 62 |
| 22 | 140+ scores | 27 |
| 10 | 180 scores | 13 |
| 170 | Highest checkout | 161 |
| 2 | 100+ Checkouts | 3 |
| 26.87% | Checkout summary | 45.61% |
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 1 January [41] | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) 2 January | Final (best of 13 sets) 3 January | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 98.29 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dave Chisnall 107.34 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dave Chisnall 98.57 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Gary Anderson 100.03 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Gary Anderson 101.07 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.29 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Gary Anderson 94.25 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 100.08 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski 97.58 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Stephen Bunting 101.01 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Stephen Bunting 96.38 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 100.92 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 96.36 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Daryl Gurney 96.25 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Player | Eliminated | Played | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Legs Won[55] | Legs Lost[55] | 100+[55] | 140+[55] | 180s[55] | High Checkout[55] | Checkout Av.%[55] | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerwyn Price | Winner | 6 | 29 | 17 | 108 | 84 | 242 | 123 | 55 | 170 | 44.26 | 98.44 |
| Gary Anderson | Runner-up | 6 | 25 | 15 | 86 | 78 | 194 | 124 | 43 | 170 | 39.00 | 96.58 |
| Dave Chisnall | Semi-final | 5 | 19 | 11 | 67 | 56 | 154 | 72 | 51 | 170 | 42.95 | 100.68 |
| Stephen Bunting | Semi-final | 5 | 20 | 16 | 78 | 76 | 187 | 111 | 37 | 170 | 41.52 | 96.63 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Quarter-final | 4 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 44 | 109 | 68 | 23 | 150 | 47.37 | 103.37 |
| Daryl Gurney | Quarter-final | 4 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 43 | 105 | 68 | 33 | 130 | 38.71 | 97.15 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Quarter-final | 5 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 50 | 68 | 51 | 19 | 170 | 37.88 | 96.50 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Quarter-final | 4 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 47 | 116 | 67 | 22 | 127 | 37.14 | 96.45 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Fourth round | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 53 | 48 | 22 | 126 | 43.50 | 100.99 |
| Mervyn King | Fourth round | 3 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 69 | 39 | 17 | 170 | 42.86 | 100.16 |
| Gabriel Clemens | Fourth round | 3 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 85 | 60 | 20 | 144 | 40.60 | 95.45 |
| Ryan Searle | Fourth round | 4 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 103 | 73 | 21 | 145 | 37.41 | 94.72 |
| Joe Cullen | Fourth round | 3 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 148 | 70 | 31 | 124 | 33.90 | 94.72 |
| Vincent van der Voort | Fourth round | 3 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 85 | 37 | 16 | 121 | 42.53 | 94.69 |
| Devon Petersen | Fourth round | 3 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 61 | 34 | 21 | 160 | 31.65 | 91.86 |
| Glen Durrant | Fourth round | 3 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 72 | 38 | 15 | 154 | 42.22 | 91.51 |
| José de Sousa | Third round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 80 | 38.75 | 98.60 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Third round | 3 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 112 | 54 | 16 | 140 | 41.18 | 98.56 |
| Peter Wright | Third round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 144 | 33.76 | 98.39 |
| Chris Dobey | Third round | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 130 | 34.51 | 97.68 |
| Simon Whitlock | Third round | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 83 | 49 | 15 | 120 | 29.03 | 97.45 |
| Ricky Evans | Third round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 104 | 48.57 | 97.31 |
| Adam Hunt | Third round | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 145 | 41.64 | 94.48 |
| Brendan Dolan | Third round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 63 | 32 | 5 | 120 | 42.86 | 94.00 |
| Mensur Suljović | Third round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 140 | 40.02 | 93.98 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Third round | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 31 | 8 | 160 | 38.28 | 91.86 |
| Danny Baggish | Third round | 3 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 95 | 39 | 8 | 170 | 32.87 | 91.14 |
| Jonny Clayton | Third round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 60 | 28 | 10 | 140 | 39.11 | 90.99 |
| Jason Lowe | Third round | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 63 | 22 | 10 | 135 | 31.61 | 90.56 |
| James Wade | Third round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 66 | 20 | 9 | 141 | 53.85 | 90.56 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Third round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 156 | 29.79 | 89.92 |
| Danny Noppert | Third round | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 160 | 31.18 | 84.63 |
| Ian White | Second round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 127 | 25.00 | 102.35 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Second round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 25.00 | 98.20 |
| Scott Waites | Second round | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 102 | 44 | 15 | 125 | 46.94 | 96.20 |
| Darius Labanauskas | Second round | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 164 | 46.05 | 95.78 |
| Max Hopp | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 100 | 41.82 | 94.56 |
| Ryan Joyce | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 110 | 41.67 | 94.17 |
| Ross Smith | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 136 | 34.67 | 93.46 |
| Steve Lennon | Second round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 130 | 26.84 | 93.15 |
| Andy Boulton | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 76 | 32 | 8 | 149 | 38.31 | 93.01 |
| Adrian Lewis | Second round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 127 | 21.43 | 92.73 |
| Michael Smith | Second round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 74 | 21.43 | 92.64 |
| Rob Cross | Second round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 90 | 53.33 | 92.40 |
| Mickey Mansell | Second round | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 86 | 41.29 | 91.41 |
| Ryan Murray | Second round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 130 | 41.67 | 91.12 |
| Ron Meulenkamp | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 144 | 38.57 | 90.74 |
| Jamie Lewis | Second round | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 110 | 39.40 | 90.57 |
| Madars Razma | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 81 | 40.18 | 90.57 |
| William O'Connor | Second round | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 122 | 29.98 | 90.41 |
| Jeff Smith | Second round | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 116 | 41.82 | 90.36 |
| Keegan Brown | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 126 | 47.17 | 90.20 |
| Matthew Edgar | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 25 | 4 | 112 | 65.00 | 89.94 |
| Steve West | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 39.61 | 89.50 |
| Paul Lim | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 121 | 65.28 | 89.37 |
| John Henderson | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 112 | 31.47 | 89.26 |
| Nico Kurz | Second round | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 22 | 6 | 161 | 36.63 | 88.94 |
| Nick Kenny | Second round | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 119 | 34.70 | 87.89 |
| Edward Foulkes | Second round | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 140 | 37.50 | 87.49 |
| Wayne Jones | Second round | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 143 | 31.70 | 87.48 |
| Callan Rydz | Second round | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 117 | 33.75 | 85.79 |
| Diogo Portela | Second round | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 28.65 | 84.40 |
| Cameron Carolissen | Second round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 29.02 | 82.19 |
| Jamie Hughes | Second round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 66.67 | 75.36 |
| Ryan Meikle | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 119 | 36.36 | 96.66 |
| Matt Campbell | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 160 | 46.15 | 94.97 |
| Karel Sedláček | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 111 | 34.62 | 93.11 |
| Bradley Brooks | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 87 | 28.00 | 92.70 |
| Luke Humphries | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 108 | 23.81 | 92.28 |
| Luke Woodhouse | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 145 | 60.00 | 92.23 |
| David Evans | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 23.81 | 91.89 |
| Damon Heta | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 160 | 36.36 | 91.65 |
| Lisa Ashton | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 39.13 | 91.33 |
| Boris Krčmar | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 96 | 26.09 | 89.82 |
| James Bailey | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 115 | 25.00 | 89.79 |
| Danny Lauby | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 148 | 25.00 | 88.98 |
| Lourence Ilagan | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 109 | 42.11 | 88.28 |
| Keane Barry | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 80 | 26.67 | 88.11 |
| Derk Telnekes | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 20.00 | 87.15 |
| Mike De Decker | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 117 | 23.08 | 86.74 |
| Ciarán Teehan | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 30.77 | 86.31 |
| Steve Beaton | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 25.00 | 84.14 |
| Niels Zonneveld | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 33.33 | 83.87 |
| Daniel Larsson | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 45.45 | 83.22 |
| Andy Hamilton | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 30.43 | 83.15 |
| Toru Suzuki | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 76 | 24.00 | 81.36 |
| Gordon Mathers | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 23.08 | 81.03 |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 9.09 | 81.00 |
| Dmitriy Gorbunov | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 141 | 30.00 | 80.56 |
| Amit Gilitwala | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 12.50 | 80.48 |
| Deta Hedman | First round | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 27.27 | 79.92 |
| Haupai Puha | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.72 |
| Marko Kantele | First round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 70 | 30.77 | 79.69 |
| Chengan Liu | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 50.00 | 79.57 |
| Di Zhuang | First round | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.09 |
| Martijn Kleermaker | First round | —[a] | ||||||||||
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | R2 | 108.98 | Won |
| 2 | Dave Chisnall | QF | 107.34 | Won |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | R3 | 106.85 | Won |
| 4 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | R2 | 105.61 | Won |
| 5 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | R3 | 104.09 | Won |
| 6 | Kim Huybrechts | R1 | 104.05 | Won |
| 7 | José de Sousa | R3 | 103.62 | Lost |
| 8 | Mervyn King | R3 | 103.47 | Won |
| 9 | Ian White | R2 | 102.35 | Lost |
| 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | R4 | 102.17 | Lost |
This table shows the number of players by country in the 2021 PDC World Championship. A total of 29 nationalities were represented, surpassing the record of the2020 and2019 editions by one.
SCO | WAL | ENG | NED | NIR | POL | BEL | GER | RSA | AUS | USA | AUT | POR | IRL | CAN | JPN | BRA | LAT | LTU | SIN | CHN | CRO | CZE | FIN | IND | NZL | PHI | RUS | SWE | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi-final | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-final | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 64 | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
