Darts World Cup 2023: schedule, results, favorites, TV broadcast

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Defending champion Peter Wright with the coveted trophy

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Darts World Cup 2023

From now on, it's all about getting from 501 to zero points as quickly as possible for 96 professionals: The 30th World Championship of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is taking place in London's Alexandra Palace - better known under the name Ally Pally.

The final will take place on January 3, 2023. In addition to superstar Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and defending champion Peter Wright are the favorites for the title.

With Gabriel Clemens, Martin Schindler and Florian Hempel, three Germans have also qualified for the tournament.

game schedule

Thursday, December 15, from 8 p.m. CET

Round 1: Mickey Mansell - Ben Robb

Round 1: Keane Barry - Grant Sampson

Round 1: Jermaine Wattimena - Nathan Rafferty

Round 2: Peter Wright - Mansell / Robb

Friday 16 December from 1.30pm CET

Round 1: Alan Soutar - Mal Cuming

Round 1: Boris Krcmar - Toru Suzuki

Round 1: Adrian Lewis - Daniel Larsson

Round 2: Kim Huybrechts - Barry / Sampson

Friday, December 16, from 8 p.m. CET

Round 1: Rowby Rodriguez - Lourence Ilagan

Round 1: William O'Connor - Beau Greaves

Round 1: Keegan Brown -

Round 2: Michael Smith - Wattimena / Rafferty

Saturday 17 December from 1pm CET

Round 1: Martin Lukeman - Nobuhiro Yamamoto

Round 1: Simon Whitlock - Christian Perez

Round 1: Adam Gawles - Richie Bunrett Round

2: Daryl Gurney - Soutar / Cuming

Saturday, December 17, from 9 p.m. CET

Round 1: Ryan Meikle - Lisa Asthon Round

1: Cameron Menzies - Diogo Portela

Round 1: Josh Rock - Jose Justicia

Round 2: Dimitri Van den Bergh - Rodriguez / Ilagan

Sunday 18 December from 12pm CET

1st Round: Madars Razma - Prakash Jiwa

1st Round: Karel Sedlacek - Raymond Smith

1st Round: Luke Woodhouse - Vladislav Omelchenko

2nd Round: Damon Heta - Lewis / Larsson

Sunday, December 18, from 9 p.m. CET

Round 1: Mike De Decker - Jeff Smith

Round 1: Scott Williams - Ryan Joyce

Round 1: Natt Campbell - Danny Baggish Round

2: Nathan Aspinall - Krcmar / Suzuki

Monday 19 December from 1.30pm CET

1st Round: Andrew Gilding - Robert Owen

1st Round: Danny Jansen - Paolo Nebrida

1st Round: Niel Zoneveld - Lewy Williams

2nd Round: José de Sousa - Whitlock / Perez

Monday, December 19, from 8 p.m. CET

1st round: Geert Nentjes - Leonard Gates

1st round: Ritchie Edhose - David Cameron

1st round: Steve Beaton - Danny van Trijp

2nd round: Gerwyn Price - Woodhouse / Omelchenko

Tuesday, December 20th, from 8pm CET

1st Round: Jim Williams - Sebastian Bialecki

1st Round: Jamie Hughes - Jimmy Hendriks

1st Round: Ricky Evans - Fallon Sherrock

2nd Round: Raymond van Barneveld - Meikle / Ashton

Wednesday 21 December from 1.30pm CET

1st Round: John O'Shea - Darius Labanauskas

1st Round: Martijn Kleermaker - Xicheng Han

2nd Round: Callan Rydz - Rock / Justicia

2nd Round: Dave Chisnall - Gilding / Owen

Wednesday, December 21, from 8 p.m. CET

2nd Round: Mervyn King - Campbell / Baggish

2nd Round:

- Connor / Greaves

2nd Round: Michael van Gerwen - Zoneveld / L. Williams

2nd Round: Stephen Bunting - Nentjes / Gates

Thursday 22 December from 1.30pm CET

2nd round: Krzystof Ratajski - Jansen / Nebrida

2nd round: Ryan Searle - Gawlas / Burnett

2nd round: Mensur Suljovic - Decker / J. Smith

2nd round: Dirk van Duijvenbode - Sedlacek / Ra.

Smith

Thursday, December 22, from 8 p.m. CET

Round 2: Gary Anderson - Razma / Jiwa Round

2: James Wade - J. Williams / Bialecki

Round 2: Luke Humphries - Brown / Hempel

Round 2: Vincent van der Voort - Menzies / Portela

Friday 23 December from 1.30pm CET

2nd Round: Brendan Dolan - Hughes / Hendriks

2nd Round: Chris Dobey - Kleermaker / Han

2nd Round: Ross Smith - Shea / Labanauskas

2nd Round: Rob Cross - S. Williams / Joyce

Friday, December 23rd, from 8pm CET

2nd Round:

- Lukeman / Yamamoto

2nd Round: Danny Noppert - Edhouse / Cameron

2nd Round: Jonny Clayton - Beaton / Trijp

2nd Round: Joe Cullen - Evans / Sherrock

Who qualifies for the World Cup?

As every year, a total of 96 players will take part in the World Cup.

The way there is clearly regulated: The 32 highest in the world rankings, the »PDC Order of Merit«, are automatically qualified and benefit from a bye in the first round.

This also applies to Martin Schindler (29th place) and Gabriel Clemens (25th place).

The next 32 are the leaders of the »PDC ProTour of Merit« (another ranking system that takes into account the prize money earned over the past twelve months that was not earned in major tournaments), which is not already known via the »PDC Order of Merit« qualified.

The last 32 have to qualify mainly through regional tournaments. For example, the German Florian Hempel defeated his compatriot Niko Springer in the final of a qualifying tournament in Niedernhausen in Hesse.

The World Cup remains in British hands for the time being: in addition to 28 Englishmen, 15 Scots, Welsh and Northern Ireland also qualified for the end of the year.

For the first time there are three women at the start (all from England).

Where can I watch the Darts World Championship?

As usual, all games will be shown live on free TV on Sport1.

The niche broadcaster, which is reporting from Ally Pally for the 19th time, is also offering a free live stream.

All games will also be broadcast on DAZN.

Germany's best-known darts expert Elmar Paulke will comment on the streaming service.

Who are the favourites?

has already won three world titles

in his career, but in recent years the Dutchman has been strangers to Ally Pally.

At the last edition, he was unable to compete in his third round match due to a positive corona test.

But now »Mighty Mike« seems to be returning to its old form: in 2022 he won the prestigious Premier League, the World Matchplay and the World Grand Prix, among other things.

At the World Championships he is now one of the top favorites again.

But the competition is tough again this year: In addition to van Gerwen, defending champion

(Scotland) can also have hopes.

The Scot is currently second in the world rankings, just behind

(Wales).

Michael Smith from England recently demonstrated his exceptional talent at the Grand Slam of Darts.

The ex-champions

(Scotland) and

(England) are only given outsider chances.

A sensation would even be the triumph of

: The five-time world champion surprisingly made it into the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts in November and beat Gerwyn Price twice on the way there.

And the Germans?

Gabriel Clemens

has long established himself at the top of the world.

The German is in 25th place in the ranking and could cause a little surprise again this year.

However, Clemens, who was voted Saar Sportsman of the Year in 2020, is not the only German with ambitious goals.

is

now one of the top 30 players in the darts world.

The 26-year-old reached the final at the Players Championship in Niedernhausen in March, but lost there to van Gerwen (4:8).

At the Grand Slam of Darts, he narrowly lost against former world champion Rob Corss (4:5).

Both Clemens and Schindler can hope for the first German quarter-finals in World Cup history.

Thanks to their good position, both will only enter the tournament in the second round.

Florian Hempel, ranked 60th, is still a bit away from that.

The man from Cologne, who caused a surprise last year, meets Keegan Brown from England at the start.

and

failed to qualify for the most important darts tournament of the year.

How much money does the winner get?

Winning the World Cup is also financially worthwhile this year: a total of 2.5 million pounds (around 2.9 million euros) will be paid out.

Like last year, the winner will receive £500,000.

The final loser still has half.

But even the first round participation is rewarded with 7500 pounds.

And otherwise?

As always, eyes will be on the big stars this year.

What hairstyle does Peter Wright wear?

How does Gerwyn Price react in the event of a loss?

And how good is Raymond van Barneveld after his comeback?

But this year, it's worth taking a closer look at a newcomer: at 18, Beau Greaves is the youngest woman to ever qualify for the Ally Pally.

The Briton is considered an exceptional talent and has been unbeaten for 52 matches.

Most recently, she threw an average of 107 points against Fallon Sherrock - more than any woman before.

Is she now also making history in London?

All 9-darters in World Cup history

2009: Raymond van Barneveld (vs Jelle Klaasen)

2010: Raymond van Barneveld (vs Brendan Dolan)

2011: Adrian Lewis (vs Gary Anderson)

2013: Dean Winstanley (vs Vincent van der Voort)

2013: Michael van Gerwen (vs James Wade)

2014: Terry Jenkins (vs Per Laursen)

2014: Kyle Anderson (vs Ian White)

2015: Adrian Lewis (vs Raymond van Barneveld)

2016: Gary Anderson (vs Jelle Klaasen)

2021: James Wade (vs Stephen Bunting)

2022: William Borland (vs Bradley Brooks)

2022: Darius Labanauskas (Mike De Decker)

All world champions of the PDC

1994: Dennis Priestley (England)

1995: Phil Taylor (England)

1996: Phil Taylor (England)

1997: Phil Taylor (England)

1998: Phil Taylor (England)

1999: Phil Taylor (England)

2000: Phil Taylor (England)

2001 : Phil Taylor (England)

2002: Phil Taylor (England)

2003: John Part (Canada)

2004: Phil Taylor (England)

2005: Phil Taylor (England)

2006: Phil Taylor (England)

2007: Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)

2008 : John Part (Canada)

2009: Phil Taylor (England)

2010: Phil Taylor (England)

2011: Adrian Lewis (England)

2012: Adrian Lewis (England)

2013: Phil Taylor (England)

2014: Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)

2015: Gary Anderson (Scotland)

2016: Gary Anderson (Scotland)

2017: Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)

2018: Rob Cross (England)

2019: Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)

2020: Peter Wright ( Scotland)

2021: Gerwyn Price (Wales)

2022: Peter Wright (Scotland)