2021 PDC World Darts Championship

The 202021 PDC World Darts Championship will be the 28th to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event will take place at Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2020–3 January 2021. Peter Wright is the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–3 in the 2020 final. Steve Beaton will play in a record 30th consecutive World Championship.

About 2021 PDC World Darts Championship in brief

Summary 2021 PDC World Darts ChampionshipThe 202021 PDC World Darts Championship will be the 28th World Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event will take place at Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2020–3 January 2021. Peter Wright is the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–3 in the 2020 final. Steve Beaton will play in a record 30th consecutive World Championship, breaking the record he jointly holds with Phil Taylor. 96 players will compete in the championship, with the thirty-two highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit being seeded to the second round. UK government regulations following the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom allow Tier 2 areas, including London, to hold sporting events with up to 1,000 spectators indoors. Fans attending the event will not be allowed to wear fancy dress and ‘football style’ chanting will be prohibited.

Two-time BDO World Champion Scott Waites has qualified for the World Championship for the first time, and is one of two former BDO Champions to qualify through the Pro Tour. The international qualifiers were heavily impacted by the worldwide CO VID-19 Pandemic, with a number of qualification tournaments being cancelled. The top place on the championship was given to the top player on the top tour instead of being awarded to the winner of the qualifier for India & South America. The Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay qualifiers for Europe, Western Europe and Central Europe were not held in 2020; with the four winners being awarded four places to the winners of the qualifiers.