A feast of festive darts is once again upon us as the 30th edition of the PDC World Darts Championship takes place at the Alexandra Palace in north London between December 15 to January 3, 2023.
Set to make the trip up to the top of Muswell Hill are 96 players — representing 28 different countries — who are aiming to pocket the £500,000 first prize at the end of this 16-day tungsten extravaganza.
The top 32 ranked players in the world await the winners of the opening round matches consisting of qualifiers from the PDC Pro Tour and various international events.
The Sporting News is on hand to keep you up to date with all the latest results.
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PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23 results
First round
Mickey Mansell 3-1 Ben Robb
Keane Barry 1-3 Grant Sampson
Jermaine Wattimena 2-3 Nathan Rafferty
Alan Soutar 3-0 Mal Cuming
Boris Krcmar 3-0 Toru Suzuki
Adrian Lewis 3-0 Daniel Larsson
Rowby-John Rodriguez 2-3 Lourence Ilagan
William O’Connor 3-0 Beau Greaves
Keegan Brown 2-3 Florian Hempel
Martin Lukeman 3-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto
Simon Whitlock 3-2 Christian Perez
Adam Gawlas 3-2 Richie Burnett
Ryan Meikle 3-2 Lisa Ashton
Cameron Menzies 3-1 Diogo Portela
Josh Rock 3-1 Jose Justicia
Madars Razma 3-1 Prakash Jiwa
Karel Sedlacek 3-0 Raymond Smith
Luke Woodhouse 3-0 Vladyslav Omelchenko
Mike de Decker 3-1 Jeff Smith
Scott Williams 3-1 Ryan Joyce
Matt Campbell 0-3 Danny Baggish
Andrew Gilding 3-2 Robert Owen
Danny Jansen 3-2 Paolo Nebrida
Niels Zonneveld 0-3 Lewis Williams
Geert Nentjes 1-3 Leonard Gates
Richie Edhouse 2-3 David Cameron
Steve Beaton 0-3 Danny van Trijp
Jim Williams 3-2 Sebastian Bialecki
Jamie Hughes 1-3 Jimmy Hendricks
Ricky Evans 3-1 Fallon Sherrock
John O’Shea 2-3 Darius Labanauskas
Martijn Kleermaker 3-0 Xicheng Han
Second round
Peter Wright 3-0 Mickey Mansell
Kim Huybrechts 3-0 Grant Sampson
Michael Smith 3-0 Nathan Rafferty
Daryl Gurney 0-3 Alan Soutar
Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Lourence Ilagan
Damon Heta 3-0 Adrian Lewis
Nathan Aspinall 3-1 Boris Krcmar
Jose de Sousa 3-2 Simon Whitlock
Gerwyn Price 3-1 Luke Woodhouse
Raymond van Barneveld 3-1 Ryan Meikle
Callan Rydz 0-3 Josh Rock
Dave Chisnall 3-1 Andrew Gilding
Mervyn King 3-2 Danny Baggish
Gabriel Clemens 3-0 William O’Connor
Michael van Gerwen 3-0 Lewy Williams
Stephen Bunting 3-1 Leonard Gates
Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 Danny Jansen
Ryan Searle 3-0 Adam Gawlas
Mensur Suljovic 3-0 Mike de Decker
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-2 Karel Sedlacek
Gary Anderson 3-1 Madars Razma
James Wade 2-3 Jim Williams
Luke Humphries 3-2 Florian Hempel
Vincent van der Voort 3-0 Cameron Menzies
Brendan Dolan 3-1 Jimmy Hendricks
Chris Dobey 3-0 Martjin Kleermaker
Ross Smith 3-1 Darius Labanauskas
Rob Cross 3-1 Scott Williams
Martin Schindler 3-1 Martin Lukeman
Danny Noppert 3-1 David Cameron
Jonny Clayton 3-0 Danny van Trijp
Joe Cullen 3-1 Ricky Evans
Third round
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall 3-4 Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton 4-1 Brendan Dolan
Jim Williams 3-4 Gabriel Clemens
Gerwyn Price 4-0 Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright 1-4 Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Searle 3-4 Jose de Sousa
Danny Noppert 2-4 Alan Soutar
Gary Anderson 1-4 Chris Dobey
Joe Cullen 4-0 Damon Heta
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Mensur Suljovic
Michael Smith 4-3 Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-3 Ross Smith
Rob Cross 4-1 Mervyn King
Dave Chisnall 2-4 Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries 4-3 Vincent van der Voort
Fourth round
Gerwyn Price 4-1 Jose de Sousa
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Josh Rock
Kim Huybrechts 0-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gabriel Clemens 4-1 Alan Soutar
Michael Smith 4-1 Joe Cullen
Rob Cross 2-4 Chris Dobey
Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Humphries 1-4 Stephen Bunting
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Sessions and match schedule
Sunday, January 1 — Afternoon Session from 12:30 GMT
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs. Jonny Clayton (Quarter-Final)
Michael Smith vs. Stephen Bunting (Quarter-Final)
Sunday, January 1 — Evening Session from 19:30 GMT
Gerwyn Price vs. Gabriel Clemens (Quarter-Final)
Michael van Gerwen vs. Chris Dobey (Quarter-Final)
Monday, January 2 from 19:30 GMT
2x semi-finals
Tuesday, January 3 from 20:00 GMT
Final
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: First-round draw
Luke Woodhouse (England) 3-0 Vladyslav Omelchenko (Ukraine)
Ryan Meikle (England) 3-2 Lisa Ashton (England)
Adam Gawlas (Czech Republic) 3-2 Richie Burnett (Wales)
Simon Whitlock (Australia) 3-2. Christian Perez (Philippines)
Jim Williams (Wales) 3-2 Sebastian Białecki (Poland)
William O’Connor (Republic of Ireland) 3-0 Beau Greaves (England)
Ritchie Edhouse (England) 2-3 David Cameron (Canada)
Alan Soutar (Scotland) 3-0 Mal Cumming (Australia)
Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands) 2-3 Nathan Rafferty (Northern Ireland)
Martin Lukeman (England) 3-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto (Japan)
Ricky Evans (England) 3-1 Fallon Sherrock (England)
Adrian Lewis (England) 3-0 Daniel Larsson (Sweden)
Keegan Brown (England) 2-3 Florian Hempel (Germany)
Cameron Menzies (England) 3-1 Diogo Portela (Brazil)
Andrew Gilding (England) 3-2 Robert Owen (Wales)
Geert Nentjes (Netherlands) 1-3 Leonard Gates (USA)
Mickey Mansell (Northern Ireland) 3-1 Ben Robb (New Zealand)
Keane Barry (Republic of Ireland) 1-3 Grant Sampson (South Africa)
Rowby-John Rodriguez (Austria) 2-3 Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Danny Jansen (Netherlands) 3-2 Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
Steve Beaton (England) 0-3 Danny van Trijp (Netherlands)
Jamie Hughes (England) 1-3 Jimmy Hendricks (Netherlands)
Boris Krcmar (Croatia) 3-0 Toru Suzuki (Japan)
Josh Rock (Northern Ireland) 3-1 Jose Justicia (Spain)
Neils Zonneveld (Netherlands) 0-3 Lewy Williams (Wales)
Mike De Decker (Belgium) 3-1 Jeff Smith (Canada)
Karel Sedlacek (Czech Republic) 3-0 Raymond Smith (Australia)
John O’Shea (Republic of Ireland) 2-3 Darius Labanauskas (Lithuania)
Scott Williams (England) 3-1 Ryan Joyce (England)
Matt Campbell (Canada) 0-3 Danny Baggish (USA)
Madars Razma (Latvia) 3-1 Prakash Jiwa (India)
Martjin Kleermaker (Netherlands) 3-0 Xicheng Han (China)
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Second-round draw
Gerwyn Price (Wales) 3-1 Luke Woodhouse
Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) 3-1 Ryan Meikle
Ryan Searle (England) 3-0 Adam Gawlas
Jose de Sousa (Portugal) 3-2 Simon Whitlock
James Wade (England) 2-3 Jim Williams
Gabriel Clemens (Germany) 3-0 William O’Connor
Danny Noppert (Netherlands) 3-1 David Cameron
Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland) 0-3 Alan Soutar
Michael Smith (England) 3-0 Nathan Rafferty
Martin Schindler (Germany) 3-1 Martin Lukeman
Joe Cullen (England) 3-1 Ricky Evans
Damon Heta (Australia) 3-0 Adrian Lewis
Luke Humphries (England) 3-2 Florian Hempel
Vincent van der Voort (Netherlands) 3-0 Cameron Menzies
Dave Chisnall (England) 3-1 Andrew Gilding
Stephen Bunting (England) 3-1 Leonard Gates
Peter Wright (Scotland) 3-0 Mickey Mansell
Kim Huybrechts (Belgium) 3-0 Grant Sampson
Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium) 3-0 Lourence Ilagan
Krzysztof Ratajski (Poland) 3-1 Danny Jansen
Jonny Clayton (Wales) 3-0 Danny van Trijp
Brendan Dolan (Northern Ireland) 3-1 Jimmy Hendriks
Nathan Aspinall (England) 3-1 Boris Krcmar
Callan Rydz (England) 0-3 Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) 3-0 Lewy Williams
Mensur Suljovic (Austria) 3-0 Mike De Decker
Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands) 3-2 Karel Sedlacek
Ross Smith (England) 3-1 Darius Labanauskas
Rob Cross (England) 3-1 Scott Williams
Mervyn King (England) 3-2 Danny Baggish
Gary Anderson (Scotland) 3-1 Madars Razma
Chris Dobey (England) 3-0 Martijn Kleermaker
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Third-round draw
Gerwyn Price 4-0 Raymond van Barneveld
Ryan Searle 3-4 Jose de Sousa
Jim Williams 3-4 Gabriel Clemens
Danny Noppert 2-4 Alan Soutar
Michael Smith 4-3 Martin Schindler
Joe Cullen 4-0 Damon Heta
Luke Humphries 4-3 Vincent van der Voort
Dave Chisnall 2-4 Stephen Bunting
Peter Wright 1-4 Kim Huybrechts
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton 4-1 Brendan Dolan
Nathan Aspinall 3-4 Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen 4-2 Mensur Suljovic
Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-3 Ross Smith
Rob Cross 4-1 Mervyn King
Gary Anderson 1-4 Chris Dobey
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Fourth-round draw
Gerwyn Price 4-1 Jose de Sousa
Gabriel Clemens 4-1 Alan Soutar
Michael Smith 4-1 Joe Cullen
Luke Humphries 1-4 Stephen Bunting
Kim Huybrechts 0-4 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Jonny Clayton 4-3 Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen 4-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rob Cross 2-4 Chris Dobey
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Quarter-Finals draw
Gerwyn Price vs. Gabriel Clemens
Michael Smith vs. Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van Den Bergh vs. Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen vs. Chris Dobey
DRAW BRACKET!
Here’s the confirmed Draw Bracket for the 2022/23 @CazooUK World Darts Championship
Which first and second round ties are you looking forward to? pic.twitter.com/PLICGbEATo
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 28, 2022
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: Seeded players
1) Gerwyn Price
2) Peter Wright
3) Michael van Gerwen
4) Michael Smith
5) Luke Humphries
6) Rob Cross
7) Jonny Clayton
8) James Wade
9) Danny Noppert
10) Nathan Aspinall
11) Gary Anderson
12) Dave Chisnall
13) Joe Cullen
14) Dirk van Duijvenbode
15) Dimitri Van den Bergh
16) Ryan Searle
17) Jose de Sousa
18) Krzysztof Ratajski
19) Ross Smith
20) Damon Heta
21) Stephen Bunting
22) Chris Dobey
23) Callan Rydz
24) Daryl Gurney
25) Gabriel Clemens
26) Brendan Dolan
27) Mervyn King
28) Vincent van der Voort
29) Martin Schindler
30) Mensur Suljovic
31) Kim Huybrechts
32) Raymond van Barneveld
“𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒!!!” 🎯
Willie Borland stealing the show last year 🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/aolT2GPMGI
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 1, 2022
PDC World Darts Championship 2022/23: What is the format?
Round One — Best of five sets
Round Two — Best of five sets
Round Three — Best of seven sets
Round Four — Best of seven sets
Quarter-finals — Best of nine sets
Semi-finals — Best of 11 sets
Final — Best of 13 sets