2017 PDC World Darts Championship
| World Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 15 December 2016–2 January 2017 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format |
Sets Final – best of 13 | ||
| Prize fund | £1,650,000 | ||
| Winners share | £350,000 | ||
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The 2017 William Hill World Darts Championship is the 24th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event will take place at Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2016 to 2 January 2017.[1]
Format
The field will consist of 72 players, including 16 in a Preliminary Round. Therefore, 64 players will be entered into Round 1. The schedule was announced on 15 July 2016.[2]
The 72 players will consist of:
- Top 32 players in the PDC Main Order of Merit
- Top 16 Pro Tour Order of Merit players
- Top 4 European players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit
- 16 International qualifiers
- 4 PDPA qualifiers
Qualifiers
The draw was made on 28 November live on Sky Sports News. The preliminary round draw was made the previous night.
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Order of Merit
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Pro Tour |
European Pro Tour PDPA Qualifier Preliminary Round Qualifiers
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International Qualifiers
First Round Qualifiers Preliminary Round Qualifiers
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- 1^ Kyle Anderson, who would have been the 28th seed, withdrew from the tournament after being unable to secure a British visa. As a result, Cristo Reyes moved into the top 32 seeds, and 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter qualified through the Pro Tour.[10]
Prize money
The prize money is £1,650,000 in total. The winner's prize money will be increased from £300,000 to £350,000.[11]
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| Winner | (1) | £350,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £160,000 |
| Semi-finalist | (2) | £80,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | (4) | £38,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £17,000 |
| First round losers | (32) | £10,000 |
| Preliminary round losers | (8) | £4,500 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £5,000 |
Results
Finals
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) 30 December | Semi-finals (best of 11) 1 January | Final (best of 13) 2 January | ||||||||||||
Preliminary Round
Best of three sets.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
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Jerry Hendriks  |
 Warren Parry |
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Tengku Shah  |
 Masumi Chino |
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Ross Snook  |
 Kim Viljanen |
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Kevin Simm  |
 Gilbert Ulang |
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| John Bowles |
 David Platt |
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Sun Qiang  |
Corey Cadby |
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Boris Koltsov  |
 Dragutin Horvat |
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Zoran Lerchbacher  |
Simon Stevenson |
Main draw
Section 1
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | Second round (best of 7) 23–28 December | Third round (best of 7) 28–29 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 30 December | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen
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| Snook / Viljanen
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| 32 |  Cristo Reyes
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| 16 | Stephen Bunting
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| Darren Webster
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| 17 | Simon Whitlock
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| Koltsov / Horvat
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| 8 | Mensur Suljovic
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| Ron Meulenkamp
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| 25 |  Mark Webster
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| Joe Murnan
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| 9 |  Robert Thornton
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| Lerchbacher / Stevenson
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| 24 |  Daryl Gurney
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| Jermaine Wattimena
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Section 2
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | Second round (best of 7) 23–28 December | Third round (best of 7) 28–29 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 30 December | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Adrian Lewis
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 Magnus Caris
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| 28 | Joe Cullen
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| Sun / Cadby
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| 12 | Raymond van Barneveld
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| Robbie Green
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| 21 | Alan Norris
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 John Michael
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| 4 | Phil Taylor
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| Bowles / Platt
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| 29 | Jamie Caven
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| Kevin Painter
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| 13 | Kim Huybrechts
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| James Wilson
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| 20 | Vincent van der Voort
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| Max Hopp
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Section 3
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | Second round (best of 7) 23–28 December | Third round (best of 7) 28-29 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 30 December | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Anderson
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| Mark Frost
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| 31 | John Henderson
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| Andrew Gilding
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| 15 | Benito van de Pas
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| Shah / Chino
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| 18 | Terry Jenkins
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| Josh Payne
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| 7 | Dave Chisnall
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| Rowby-John Rodriguez
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| 26 | Justin Pipe
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| Chris Dobey
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| 10 | Jelle Klaasen
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| Jeffrey de Graaf
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| 23 | Brendan Dolan
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| Christian Kist
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Section 4
| First round (best of 5 sets) 15–22 December | Second round (best of 7) 23–28 December | Third round (best of 7) 28-29 December | Quarter-finals (best of 9) 30 December | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade
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| Ronny Huybrechts
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| 27 | Steve Beaton
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 Devon Petersen
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| 11 | Michael Smith
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| Ricky Evans
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| 22 | Mervyn King
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| Steve West
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| 3 | Peter Wright
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| Hendriks / Parry
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| 30 | Jamie Lewis
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 Mick McGowan
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| 14 | Ian White
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| Simm / Ulang
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| 19 | Gerwyn Price
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| Jonny Clayton
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Representation from different countries
This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round. There are 22 countries represented in the World Championship, one less than in the previous championship.
| ENG |
NED |
SCO |
WAL |
BEL |
AUT |
NIR |
AUS |
GER |
SPA |
RSA |
IRL |
SWE |
GRE |
CAN |
CHN |
FIN |
JPN |
MAL |
NZL |
PHI |
RUS |
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| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Round 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Round 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Round 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Prelim. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
Media coverage
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the tournament will be broadcast by Sky Sports, who have shown every edition since the competition's inception. It was confirmed on 14 November 2016 that Sky Sports 3 will be rebranded as Sky Sports Darts from 12 December 2016 to 5 January 2017.[12]
References
- ↑ "News | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Matthew Porter on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ↑ "Viljanen & Caris Top SDC Standings | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "McGowan retains Irish Matchplay title | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/172id732j7rjg1hfhrggrtsihc/title/chino-wins-world-championship-spot
- ↑ "Koltsov & Ulang Seal Qualification | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "News | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ↑ "Koltsov & Ulang Seal Qualification | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Viljanen & Caris Top SDC Standings | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "World Championship Field Confirmed". PDC. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mannequin Launches Sky Sports Darts' Return | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2016-11-28.