All You NeedTo Know About PDC World Darts Championship 2022

The PDC World Championship's History

The World Darts Championship, which takes place during Christmas and New Year's at the Alexandra Palace in London, is the climax of the PDC year.

Only ten players have claimed the world title since it was initially hosted at the Circus Tavern in 1994. Following the much-publicized departure from the British Darts Organisation, thanks primarily to darts superstar Phil Taylor winning it no fewer than 14 times throughout his incredible career.

Dennis Priestley defeated Taylor 6-1 in the inaugural final before The Power's reign of dominance began with eight consecutive global titles before Canada's John Part memorably upset him 7-6 in a classic in 2003, much to the relief of the bookies!

Taylor won three more titles before Raymond van Barneveld defeated him 7-6 in another spectacular final. At the same time, Part's victory against Kirk Shepherd in 2008 was the first time the Stoke thrower had failed to reach the last in the tournament's history.

It was also the year when the event moved to Alexandra Palace. A resurgent Taylor won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 until Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis burst onto the international stage by defeating Gary Anderson in 2011 final and repeated the feat 12 months later against Andy Hamilton.

The Power convinced critics that he could still win world titles by winning his 14th title against Michael van Gerwen, who won the trophy in 2014 against Peter Wright. Mighty Mike was the hot betting favorite to win again a year later. Still, he didn't even make the final as Anderson kept his nerve to overcome Taylor 7-6 for his maiden world championship title, which he repeated in 2016 by overcoming Lewis.

Van Gerwen reclaimed his world title in 2017 after defeating the Flying Scotsman but suffered one of the biggest all-time upsets in the semi-finals the following year at the hands of newcomer Rob Cross.

The voltage then capped off an extraordinary fairytale by beating Phil Taylor in the Power's final match before retirement.

Van Gerwen won the title for the third time a year later, but Peter Wright, at the age of 49, accomplished a lifelong goal by defeating the Dutchman in the 2020 final - an edition that also made news owing to Fallon Sherrock's exploits.

Even though there were no fans present for most of the 2021 edition, there was no shortage of drama as Gerwyn Price defeated Gary Anderson to win world champion and world number one.

In the 3rd round of the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace in London, defending champion Gerwyn Price might play Fallon Sherrock.

Sherrock makes her World Championship comeback two years after her historic run to the third round. She plays veteran Steve Beaton in the first round, earning his 21st consecutive appearance in the PDC's main tournament.

Price, 36, of Wales, will face either Ritchie Edhouse or Lihao Wen in the second round, and if victorious, he will face the winner of Kim Huybrechts vs. Sherrock or Beaton.

The winner of Ryan Meikle and 16-year-old German Fabian Schmutzler will face the number two seed and recent Players Championship Finals champion, Peter Wright.

Gary Anderson, a fellow Scot and last year's runner-up might face two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis or Canada's Matt Campbell.

Three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen will face the winner of Chas Barstow and John Norman Jnr, who has not won a significant ranking championship in a full calendar year for the first time in 10 years.

Lisa Ashton will compete in the event for the third time and face Ron Meulenkamp in the first round.

Jonny Clayton of Wales, who has four majors this year, will meet the winner of Keane Barry and Royden Lam.

Former world champion Raymond van Barneveld will also compete after returning from retirement, and he might meet another former world champion, Rob Cross, in the second round.

A total of 31 nations will be represented, two more than in the previous event in 2021.

Austrian brothers Rowby-John and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Australian father-and-son Raymond and Ky Smith will compete.

A record five Welsh players will compete in Ally Pally for the first time.

The World Championship begins on December 15 and goes through January 3.

PDC World Darts Championship betting: Price in pole position

For the 2nd year in a row, Gerwyn Price is the 7/2 favorite to win the PDC World Championship.

Last year, the Welshman breezed through the first round before defeating Daryl Gurney in the quarter-finals, Stephen Bunting in the semi-finals, and Gary Anderson 7-3 in the final.

This will be his ninth appearance at Alexandra Palace, and after winning the Grand Slam of Darts earlier this month, he will be hopeful of collecting a second global championship.

Michael van Gerwen is the 4/1 second favorite to win the PDC World Championship for the fourth time, having won it in 2014, 2017, and 2019, when he defeated Michael Smith in the final 7-3.

Peter Wright and Jonny Clayton are the joint-third favorites at 6/1. Scotsman Wright defeated Van Gerwen to win the title in 2020, but Clayton has never advanced past the round of 32 at Ally Pally.

The top six in the betting for the largest tournament on the darts calendar are two-time quarter-finalist Dimitri van den Bergh (18/1) and 2018 world champion Rob Cross (20/1).

Get To Know How to watch on television and listen on the radio

Every session's throw will be televised live on a dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel. In addition, to live coverage of every dart thrown, there are highlights of great games from the past, famous rivalries, and profiles of our icons. You may also tune in to talkSPORT 2 to hear the action.

Are tickets for the World Darts Championships still available?

Over 75,000 tickets have been sold for the holiday spectacle as people return to London's famous Alexandra Palace. If you are a tourist from other countries, you could try your luck by playing other sporting activities in the region such as casino and if you are lucky enough you will win big.