Frequently Asked Questions: What’s The Story With This Year’s World Darts Championship?

The 2022/23 World Darts Championships take place just when much of the world is celebrating Christmas and other seasonal holidays. It takes place from Thursday 15 December, with the first matches starting at 19:00 GMT.

There’s a brief break in proceedings while all contenders get to go have their Christmas dinners (pause in play from 24 through 26 December inclusive), and another on the 31 December. Then they’re back at it again for more thrilling dart throwing.

Then the action culminates in the nail-biting final, which occurs on Tuesday, 3 January. Action starts there from 20:00 GMT, so it’s well worth watching if you can catch it.

The Championships are held in Alexandra Palace, London. This is an iconic London venue and has been since 1863. As well as holding the World Darts Championship, this venue is also the stage for large scale broadcasts and performances of all kinds, including big name gigs, the Brit Awards and much more besides.

Perhaps the most coveted prize of all, is the chance to hold the Sid Waddell Trophy aloft. This is the symbol of World Darts Championship triumph and to take it home is a huge deal. But there is also a huge monetary incentive. In total, there’s £2.5 million in prize money to be won over the course of the competition.

There are a whopping 96 darts players due to take part in this year’s World Darts Championships. Having said that, some of those players are much more likely to carry on far in the competition than others…

All eyes will be on Peter “Snakebite” Wright to see if he can put in another incredible effort to win the Championships for the second year on the trot. However, the odds-on favourite to take the trophy is darts journeyman Michael van Gerwen. Another player who plays a great game is Gerwyn Price.

So if you see their names pop up in any matches, you know that it’s worth following them closely to see their progress.