Back PDC Mistrovství světa v šipkách Czech PDC World Darts Championship German Παγκόσμιο πρωτάθλημα PDC στα βελάκια Greek Campeonato Mundial de Dardos de la PDC Spanish World Darts Championship Finnish Championnat du monde de fléchettes French PDC-dartsvilágbajnokság Hungarian Campionato del mondo PDC Italian PDC ワールド・ダーツ・チャンピオンシップ Japanese PDC World Darts Championship Dutch
 The stage at the 2016 edition | |
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1994 |
| Organising body | Professional Darts Corporation |
| Country | England |
| Venue(s) | Circus Tavern (1994–2007) Alexandra Palace (since 2008) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Luke Littler (2025) |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports (1993–) |
| Tournament format | Sets |
 2025 PDC World Darts Championship | |
The PDC World Darts Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship is a world championship competition held annually in the sport of darts. The championship begins in December and ends in January and has been held at Alexandra Palace in London, since 2008. Organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), it is the most prestigious of their tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay, it is part of the Triple Crown.
The PDC championship began in 1994 as the WDC World Darts Championship as one of the consequences of the split in darts, which saw the World Darts Council break away from the BDO. As a result of the settlement between the BDO and the WDC in 1997, the WDC became the PDC, and players were then free to choose which world championship to enter (but not both in the same year), as long as they met certain eligibility criteria. Both organisations continued to organize their own world championship until the 2020 editions, after which the BDO folded.
There have been thirteen different winners since the tournament's inception. With 14 wins from 25 appearances, Phil Taylor dominated the competition until last winning it in 2013. Other players to win more than once are John Part (2003 & 2008), Adrian Lewis (2011 & 2012), Gary Anderson (2015 & 2016), Michael van Gerwen (2014, 2017 & 2019) and Peter Wright (2020 & 2022). The one-time winners are the inaugural champion Dennis Priestley (1994), Raymond van Barneveld (2007), Rob Cross (2018), Gerwyn Price (2021), Michael Smith (2023), Luke Humphries (2024) and Luke Littler (2025).