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<\/p>\nMichael Smith is targeting another World Championship win<\/p>\n
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The world\u2019s biggest darts tournament has returned as 96 international stars go toe-to-toe at the Ally Pally to win the sport\u2019s most prestigious title.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s Michael Smith triumphed in the 2023 edition of the World Darts Championship, winning the title 7-4 against Michael van Gerwen at the start of the year to lift the trophy for the first time. Smith is the No. 1 for this year\u2019s tournament just ahead of last year\u2019s beaten finalist Van Gerwen. <\/p>\n
Luke Humphries is seeded third, after winning three televised ranking titles over the last seven weeks while two-time world champion Peter Wright begins his campaign as the fourth seed. 2021 winner Gerwyn Price and World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall are seeded fifth and sixth respectively.<\/p>\n
Fallon Sherrock, who created history by becoming the first female player to win a match at the World Darts Championship in 2019\/2020, will compete in the tournament and faces Jermaine Wattimena in the first round.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know, and get all the latest <\/em><\/strong>darts betting sites<\/em><\/strong> offers here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The World Darts Championship will be held from 15 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 at Alexandra Palace in London. <\/p>\n The World Darts Championship will air on Sky Sports\u2019 dedicated Darts channel with coverage beginning on December 15 and running through to the final in January. Sky Sports customers can stream the action online via the app and website.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re travelling abroad and want to watch major sporting events then you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN roundup is here to help: get great deals on the <\/em>best VPNs<\/em><\/u> in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are and also with the terms of their service provider.<\/em><\/p>\n As well as the Sid Waddell Trophy, there is \u00a32.5m in prize money on offer for the World Darts Championship with the champion netting \u00a3500,000.<\/p>\n The runner-up earns a cool \u00a3200,000 while semi-finalists will pocket \u00a3100,000 each and those that reach the quarter-finals winning \u00a350,000.<\/p>\n Fourth-round and third-round losers earn themselves \u00a335,000 and \u00a325,000 respectively while there is \u00a315,000 on offer for the 32 players knocked out in the second round and the 32 first-round losers will take away \u00a37,500.<\/p>\n Tuesday 19 December<\/strong><\/p>\n Afternoon Session (12.30pm)<\/em><\/p>\n Round One: Ian White vs Tomoya Goto<\/p>\n Round One: Ritchie Edhouse vs Jeffrey de Graa<\/p>\n Round One: Keegan Brown vs Boris Krcmar<\/p>\n Round Two: James Wade vs Matt Campbell<\/p>\n Evening Session (7pm)<\/em><\/p>\n Round One: Steve Beaton vs Wessel Nijman<\/p>\n Round One: Mike De Decker vs Dragutin Horvat<\/p>\n Round One: Ricardo Pietreczko vs Mikuru Suzuki<\/p>\n Round Two: Michael van Gerwen vs Keane Barry<\/p>\n Wednesday 20 December<\/strong><\/p>\n Afternoon Session (12:30pm)<\/em><\/p>\n Round One: Radek Szaganski vs Marko Kantele<\/p>\n Round One: Steve Lennon vs Owen Bates<\/p>\n Round One: William O\u2019Connor vs Bhav Patel<\/p>\n Round Two: Ross Smith vs Niels Zonneveld<\/p>\n Evening Session (7pm)<\/em><\/p>\n Round One: Ryan Joyce vsAlex Spellman<\/p>\n Round One: Richard Veenstra vs Ben Robb<\/p>\n Round One: Christian Kist vs Luke Littler<\/p>\n Round Two: Peter Wright vs Jim Williams<\/p>\n Thursday 21 December<\/strong><\/p>\n Afternoon Session (12:30pm)<\/em><\/p>\n Round One: Mickey Mansell vs Xiaochen Zong<\/p>\n Round One: Luke Woodhouse vs Berry van Peer<\/p>\n Round Two: Madars Razma vs Mike De Decker\/Dragutin Horvat<\/p>\n Round Two: Rob Cross vs Thibault Tricole<\/p>\n Evening Session (1900 GMT)<\/em><\/p>\n Round Two: Andrew Gilding vs Christian Kist\/Luke Littler<\/p>\n Round Two: Danny Noppert vs Scott Williams<\/p>\n Round Two: Gabriel Clemens vs Man Lok Leung<\/p>\n Round Two: Damon Heta vs Martin Lukeman<\/p>\n Friday 22 December<\/strong><\/p>\n Afternoon Session (12.30pm)<\/em><\/p>\n Round Two: Brendan Dolan vs Mickey Mansell\/Xiaochen Zong<\/p>\n Round Two: Jose de Sousa vs Ritchie Edhouse\/Jeffrey de Graaf<\/p>\n Round Two: Krzysztof Ratajski vs Jamie Hughes<\/p>\n Round Two: Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Keegan Brown\/Boris Krcmar<\/p>\nWhen is the World Darts Championship? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
How to watch the tournament on TV<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What is the prize money?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Schedule of Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n