PDC World Championship Final Tips
PDC World Darts Championship Betting Tips & Odds
When the lights are on bright, the finest darts players to grace planet earth come out to stake their claim as the greatest. The PDC World Darts Championship trophy is the most coveted prize in the sport and all 96 players involved will be looking to be crowned the best in the world when the final rolls around. The tournament begins at London’s famous venue Alexandra Palace on December 15th and will continue through to the final on New Years Day, January 3rd.
- Current Holder: Luke Humphries
- Established: 1994
- Prize Money: £2,500,000 (2023)
- Dates: December 15th - 3rd January 2025
There is a feast of festive darting action on the horizon with the PDC World Championship getting under way on Sunday and there is no end of title contenders.
Luke Littler is the 15/8 favourite and the young star will be looking to go one better than last term’s runners-up spot.
Defending world champion Luke Humphries is the 10/3 second favourite, and while the Lukes have to hold strong claims, the pair have been housed in the same-half of the draw and there could be better value bets away from the market-leaders.
Tip 1: Chris Dobey to win the World Championship each-way @ 40/1
No player won more Players Championship events than Chris Dobey this season and he has to be considered a major World Championship contender.
Only Gary Anderson is averaging more than the Bedlington arrowsmith on the Pro Tour this season, and while Dobey will have to deliver and transfer that form to the big stage, it’s not like he has an awful record at Alexandra Palace.
Hollywood has reached the quarter-finals in his last two appearances at Ally Pally, where he has run into an inspired Michael van Gerwen and was only narrowly beaten 5-4 by Rob Cross.
Dobey is a former Masters winner, and when you consider he has been drawn in the opposite half from tournament favourites Littler and Humphries, he represents good each-way value.
Tip 2: Wessel Nijman to win the World Championship @ 28/1
An enforced absence delayed Wessel Nijman’s breakthrough, but the Dutchman is a hugely talented performer who can progress from the bottom-half of the draw.
The 24-year-old won his maiden Players Championship title this season and there have been some searingly good performances from him this term.
Clearly, winning a PDC event doesn’t just present the World Championship to Nijman, but he is capable of reaching an almost unplayable level.
Nijman failed to win a match on Grand Slam debut last month, but he recorded big-stage averages of 111.10, 106.51 and 105.39 in Wolverhampton and that is seriously impressive throwing. The Uitgeest arrowsmith has been handed a kind first-round tie against Cameron Carolissen, and in terms of seeded players, a round two game against Joe Cullen couldn’t have been any more favourable.
A quarter-final tie with Dobey is possible should both arrowsmiths progress to that last-eight stage at Alexandra Palace, but splitting stakes on two big-priced players looks a strong strategy.
Tip 3: OUTSIDER - Gabriel Clemens @ 150/1](https://www.betuk.com/betting/darts/pdc-world-championship#event/1020376553)
Gary Anderson is the big-hitter in the fourth quarter, but the value looks to have evaporated from the Flying Scotsman and Gabriel Clemens looks a good alternative from the same section of the draw.
The German Giant reached the semi-finals of the World Championship two years ago, and although the 41-year-old’s game fell off after that strong performance, there are signs that he is returning to his best.
Clemens is putting up healthy numbers on the Pro Tour this season and there looks to be every chance of progression from a mini section containing seeded trio Dave Chisnall, Martin Schindler and Dimitri Van den Bergh.
PDC World Darts Championship Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Luke Humphries | 7-4 | Luke Littler |
| 2023 | Michael Smith | 7-4 | Michael Van Gerwen |
| 2022 | Peter Wright | 7-5 | Michael Smith |
| 2021 | Gerwyn Price | 7-3 | James Wade |
| 2020 | Peter Wright | 7-3 | Peter Wright |
| 2019 | Michael Van Gerwen | 7-3 | Michael Smith |
| 2018 | Rob Cross | 7-3 | Phil Taylor |
| 2017 | Michael Van Gerwen | 7-3 | Gary Anderson |
| 2016 | Gary Anderson | 7-5 | Adrian Lewis |
| 2015 | Gary Anderson | 7-6 | Phil Taylor |
| 2014 | Michael Van Gerwen | 7-4 | Peter Wright |
You will be able to find all of the darts results on our sports betting blog after the tournament has come to a close, and it promises to be a festive period full of top darting action.
*All odds from Bet UK’s online betting correct at the time of writing.
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