The 2022 PDC World Darts Championship was the twenty-ninth World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the now-defunct British Darts Organisation. It too
Peter Wright won the PDC World Darts Championship for the second time
Michael Smith was defeated in the final for the second time in his career
Third seed Michael van Gerwen was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. He was critical of the PDC for the lack of COVID checks on supporters in the venue.
The 2021 PDC World Darts Championship was the twenty-eighth World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The collapse of t
2022 PDC World Darts Championship
…December 2021 to 3 January 2022. Gerwyn Price was the defending champion, after he defeated Gary Anderson 7–3 to claim his first World Championship in 2021. However, he lost 5–4 to Michael Smith in the quarter-finals. For the first time since 2006, no players from outside the United Kingdom reached the…
Third seed Gerwyn Price won the first PDC World Championship of his career. He was the first Welsh player to win the PDC World Championship.
Two time champion Gary Anderson, the thirteenth seed, finished as runner up for the third time in his career.