World Championship

But, before stepping into the Ally Pally furnace, Gurney spent a weekend turning a raucous Scottish theatre into his own personal ...

Everywhere he went, the crowds crackled like they’d been plugged directly into the national grid. For Evans, it was a whirlwind of noise, banter and baffling accents...

He still believes he’s good enough — that much is clear. But five punishing days chasing a card?

win the Worlds but never throw another dart again? — Bunting didn’t blink...

But the man who stunned the world in 2018 hasn’t forgotten what it takes...

The Professional Darts Corporation and the Palace itself have inked a pact that stretches into the next decade, ensuring that the roaring, riotous, earth-shaking Paddy Power World Darts Championship will remain on its sacred hill...

One arrives with nothing to lose. The others drag entire careers behind them like anvils. All five enter December on wildly varying knife-edges of destiny.

The final line-up won’t be confirmed until the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier on 24 November, but between now and then, names from every corner of the darting world will gradually be added to our list.

A year ago, Littler rewrote every record in the book by becoming the youngest world champion in PDC history — a teenager ruling the palace like a seasoned emperor. Now the newly crowned world number one begins another crusade...