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{{Short description|Championship previously referred to as The Embassy}}
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The '''World Professional Darts Championship''' is one of the most important tournaments in the [[darts]] calendar. Originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, players then broke off into two separate organisations after a controversial [[split in darts|split in the game]]. Each organisation, the [[British Darts Organisation]] (BDO) and the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) then arranged their own World Championships, the former in January the latter in December. As a result, there was no longer a unified world champion in the sport for nearly three decades. 

The BDO version dated back to 1978, when it was held at the [[Rock City (club)|Heart of the Midlands]] nightclub, [[Nottingham]]. The following year it moved to the [[Jollees Cabaret Club]], [[Stoke-on-Trent|Stoke]], where it stayed until 1985. From then until 2019 it was held at the [[Lakeside Leisure Complex]] at [[Frimley Green]], [[Surrey]]. In 2020 the tournament was held at [[The O2 Arena]] in London. The BDO went into liquidation in 2020 and the [[World Darts Federation]] announced later that they would be creating their own version of a World Championship, returning to the Lakeside Leisure Complex.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 June 2021|title=Darts is Coming Home! Lakeside World Championship 2022|url=https://dartswdf.com/news/darts-is-coming-home-2|website=DartsWDF|publisher=[[World Darts Federation]]|language=en}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], their version didn't get underway until [[2022 WDF World Darts Championship|2022]].<ref name="covidr">{{cite web |title=Lakeside WDF World Championships 2022 - Rescheduled |url=https://dartswdf.com/news/lakeside-wdf-world-championships-2022-rescheduled|date=15 December 2021|publisher=World Darts Federation|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> Since qualification for the BDO version was always based on WDF rankings, most of the player pool and legacy of this new version of the World Championship is based on the old BDO system. 

The PDC version has been running since 1994 after "[[split in darts|the split]]", with a field of players containing all active previous World Champions from the BDO. It was originally staged at [[Purfleet]]'s [[Circus Tavern]], [[Essex]], before moving to its current home [[Alexandra Palace]], [[London]], for the 2008 World Championship.

==Men's winners==
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'''British Darts Organisation'''
{{main article|BDO World Darts Championship}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[1978 BDO World Darts Championship|1978]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Leighton Rees]]
| 11–7 (legs)
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1979 BDO World Darts Championship|1979]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
| 5–0
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Leighton Rees]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1980 BDO World Darts Championship|1980]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
| 5–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby George]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1981 BDO World Darts Championship|1981]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
| 5–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]] 
|-
! scope="row" | [[1982 BDO World Darts Championship|1982]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jocky Wilson]]
| 5–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1983 BDO World Darts Championship|1983]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Deller]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1984 BDO World Darts Championship|1984]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
| 7–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Whitcombe]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1985 BDO World Darts Championship|1985]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
| 6–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1986 BDO World Darts Championship|1986]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
| 6–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Whitcombe]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1987 BDO World Darts Championship|1987]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1988 BDO World Darts Championship|1988]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1989 BDO World Darts Championship|1989]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jocky Wilson]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 BDO World Darts Championship|1990]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1991 BDO World Darts Championship|1991]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
| 6–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1992 BDO World Darts Championship|1992]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Gregory (darts player)|Mike Gregory]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1993 BDO World Darts Championship|1993]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1994 BDO World Darts Championship|1994]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]
| 6–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby George]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1995 BDO World Darts Championship|1995]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1996 BDO World Darts Championship|1996]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Beaton]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1997 BDO World Darts Championship|1997]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Les Wallace]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Marshall James]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1998 BDO World Darts Championship|1998]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1999 BDO World Darts Championship|1999]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2000 BDO World Darts Championship|2000]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Hankey]]
| 6–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2001 BDO World Darts Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]]
| 6–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Hankey]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2002 BDO World Darts Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony David]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 BDO World Darts Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ritchie Davies
|-
! scope="row" | [[2004 BDO World Darts Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Fordham]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2005 BDO World Darts Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| 6–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2006 BDO World Darts Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jelle Klaasen]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2007 BDO World Darts Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phill Nixon]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2008 BDO World Darts Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Webster (darts player)|Mark Webster]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2009 BDO World Darts Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Hankey]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony O'Shea]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2010 BDO World Darts Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Chisnall]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2011 BDO World Darts Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Winstanley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012 BDO World Darts Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Christian Kist]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony O'Shea]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2013 BDO World Darts Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Waites]]
| 7–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony O'Shea]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014 BDO World Darts Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Bunting]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Norris (darts player)|Alan Norris]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 BDO World Darts Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Mitchell (darts player)|Scott Mitchell]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016 BDO World Darts Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Waites]]
| 7–1
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jeff Smith (darts player)|Jeff Smith]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017 BDO World Darts Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Glen Durrant]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Danny Noppert]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018 BDO World Darts Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Glen Durrant]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark McGeeney]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2019 BDO World Darts Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Glen Durrant]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Waites]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 BDO World Darts Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wayne Warren]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jim Williams (darts player)|Jim Williams]]
|}
''Since 2022: [[WDF World Darts Championship]]''
{{main article|WDF World Darts Championship}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022 WDF World Darts Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Neil Duff]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thibault Tricole]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 WDF World Darts Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Andy Baetens]]
| 6–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Landman]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2024 WDF World Darts Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|EIR}} [[Shane McGuirk]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Paul Lim]]
|-
|}
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'''Professional Darts Corporation'''
{{main article|PDC World Darts Championship}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[1994 PDC World Darts Championship|1994]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
| 6–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1995 PDC World Darts Championship|1995]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Harrington]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1996 PDC World Darts Championship|1996]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1997 PDC World Darts Championship|1997]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1998 PDC World Darts Championship|1998]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[1999 PDC World Darts Championship|1999]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Manley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2000 PDC World Darts Championship|2000]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2001 PDC World Darts Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–0
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2002 PDC World Darts Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Manley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 PDC World Darts Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2004 PDC World Darts Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Painter]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2005 PDC World Darts Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Dudbridge]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2006 PDC World Darts Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Manley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2007 PDC World Darts Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2008 PDC World Darts Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]
| 7–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kirk Shepherd]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2009 PDC World Darts Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–1
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2010 PDC World Darts Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2011 PDC World Darts Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012 PDC World Darts Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Hamilton (darts player)|Andy Hamilton]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2013 PDC World Darts Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014 PDC World Darts Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 PDC World Darts Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
| 7–6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016 PDC World Darts Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017 PDC World Darts Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018 PDC World Darts Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross (darts player)|Rob Cross]]
| 7–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2019 PDC World Darts Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 PDC World Darts Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2021 PDC World Darts Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gerwyn Price]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022 PDC World Darts Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]]
| 7–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 PDC World Darts Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2024 PDC World Darts Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Humphries]]
| 7–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Littler]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2025 PDC World Darts Championship|2025]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Littler]]
| 7–3
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|}
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[[File:Philtaylor.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Englishman [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] has won a record sixteen World Championships.]]

===By player===
The following sortable table lists all winners of both versions of the World Championship (correct as of 4 January 2025).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player
!Total
!data-sort-type="number" |[[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO]] 
!data-sort-type="number" |[[PDC World Darts Championship|PDC]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]||16||2||14
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]||5||4||1 
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Bristow]]||5||5||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Adams]]||3||3||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]||3||3||– 
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]||3||–||3
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]||3||1||2
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Glen Durrant]]||3||3||–
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]||2||–||2
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]]||2||–||2
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Hankey]]||2||2||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]||2||–||2
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]||2||1||1
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Waites]]||2||2||–
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jocky Wilson]]||2||2||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Beaton]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Bunting]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Richie Burnett]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross (darts player)|Rob Cross]]||1||–||1
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony David]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Deller]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Fordham]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Christian Kist]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jelle Klaasen]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Mitchell (darts player)|Scott Mitchell]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gerwyn Price]]||1||–||1
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Leighton Rees]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]||1||–||1
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Les Wallace]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wayne Warren]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Webster (darts player)|Mark Webster]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Humphries]]||1||–||1
|-
| | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Littler]]||1||–||1
|}

===By country===
The following sortable table lists all winners of both versions of the World Championship (correct as of 20 February 2024).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player
!Total
![[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO]]
![[PDC World Darts Championship|PDC]]
|-
| {{flag|England}} ||47||28||19
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}} ||10||6||4
|-
| {{flag|Scotland}} ||7||3||4
|-
| {{flag|Wales}} ||5||4||1
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} ||3||1||2
|-
| {{flag|Australia}} ||1||1||–
|}

===Highest average progression===

{| class="wikitable"
! Average
! Seed
! Player
! Score
! Opponent
! Stage
! Year
|-
| 97.49
| 3
| {{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Leighton Rees]]
| 6–3
| {{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Alan Evans (darts player)|Alan Evans]]
| QF
| [[1978 BDO World Darts Championship|1978]] 
|-
| 99.00
| 5
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
| 2–0
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Brown (darts player)|Tony Brown]]
| 1st
| [[1984 BDO World Darts Championship|1984]]
|-
| 100.29
| unseeded
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Deller]]
| 2–4 
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]]
| QF
| [[1985 BDO World Darts Championship|1985]]
|-
| 100.80
| unseeded
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 5–0
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Cliff Lazarenko]]
| SF
| [[1990 BDO World Darts Championship|1990]]
|-
| 102.63
| 1
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
| 3–0
| {{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jocky Wilson]]
| 1st
| [[1993 BDO World Darts Championship|1993]]
|-
| 103.98
| 1
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–0
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
| F
| [[1998 PDC World Darts Championship|1998]]
|-
| 105.03
| 3
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 3–0
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Reg Harding
| 1st
| [[1999 PDC World Darts Championship|1999]]
|-
| 105.87
| 2
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–0
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Warriner-Little|Alan Warriner]]
| QF
| [[2000 PDC World Darts Championship|2000]]
|-
| 107.46
| 2
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 7–0
| {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[John Part]]
| F
| [[2001 PDC World Darts Championship|2001]]
|-
| 111.21
| 2
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
| 6–1
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Shayne Burgess]]
| 2nd
| [[2002 PDC World Darts Championship|2002]]
|-
| 114.05
| 1
| {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
| 6–2
| {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| SF
| [[2017 PDC World Darts Championship|2017]]
|}

==Women's winners==
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'''World Darts Federation''' (formerly '''British Darts Organisation''')
{{Main|BDO World Darts Championship|WDF World Darts Championship}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[2001 BDO World Darts Championship|2001]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mandy Solomons
|-
! scope="row" | [[2002 BDO World Darts Championship|2002]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 BDO World Darts Championship|2003]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Anne Kirk]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2004 BDO World Darts Championship|2004]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2005 BDO World Darts Championship|2005]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2006 BDO World Darts Championship|2006]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2007 BDO World Darts Championship|2007]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2008 BDO World Darts Championship|2008]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2009 BDO World Darts Championship|2009]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2010 BDO World Darts Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rhian Edwards]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2011 BDO World Darts Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rhian Edwards]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012 BDO World Darts Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]]
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Deta Hedman]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2013 BDO World Darts Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]]
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014 BDO World Darts Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]
| 3–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Deta Hedman]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 BDO World Darts Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fallon Sherrock]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[2016 BDO World Darts Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]
| 3–2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Deta Hedman]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017 BDO World Darts Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Corrine Hammond]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018 BDO World Darts Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2019 BDO World Darts Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mikuru Suzuki]]
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lorraine Winstanley]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 BDO World Darts Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mikuru Suzuki]]
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022 WDF World Darts Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Beau Greaves]]
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kirsty Hutchinson]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 WDF World Darts Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Beau Greaves]]
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aileen de Graaf]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2024 WDF World Darts Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Beau Greaves]]
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Sophie McKinlay
|}
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'''Professional Darts Corporation'''
{{main article|PDC World Darts Championship|l1 = PDC World Championship}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[2010 PDC Women's World Darts Championship|2010]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stacy Bromberg]]
| 6–5 (legs)
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tricia Wright]]
|}
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[[File:Trina Gulliver on Darts Planet TV.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Englishwoman [[Trina Gulliver]] has won a record ten World Championships.]]

===By player===
The following sortable table lists all winners of all versions of the World Championship (correct as of 10 December 2023).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player
!Total
![[World Darts Federation|WDF]] 
([[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO]])
![[PDC World Darts Championship|PDC]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trina Gulliver]]||10||10||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lisa Ashton]]||4||4||–
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Dobromyslova]]||3||3||–
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Beau Greaves]]||3||3||–
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mikuru Suzuki]]||2||2||–
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Francis Hoenselaar]]||1||1||–
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stacy Bromberg]]||1||–||1
|}

===By country===
The following sortable table lists all winners of all versions of the World Championship (correct as of 10 December 2023).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player
!Total
![[World Darts Federation|WDF]] 
([[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO]])
![[PDC World Darts Championship|PDC]]
|-
| {{flag|England}} ||17||17||–
|-
| {{flag|Russia}} ||3||3||–
|-
| {{flag|Japan}} ||2||2||–
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}} ||1||1||–
|-
| {{flag|United States}} ||1||–||1
|}

==Youth winners==
The British Darts Organisation scores are sets, while the Professional Darts Corporation scores are legs.
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'''British Darts Organisation'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 BDO World Darts Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} Colin Roelofs
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Ward (darts player)|Harry Ward]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016 BDO World Darts Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joshua Richardson
| 3–2
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Jordan Boyce
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017 BDO World Darts Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Justin van Tergouw]]
| 3–2
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Nathan Girvan]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018 BDO World Darts Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Justin van Tergouw]]
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Killian Hefferman
|-
! scope="row" | [[2019 BDO World Darts Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leighton Bennett]]
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Nathan Girvan]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 BDO World Darts Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Keane Barry]]
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leighton Bennett]]
|}
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'''Professional Darts Corporation (current sponsors: Winmau)'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[2011 PDC World Youth Championship|2011]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arron Monk]]
| 6–4 
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012 PDC World Youth Championship|2012]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Hubbard (darts player)|James Hubbard]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2013 PDC World Youth Championship|2013]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]
| 6–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Evans (darts player)|Ricky Evans]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014 PDC World Youth Championship|2014]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keegan Brown]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rowby-John Rodriguez]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 PDC World Youth Championship|2015]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Max Hopp]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nathan Aspinall]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016 PDC World Youth Championship|2016]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Corey Cadby]]
| 6–2
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Berry van Peer]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017 PDC World Youth Championship|2017]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dimitri Van den Bergh]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Josh Payne (darts player)|Josh Payne]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018 PDC World Youth Championship|2018]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dimitri Van den Bergh]]
| 6–3
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Schindler]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2019 PDC World Youth Championship|2019]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Humphries]]
| 6–0
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Adam Gawlas]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 PDC World Youth Championship|2020]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bradley Brooks]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Davis
|-
! scope="row" | [[2021 PDC World Youth Championship|2021]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Evetts]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Nathan Rafferty]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022 PDC World Youth Championship|2022]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Josh Rock]]
| 6–1
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Nathan Girvan]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 PDC World Youth Championship|2023]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Littler]]
| 6–4
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Gian van Veen]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2024 PDC World Youth Championship|2024]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Gian van Veen]]
| 6–5
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jurjen van der Velde]]
|-
|}
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==References==
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{{World Darts Championship}}
{{World Darts Championship (BDO)}}
{{World Darts Championship (PDC)}}
{{Darts}}
{{Main world championships}}

[[Category:Darts tournaments]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1978]]
[[Category:World championships in darts| ]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in England]]