| 2021 William Hill World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets Final – first to 7 sets | ||
| Prize fund | £2,500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £500,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | James Wade
(third round) | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Gerwyn Price | |||
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The 2021 PDC World Darts Championship[1] (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 William Hill World Darts Championship) was the 28th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The collapse of the BDO in September 2020 and subsequent postponement of the World Darts Federation-sanctioned event meant that this edition was the first undisputed World Championship in the sport since John Lowe won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1993. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021, and was played behind closed doors, except for the first day of the tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Peter Wright was the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–3 in the 2020 final.[2] However, he was surprisingly eliminated by Gabriel Clemens in the third round.
Gerwyn Price won the World Championship for the first time in his career, beating Gary Anderson 7–3 in the final. As a result of winning the title, Gerwyn took over from Michael van Gerwen as world number 1.[3]
Steve Beaton played in a record 30th consecutive World Championship (including the BDO version), breaking the record he jointly held with Phil Taylor, but lost in the first round to Diogo Portela.
James Wade hit his first World Championship nine-dart finish and the first PDC World Championship nine-darter since 2016 in his third round defeat to Stephen Bunting.
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- ^ a b Allen, Dave. "2020/21 William Hill World Championship dates confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Oscroft, Tim. "PDC World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright Live". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ [After numerous works placement tournaments https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/03/gerwyn-price-sweeps-gary-anderson-aside-to-clinch-first-world-title-pdc-world-championships "Peter Wright sweeps Gary Anderson aside to clinch first PDC world darts title"]. Guardian. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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