PDC World Darts Championship final: How to watch Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright – TV, live stream, prize money
The PDC World Darts Championship is drawing to a close as Michael van Gerwen takes on Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen is gunning for his fourth PDC World Darts Championship title at Ally Pally.
The Dutchman will hope to extend his dominance in the post-Phil Taylor era and will no doubt have The Power's stunning 14-title haul in the back of his mind during the final of the annual competition.
Peter Wright – who was the top performer across both semi-final match-ups – will hope to cause an upset in what is sure to be a wild night of darts action.
RadioTimes.com has rounded up everything you need to know about the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.
When is the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship?
Matches will take place from Friday 13th December 2019 and run until Wednesday 1st January 2020, hence the reason for the tournament being branded as the 2020 edition.
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Where is the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship?
The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship will take place at Alexandra Palace, London.
Over 50,000 darts fans are expected to flood through the doors over the course of the tournament.
How to watch and live stream the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship
You can watch the championship live on Sky Sports Darts – rebranded from Sky Sports Arena for the duration of the tournament.
Sky Sports subscribers can also stream the darts drama via the SkyGo app.
If you don’t have Sky, you can watch the tournament through NOW TV. You can get a Sky Sports day pass for £9.99, a <week pass for £14.99 or a month pass for £33.99, all without needing a contract. NOW TV can be streamed through a computer or apps found on most smart TVs, phones and consoles.
2020 PDC World Darts Championship TV schedule
Wednesday 1st January
Sky Sports Darts / Main Event – from 7:00pm
2020 PDC World Darts Championship prize money
Winners: £500,000
Runners-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Fourth round losers: £35,000
Third round losers: £25,000
Second round losers: £15,000
First round losers: £7,500
Who won the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship?
Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith 7-3 in the final following a dramatic tournament of shock early exits.
Rob Cross – defending champion at the time – was dumped out in the fourth round.
Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price, Mensur Sulkovic and Simon Whitlock all exited in the second round, paving the way for Van Gerwen to mop up the rest of the competitors.
