World Professional Darts Championship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Professional_Darts_Championship

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:sports_championship
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:PDC_European_Tour gptkb:PDC_Challenge_Tour gptkb:PDC_Players_Championship gptkb:PDC_World_Series_of_Darts gptkb:PDC_Development_Tour
gptkbp:attendance	3,000
gptkbp:broadcasts	gptkb:Sky_Sports over 100 countries
gptkbp:certification	International Qualifiers Host Nation Qualifiers PDC Tour Card Holders PDPA Qualifiers
gptkbp:current_champion	gptkb:Peter_Wright
gptkbp:defending_champion	gptkb:Peter_Wright
gptkbp:final_match_date	best of 13 sets
gptkbp:first_held	gptkb:1927
gptkbp:format	knockout
gptkbp:frequency	annual
gptkbp:historical_significance	featured in popular culture celebrated by fans and players alike first televised darts tournament contributed to darts becoming a global sport established annual championship format influenced darts popularity inspired other darts tournaments introduced world rankings pioneered professional darts recognized by the International Darts Federation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World Professional Darts Championship
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:most_titles	gptkb:Phil_Taylor
gptkbp:notable_players	gptkb:Eric_Bristow gptkb:Michael_van_Gerwen gptkb:Raymond_van_Barneveld gptkb:John_Part gptkb:Gary_Anderson
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Professional_Darts_Corporation
gptkbp:prize_money	£500,000 £2.5 million
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:William_Hill
gptkbp:sport	darts
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Alexandra_Palace
gptkbp:viewership	millions
gptkbp:website	pdc.tv
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Eric_Bristow
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5