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| 2022 | England led the tournament representation with 35 players, significantly more than other participating countries. |
| 2022 | Raymond Smith and Ky Smith became the first father-and-son duo to play in the same PDC World Darts Championship, both qualifying through Australian qualification spots. |
| 2022 | Lisa Ashton and Fallon Sherrock qualified for the tournament via the PDC Women's Tour, with Sherrock being the only woman to have previously won a match at the PDC World Darts Championship. |
| 2022 | Fabian Schmutzler became the second-youngest player ever to compete in the World Championship after qualifying via the Development Tour. |
| 2022 | Paul Lim, at age 67 and 326 days, became the oldest player to compete in the PDC World Darts Championship via the Singapore qualifier. |
| 2022 | Nick Kenny, Boris Krčmar, and James Wilson won the PDPA members qualification tournament, securing their places in the championship. |
| 2022 | Raymond Smith from Australia advanced to the fourth round after qualifying through the DPA Qualifier. |
| 2022 | Callan Rydz from England reached the quarter-finals after qualifying through the Pro Tour Order of Merit. |
| December 23 2022 | Michael van Gerwen withdraws from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, criticizing the PDC for lack of COVID checks on supporters. |
| December 18 2022 | Darius Labanauskas hits a nine-dart finish in his match against Mike De Decker, marking the second nine-dart finish in consecutive days of the tournament. |
| December 17 2022 | William Borland hits a historic nine-dart finish against Bradley Brooks, becoming the first player to hit a nine-darter in a sudden death leg to win a televised match. |
| January 3 2022 | Peter Wright wins the PDC World Darts Championship for the second time, defeating Michael Smith 7-5 in the final at Alexandra Palace. |
| January 2 2022 | Semi-finals take place, with Michael Smith defeating James Wade 5-3 and Peter Wright defeating Gary Anderson 6-4, breaking Anderson's record for most 180s in a World Championship match with 24. |
| January 1 2022 | Quarter-finals are held, featuring notable matches including Gary Anderson defeating Luke Humphries 5-2 and Michael Smith defeating Gerwyn Price in a match where Price hit the tournament's third nine-dart finish. |
| 2021 | Tournament had a total of 96 players representing countries including Scotland, Wales, England, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Belgium, Germany, South Africa, Australia, United States, and many others. |
| 2021 | The PDC World Darts Championship featured players from 29 different nationalities, breaking the previous record set in 2019 and 2020 by one additional country. |
| 2021 | Steve Beaton played in a record 30th consecutive World Championship (including BDO version), breaking the record he previously shared with Phil Taylor. |
| 2021 | James Wade hit the first PDC World Championship nine-dart finish since 2016 during his third-round match against Stephen Bunting. |
| 2021 | Rowby-John Rodriguez and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez became the fourth pair of siblings to compete in the same World Championship. |
| 2021 | Raymond van Barneveld announced retirement after first-round exit, but later reversed his decision and returned to qualify for the PDC World Championship. |
| 2021 | Multiple players made their PDC World Championship debuts, including Scott Mitchell, Alan Soutar, Jason Heaver, William Borland, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez, Lewy Williams, Florian Hempel, and Chas Barstow. |
| 2021 | Gerwyn Price wins the PDC World Darts Championship and the Grand Slam of Darts. |
| December 29 2021 | Dave Chisnall withdraws from the tournament due to COVID-19, before his scheduled match against Luke Humphries. |
| December 28 2021 | Three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen withdraws from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, prior to his match against Chris Dobey. |
| December 27 2021 | Vincent van der Voort is forced to withdraw from the tournament due to testing positive for COVID-19, ahead of his scheduled match against James Wade. |
| December 15 2021 | The 2022 PDC World Darts Championship begins at Alexandra Palace in London, marking the 29th World Championship organized by the Professional Darts Corporation. |
| July 18 2021 | PDC announces a multi-year, multi-tournament sponsorship deal with Cazoo, ending William Hill's sponsorship and marking a new era for the organization's events. |
| January 3 2021 | Gerwyn Price won his first PDC World Championship, defeating Gary Anderson 7-3 in the final and becoming the first Welsh player to win the tournament. |
| 2020 | Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay and qualifiers for Southern, Western, and Central Europe were not held, with places given to final Pro Tour holders qualifier. |
| 2020 | PDC Women's Series top two players Lisa Ashton and Deta Hedman qualified for the World Championship. |
| 2020 | PDC Asia Tour was fully cancelled, with four places awarded through one-off qualification events in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines. |
| 2020 | New Zealand championship was cancelled, with the spot going to top player on the Dartplayers New Zealand tour, Haupai Puha. |
| 2020 | North American Darts Championship was cancelled, with Danny Lauby receiving the qualification spot based on his 2019 CDC Continental Cup win. |
| 2020 | Oceanic Masters was cancelled, resulting in a second place being awarded on the Dartplayers Australia tour. |
| 2020 | Indian and South American qualifiers were cancelled. Amit Gilitwala received the Indian spot, and Diogo Portela got the South American spot. |
| 2020 | Two female player qualification events were replaced by the new four-event PDC Women's Series. |
| 2020 | Scott Waites, a two-time BDO World Champion, qualified for the PDC World Championship for the first time. |
| 2020 | Damon Heta completed his first full year as a PDC tour card holder and became the highest-ranked non-seed on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. |
| 2020 | Steve Beaton, the 1996 BDO champion, competed in a record-breaking 30th consecutive World Championship. |
| 2020 | Peter Wright was the reigning PDC World Champion and 2020 European Champion. |
| 2020 | Gerwyn Price won the World Grand Prix, establishing himself as a key competitor for the 2021 tournament. |
| 2020 | Michael van Gerwen won the UK Open and Players Championship Finals, contributing to his top seeding for the 2021 tournament. |
| 2020 | England had the highest representation with 37 players in the tournament, followed by the Netherlands with 11 players and Scotland with 3 players. |
| 2020 | The PDC World Darts Championship featured players from 28 different nationalities, matching the record set in the 2019 edition. |
| 2020 | Raymond van Barneveld loses to American Darin Young 3-1 in the first round, initially planning to retire after the tournament but later announcing his intention to return for the 2021 season. |
| 2020 | Michael van Gerwen reaches his seventh semi-final in eight championships, defeating Darius Labanauskas 5-2 in the quarter-final and then Nathan Aspinall in the semi-final. |
| 2020 | Fallon Sherrock becomes the first female player to win a match at the World Championships, defeating Ted Evetts in the first round and then beating 11th seed Mensur Suljović in the second round before being eliminated by Chris Dobey in the third round. |
| 2020 | Madars Razma becomes the first Latvian ever to qualify for the PDC World Championship. |
| 2020 | Peter Wright wins the PDC World Darts Championship. |
| December 20 2020 | Martijn Kleermaker withdrew from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, giving his first-round opponent Cameron Carolissen a bye. |
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