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- Michael van Gerwen is the outright favourite at 5/2 to win this year's World Darts Championship
- Last year's winner Peter Wright is 11/1 to retain his title at this month's event
- Further specials include 8/13 odds that we see a 9-darter at the tournament
Michael van Gerwen is the outright favourite at 5/2 to win this year's World Darts Championship
The World Darts Championship gets underway this week and it's Michael van Gerwen who goes into the event as the bookies favourite.
Van Gerwen goes into almost every tournament as the favourite but this time around he enters the tournament in good form too.
Bet365 say that van Gerwen is the 5/2 favourite for the event and clear of his rivals as we go into the first week.
| 2023 World Darts Championship Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Michael van Gerwen | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Gerwyn Price | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Michael Smith | 15/2 | 11.8% |
| Peter Wright | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Luke Humphries | 14/1 | 6.7% |
The 2022/23 World Darts Championship gets underway on Thursday 15th December with a total prize fund of £2.5m.
A total of 32 players, including the top 5 in the betting above, get a bye into the second round due to their seeding.
Last year's winner Peter Wright is 11/1 to retain his title at this month's event
Peter Wright won last year's World Darts Championship and goes into this year's tournament as the fourth favourite at 11/1.
Wright withdrew from the Players Championship last month after his wife required urgent medical attention during the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.
Joanne though has since received positive health news and Peter Wright now goes into the World Championship looking to win it for a third time.
PDC World Darts Championship Betting Tips Guide
Further specials include 8/13 odds that we see a 9-darter at the tournament
The World Darts Championship always brings different betting specials to the event and that is no different this year with Ladbrokes offering different outcomes.
A nine-dart finish at the event is 8/13 to happen and 6/5 not to, so the bookie odds say there's more of a chance that we see it happen at the event.
170 checkouts are always expected and it's as short as 1/100 that we see one at the Championship this month with odds of 10/1 that we don't.
