There is a new bookmakers' favourite for the PDC World Darts Championship 2024.
Today sees the draw for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship at the ‘Ally Pally’, with the balls drawn live on Sky Sports by the first PDC world champion, Dennis Priestley, and the tournament’s most decorated player, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor.
It is now almost 11 years since the last of Taylor’s 16 world darts titles (14 PDC and two BDO) in 2013, when he came from 0-2 and 2-4 down to beat Michael van Gerwen 7-4 in sets.
‘Mighty Mike’ remains a mainstay of the PDC’s flagship event with three titles to his name, the last in 2019 when he beat the current world champion Michael Smith 7-3 in the final.
For the first time in a number of years, van Gerwen has been usurped at the top of the World Darts Championship betting odds market by the sport’s biggest up and coming star.
Who is the favourite to win the PDC World Darts Championship 2024?
The favourite to win the 2024 World Darts Championship is the World Grand Prix and Grand Slam of Darts champion, Luke Humphries, who can be backed at a best price of 7/2 on Betfred.
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The 28-year-old Humphries, nicknamed ‘Cool Hand Luke’, is given an implied 22% chance of winning the 2024 World Darts Championship title at best price through oddschecker, a shade shorter than Michael van Gerwen (20% chance at best price 4/1 on bet365).
Rounding off the top four in the market are 2021 world champion Gerwyn Price (5/1 on BoyleSports) and 2023 winner Michael Smith, who is 12/1 with the same bookmaker. Smith is still to reach a final of a ranked televised event since lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy at the Alexandra Palace.
2024 PDC World Darts Championship Odds
| PDC World Championship | Best Price | Worst Price |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Humphries | 7/2 | 11/4 |
| Michael van Gerwen | 4/1 | 3/1 |
| Gerwyn Price | 5/1 | 9/2 |
| Michael Smith | 12/1 | 9/1 |
| Gary Anderson | 16/1 | 10/1 |
PDC World Darts Championship Schedule
The 31st PDC World Darts Championship will begin on Friday 15th December 15 and conclude with the World Darts Championship final on Wednesday 3rd January, 2024.
There is a four-day break between the end of the second round on Saturday 2rd December and the start of the third round on Wednesday 27th December.
