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THE World Darts Championship has concluded after another year of thrilling action.

And not only was a new champ crowned - a new name took home the Ballon d'Art.

PaddyPower World Darts Championship Ballon d'Art trophy.
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The race for the Ballon d'Art is over

Most 180s at World Darts Championship

Here is how the leaderboard ended:

  • Luke Littler - 76
  • Michael van Gerwen - 56
  • Callan Rydz - 43
  • Chris Dobey - 41
  • Kevin Doets - 28
  • Nathan Aspinall - 26
  • Gerwyn Price, Stephen Bunting - 25
  • Peter Wright - 22
  • Jeffery de Graaf - 20
  • Robert Owen - 19
  • Ryan Joyce - 18
  • Luke Woodhouse, Scott Williams - 17
  • Ricky Evans - 16
  • Joe Cullen - 15
  • Ryan Searle, Jonny Clayton - 13
  • Josh Rock, Wessel Nijman, Florian Hempel, Rhys Griffin, Jermaine Wattimena, Damon Heta - 12
  • Madars Razma, Brendan Dolan, Ricardo Pietreczko, Dimitri van den Bergh - 11
  • Luke Humphries, Andrew Gilding, Kim Huybrechts, Leonard Gates, Connor Scutt - 10
  • Daryl Gurney - 9

Do players get prize money for hitting 180s at the World Darts Championship?

Players at the World Darts Championship do not get any extra money for hitting 180s.

That said, for every 180 that is scored at Ally Pally, Paddy Power will donate £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK.

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907 180s were hit, plus two nine-darters, which meant Paddy Power donated over £1million.

Previous winners

Michael Smith has scored the most 180s in an individual World Darts Championship event.

In 2022, he accumulated a stunning tally of 83 maximums, beating Gary Anderson's previous record of 71.

Bully Boy was defeated by Michael van Gerwen in the final that year, but he went on to finally claim the title 12 months later.

Here are the past 10 players that have hit the most 180s winners:

  • 2025: Luke Littler (76 180's & won tournament)
  • 2024: Luke Humphries (73 180's & won tournament)
  • 2023: Michael Smith (66 180's & won tournament)
  • 2022: Michael Smith (83 180's & finished runner-up)
  • 2021: Gerwyn Price (55 180's & won tournament)
  • 2020: Peter Wright (68 180's & won tournament)
  • 2019: Michael Smith (64 180's & finished runner-up)
  • 2018: Rob Cross (66 180's & won tournament)
  • 2017: Gary Anderson (71 180's & finished runner-up)
  • 2016: Adrian Lewis (60 180's & finished runner-up)

Which edition of the World Darts Championship has seen the most 180s?

  • 1st - 914 in 2024
  • 2nd - 907 in 2025
  • 3rd - 901 in 2023
  • 4th - 880 in 2019
  • 5th - 877 in 2021
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