When it comes to darts and darts competitions in the world, one dart competition that has continued to pull crowd within Europe and around the world is the William Hill World Dart Competition. William Hill World Dart Championship began after it was separated from the British Dart Organisation. This championship with worldwide coverage is organised by the Professional Darts Competition every year and it usually during the end of December to January. Last year, William Hill World Dart Championship event held at Alexandra Palace which is more of a traditional ground for the competition over the years. The 2017 championship event which takes place on December 14th, 2017 - January 1st, 2018 offered an array of activities and lots of fun. There were quite a lot of surprises associated with the last year championship. The last year William Hill Dart Championship event saw for the first in the history of the competition (both in the British Dart Competition era and the Professional Dart Competition) that no Englishman qualified beyond the semi final stage. Also, famous dart player, Phil Taylor made a remarkable 28th appearance at the World Championship equalling the most appearance record set by John Lowe.
With the 2017/2018 William Hills Dart Competition around the corner, spirits are high amongst dart lovers and followers around the world. Spectators from Europe and beyond hoping to see if Michael Van Gerwen from Netherland is able to retain the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy for the third time. One unique aspect of this competition is the place the event will be held. This year's event which is slated to hold between December 14th through January 1st will be held at the famous Alexandra Palace in London which was opened in 1873. The Alexandra Palace which will be the hosting ground for this year's championship is within walking distance to the National Hotel in Muswell Hill. With this year price money still pegged at 1.6 million pounds, visitors and dart lovers around the world are in for another moment of surprise and fun.