2009 PDC World Darts Championship - Format and Qualifiers

Format and Qualifiers

The televised stages will feature 70 players, an increase of two from last year. The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit on December 1, 2008 will be seeded for the tournament. They will be joined by 16 PDPA members and 22 international qualifiers to be determined by the PDC and PDPA.

The 16 PDPA members were made up from the top eight players who haven't already qualified in the PDC Pro Tour events during 2008 and eight other qualifiers were determined at a PDPA Qualifying event which was held on December 6, 2008 in Telford.

• The final field as of 7 December 2008.

These 48 players were joined by 22 international players who qualified through various means. Some of the players, such as the top American, Australian, Danish and Eastern European players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.