2021 PDC Darts World Championship Winner Odds, Tips & Predictions

Michael van Gerwen will enter the PDC World Championship as both the favourite to lift the trophy and the only man at under EVENS (5/6) to reach the final of the competition out of every player attending at Alexandra Palace.

At the same time, the Dutchman comes into the 2021 PDC World Championship as the world ranked number 1 in the Darts World Rankings, a position he has been familiar with ever since his first World Championship win back in 2014. Ever since then, 'Mighty Mike' has gone onto win darts' most prestigious title in 2017 and 2019, whilst he also finished as the runner-up to Peter Wright in last year's World Championships.

Despite the turmoil of 2020, van Gerwen has still managed to bag himself a few titles and keep up this reputation as the world's best darts player by winning the UK Open, the Players Championship Finals, and, most recently, reaching the last 16 of the World Matchplay.

Van Gerwen remains the man to beat at any tournament and he is the favourite once more to take home a fourth World Championship at 9/4, whilst he is the only player in the competition who is under EVENS to reach both the quarter-finals (8/15) and the final (5/6).

We're backing the 31-year-old to, at the very least, reach the final, which you can claim here at 5/6 in your bet slip now.

Moving onto the second favourite for the competition and we have Gerwyn Price, who has had a topsy-turvy 12 months in the sport. The Welshman did win the 2020 World Grand Prix to take home just short of half a million, however, the PDC Home Tour resulted in a dismal last 128 group finish, not long after Price had been beaten by van Gerwen in the final of the UK Open.

In fact, ever since winning the PDC Belgian Darts Championship, 'The Iceman' has reached the final just twice in eight competitions, whilst he has made a habit of falling short in the last 32.

Price did also manage to win the World Series of Darts Finals, but this is a non-ranking tournament and given the state of sport in 2020, was not seen as such a monumental win. The Cardiff-born did also win the World Cup of Darts for Wales with Jonny Clayton, to beat England 3-0 in a memorable win for Wales - this was the country's first-ever triumph after losing two finals in the past nine years.

Ahead of the kick off this week, Price to win the World Championship has odds of 9/2, whilst the Welshman is 6/5 to reach the quarter-finals and 13/8 to reach the final, something he has never done before.

We're backing Price to finally reach the final at 13/8 - click here to claim this bet in your bet slip.

Peter Wright, the man of 2020 in the world of darts as he bagged the World Championship, The Masters and the European Championships, however, this did not move him into the world number one spot in the PDC World Rankings, something Wright has been after for a long time.

The Scot is now the third favourite to win the World Championship in this defending year for him, which also meant he has won seven televised titles and 25 non-televised PDC titles in his career. At the same time, Wright hasn't had the most glamourous of years since winning this competition last year, as he reached just the last 16 of the UK Open and won just two titles in his last 17 since beating van Gerwen in the World Championships last time out.

Ahead of the showdown over Christmas and the New Year, Wright is priced at 11/2 to win the PDC World Championship, 5/4 to reach the quarter-finals and 2/1 to reach the final in what will be his first time defending the title.

And for Wright, we're backing a quarter-finals finish at least at 5/4 - click here to claim this one!

Outside of the big three names in darts right now, there isn't much of a threat for Wright's World Championship crown, so the bookmakers think, as Michael Smith is the fourth favourite to win the title with a huge jump to 14/1.

Smith's history in the World Championships is pretty torrid, and despite having finished as a runner-up in 2019, Smith has failed to get past the third round seven out of his nine attempts in the World Championships. At the same time, 'Bully Boy' has failed to claim any major title in darts and his best result in this regard remains reaching the final of the World Championships in 2019 and The Masters in 2020.

Last year, however, Smith did move up to number three in the world rankings but has since moved down to number four and remains the best outsider to win the 2021 PDC World Championships at 14/1. Smith is also priced at 5/2 to reach the quarter-finals and 5/1 to reach the final once more.

• Jose de Sousa - 16/1 to win
• Nathan Aspinall - 18/1 to win
• James Wade - 25/1 to win
• Devon Peterson - 33/1 to win
• Gary Anderson - 33/1 to win
• Rob Cross - 50/1 to win