World Darts Championship Tickets 2026/27: Ballot & Official Sales
Last updated: October 2026. This page covers how this year’s ballot worked and how to buy safely. It will be updated if any official ticket news is announced.
Quick Answer
Tickets for the World Darts Championship 2026/27 were allocated by ballot for the first time, after demand broke records. Around 180,000 tickets cover the tournament at Alexandra Palace in London, and the only safe way to buy is through official PDC and Alexandra Palace channels. If a seller is not official, do not use them, however good the seat sounds.
The championship runs from Friday 11 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, and every one of those tickets was in demand.
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Why there was a ballot this year
The ballot exists because the darts has outgrown its old way of selling tickets. Interest in the World Championship has climbed year after year, and this year demand broke records. At the same time, the event itself got bigger: the championship moves into the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace for the first time, which takes the total number of tickets across the tournament to around 180,000.
Put record demand and a fixed number of seats together, and a normal on-sale turns into a lottery anyway, just a faster and more frustrating one. A ballot slows the process down and gives everyone who enters the same chance, instead of rewarding whoever happens to refresh a page the quickest on sale morning.
How the ballot worked
The idea is simple. Instead of tickets going on open sale at one set moment, fans entered a ballot through the official channels, and tickets were then allocated from those entries. It is the first time the championship has been sold this way, and it means the usual tactics for a big on-sale, the queues and the fastest fingers, did not apply this year.
Two things are worth remembering for next time. First, the ballot ran through official PDC and Alexandra Palace channels only, so no other website was ever selling genuine ballot tickets. Second, entering a ballot is not a guarantee of anything. With demand at record levels, plenty of people who did everything right still missed out, which is exactly why the next section matters.
Missed out? What to do now
Start, and finish, with the official channels. If any tickets come back, or an official resale route opens, it will be through the PDC or Alexandra Palace, and that is the only place to trust. Keep checking those channels rather than searching for tickets on the open web.
Unofficial resale sites are the risk to avoid. Prices there are usually inflated, and darts fans are a target for fake listings every December: tickets that never arrive, codes that do not scan, sellers who vanish once they have been paid. The same warning covers tickets offered by strangers on social media. If a seat for the biggest event in darts looks suspiciously cheap, it almost certainly is not real.
One more habit is worth forming, because it catches people out every year. A screenshot of a ticket, or a photograph of one, proves nothing about ownership, and anyone selling you one that way has nothing to stop them selling the same image to ten other people. Genuine tickets move through official systems. If the deal happens entirely in direct messages, it is not a deal worth having.
And missing out is not the end of the championship. Every session is on television or streaming somewhere, so if the ballot went against you, you can still watch the whole championship from home with the official broadcasters for your country.
Being there on the day
If you have a ticket, you are in for the loudest nights in the sport’s calendar. Most days at Alexandra Palace run an afternoon session and an evening session. The exact session times are confirmed when the order of play is published in late November, so check your ticket against the final running order before you travel.
Then there is the fancy dress. Ally Pally is famous for it: the crowd arrives in costume, superheroes and traffic cones and whole groups in matching outfits, and it is a genuine part of the tradition rather than a sideshow. If it is your first time, expect to feel underdressed in normal clothes. Joining in is very much the done thing.
Getting there is straightforward. Alexandra Palace sits in North London, and the nearest stations are Alexandra Palace itself, on the rail network, and Wood Green on the tube. Both leave you a walk up the hill to the palace, so arrive in good time, especially for an evening session. The full picture of the tournament itself, dates and all, sits on the World Darts Championship dates and key facts page.
Questions fans ask
How do I get tickets for the World Darts Championship?
This year, tickets were allocated through a ballot run via official PDC and Alexandra Palace channels, the first time the championship has been sold that way. Official channels remain the only safe place to buy.
Why was there a ballot?
Because demand broke records. With around 180,000 tickets across the tournament and far more people wanting them, a ballot gave every fan who entered the same chance instead of a fastest-finger sale.
How many tickets are there?
Around 180,000 across the whole tournament. The championship is played in the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace for the first time, which is the biggest room the event has used.
Is it safe to buy from resale sites?
Only official channels are safe. Unofficial resale sites carry inflated prices and a real risk of fake or undelivered tickets, and the same applies to tickets offered by strangers on social media.
How do I get to Alexandra Palace?
Alexandra Palace is in North London. The nearest stations are Alexandra Palace on the rail network and Wood Green on the tube, and both leave you a walk up the hill to the venue.
Do people really wear fancy dress?
Yes. Fancy dress is a famous part of the Ally Pally tradition, and large parts of the crowd come in costume. It is part of the atmosphere, not a gimmick.
Conclusion
The ballot changed how darts tickets are sold, but it did not change what matters: buy official, plan your trip, and get ready for the best atmosphere in the sport. StreamMatch will update this page if any official ticket news is announced before the championship starts on 11 December.
