THE World Darts Championship has reached the dramatic finale – and it’s not just the Sid Waddell Trophy players are competing for.
For a third year running, stars have also been battling it out for another individual accolade, the Ballon d’Art.
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The Ballon d’Art will be up for grabs once again
The huge trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most 180s during the World Darts Championship.
Most 180s at World Darts Championship
*Stats after finals
- Luke Littler – 72
- Gary Anderson – 59
- Gian van Veen – 57
- Justin Hood – 39
- Luke Humphries – 37
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 as part of the ‘The Even Bigger 180’ campaign.
The bookie are also offering a bonus for every nine-darter at the World Darts Championship.
For every perfect leg at Ally Pally, £180,000 will be split evenly between the player who achieves it, Prostate Cancer UK, and one fan chosen at random, who is in the crowd during the session the nine-darter is hit.
In the first two years of Paddy Power sponsoring the World Darts Championship, a whopping £2million has been raised to help Prostate Cancer UK’s groundbreaking research project.
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Previous winners
Luke Humphries claimed the inaugural Ballon d’Art in 2024 with a haul of 73 maximums.
Twelve months later, teenage sensation Luke Littler snatched the World Darts Championship title and the 180 accolade from his rival.
The Nuke hit a mammoth 76 maximums en route to his first Ally Pally victory at just 17 years old.
Michael Smith has scored the most 180s in an individual World Darts Championship event, before the Ballon d’Art was invented.
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 who have hit the most 180s:
- 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
