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The PDC world final is played at Alexandra Palace
The tournament moved there in 2008 and draws large crowds over the new year The PDC World Championship runs from mid-December into early January. The venue in north London holds about 3,000 spectators for darts and is known for its loud, costumed crowds. The winner receives the Sid Waddell Trophy, named after the commentator. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
Where this comes from
Professional Darts Corporation
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The PDC world final is played at Alexandra Palace: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- The tournament moved there in 2008 and draws large crowds over the new year. The figure is taken from Professional Darts Corporation, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
- Is this really a sports fact?
- Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
- What else can I read about it?
- The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.