James WadePDC World Championship record

Darts Draft has records of 21 World Championship appearances by James Wade, from 2006 to 2026, with 37 matches won and 21 lost. Best finish: semi-final (2009, 2012, 2013, 2022). Highest tournament average: 97.01 in 2025. Highest match average: 99.92 against Devon Petersen in the last 16 of 2014.

Year by year

Year	Reached	Avg	Best	Worst	Sets won
2026	Last 64	93.63	94.75	92.51	62%
2025	Last 64	97.01	97.01	97.01	0%
2024	Last 64	92.30	92.30	92.30	40%
2023	Last 64	91.01	91.01	91.01	40%
2022	Semi-final	89.70	95.43	83.74	68%
2021	Last 32	90.56	93.17	87.94	56%
2020	Last 32	93.50	94.56	92.43	56%
2019	Last 16	93.02	94.71	90.77	53%
2018	Last 64	93.01	93.01	93.01	40%
2017	Quarter-final	96.59	99.39	93.83	61%
2016	Quarter-final	92.64	95.77	88.05	67%
2015	Last 32	94.03	97.14	90.93	44%
2014	Quarter-final	93.64	99.92	90.85	55%
2013	Semi-final	90.62	92.89	87.37	62%
2012	Semi-final	93.60	95.91	91.30	66%
2011	Last 32	90.53	91.53	89.54	56%
2010	Quarter-final	96.97	97.79	96.15	56%
2009	Semi-final	88.39	91.14	81.75	65%
2008	Quarter-final	88.98	91.48	84.54	55%
2007	Last 16	81.56	81.66	81.45	55%
2006	Last 64	83.41	83.41	83.41	40%

2026 Last 64

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 128	W 3–0	Ryusei Azemoto	94.75	84.42
Last 64	L 2–3	Ricky Evans	92.51	88.19

2025 Last 64

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	L 0–3	Jermaine Wattimena	97.01	99.17

2024 Last 64

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	L 2–3	Matt Campbell	92.30	96.28

2023 Last 64

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	L 2–3	Jim Williams	91.01	90.49

2022 Semi-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 32	W 3–1	Maik Kuivenhoven	83.74	88.60
Last 16	W 4–0	Martijn Kleermaker	93.15	88.98
Quarter-final	W 5–0	Mervyn King	86.50	86.67
Semi-final	L 3–6	Michael Smith	95.43	100.98

2021 Last 32

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	Callan Rydz	93.17	78.05
Last 32	L 2–4	Stephen Bunting	87.94	93.18

2020 Last 32

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	Ritchie Edhouse	92.43	93.48
Last 32	L 2–4	Steve Beaton	94.56	92.95

2019 Last 16

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–2	Seigo Asada	93.57	97.50
Last 32	W 4–3	Keegan Brown	94.71	91.01
Last 16	L 3–4	Ryan Joyce	90.77	87.69

2018 Last 64

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	L 2–3	Keegan Brown	93.01	95.45

2017 Quarter-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	Ronny Huybrechts	93.83	87.72
Last 32	W 4–1	Steve Beaton	99.39	97.74
Last 16	W 4–3	Michael Smith	94.01	94.52
Quarter-final	L 3–5	Peter Wright	99.13	104.79

2016 Quarter-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	John Michael	95.77	84.26
Last 32	W 4–0	Wes Newton	92.84	84.89
Last 16	W 4–1	Jamie Caven	93.89	88.31
Quarter-final	L 1–5	Gary Anderson	88.05	105.25

2015 Last 32

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–1	Jamie Lewis	97.14	87.75
Last 32	L 1–4	Stephen Bunting	90.93	93.38

2014 Quarter-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–2	Darren Webster	91.92	90.12
Last 32	W 4–3	Andy Smith	91.86	90.04
Last 16	W 4–0	Devon Petersen	99.92	92.42
Quarter-final	L 1–5	Adrian Lewis	90.85	96.56

2013 Semi-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	Peter Hudson	91.09	82.57
Last 32	W 4–2	Steve Beaton	92.13	88.76
Last 16	W 4–0	Vincent van der Voort	89.61	95.70
Quarter-final	W 5–4	Wes Newton	92.89	97.15
Semi-final	L 4–6	Michael van Gerwen	87.37	97.87

2012 Semi-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–1	Petri Korte	91.69	85.22
Last 32	W 4–0	Jelle Klaasen	95.91	84.90
Last 16	W 4–0	Steve Farmer	91.30	89.40
Quarter-final	W 5–4	John Part	94.92	92.64
Semi-final	L 5–6	Adrian Lewis	94.19	95.55

2011 Last 32

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	Antonio Alcinas	91.53	85.92
Last 32	L 2–4	Mensur Suljović	89.54	88.55

2010 Quarter-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–1	Steve Brown	96.65	92.38
Last 32	W 4–2	Michael van Gerwen	97.79	93.92
Last 16	W 4–3	Andy Hamilton	96.15	97.66
Quarter-final	L 3–5	Simon Whitlock	97.29	105.37

2009 Semi-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	W 3–0	Brendan Dolan	88.63	85.61
Last 32	W 4–2	Tony Eccles	89.67	87.55
Last 16	W 4–0	Vincent van der Voort	90.76	91.18
Quarter-final	W 5–3	Paul Nicholson	81.75	82.38
Semi-final	L 4–6	Raymond van Barneveld	91.14	95.52

2008 Quarter-final

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 32	W 4–3	Steve Beaton	90.92	87.80
Last 16	W 4–2	Mark Dudbridge	84.54	84.96
Quarter-final	L 4–5	John Part	91.48	94.81

2007 Last 16

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 32	W 3–1	Warren French	81.45	78.60
Last 16	L 3–4	Terry Jenkins	81.66	89.42

2006 Last 64

Round	Result	Opponent	Avg	Opp avg
Last 64	L 2–3	Wayne Jones	83.41	85.11