World Darts Championship day one predictions and PDC darts betting tips

Nathan Rafferty has been performing well on the Development Tour. PDC darts tips, best bets and player analysis for day one of the 2023 Cazoo World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London.

World Darts Championship starts at 7pm on Thursday.

Peter Wright makes his bow on the opening night of the World Darts Championship. Mickey Mansell and Ben Robb play in the first match. Jermaine Wattimena and Nathan Rafferty play game three. The tournament should be bigger this year with more players. Last year's tournament had 36 legs and three matches were abandoned. Two of them featured Michael van Gerwen and Dave Chisnall.

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