Overview
- The Master of Ceremonies and the referee will retire from on-stage roles after the 2026 World Darts Championship, with George Noble set to oversee the final and John McDonald introducing the finalists.
- Their Hall of Fame announcement comes on the day of the final, recognizing careers that helped define the PDC era.
- Noble’s résumé includes calling the first PDC World Championship nine-darter by Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor’s two nine-darters in the 2010 Premier League final.
- McDonald described a missed chance to watch his grandson play football as the moment that convinced him to prioritise time with his grandchildren and wife.
- Both plan to remain involved in darts off stage, as PDC chief executive Matt Porter praised them as pivotal contributors; the final winner lifts the Sid Waddell trophy and earns £1 million.