Following his historic debut at the World Darts Championship last year, David Munyua will return to the Alexandra Palace after securing his place at this year's tournament through North African qualification.
Munyua was one of several crowd favourites at Ally Pally in the 2026 World Darts Championship as he became the first Kenyan dartist to make an appearance at the coveted tournament.
He was drawn against 2024 World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker in the opening round, and after losing the opening two sets, Munyua won three sets on the spin to produce an astonishing comeback and one of the greatest shocks in World Darts Championship history.
Unfortunately Munyua's dream was extinguished in the next round as he was defeated in straight sets by Kevin Doets, but the 30-year-old, who works full-time as a veterinarian in Nairobi, will have the opportunity to cause another upset at the Alexandra Palace this December.
Competing in the African Darts Group – Northern Africa qualifier on Sunday, Munyua prevailed in a competitive qualification event to book his place in the World Darts Championship.
Why Not? averaged in the low 80s on his path to the final, where he conquered Evans Njuguna in a dramatic final leg to win 8-7.
Munyua will be one of at least two African players to feature at Ally Pally at the end of this year after the PDC created a Southern Africa qualifier to ensure at least two players from the continent will feature in the World Championships. The Southern Africa qualification tournament will take place at the start of November.
Several popular figures have already secured their spot at this year's World Championships.
From the PDC Asian Tour, Motumi Sakai and his iconic walk-on will return. The eccentric Japanese star made his debut at the Worlds last year, defeating Thibault Tricole 3–0 before losing to Nordic & Baltic qualifier Andreas Harrysson.
Hong Kong dartist Lok Yin Lee will also be back at the Palace and he was another to secure a sensational first round victory, eliminating Chris Landman in a 3-1 triumph before bowing out to Brendan Dolan.
Other Asian qualifiers include Ryuta Arihara, Christian Perez and Haruki Muramatsu, along with Paolo Nebrida and Macau debutant Kam Weng Cheng.
From North America, Canada's David Cameron and USA's Adam Sevada will feature, while Argentina has a representative in Jesus Salate.
Australian Brody Klinge will continue his excellent breakthrough season by appearing at the Worlds for the first time alongside compatriot Mal Cuming and Kiwi Ben Robb.
