You know it is Christmas time when the William Hill World Championship returns.

Fans flock in their numbers, most of them in fancy dress, to the Alexandra Palace to see the best players in the world battle for darts’ top prize.

Here Press Association Sport looks at the best costumes from their year’s tournament.

Ali G fancy dress
Four Ali G’s Indahouse (John Walton/PA)
Squid fancy dress
Three squids (John Walton/PA)
Super Mario fancy dress
Super Mario and friends (John Walton/PA)
A turkey fancy dress
A turkey in trouble (Steven Paston/PA)
Dartboard fancy dress
A darts fanatic (Steven Paston/PA)
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un fancy dress
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un (Steven Paston/PA)
A Peter Wright lookalike
Peter Wright-esq (Adam Davy/PA)
Shaun the Sheep fancy dress
Shaun the Sheep (Adam Davy)
Ronald McDonald fancy dress
Ronald McDonald (Adam Davy/PA)
Mexican fancy dress
Mexicans in sombreros (john Walton/PA)
Where's Wally fancy dress
Where’s Wally? (Adam Davy/PA)
Lovehearts and Scots fancy dress
Lovehearts and Scots (John Walton/PA)
Penguins fancy dress
Penguins (Steven Paston/PA)
Honey monster fancy dress
Honey monsters (Steven Paston/PA)
The Pope fancy dress
Is that the Pope? (John Walton)
Dutch fancy dress
Raymond van Barneveld fans (Adam Davy/PA)
Incredible Hulk fancy dress
Incredible Hulk (Adam Davy/PA)