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2025 PDC World Masters

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2025 Winmau World Masters
Tournament information
DatesMain tournament: 30 January–2 February 2025
Preliminary rounds: 29 January 2025
VenueMarshall Arena
LocationMilton Keynes, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatSets (best of 3 legs)
Final – first to 6 sets
Prize fund£500,000
Winner's share£100,000
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The 2025 PDC World Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Winmau World Masters) is an upcoming professional darts tournament that will take place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England, from 30 January to 2 February 2025. It will be the 13th Masters to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, but will be the first time the tournament is ranked and using set play.

Stephen Bunting is the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen 11–7 in the 2024 final.

Overview

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Background

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The inaugural edition of The Masters, the 2013 Masters, was held by the Professional Darts Corporation from 1–3 November 2013 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland and broadcast live on ITV4.[1] Phil Taylor won the first final, defeating Adrian Lewis 10–1.[2] Since 2015, the tournament has been held in Milton Keynes.[3] The tournament initially featured the top 16 players in the world before increasing to the top 24 in 2021.[4]

In August 2024, it was announced that for the 2025 event, the field would expand to 32 players and it would be the first edition where the tournament was ranked.[5] However, this preceded a bigger announcement that was made on 28 October. The PDC announced a complete revamp of the competition, rebranding it from The Masters to the World Masters (sponsored by Winmau), emulating the World Masters which was first held in 1975 and organised by the British Darts Organisation and later the World Darts Federation.[6][7] The revamp saw a change in format from leg play to classic World Masters set play, and saw preliminary rounds introduced for players outside of the top 24 and players from the PDC's affiliated tours to determine who would join the top 24 in the main competition.

The 2025 event will be held from 30 January to 2 February at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[8] The defending champion is Stephen Bunting, who won his first PDC televised title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–7 in the 2024 final.[9]

Format

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All matches will be played as straight in (player begins scoring with their first throw no matter what section is hit), double out (a segment on the outer ring or the bullseye), requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on a double. The matches will be played in the set format, with a minimum of two sets required to win a match. The following rules are observed:[10]

  • All sets will be played to the best of three legs.
Round Best of (sets) First to (sets)
Preliminary 3 2
First & Second 5 3
Third & Fourth 7 4
Quarter-finals 7 4
Semi-finals 9 5
Final 11 6

Prize money

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The prize money for the tournament will be £500,000 in total. The winner's prize money will be £100,000.[11][12]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £500,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £30,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £17,500
Second round losers (8) £10,000
First round losers (16) £5,000
Preliminary round Last 16 losers (8) £2,500
Preliminary round Last 32 losers (16) £1,000
Preliminary round Last 64 losers (32) £750

Qualifiers

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The World Masters will feature the top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship[13] automatically qualifying for the first round, while the 2025 Tour Card Holders ranked outside the top 24 will play in preliminary rounds held on 29 January 2025, alongside players from affiliated tours. The top sixteen players on the Order of Merit will be seeded for the tournament.[10][14]

The provisional list of participants is as follows:

Number 1–24 on the PDC Order of Merit (starting in first round)

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Number 25–56 on the PDC Order of Merit (starting in preliminary round last 64)

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Number 57–88 on the PDC Order of Merit (seeded in preliminary round group stage)

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  1.  Dylan Slevin
  2.  Robert Owen
  3.  Ryan Meikle
  4.  Stephen Burton
  5.  Connor Scutt
  6.  Mensur Suljović
  7.  Jeffrey de Graaf
  8.  Nick Kenny
  9.  Thibault Tricole
  10.  James Hurrell
  11.  Dom Taylor
  12.  Chris Landman
  13.  Mario Vandenbogaerde
  14.  Andy Baetens
  15.  Berry van Peer
  16.  Nathan Rafferty
  17.  Steve Lennon
  18.  Radek Szagański
  19.  Lukas Wenig
  20.  Rhys Griffin
  21.  Patrick Geeraets
  22.  Matthew Dennant
  23.  Darren Beveridge
  24.  Jitse Van der Wal
  25.  Benjamin Reus
  26.  Danny Lauby
  27.  Robert Grundy
  28.  George Killington
  29.  Owen Bates
  30.  Brett Claydon
  31.  Martijn Dragt
  32.  Adam Hunt

Number 89–128 on the PDC Order of Merit (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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  1.  Haupai Puha
  2.  Jelle Klaasen
  3.  William Borland
  4.  Tim Wolters
  5.  Joshua Richardson
  6.  Michele Turetta
  7.  Jules van Dongen
  8.  Wesley Plaisier
  9.  Christian Kist
  10.  Niko Springer
  11.  Sebastian Białecki
  12.  Tom Bissell
  13.  Viktor Tingström

PDC Development Tour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 PDC Development Tour series who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Beau Greaves
  2.  Jurjen van der Velde
  3.  Dominik Grüllich
  4.  Tavis Dudeney
  5.  Henry Coates
  6.  Owen Roelofs
  7.  Charlie Manby
  8.  Daniel Perry

PDC Challenge Tour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

PDC Women's Series qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Darius Labanauskas
  2.  Johan Engström
  3.  Oskar Lukasiak
  4.  Marko Kantele
  5.  Cor Dekker
  6.  Teemu Harju
  7.  Jani Laurila
  8. Norway Kent Jøran Sivertsen

PDC Asian Tour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 PDC Asian Tour series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Alexis Toylo
  2.  Lourence Ilagan
  3.  Paolo Nebrida
  4.  Ryusei Azemoto
  5.  Man Lok Leung
  6.  Tomoya Goto
  7.  Sandro Eric Sosing
  8.  Haruki Muramatsu

CDC ProTour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 CDC ProTour series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Leonard Gates
  2.  Jim Long
  3.  Stowe Buntz
  4.  Adam Sevada
  5.  David Cameron
  6.  Alex Spellman
  7.  Jacob Taylor
  8.  Jake Womack

DartsPlayers Australia ProTour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 DartsPlayers Australia ProTour series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Joe Comito
  2.  Brandon Weening
  3.  Jeremy Fagg
  4.  Brenton Lloyd
  5.  Gordon Mathers
  6.  Harley Kemp
  7.  Rob Modra
  8.  James Bailey

DartsPlayers New Zealand ProTour qualifiers (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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The top 8 ranked players from the 2024 DartsPlayers New Zealand ProTour series Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2025 season qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Kayden Milne
  2.  Mark Cleaver
  3.  Ben Robb
  4.  John Hurring
  5.  Jaymie Hilton-Jones
  6.  Darren Herewini
  7.  Stu Irwin
  8.  Wayne McRae

Junior Darts Corporation Representatives (starting in preliminary round group stage)

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Four Junior Darts Corporation representatives qualified for the preliminary round group stage.

  1.  Daniel Stephenson

Draw

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First round
(best of 5 sets)
30–31 January 		Second round
(best of 7 sets)
1 February 		Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
2 February 		Semi-finals
(best of 9 sets)
2 February 		Final
(best of 11 sets)
2 February
               
1  Luke Humphries
 
 
 
16  Josh Rock
 
 
 
8  Damon Heta
 
 
 
9  Gerwyn Price
 
 
 
4  Rob Cross
 
 
 
13  Danny Noppert
 
 
 
5  Stephen Bunting
 
 
 
12  Peter Wright
 
 
 
2  Luke Littler
 
 
 
15  James Wade
 
 
 
7  Jonny Clayton
 
 
 
10  Chris Dobey
 
 
 
3  Michael van Gerwen
 
 
 
14  Gary Anderson
 
 
 
6  Dave Chisnall
 
 
 
11  Nathan Aspinall
 

Media coverage

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The tournament will be broadcast on ITV Sport in the United Kingdom, DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil and Canada, Viaplay in the Netherlands[15] and VTM2 in Belgium.[16] The preliminary round will be offered on the PDC.TV live streaming platform.

References

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  1. ^ "PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal". Professional Darts Corporation. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Masters: Phil Taylor thrashes Adrian Lewis in all-Stoke final". BBC Sport. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Michael van Gerwen beats Van Barneveld to win first Masters title". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ Allen, Dave (5 January 2021). "Ladbrokes Masters expands to 24 players in 2021". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ^ Allen, Dave (29 August 2024). "The Masters expands to 32-player ranked event in 2025". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ Phillips, Josh (28 October 2024). "Winmau World Masters to return as PDC event undergoes radical rebrand". PDC. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. ^ Shaw, Jamie (28 October 2024). "Winmau World Masters to return in 2025 as PDC rebrand historic tournament". Live Darts. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Darts 2025 schedule and dates: Premier League Darts, World Matchplay and more with Luke Littler among those in action". Sky Sports. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Cazoo Masters: Stephen Bunting beats Michael van Gerwen to win maiden televised PDC title". BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b Gill, Samuel (25 December 2024). "Format confirmed for 2025 Winmau World Masters including much-loved sets returning". Darts News. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  11. ^ Gorton, Josh (24 December 2024). "£500,000 prize fund announced for 2025 Winmau World Masters". PDC. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  12. ^ Gill, Samuel (24 December 2024). "Here's how much players can earn in Prize Money at 2025 Winmau World Masters with huge amount set". Darts News. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  13. ^ Gill, Samuel (4 January 2025). "PDC Order of Merit Update: Luke Littler passes Michael van Gerwen but World Number One out of reach for now". Darts News. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  14. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | 2024 PDC Order of Merit Rules - Announced January 16 2024. | 3. Invitations and Seedings". PDC.
  15. ^ Allen, Scott (4 December 2024). "2025 Darts Calendar: Every major televised tournament, dates, results and where to watch". PlanetSport. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Darts on TV". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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