The 2026 PDC World Masters will see the top 24 darts players in the world - and eight qualifiers - come together to compete for one of the first big tournament prizes on British soil of the year.
The tournament has been an annual event since 2013 in Milton Keynes, and from January 29th to February 1st, darts fans are set to be thoroughly entertained with some tense tungsten throwing.
Reigning champion Luke Humphries will be back in action, along with two-time PDC World Darts Champion Luke Littler. World Championship runner-up Gian van Veen will make his Winmau World Masters debut and feature alongside massive names like Michael Van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price.
Below, we have all you need to know so you won’t miss a second of the darting action from the PDC World Masters.
World Masters 2026 key information
• Date: Thursday, January 29 - Sunday, February 1st
• Start time:
- 7pm GMT (Evening session: Thursday - Sunday)
- 1pm GMT (Afternoon session: Saturday - Sunday)
• Venue: Arena MK, Milton Keynes
• TV channels: ITV4 (UK)
• Streaming: PDC.TV (UK)
• Odds: Littler (5/4) - Humphries (5/1) - Van Veen (6/1)
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change
Players and Schedule
The top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit will feature at this tournament. In addition to the names already mentioned, Ryan Searle, Rob Cross, Josh Rock, Dave Chisnall, Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall will all be playing too.
The eight qualifiers will be chosen from the Preliminary Rounds that take place on Wednesday, January 28th.
The first round of matches takes place on Thursday evening with eight matches, followed by the remaining eight round one matches on Friday.
Round Two is on Saturday and sees four matches in the afternoon session and the other four in the evening session.
On Sunday, the afternoon session will have the quarter-finals, with the evening session hosting both the semi-finals and the final.
Draw and Format
The World Masters is played in a set format like the World Championships. Each set is contested over the best of three legs, with Round One being the best of five sets.
Round Two and the quarter-finals are best of seven sets, before increasing to best of nine sets in the semi-finals. The final is best of 11 sets.
The draw in full:
Luke Littler v Mike De Decker
Ross Smith v Qualifier 7
Ryan Searle v Rob Cross
Josh Rock v Qualifier 6
Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta
Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena
Jonny Clayton v Qualifier 4
Gerwyn Price v Qualifier 8
Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall
Martin Schindler v Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting v Qualifier 2
Gian van Veen v Ryan Joyce
Nathan Aspinall v Qualifier 5
Gary Anderson v Qualifier 1
James Wade v Qualifier 3
Prize Pot
There is a total prize pot of £500,000 on offer, divided up between the rounds. If you exit in Round One, you get £5000, with Round Two offering £10,000.
Making it to the quarter-finals earns you £17,500, with the semi-finalists pocketing £30,000. The winner takes home £100,000, with the beaten finalist earning £50,000.
Here is a complete breakdown of the prize pot:
Winner - £100,000
Runner-Up - £50,000
Semi-Finals - £30,000
Quarter-Finals - £17,500
Round Two - £10,000
Round One - £5,000
Preliminary Round L16 - £2,500
Preliminary Round L32 - £1,000
Preliminary Round L64 - £750
Total £500,000
Where to watch
The whole tournament will be shown live on ITV4 in the UK. This will also be streamable on ITVX, or you can watch on PDC.TV with a subscription.