The Winmau World Masters has undergone a makeover for its 2025 edition as the PDC elite descend on Milton Keynes.
This year’s event has changed to set player rather than leg play and it will be a ranked event for the first time in its history.
As darts continues to rapidly grow in size and stature, thanks in large part to the popularity of World Darts Champion Luke Littler, the prize money has one again increased for the tournament.
Here is how much each player will earn for each position at the 2024 Winmau World Darts Masters.
2025 Winmau World Darts Masters prize money
There’s a further £225,000 on the line in the revamped edition of the tournament and the winner can cop £35,000 more than Stephen Bunting last year.
The break-down of each individual winner can be seen below, from outright winner to first-round loser.
| Winner | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | £17,500 |
| Second round losers | £10,000 |
| First round losers | £5,000 |
| Preliminary round Last 16 losers | £2,500 |
| Preliminary round Last 32 losers | £1,000 |
| Preliminary round Last 64 losers | £750 |
Who has automatically qualified for the Winmau World Darts Masters?
The PDC Top 24 automatically qualify for the event, which means the following players are already guaranteed a tidy £5,000 just for turning up to the Milton Keynes event.
- Luke Humphries
- Luke Littler
- Michael van Gerwen
- Rob Cross
- Stephen Bunting
- Dave Chisnall
- Jonny Clayton
- Damon Heta
- Gerwyn Price
- Chris Dobey
- Nathan Aspinall
- Peter Wright
- Danny Noppert
- Gary Anderson
- James Wade
- Josh Rock
- Michael Smith
- Dimitri van Den Bergh
- Ryan Searle
- Andrew Gilding
- Ross Smith
- Martin Schindler
- Joe Cullen
- Mike De Decker
How much has the prize money changed from last year?
The prize money has dramatically increased from the 2024 edition, which saw Bunting claim his first major title, as last year there was just £275,000 available to players.
Bunting captured £65,000 for his Masters win, while the runner-up received £30,000 and the two losing semi-finallist bagged 20,000.
The losers in the final eight earned themselves £12,000 each, while the second-round gained £7,500. Those who fell at the first hurdle proper went home with £4,000.