The Winmau World Darts Masters is back for 2025 and its undergone a huge revamp as some of the world’s biggest players flock to the event.
For the first time ever, the tournament is ranked and will be conducted out of sets rather than legs as Stephen Bunting looks to defend his crown.
The Bullet won his first-ever major tournament at the event in 2024 and will be looking to build upon his fantastic start to the year.
Here is everything you need to know about the Winmau World Masters, including how to watch, who’s playing, and the day-by-day schedule.
Who is playing in the Winmau World Masters?
The top 24 players from the PDC Order of Merit go straight through to the televised stage of the event, while another 64 players will compete in a group stage for qualification.
Through to Winmau World Masters first round proper
- 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
- Preliminary Rounds Entries exempt to Last 64
- Daryl Gurney
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Gian van Veen
- Ritchie Edhouse
- Ryan Joyce
- Ricardo Pietreczko
- Brendan Dolan
- Krzysztof Ratajski
- Luke Woodhouse
- Jermaine Wattimena
- Scott Williams
- Gabriel Clemens
- Martin Lukeman
- Cameron Menzies
- Callan Rydz
- Kevin Doets
- Madars Razma
- Mickey Mansell
- Ricky Evans
- José de Sousa
- Kim Huybrechts
- Richard Veenstra
- Niels Zonneveld
- Ian White
- Keane Barry
- Jim Williams
- William O’Connor
- Florian Hempel
- Matt Campbell
- Wessel Nijman
- Alan Soutar
- Dylan Slevin
- Seeded for Group Stage
- Robert Owen
- Ryan Meikle
- Stephen Burton
- Connor Scutt
- Mensur Suljović
- Jeffrey de Graaf
- Nick Kenny
- Thibault Tricole
- James Hurrell
- Dom Taylor
- Chris Landman
- Mario Vandenbogaerde
- Rhys Griffin
- Andy Baetens
- Berry van Peer
- Nathan Rafferty
- Steve Lennon
- Radek Szagański
- Lukas Wenig
- Patrick Geeraets
- Matthew Dennant
- Darren Beveridge
- Jitse van der Wal
- Danny Lauby
- Robert Grundy
- George Killington
- Owen Bates
- Brett Claydon
- Martijn Dragt
- Adam Hunt
- Haupai Puha
- Jelle Klaasen
When and where is the Winmau World Masters?
The Winmau World Masters takes place from January 29 until February 2 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes.
How to watch Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters will be broadcast from the first round onwards on ITV4 with the likes of Jacqui Oatly, Alan Warriner-Little, and Chris Mason providing analysis and coverage.
The preliminary rounds, which begin the day before the official event, can be watched on PDC TV.
Winmau World Masters schedule
Wednesday January 29
Preliminary rounds
Thursday January 30
Eight first round matches
- Luke Humphries vs Joe Cullen
- Josh Rock vs Qualifier 6
- Damon Heta vs Ross Smith
- Gerwyn Price vs Qualifier 4
- Rob Cross vs Qualifier 8
- Danny Noppert vs Michael Smith
- Stephen Bunting vs Qualifier 5
- Peter Wright vs Qualifier 1
Friday January 31
Eight first-round matches
- Luke Littler vs Qualifier 3
- James Wade vs Mike De Decker
- Jonny Clayton vs Martin Schindler
- Chris Dobey vs Ryan Searle
- Michael van Gerwen vs Qualifier 2
- Gary Anderson vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Dave Chisnall vs Qualifier 7
- Nathan Aspinall vs Andrew Gilding
Saturday February 1 – Afternoon session
- Four second-round matches
Saturday February 1 – Evening session
- Four second-round matches
Sunday February 2 – Afternoon session
- Quarter-finals
Sunday February 2 – Evening session
- Semi-finals
- Final
What is the prize money for the Winmau World Masters?
A total of £500,000 is up for grabs at the Milton Keynes event, with £100,000 of that sum going to the winner.
The rest is split between the others stages of the tournament and is as follows.
| Losing finalist | £50,000 |
| Semifinalists | £30,000 |
| Quarterfinalists | £17,500 |
| Losers second round | £10,000 |
| First-round losers | £5,000 |
| Losers last 16 in preliminary round | £2,500 |
| Losers last 32 in preliminary round | £1,000 |
| Losers last 64 in preliminary round | £750 |
What is the Winmau World Masters format?
Just like the World Darts Chamionship, the Winmau World Masters will be a longer format of darts with set rather than leg play.
Each round will be contested for a different amount of sets, with players getting a set for every three legs
- Preliminary Rounds – Best of three sets
- First Round – Best of five sets
- Second Round – Best of seven sets
- Quarter-Finals – Best of seven sets
- Semi-Finals – Best of nine sets
- Final – Best of 11 sets
How to get tickets for the Winmau World Masters
Tickets are available for all six sessions of the tournament from SeeTickets. They can be purchased at this link.