2025 PDC World Masters
| 2025 Winmau World Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 30 January–2 February 2025 | ||
| Venue | Marshall Arena | ||
| Location | Milton Keynes, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Sets Final – first to 6 sets | ||
| Prize fund | £500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
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The 2025 Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Winmau World Masters) is a professional darts event 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.[1][2]
Stephen Bunting is the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen 11–7 in the 2024 final.[3]
Qualifiers
[edit]The World Masters will feature the top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship automatically qualifying for the first round, while the 2025 Tour Card Holders ranked outside the top 24 will play in a preliminary round 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.[2][4]
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PDC Challenge Tour |
PDC Development Tour
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PDC Women's Series |
PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour
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PDC Asian Tour
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CDC ProTour
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DartPlayers Australia ProTour
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DartPlayers New Zealand ProTour
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Junior Darts Corporation Representatives
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Prize money
[edit]The prize money for the tournament will be £500,000 in total. The winner's prize money will be £100,000.[5]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £500,000) | |
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| 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 | (16) | £2,500 |
| Preliminary round Last 32 losers | (32) | £1,000 |
| Preliminary round Last 64 losers | (32) | £750 |
Draw
[edit]| 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
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| 16 |  Josh Rock
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| 8 |  Damon Heta
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| 9 |  Gerwyn Price
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| 4 | Rob Cross
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| 13 |  Danny Noppert
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| 5 | Stephen Bunting
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| 12 |  Peter Wright
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| 15 | James Wade
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| 7 | Jonny Clayton
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| 10 | Chris Dobey
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| 14 | Gary Anderson
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| 6 | Dave Chisnall
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| 11 | Nathan Aspinall
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Media coverage
[edit]The tournament will be broadcast on ITV Sport in the United Kingdom, DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and Viaplay in the Netherlands.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, Dave (29 August 2024). "The Masters expands to 32-player ranked event in 2025". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Drury, Sam (5 February 2024). "Cazoo Masters: Stephen Bunting beats Michael van Gerwen to win maiden televised PDC title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | 2024 PDC Order of Merit Rules - Announced January 16 2024. | 3. Invitations and Seedings". PDC.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (24 December 2024). "£500,000 prize fund announced for 2025 Winmau World Masters". PDC. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Allen, Scott (4 December 2024). "2025 Darts Calendar: Every major televised tournament, dates, results and where to watch". PlanetSport. Retrieved 31 December 2024.