Winmau World Masters News

Get the latest news, results and live stream information for the 2025 Winmau World Masters in Milton Keynes.

The historic event was first held in 1975 and remained under Winmau sponsorship as part of the British Darts Organisation until 2018.

It was rebranded as the One80 L-style World Masters in 2019 before returning as the Winmau World Masters in 2022 following the collapse of the BDO.

Now, in a landmark move, the PDC has relaunched the tournament in a major overhaul which will feature a return to the traditional sets format.

The tournament will take place at the Marshall Arena from January 30 to February 2 and will feature the top 24 players on the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship, joined by a further eight players who will progress from Preliminary Rounds held on Wednesday January 29.

The sets format will be best of three legs per set and will offer all non-qualified Tour Card holders, the top eight players from each of the PDC’s 2024 Secondary Tours and Global Affiliate Tours, plus four players from the Junior Darts Corporation, the chance to qualify.

The Preliminary Rounds will be streamed live and will initially be played in a round-robin phase of 32 groups, followed by a knockout phase from the Last 32 onwards to determine the eight qualifiers for the main event.

Stephen Bunting claimed The Masters title in 2024 – the 12th and final staging of the non-ranked event – which featured solely the top 24 players from the PDC Order of Merit.