The second half of the year is filled with huge tournaments on the PDC calendar.
The World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and Grand Slam of Darts, just to name a few.
These tournaments are important, but not as coveted as the PDC World Championship, which starts in mid-December and runs until the beginning of January.
Players are slowly starting to qualify for the tournament, as a new format is set to be enforced with a record 128 players competing this year.
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Who has qualified so far for the 2026 PDC World Championship?
The 128 players will consist of players qualifying through these routes (via the PDC website):
- Top 40 from PDC Order of Merit
- Top 40 from ProTour Order of Merit not otherwise qualified
- 48x International Qualifiers
Top 40 from PDC Order of Merit
*List of players TBD
Top 40 from ProTour Order of Merit not otherwise qualified
*List of players TBD
48x International Qualifiers
*26/48 have qualified as of 10/14/25
*Please be aware that routes could change if the same player earns multiple routes, opening up opportunities for other players to qualify instead
| Qualification Route | Player | Notes |
| PDC World Youth Champion | ||
| PDC Development Tour Runner-up | Beau Greaves | |
| PDC Development Tour Third Place | Owen Bates | |
| PDC Development Tour Fourth Place | Charlie Manby | |
| PDC Challenge Tour Winner | ||
| PDC Challenge Tour Runner-Up | ||
| PDC Challenge Tour Third Place | ||
| PDC Women's World Matchplay Winner | Lisa Ashton | |
| PDC Women's Series Runner-Up | Fallon Sherrock | |
| PDC Women's Series Third Place | ||
| PDC Women's Series Fourth Place | ||
| Steel Darts Japan Tour Winner | ||
| PDC China Championship Winner | Xiaochen Zong | |
| IDC Indian Qualifier | Nitin Kumar | |
| PDC Asian Championship Winner | Lourence Ilagan | |
| PDC Asian Championship Runner-Up | Alexis Toylo | |
| PDC Asian Tour Winner | Man Lok Leung | Qualifies via 6th place since Toylo already qualified |
| PDC Asian Tour Runner-Up | Motomu Sakai | |
| PDC Asian Tour Third Place | Paolo Nebrida | Qualifies via 7th place since Ilagan already qualified |
| PDC Asian Tour Fourth Place | Ryusei Azemoto | |
| PDC Asian Tour Fifth Place | Paul Lim | |
| PDCE Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier | ||
| PDCE Mediterranean Qualifier | ||
| PDCE South-East Europe Qualifier | ||
| PDCE Czechia Qualifier | ||
| PDO Polish Qualifier | ||
| PDCE DACH Super League Winner | ||
| Hungarian Super League Winner | ||
| PDC UK&IRE Tour Card Holder & Associate Member Qualifier | ||
| CDC Top-Ranked Non-Qualifier | Stowe Buntz | |
| CDC Continental Cup Winner | ||
| CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner | Leonard Gates | |
| CDC Top-Ranked American | Adam Sevada | |
| CDC Top-Ranked Canadian | David Cameron | |
| CDLC Qualifier | Jesús Salate | |
| PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship Winner | Teemu Harju | |
| PDCNB ProTour Winner | Andreas Harryson | |
| PDCNB ProTour Third-Place | Oskar Lukasiak | Qualifies via Harju winning Nordic/Baltic Championship |
| ANZ Premier League Winner | ||
| ADA Australian Tour Winner | Tim Pusey | |
| DPA ProTour Winner | Joe Comito | |
| DPNZ ProTour Winner | Jonny Tata | |
| African Darts Group Qualifier | David Munyua | |
| PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 1 | ||
| PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 2 | ||
| PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 3 | ||
| PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 4 | ||
| One Place TBA |
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