2026 Winmau World Darts Masters: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

Alex Walsh

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The first major event of 2026 for darts after the WC has arrived!

We had a great event last year at the Winmau World Darts Masters, with Luke Humphries taking home the title in a thrilling final match against Jonny Clayton.

What to know about the Winmau World Darts Masters

Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

2026 Winmau World Darts Masters draw/bracket

Below are the draw results and the bracket.

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First round

(1) Luke Littler vs. Mike De Decker
(16) Ross Smith vs. Qualifier #7
(8) Ryan Searle vs. Rob Cross
(9) Josh Rock vs. Qualifier #6
(4) Michael van Gerwen vs. Damon Heta
(13) Chris Dobey vs. Jermaine Wattimena
(5) Jonny Clayton vs. Qualifier #4
(12) Gerwyn Price vs. Qualifier #8
(2) Luke Humphries vs. Dave Chisnall
(15) Martin Schindler vs. Luke Woodhouse
(7) Stephen Bunting vs. Qualifier #2
(10) Danny Noppert vs. Daryl Gurney
(3) Gian van Veen vs. Ryan Joyce
(14) Nathan Aspinall vs. Qualifier #5
(6) Gary Anderson vs. Qualifier #1
(11) James Wade vs. Qualifier #3

Second round

Littler/De Decker vs. Smith/Q7
Searle/Cross vs. Rock/Q6
van Gerwen/Heta vs. Dobey/Wattimena
Clayton/Q4 vs. Price/Q8
Humphries/Chisnall vs. Schindler/Woodhouse
Bunting/Q2 vs. Noppert/Gurney
van Veen/Joyce vs. Aspinall/Q5
Anderson/Q1 vs. Wade/Q3

2026 Winmau World Darts Masters schedule

Here is the schedule for the tournament.

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First round (Day 1 evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDThurs., Jan. 297:00 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 297:30 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 298:00 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 298:30 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 299:00 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 299:30 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 2910:00 p.m.
TBDThurs., Jan. 2910:30 p.m.

First round (Day 2 evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDFri., Jan. 307:00 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 307:30 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 308:00 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 308:30 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 309:00 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 309:30 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 3010:00 p.m.
TBDFri., Jan. 3010:30 p.m.

Second round (Day 3 afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSat., Jan. 311:00 p.m.
TBDSat., Jan. 312:00 p.m.
TBDSat., Jan. 313:00 p.m.
TBDSat., Jan. 314:00 p.m.

Second round (Day 3 evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSat., Jan. 317:00 p.m.
TBDSat., Jan. 318:00 p.m.
TBDSat., Jan. 319:00 p.m.
TBDSat., Jan. 3110:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals (Day 4 afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Feb. 11:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Feb. 12:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Feb. 13:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Feb. 14:00 p.m.

Semifinals (Day 4 evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Feb. 12:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Feb. 13:30 p.m.

Final (Day 4 evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Feb. 15:00 p.m.

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Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Position (no. Of players)Prize money
(Total: £500,000)
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(8)£2,500
Preliminary round Last 32 losers(16)£1,000
Preliminary round Last 64 losers(32)£750

Format

  • All games are set play (a set is best-of-3 legs)
    • First round: best-of-5 sets
    • Second round & quarterfinals: best-of-7 sets
    • Semifinals: best-of-9 sets
    • Final: best-of-11 sets
  • 24 players on the OOM already qualified, while the non-qualifiers will participate in a qualifying event before the event, to try and claim one of the eight qualifying spots available
  • Four-day tournament
    • First round: Jan. 29 - 30
    • Second round: Jan. 31
    • Quarterfinals: Feb. 1
    • Semifinals: Feb. 1
    • Final: Feb. 1

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