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)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	7:00 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	7:30 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	8:00 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	8:30 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	9:00 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	9:30 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	10:00 p.m.
TBD	Thurs., Jan. 29	10:30 p.m.

First round (Day 2 evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	7:00 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	7:30 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	8:00 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	8:30 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	9:00 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	9:30 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	10:00 p.m.
TBD	Fri., Jan. 30	10:30 p.m.

Second round (Day 3 afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	1:00 p.m.
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	2:00 p.m.
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	3:00 p.m.
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	4:00 p.m.

Second round (Day 3 evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	7:00 p.m.
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	8:00 p.m.
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	9:00 p.m.
TBD	Sat., Jan. 31	10:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals (Day 4 afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	1:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	2:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	3:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	4:00 p.m.

Semifinals (Day 4 evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	2:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	3:30 p.m.

Final (Day 4 evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Feb. 1	5:00 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