| PDC World Masters | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Marshall Arena |
| Location | Milton Keynes |
| Country | Scotland (2013–2014) England (since 2015) |
| Established | 2013 |
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) |
| Format | Legs (2013–2024), Sets (2025–) |
| Prize fund | £500,000 (2025) |
| Month(s) Played | November (2013–14) January/February (2015–present) |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Luke Humphries | |
ThePDC World Masters, known for sponsorship purposes as theWinmau World Masters and formerly known as simplythe Masters, is a professionaldarts tournament organised by theProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC). The tournament was introduced in 2013 and has been held at theMarshall Arena inMilton Keynes, England, since 2015. Since the2025 edition, the tournament has featured the top 24 darts players according to thePDC Order of Merit, plus eight qualifiers from a preliminary round to complete a 32-player field.
The inaugural edition of The Masters, held in2013, was won byPhil Taylor, who defeatedAdrian Lewis 10–1 in the final.[1][2]James Wade won the following year by defeatingMervyn King 11–10 in the2014 final.[3][4]Michael van Gerwen became the third different champion in three years when he defeatedRaymond van Barneveld 11–6.[5][6]
In 2013 and 2014, the tournament took place in theRoyal Highland Centre inEdinburgh, Scotland and was played in early November. However, the tournament was moved to early February in 2015 and had a new venue at theArena MK (renamed Marshall Arena in 2019) inMilton Keynes, England. The tournament has been held in late January/early February ever since.
In 2024, the PDC announced The Masters would get rebranded into the "Winmau World Masters" for the2025 edition, emulating theWorld Masters tournament organised by theBritish Darts Organisation and later theWorld Darts Federation which was also sponsored by Winmau.[7]
From 2013 to 2020, the tournament featured the Top 16 of thePDC Order of Merit, in a fixed draw (1 plays 16, 2 plays 15 and so on). The first round and the quarter-finals were played over best of 19legs, the semi-finals and the final were played over best of 21 legs.
For the2021 tournament, the participants increased from the Top 16 to the Top 24, with the Top 8 automatically going to the second round and the players ranked 9 to 24 playing in the first round over best of 11 legs.[8]
From the 2025 tournament, the field expanded to 32 players, with the Top 16 being seeded in the first round and drawn to play the players ranked 17 to 24 and eight more qualifiers. The eight qualifiers are determined through a preliminary round held the day before the main tournament, featuring the remainingPDC Tour Card holders and players from the PDC's affiliated tours. The 2025 tournament also saw the introduction ofset play, with all sets being played to the best of three legs.[9]
| Year | Champion(average in final) | Score | Runner-up(average in final) | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
| The Masters(non-ranking event) | ||||||||
| 2013 | Phil Taylor(108.50) | 10–1 (l) | Adrian Lewis(100.03) | £160,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | Coral |  Royal Highland Centre,Edinburgh |
| 2014 | James Wade(91.39) | 11–10 (l) | Mervyn King(92.15) | Unibet | ||||
| 2015 |  Michael van Gerwen(112.49) | 11–6 (l) | Raymond van Barneveld(96.13) | £200,000 | £60,000 | £25,000 | Marshall Arena,Milton Keynes (known as Arena MK until 2018) | |
| 2016 | Michael van Gerwen(98.94) | 11–6 (l) | Dave Chisnall(96.71) | |||||
| 2017 | Michael van Gerwen(109.42) | 11–7 (l) | Gary Anderson(103.58) | |||||
| 2018 | Michael van Gerwen(105.85) | 11–9 (l) | Raymond van Barneveld(100.55) | |||||
| 2019 | Michael van Gerwen(99.82) | 11–5 (l) | James Wade(87.44) | BetVictor | ||||
| 2020 | Peter Wright(95.01) | 11–10 (l) | Michael Smith(89.71) | Ladbrokes | ||||
| 2021 |  Jonny Clayton(104.10) | 11–8 (l) | Mervyn King(94.95) | £220,000 | ||||
| 2022 | Joe Cullen(96.89) | 11–9 (l) | Dave Chisnall(90.23) | |||||
| 2023 | Chris Dobey(94.05) | 11–7 (l) | Rob Cross(90.20) | £275,000 | £65,000 | £30,000 | Cazoo | |
| 2024 | Stephen Bunting(102.50) | 11–7 (l) | Michael van Gerwen(98.27) | |||||
| World Masters(ranking event) | ||||||||
| 2025 | Luke Humphries(100.42) | 6–5 (s) | Jonny Clayton(98.25) | £500,000 | £100,000 | £50,000 | Winmau | Marshall Arena,Milton Keynes |
As of 2025,Michael van Gerwen,James Wade,Peter Wright andDave Chisnall are the only players to appear in all 13 editions of the Masters.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Jonny Clayton | Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| James Wade | England | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | Stephen Bunting | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Joe Cullen | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Chris Dobey | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Luke Humphries | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Phil Taylor | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Peter Wright | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Dave Chisnall | England | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Mervyn King | England | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 13 | Gary Anderson | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Rob Cross | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Adrian Lewis | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Michael Smith | England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 6 | 2013 | 2025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 2015 | 2019 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Masters highest one-match averages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year (+ round) | Opponent | Result[N 1] |
| 112.77 | Jonny Clayton | 2025, first round |  Martin Schindler | 3–1 (s) |
| 112.49 | Michael van Gerwen | 2015, final | Raymond van Barneveld | 11–6 (l) |
| 112.32 | Rob Cross | 2023, second round | Gary Anderson | 10–6 (l) |
| 112.20 | Michael van Gerwen | 2016, first round | Stephen Bunting | 10–1 (l) |
| 111.17 | Gary Anderson | 2023, second round | Rob Cross | 6–10 (l) |
| 111.14 | Michael van Gerwen | 2018, quarter-final | James Wade | 10–2 (l) |
| 110.28 | Michael van Gerwen | 2015, quarter-final | Dave Chisnall | 10–9 (l) |
| 110.05 | Phil Taylor | 2014, first round | Wes Newton | 10–4 (l) |
| 109.74 | Gary Anderson | 2017, first round | Benito van de Pas | 10–3 (l) |
| 109.42 | Michael van Gerwen | 2017, final | Gary Anderson | 11–7 (l) |
| Masters highest one-match losing averages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year (+ round) | Opponent | Result[N 1] |
| 111.17 | Gary Anderson | 2023, second round | Rob Cross | 6–10 (l) |
| 108.50 | Luke Littler | 2025, quarter-final | Jonny Clayton | 2–4 (s) |
| 108.09 | Dave Chisnall | 2015, quarter-final | Michael van Gerwen | 9–10 (l) |
| 106.95 | Adrian Lewis | 2014, quarter-final | James Wade | 6–10 (l) |
| 106.48 | Dave Chisnall | 2018, first round | Raymond van Barneveld | 9–10 (l) |
The Masters is broadcast byITV4 in the United Kingdom,DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, andViaplay in the Netherlands.[10] The preliminary rounds were also broadcast on pdc.tv.
