PDC World Masters 2026: Qualification

28 January – 1 February 2026 · Arena MK (Marshall Arena), Milton Keynes

For the Winmau World Masters 2026, the top 24 of the PDC Order of Merit after the 2026 PDC World Championship were automatically qualified for the main tournament, and the best 16 of them were seeded for the first round. Eight further places were decided in a qualifier. All remaining Tour Card holders were eligible there – numbers 25 to 56 of the Order of Merit entered at the last 64, numbers 57 to 88 were seeded as group heads – as well as the top 8 each from the Challenge Tour, Development Tour, Women's Series, Nordic & Baltic Tour, Asian Tour, CDC Pro Tour, Australian Darts Association, Dart Players New Zealand Pro Tour, African Darts Group and Championship Darts Latin America & Caribbean. In addition there were four representatives of the JDC Advanced Tour. Play began in 32 groups; the group winners advanced to the knockout phase, from which eight players finally qualified for the 32-player field. Source