2026 World Series of Darts
The 2026 World Series of Darts is a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Six World Series events will be held followed by one finals event, which like every year since 2021 took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
One new event took place for the first time in 2026, with the Saudi Arabia Darts Masters taking place at the Global Theater in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, the Dutch and Poland Darts Masters were both removed from the series, with the latter being scrapped due to a new event, the Poland Darts Open, being added to the European Tour schedule.[1][2]
Prize money
The total prize fund for each of the six World Series events was unchanged from the previous year at £100,000 per event. The total prize fund for the 2026 World Series of Darts Finals was increased from the previous year from £400,000 to £450,000.[3] The prize fund breakdowns are shown below:
| Stage | Prize money | OoM points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | £30,000 | 12 |
| Runner-up | £16,000 | 8 |
| Semi-finals | £10,000 | 5 |
| Quarter-finals | £5,000 | 3 |
| First round | £1,750 | 1 |
| Total | £100,000 |
| Stage | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | £60,000 |
| Semi-finals | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finals | £17,500 |
| Second round | £10,000 |
| First round | £5,000 |
| Total | £450,000 |
World Series events
The 2026 World Series of Darts schedule was announced on 5 October 2025.[1] The US Darts Masters was originally scheduled for 26 and 27 June, but was later moved to 25 and 26 June.[4]
| No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15–16 January | Bahrain Masters | Sakhir, Exhibition World Bahrain | Michael van Gerwen 100.91 | 8–6 | Gian van Veen 100.79 | |
| 2 | 19–20 January | Saudi Arabia Masters | Riyadh, Global Theater | Luke Littler 104.84 | 8–5 | Michael van Gerwen 101.79 | |
| 3 | 5–6 June | Nordic Masters | Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen | – | |||
| 4 | 25–26 June | US Masters | New York City, The Theater | – | |||
| 5 | 14–15 August | New Zealand Masters | Auckland, Spark Arena | – | |||
| 6 | 21–22 August | Australian Masters | Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre | – | |||
| 7 | 17–20 September | World Series of Darts Finals | Amsterdam, AFAS Live | – |
Order of Merit
The top eight players on the 2026 World Series Order of Merit – a ranking of players based on points earned across the seven events – will qualify for the 2026 World Series of Darts Finals as seeds, and will be joined by fourteen additional qualifiers from the World Series Order of Merit.
| # | Player | BHR |
KSA |
DEN |
USA |
NZL |
AUS |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | W 12 |
F 8 |
20 | ||||
| 2 | Luke Littler | QF 3 |
W 12 |
15 | ||||
| 3 | Gian van Veen | F 8 |
QF 3 |
11 | ||||
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall | SF 5 |
SF 5 |
10 | ||||
| Gerwyn Price | SF 5 |
SF 5 |
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| 6 | Luke Humphries | QF 3 |
QF 3 |
6 | ||||
| Stephen Bunting | QF 3 |
QF 3 |
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| 8 | Man Lok Leung | 1R 1 |
QF 3 |
4 | ||||
| Danny Noppert | QF 3 |
1R 1 |
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| 10 | Lourence Ilagan | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
2 | ||||
| Paul Lim | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
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| Alexis Toylo | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
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| Ryusei Azemoto | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
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| Motomu Sakai | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
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| 13 | Abdulla Saeed | 1R 1 |
N/a | 1 | ||||
| Basem Mahmood | 1R 1 |
N/a | ||||||
| Tomoya Goto | N/a | 1R 1 |
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| Nitin Kumar | N/a | 1R 1 |
| Order of Merit finishers on 1 point | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | BHR |
KSA |
DEN |
USA |
NZL |
AUS |
Total | |
Key
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
Top averages
The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Littler | Quarter Final | 111.58 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Won |
| 2 | Luke Littler (2) | 1st Round | 106.50 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 3 | Danny Noppert | Quarter Final | 106.47 | Bahrain Masters | Lost |
| 4 | Luke Littler (3) | Final | 104.84 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Won |
| 5 | Nathan Aspinall | Quarter Final | 104.43 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 6 | Gian van Veen | Quarter Final | 104.31 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 7 | Luke Humphries | 1st Round | 103.66 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 8 | Michael van Gerwen | Final | 101.79 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Lost |
| 9 | Gerwyn Price (2) | Semi Final | 101.63 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Lost |
| 10 | Nathan Aspinall (2) | 1st Round | 100.93 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Won |
| 11 | Michael van Gerwen (2) | Final | 100.91 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 12 | Luke Humphries (2) | Quarter Final | 100.86 | Bahrain Masters | Lost |
| 13 | Gian van Veen (2) | Final | 100.79 | Bahrain Masters | Lost |
| 14 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | Semi Final | 100.28 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Won |
| 15 | Gerwyn Price (2) | 1st Round | 100.20 | Saudi Arabia Masters | Won |
References
- ^ a b Phillips, Josh (5 October 2025). "2026 World Series of Darts schedule confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation.
- ^ "European Tour set for further expansion in 2026 with PDC calendar released". Professional Darts Corporation. 11 September 2025.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (31 March 2025). "Biggest prize money increase in PDC history confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (2 February 2026). "2026 bet365 US Darts Masters dates & ticket information confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 2 February 2026.