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Winmau World Masters darts 2026: Schedule, fixtures, results, draw as Luke Littler, Luke Humphries chase major TV title

World champion Luke Littler is pre-tournament favourite and Luke Humphries looks to defend his title at Arena MK; Scores, results and schedule from the first PDC ranked major of 2026; Watch the Premier League live on Sky Sports from February 5

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Luke Humphries won the 2025 Winmau World Masters after defeating Jonny Clayton in a last-leg shootout (credit: ITV Sport)

The latest fixtures, results and schedule for the 2026 Winmau World Masters, where Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are among the players in action.

The world's top 24 automatically qualified for the 32-player event at Arena MK, running from Thursday January 29-Sunday February 1, with the final eight spots coming via a Preliminary Round qualifier ahead of the tournament.

Littler is the pre-tournament favourite to win one of just two PDC ranked major TV titles he has yet to win, while Humphries chases back-to-back titles after beating Jonny Clayton in last year's final.

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Highlights of the World Championship final between Luke Littler and Gian van Veen, where 'The Nuke' successfully defended his title

The unique format sees sets played over the best of three legs in every match, with the opening round played over Thursday and Friday before the last 16 is held across two sessions on Saturday.

The quarter-finals are played on Sunday afternoon ahead of the semi-finals and final that evening, with the winner taking home a £100,000 first prize and the runner-up picking up £50,000.

Luke Littler, Saudi Darts Masters
Image: Can Luke Littler follow his Saudi Darts Masters win with another victory?

Winmau World Masters schedule and results

Thursday January 29 (1900 GMT)
Round One x8

Best of five sets
Chris Dobey 3-0 Jermaine Wattimena
Gary Anderson 3-2 Niels Zonneveld
James Wade v Madars Razma
Nathan Aspinall v Shane McGuirk
Jonny Clayton v Wessel Nijman
Gerwyn Price v James Hurrell
Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta
Gian van Veen v Ryan Joyce

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Take a look at some of Gian van Veen's best checkouts ahead of his Premier League debut, live on Sky Sports from February 5

Friday January 30 (1900 GMT)
Round One x8

Best of five sets
Martin Schindler v Luke Woodhouse
Ross Smith v Jimmy van Schie
Danny Noppert v Daryl Gurney
Ryan Searle v Rob Cross
Josh Rock v Connor Scutt
Luke Littler v Mike De Decker
Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall
Stephen Bunting v Jeffrey de Graaf

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Saturday January 31
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)

Round Two x4
Best of seven sets

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Two x4
Best of seven sets

Sunday February 1
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)

Quarter-Finals
Best of seven sets

Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Best of nine sets
Final
Best of 11 sets

Winmau World Masters: Full draw (seeds in brackets)

(1) Luke Littler v Mike De Decker
(16) Ross Smith v Jimmy van Schie
(8) Ryan Searle v Rob Cross
(9) Josh Rock v Connor Scutt
(4) Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta
(13) Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena
(5) Jonny Clayton v Wessel Nijman
(12) Gerwyn Price v James Hurrell
(2) Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall
(15) Martin Schindler v Luke Woodhouse
(7) Stephen Bunting v Jeffrey de Graaf
(10) Danny Noppert v Daryl Gurney
(3) Gian van Veen v Ryan Joyce
(14) Nathan Aspinall v Shane McGuirk
(6) Gary Anderson v Niels Zonneveld
(11) James Wade v Madars Razma

What is the Winmau World Masters format?

Round One
Best of five sets, best of three legs per set

Round Two
Best of seven sets, best of three legs per set

Quarter-finals
Best of seven sets, best of three legs per set

Semi-finals
Best of nine sets, best of three legs per set

Final
Best of 11 sets, best of three legs per set

What prize money is on offer?

  • Winner - £100,000
  • Runner-up - £50,000
  • Semi-finalists - £30,000
  • Quarter-finalists - £17,500
  • Round Two losers - £10,000
  • Round One losers - £5,000
  • Preliminary Round L16 - £2,500
  • Preliminary Round L32 - £1,000
  • Preliminary Round L64 - £750

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