It’s not long now until the action gets underway from Milton Keynes for the 2025 Winmau World Masters. This begs the question, what is the Winmau World Masters prize money and how much will the winner walk away with?
2025 Winmau World Masters Winner Will Earn £100,000 In Prize Money
The 2025 Winmau World Masters (also known as PDC World Masters) is here, as all of the best players in world darts battle it out in the new look set play tournament from the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
Last year we saw fan favourite Stephen Bunting defeat Michael van Gerwen 11-7 in the final. That was of course at last year’s Cazoo Masters, which has now been rebranded as the Winmau World Masters from 2025 onwards.
Over the course of the tournament there is £500,000 up for grabs in Winmau World Masters prize money that is broken down as per the table below.
The best UK betting sites are finding it difficult to pick a winner, with both Luke Littler and Luke Humphries the two players most fancied for success in Milton Keynes this weekend. But who will go on to lift the coveted Masters trophy?
Below we have gone through the Winmau World Masters prize money, where to watch the tournament and how it will be structured.
2025 Winmau World Masters Prize Money – The Full Breakdown
The inaugural edition of The Masters took place in 2013, with Phil Taylor defeating Adrian Lewis in the final. Since then, the tournament has grown in both stature and prize money, as well as a few name changes along the way too.
The prize money for 2025 has increased massively from last year, with £225,000 more in total on the line this weekend than there was 12 months ago. The prize money has inflated from £275k last year to £500k this year, as well as seeing a complete change in format too.
Securing victory at the PDC World Masters will pocket the winner £100,000, with the runner-up securing £50,000 in prize money. The two defeated semi-finalists with both receive £30,000 in prize money, with the four beaten quarter-finalists earning £17,500 each.
The eight beaten players from Round 2 are all guaranteed a purse of £10,000, with the 16 players exiting at the first round stage all receiving £5,000.
The prize money for the preliminary rounds is also listed below, which ranges from £750 up to £2,500. This means the overall prize pot for the 2025 Winmau World Masters is £500,000.
| 2025 | Prize Money (£) |
| Winner | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | £50,000 |
| Semi-final (x2) | £30,000 |
| Quarter-final (x4) | £17,500 |
| Round 2 (x8) | £10,000 |
| Round 1 (x16) | £5,000 |
| Prelim Last 16 (x8) | £2,500 |
| Prelim Last 32 (x16) | £1,000 |
| Prelim Last 64 (x32) | £750 |
| TOTAL | £500,000 |
Winmau World Masters 2025 – Tournament Info
- 🎯 Event: 2025 Winmau World Masters
- 📅 Date: Wed 29th Jan – Sun 2nd Feb
- 🏆 2024 Winner: Stephen Bunting
- 📺 TV Channel: UK: ITV 4
- 🏟 Venue: Marshall Arena | Milton Keynes, England
- 🎲 Odds: Littler 2/1 | Humphries 9/2
- 🤑 Purse: £500,000 (Winner: £100,000)
Who Is The 2025 Winmau World Masters Favourite?
According to the best betting apps in the UK, Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler (2/1) is the player the rest of the field have to beat, as he has been installed as the 2025 Winmau World Masters pre-tournament favourite.
Behind Littler is Luke Humphries, who is of course the reigning world number one on the PDC Order of Merit. ‘Coolhand’ is the 9/2 second favourite this year, but is of course the reigning world number one so write him off at your peril.
Five-time Masters winner Michael van Gerwen (9/1) is third in the betting market, with the in-form Gerwyn Price (10/1) next in line. Reigning champion Stephen Bunting is priced at 10/1 as the fifth favourite, with last week’s Dutch Darts Masters winner Rob Cross backable at 18/1 odds.
It comes as no surprise to see Luke Littler the most favoured to go on to lift the coveted masters trophy, but could any of his counterparts stop him?
When Does The Winmau World Masters Start?
Round 1 of the Winmau World Masters 2025 gets underway on Thursday 30th January, after the preliminary rounds are all played on Wednesday 29th January.
Then the tournament runs right through until Sunday 2nd February, with the matches coming thick and fast in both the afternoon and evening.
With the tournament spanning over just five days, it means the the eventual winner can win £100,000 for just five days of work. More than likely just four days work unless a preliminary qualifier wins the whole event.
Fingers crossed for some 170 checkouts or perhaps even a nine-darter this week in Milton Keynes!
| Date | Session Time (GMT) | Round |
| Weds 29th Jan | 12 pm | Preliminary |
| Thurs 30th Jan | 7 pm | Round 1 (x8) |
| Fri 31st Jan | 7 pm | Round 1 (x8) |
| Sat 1st Feb | 12.45 pm | Round 2 (x4) |
| Sat 1st Feb | 7 pm | Round 2 (x4) |
| Sun 2nd Feb | 12.45 pm | Quarter-Finals |
| Sun 2nd Feb | 7 pm | Semi-Finals/Final |
Where Is The 2025 World Masters?
The tournament will take place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.
The Masters has been held in Milton Keynes since 2015, with the two staging’s of the event prior to that both taking place at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland
How To Watch The 2025 Winmau World Masters?
For those that are wanting to watch the event live from the UK, they will be able to watch the Winmau World Masters on ITV 4. The preliminary rounds on Wednesday are all being broadcast via PDC TV.
Darts fans in the USA, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Austria will be able to watch the tournament on DAZN. The PDC World Masters will be shown on Viaplay in the Netherlands and VTM2 in Belgium.
Be sure to claim the various darts betting offers and free bet deals available on the SportsCasting site ahead of the biggest tournament in world darts.
What Is The Format Of The World Masters?
| Round | Best of (sets) |
| Preliminary | 3 |
| Round 1 | 5 |
| Round 2 | 7 |
| Quarter-Finals | 7 |
| Semi-Finals | 9 |
| Final | 11 |
Winmau World Masters Line-Up
First Quarter
- Luke Humphries (1) vs Joe Cullen
- Josh Rock (16) vs Qualifier 6
- Damon Heta (8) vs Ross Smith
- Gerwyn Price (9) vs Qualifier 4
Second Quarter
- Rob Cross (4) vs Qualifier 8
- Danny Noppert (13) vs Michael Smith
- Stephen Bunting (5) vs Qualifier 5
- Peter Wright (12) vs Qualifier 1
Third Quarter
- Luke Littler (2) vs Qualifier 3
- James Wade (15) vs Mike De Decker
- Jonny Clayton (7) vs Martin Schindler
- Chris Dobey (10) vs Ryan Searle
Bottom Quarter
- Michael van Gerwen (3) vs Qualifier 2
- Gary Anderson (14) vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Dave Chisnall (6) vs Qualifier 7
- Nathan Aspinall (11) vs Andrew Gilding
Previous Winmau World Masters Winners
- 2024 – Stephen Bunting
- 2023 – Chris Dobey
- 2022 – Joe Cullen
- 2021 – Jonny Clayton
- 2020 – Peter Wright
- 2019 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2018 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2016 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2015 – Michael van Gerwen
