PDC World Darts Masters 2025 Preliminary Round Explained
Under the rebrand of the PDC World Masters, a preliminary round has been introduced. Over 128 competitors from the PDC and affiliate tours will compete to qualify for the World Darts Masters. Will there be a surprise winner in the preliminary round, or will the usual suspects make their way to round 1?
When will the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters preliminary round take place?
The 2025 PDC World Darts Master Preliminary Round will take place on Wednesday the 29th of January and will finish on Wednesday the 29th of January.
Where will the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters preliminary round take place?
The preliminary round will be held at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
How do you watch the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters preliminary round?
The 2025 PDC Darts Masters Preliminary Round will be broadcast live on PDCTV from noon on Wednesday the 29th of January.
What is the format for the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters preliminary rounds?
The players in the PDC Order of Merit ranked 25-56 will receive automatic qualification to the preliminary rounds last 64 and those 32 players will be joined by 32 group winners from a round-robin group stage of all other players.
The tournament will then become a straight knockout after 64 players remain till there are eight players left and then these eight players will enter the first round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters tournament.
The Preliminary Rounds will be a best of 3 sets, best of 3 legs per set.
Who gets invited to the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters preliminary rounds?
The preliminary rounds will see the players ranked from 25-56 on the PDC Order of Merit and the rest of the field includes all PDC tour card holders ranked 57 and below, along with the secondary and affiliated tour players.
| PDC ORDER OF MERIT RANKED 25-56 |
|---|
| Daryl Gurney |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Gian van Veen |
| Ritchie Edhouse |
| Ryan Joyce |
| Ricardo Pietreczko |
| Brendan Dolan |
| Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Luke Woodhouse |
| Raymond van Barneveld* |
| Jermaine Wattimena |
| Scott Williams |
| Gabriel Clemens |
| Martin Lukeman |
| Cameron Menzies |
| Callan Rydz |
| Kevin Doets |
| Madars Razma |
| Mickey Mansell |
| Ricky Evans |
| Jose De Sousa |
| Kim Huybrechts |
| Richard Veenstra |
| Niels Zonneveld |
| Ian White |
| Keane Barry |
| Jim Williams |
| Willie O'Connor |
| Matt Campbell |
| Wessel Nijman |
| Florian Hempel |
| Alan Soutar |
| Dylan Slevin* |
* Raymond van Barneveld is not competing in the Winmau World Masters Preliminary Rounds due to illness and will be replaced by Dylan Slevin.
| All remaining PDC tour card holders and PDC secondary and affiliate tour qualifiers |
|---|
| 72x PDC tour card holders |
| 8x PDC Challenge Tour players |
| 8x PDC Development Tour players |
| 8x PDC Women’s Series players |
| 8x PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour players |
| 8x PDC Asian Tour players |
| 8x CDC ProTour players |
| 8x DPA ProTour players |
| 8x DPNZ ProTour players |
| 4x JDC players |
Who could the Preliminary Round winners face?
With the draw already out for the 2025 PDC World Darts Masters first round, one of the eight winners will face the following top 24 players in the first round:
| Who Will They Face? |
|---|
| Josh Rock |
| Gerywn Price |
| Rob Cross |
| Stephen Bunting |
| Peter Wright |
| Luke Littler |
| Michael van Gerwen |
| Dave Chisnall |
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