Some of the biggest names in the sport will head down under in 2026, with the World Series of Darts returning to Australia in early August.
The tournament will see eight of the PDC's top stars and eight top talents from the Oceanic region battling it out across two days for the silverware.
Dates
The 2026 Australian Darts Masters is set to take place from Friday 21st August to Saturday 22nd August.
Times
Play is expected to get underway each day at around 10:00 BST (19:00 local time).
Venue & Location
The venue and location for the 2026 Australian Darts Masters has been confirmed as the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, New South Wales.
Line-up & Qualifying
The tournament will see eight of the world's top stars and eight top talents from the Oceanic region battling it out.
The two Lukes, Little and Humphries, will not participate in this year's action.
Seeded Players
- Gian van Veen
- Gerwyn Price
- Stephen Bunting
- James Wade
- Jonny Clayton
- Josh Rock
- Ross Smith
- Damon Heta
Qualifiers
- Adam Leek (Australia)
- Simon Whitlock (Australia)
- Ben Robb (New Zealand)
- Jonny Tata (New Zealand)
- Mark Cleaver (New Zealand)
- Kayden Milne (New Zealand)
- Haupai Puha (New Zealand)
- Raymond Smith (Australia)
Prize Money
Winner | £20,000 |
Runner-up | £10,000 |
Semi-Finalists | £5,000 |
Quarter-Finalists | £2,500 |
First Round Losers | £1,250 |
The overall prize pool for the Australian Darts Masters is £60,000.
The winner receives £20,000, with the runner-up taking home half of that at £10,000.
Format & Rules
The Australian Darts Masters is a knockout tournament featuring 8 PDC representatives and 8 qualifiers from the Oceanic region.
As the tournament progresses, the number of legs required to win a match increases.
First Round: Best of 11 legs
Quarter-Finals: Best of 11 legs
Semi-Finals: Best of 13 legs
Final: Best of 15 legs
History
The 2026 Australian Darts Masters will officially be just the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, though it existed as the New South Wales Darts Masters prior to its current form.
Gerwyn Price was the champion back in 2024, while beaten finalist Luke Littler returned in 2025 to avenge his defeat and beat Mike de Decker in the final.
Previous Winners
Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
2022 (NSW Darts Masters) | Jonny Clayton | James Wade | 8-1 |
2023 (NSW Darts Masters) | Rob Cross | Damon Heta | 8-1 |
2024 (Australian Darts Masters) | Gerwyn Price | Luke Littler | 8-1 |
2025 | Luke Littler | Mike de Decker | 8-4 |
Welsh thrower Jonny Clayton won the 2022 NSW Darts Masters final, easily beating James Wade 8-1 in the final.
It was a repeat scoreline in 2023, as Cross demolished home hope Heta with another 8-1 scoreline.
Then, following the change to the Australian Darts Masters, Gerwyn Price became the second Welsh winner of the competition, winning with an 8-1 scoreline and cruising to victory against Luke Littler in 2024, the third year on the bounce that the scoreline finished 8-1.
Last time out, Luke Littler beat Mike de Decker 8-4 to lift the title.
