PDC World Masters prize money
The PDC paid £500k to the 88 players at the 2026 PDC World Masters, the one major that pays a player for turning up to the preliminary rounds and losing there. Winning it was worth £100,000, and the smallest payment at the event was £750.
A player is paid once, for where the run ended. The band is the whole of it rather than a step on the way to it, so a player who lost in the semi-finals collected £30,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Read as single payments the nine bands come to £500,000, which is the pot. Read as a ladder they do not: the champion alone would take £216,750, against the £100,000 Luke Littler was actually paid for the title.
What each finishing place paid
The nine bands the 88 players are divided into
| FINISHING PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | THE BAND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £30,000 | £60,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £17,500 | £70,000 |
| Last 16 | 8 | £10,000 | £80,000 |
| Last 32 | 16 | £5,000 | £80,000 |
| Preliminary last 16 | 8 | £2,500 | £20,000 |
| Preliminary last 32 | 16 | £1,000 | £16,000 |
| Preliminary last 64 | 32 | £750 | £24,000 |
| The whole pot | 88 | — | £500,000 |
What each band took between them
How far each band got
Winning it paid 133.3 times what the preliminary last 64 band paid. Inside a band nothing separates one player from another: the 32 players who lost the first match of the preliminary rounds were all paid £750, whether they lost by a leg or by a mile.
The money does not stack
What the champion took, and what a ladder would have paid
This is the one thing about darts money that is worth getting right, because every other prize fund on this site works the other way. A club in the Champions League is paid for reaching the last sixteen and paid again for reaching the last eight, and the run is worth the sum of them. In darts there is no sum: a player is paid for where the run ended and for nothing before it. Multiply each band by the players in it and the total is £500,000, which is what the PDC put up. Add the bands the other way and the champion alone takes £216,750.
Who collected it
Every one of the 88 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Littler | Winner | £100,000 |
| Luke Humphries | Runner-up | £50,000 |
| Gerwyn Price | Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Gian van Veen | Semi-finalists | £30,000 |
| Chris Dobey | Quarter-finalists | £17,500 |
| Danny Noppert | Quarter-finalists | £17,500 |
| James Wade | Quarter-finalists | £17,500 |
| Josh Rock | Quarter-finalists | £17,500 |
| Damon Heta | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Luke Woodhouse | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Rob Cross | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Ross Smith | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 16 | £10,000 |
| Connor Scutt | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Dave Chisnall | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| James Hurrell | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Jimmy van Schie | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Madars Razma | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Martin Schindler | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Mike De Decker | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Niels Zonneveld | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Ryan Joyce | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Ryan Searle | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Shane McGuirk | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Wessel Nijman | Last 32 | £5,000 |
| Alan Soutar | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Gabriel Clemens | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Graham Hall | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Jack Tweddell | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Scott Waites | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Scott Williams | Preliminary last 16 | £2,500 |
| Beau Greaves | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Cam Crabtree | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Henry Coates | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Joe Cullen | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Justin Hood | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Keane Barry | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Kevin Doets | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Martin Lukeman | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Niko Springer | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Owen Bates | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Patrik Williams | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Rhys Griffin | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Richard Veenstra | Preliminary last 32 | £1,000 |
| Andrew Gilding | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Benjamin Pratnemer | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Bradley Brooks | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Brendan Dolan | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Callan Rydz | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Cameron Menzies | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Charlie Manby | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Christian Kist | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Cor Dekker | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Danny van Trijp | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Dominik Gruellich | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Ian White | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Jesús Salate | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Kai Gotthardt | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Lukas Wenig | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Max Hopp | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Mensur Suljović | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Michael Smith | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Nick Kenny | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Pascal Rupprecht | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Peter Wright | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Ricky Evans | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Robert Owen | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Scott Campbell | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Sebastian Bialecki | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Stefan Bellmont | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Stephen Burton | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| Wesley Plaisier | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
| William O'Connor | Preliminary last 64 | £750 |
Luke Littler was paid £100,000 for winning it rather than that on top of every band beneath, which is what makes the nine bands add up to £500,000, the whole of what the PDC put up.
Around this on the darts calendar
What else was played either side of it
| EVENT | CHAMPION | PLAYERS | THE POT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Darts Masters 2025 | Rob Cross | 16 | £100,000 |
| New Zealand Darts Masters 2025 | Luke Littler | 16 | £100,000 |
| Nordic Darts Masters 2025 | Stephen Bunting | 16 | £100,000 |
| Poland Darts Masters 2025 | Gerwyn Price | 16 | £100,000 |
| US Darts Masters 2025 | Luke Humphries | 16 | £100,000 |
| Women's World Matchplay 2025 | Lisa Ashton | 8 | £25,000 |
| PDC World Championship 2026 | Luke Littler | 128 | £5,000,000£5.0m |
| Premier League Darts 2026 | Luke Littler | 8 | £1,250,000£1.3m |
| World Matchplay 2026 | Luke Littler | 32 | £1,000,000£1.0m |
| UK Open 2026 | Luke Littler | 160 | £750,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2026 | Josh Rock | 48 | £230,000 |
| Baltic Sea Darts Open 2026 | Luke Woodhouse | 48 | £230,000 |
| Belgian Darts Open 2026 | Luke Humphries | 48 | £230,000 |
| Czech Darts Open 2026 | Luke Littler | 48 | £230,000 |
| European Darts Grand Prix 2026 | Gerwyn Price | 48 | £230,000 |
| European Darts Open 2026 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 48 | £230,000 |
| European Darts Trophy 2026 | Wessel Nijman | 48 | £230,000 |
| German Darts Grand Prix 2026 | Nathan Aspinall | 48 | £230,000 |
| Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026 | Ross Smith | 48 | £230,000 |
| International Darts Open 2026 | Ross Smith | 48 | £230,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2026 PDC World Masters they paid out £11,325,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2026 PDC World Masters winner get?
£100,000, and Luke Littler is who collected it. It is the whole of what the champion was paid: there is no separate payment for each round on the way to it.
What was the PDC World Masters prize money in 2026?
£500,000 across the 88 players. It is split into nine bands by finishing place, from £100,000 down to £750, and the bands add up to the pot exactly.
What is the smallest payment at the PDC World Masters?
£750. That is the preliminary last 64 band, which covers 32 players who lost the first match of the preliminary rounds. No player at the 2026 event collected less.
Does PDC World Masters prize money add up round by round?
No. A player is paid once, for where the run ended, and the band is the whole of it. A player who lost in the semi-finals collected £30,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Add the nine bands up as single payments and they come to £500,000, which is the pot; add them as a ladder and the champion alone would take £216,750.
Which band pays out the most at the PDC World Masters?
Winner, at £100,000. Nobody else at the event is paid more in one payment.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
Luke Littler took £100,000 here and £4,119,250 in all. PDC World Masters prize money puts this edition beside the other 1 one we hold. For the other tournaments, see PDC World Championship prize money, World Matchplay prize money, Grand Slam of Darts prize money, Players Championship Finals prize money, World Grand Prix prize money, European Championship prize money, UK Open prize money, World Series of Darts Finals prize money, Masters prize money, International Darts Open prize money, Austrian Darts Open prize money, European Darts Grand Prix prize money, German Darts Championship prize money, Premier League Darts prize money, European Darts Open prize money, German Darts Grand Prix prize money, Czech Darts Open prize money, Gibraltar Darts Trophy prize money, European Darts Trophy prize money, Belgian Darts Open prize money, Baltic Sea Darts Open prize money, Hungarian Darts Trophy prize money, Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) prize money, European Darts Matchplay prize money, Dutch Darts Championship prize money, US Darts Masters prize money, New Zealand Darts Masters prize money, Nordic Darts Masters prize money, German Darts Open prize money, German Darts Masters (European Tour) prize money, Flanders Darts Trophy prize money, Swiss Darts Trophy prize money, Bahrain Darts Masters prize money, Danish Darts Open prize money, Australian Darts Masters prize money, Poland Darts Open prize money, Slovak Darts Open prize money, Dutch Darts Masters prize money, Poland Darts Masters prize money, German Darts Masters prize money, Melbourne Darts Masters prize money, Austrian Darts Championship prize money, Belgian Darts Championship prize money, Auckland Darts Masters prize money, Brisbane Darts Masters prize money, New South Wales Darts Masters prize money, Shanghai Darts Masters prize money, Saudi Arabia Darts Masters prize money, Women's World Matchplay prize money, Perth Darts Masters prize money, Queensland Darts Masters prize money and Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters prize money. Darts prize money ranks all 793 players across the £91,450,000 the 268 events paid out. Where a competition pays again at every round rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for the shape darts shares with football at national level, World Cup prize money.