The 2025 World Series of Darts is a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Seven World Series events are held followed by one finals event, which like previous years will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
One new venue will make its debut, with the Spark Arena in Auckland replacing the Globox Arena in Hamilton as the host venue for the New Zealand Masters. [1]
The total prize fund for each of the seven World Series events increased from £60,000 the previous year to £100,000. [2] The total prize fund for the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals was unchanged after it was increased the previous year. [3] [4] The prize fund breakdowns are shown below:
Stage | Prize money |
---|---|
Winner | £30,000 |
Runner-up | £16,000 |
Semi-finals | £10,000 |
Quarter-finals | £5,000 |
First round | £1,750 |
Total | £100,000 |
Stage | Prize money |
---|---|
Winner | £80,000 |
Runner-up | £40,000 |
Semi-finals | £25,000 |
Quarter-finals | £17,500 |
Second round | £10,000 |
First round | £5,000 |
Total | £400,000 |
The 2025 World Series of Darts schedule was announced on 14 October 2024. [5] [6]
No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Ref |
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1 | 16–17 January | Bahrain Masters | ![]() | Stephen Bunting ![]() | 8–4 | ![]() | [7] |
2 | 24–25 January | Dutch Masters | ![]() | Rob Cross ![]() | 8–5 | ![]() | [8] [9] |
3 | 6–7 June | Nordic Masters | ![]() | – | |||
4 | 27–28 June | US Masters | ![]() | – | |||
5 | 4–5 July | Poland Masters | ![]() | – | |||
6 | 8–9 August | Australian Masters | ![]() | – | |||
7 | 15–16 August | New Zealand Masters | ![]() | – | |||
8 | 12–14 September | World Series of Darts Finals | ![]() | – |
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