2026 Home Masters Championship - Revision history

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	{{Infobox individual darts tournament\|tournament_name=~~2025~~ Home Masters Championship\|image=\|dates=January 3 — January 6, 2026\|venue=[[~~Darttastic~~]]\|location=[[Blackpool]], England\|organisation=[[~~Amateur~~ Darts ~~Cooperation~~]]\|format=Legs\|prize_fund=$2,500,000\|winners_share=$1,250,000\|nine_dart=\|high_checkout=\|winner=\|prev=[[2025 Home Masters Championship\|2025]]\|next=<!--[[2026 IDF World Darts Championship\|2026]]-->}}		{{Infobox individual darts tournament\|tournament_name=2026 Home Masters Championship\|image=\|dates=January 3 — January 6, 2026\|venue=[[Alexandra Palace]]\|location=[[Blackpool]], England\|organisation=[[International Darts Federation]]\|format=Legs\|prize_fund=$2,500,000\|winners_share=$1,250,000\|nine_dart=\|high_checkout=\|winner=\|prev=[[2025 Home Masters Championship\|2025]]\|next=<!--[[2026 IDF World Darts Championship\|2026]]-->}}

	The '''2026 IDF Home Masters Championship''' ~~was a~~ professional darts event that ~~took~~ place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 3 January 2026 to 6 January 2026. [[Home Darts Championship\|2nd Home Darts Championship]] to be organised by the [[International Darts Federation (IDF)\|International Darts Federation]].		The '''2026 IDF Home Masters Championship''' is an upcoming professional darts event that is scheduled to take place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 3 January 2026 to 6 January 2026. It will be the [[Home Darts Championship\|2nd Home Darts Championship]] to be organised by the [[International Darts Federation (IDF)\|International Darts Federation]].

			[[Lukas Parker]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Alex Brow]] 11–6 in the 2025 final.
	~~Michael Smith was~~ the defending champion, having defeated Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the 2023 final. Smith lost 4–0 to Chris Dobey in the fourth round. For the first time since the 2006 event, all four semi-finalists (Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and Scott Williams) were English. For the first time since the 2010 event, two unseeded players (Littler and Williams) reached the final four.

	The third seed Luke Humphries won his first World Championship title, defeating 16-year-old debutant Luke Littler 7–4 in the final. He also became world number 1 for the first time in his career. The event sponsor pledged to donate £1,000 to the charity Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 scored during the tournament. The tournament set a new record for the most 180s achieved (914), raising £914,000 for the charity, which was ultimately rounded to £1,000,000. Humphries scored the most 180s at the event (73), winning the inaugural ''Ballon d'Art'' trophy for the achievement.

	Steve Beaton made a record-extending 33rd consecutive and final World Championship appearance, but lost in the second round to Daryl Gurney. After 28 years with the PDC, referee Russ Bray retired at the end of the tournament after officiating his last televised ranking match in the world final.



	~~The '''2026 Home Masters Darts Championship''' is a amateur darts event taking place from 3 January 2026 to 6 January 2026. It is the~~

	~~The tournament featured 32 players. Lukas Parker is the defending champion after defeating~~ [[Alex Brow]] in the ~~[[2025 Home Masters Championship\|~~2025 final~~]] 11–6. Both Parker and Brow are the first and second seeds respectively~~.

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	=== Ranking ===		=== Ranking ===
	The rankings on the [[IDF Order of Merit]] for this ~~inaugural~~ competition will be based on players earning both prize money ~~and ranking points~~ throughout the event. Players who lose in the first round will not receive any ranking points, emphasizing the importance of advancing through the stages. As an added incentive, players achieving a 9-dart leg during the competition will earn bonus points, rewarding outstanding performances. This tournament marks the first step in establishing the ADC Order of Merit, with the results laying the foundation for future rankings and competitive opportunities.		The rankings on the [[IDF Order of Merit]] for this competition will be based on players earning both prize money throughout the event.

	=== Prize money ===		=== Prize money ===

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	{{Infobox individual darts tournament\|tournament_name=2025 Home Masters Championship\|image=\|dates=January 3 — January 6, 2026\|venue=[[Darttastic]]\|location=[[Blackpool]], England\|organisation=[[Amateur Darts Cooperation]]\|format=Legs\|prize_fund=$2,500,000\|winners_share=$1,250,000\|nine_dart=\|high_checkout=\|winner=\|prev=[[2025 Home Masters Championship\|2025]]\|next=<!--[[2026 IDF World Darts Championship\|2026]]-->}}		{{Infobox individual darts tournament\|tournament_name=2025 Home Masters Championship\|image=\|dates=January 3 — January 6, 2026\|venue=[[Darttastic]]\|location=[[Blackpool]], England\|organisation=[[Amateur Darts Cooperation]]\|format=Legs\|prize_fund=$2,500,000\|winners_share=$1,250,000\|nine_dart=\|high_checkout=\|winner=\|prev=[[2025 Home Masters Championship\|2025]]\|next=<!--[[2026 IDF World Darts Championship\|2026]]-->}}

	The '''2026 Home Masters ~~Darts~~ Championship''' is a ~~amateur~~ darts event ~~taking~~ place from 3 January 2026 to 6 January 2026. ~~It is the~~ [[Home Darts Championship\|2nd Home Darts Championship]] to be organised by the [[International Darts Federation (IDF)\|International Darts Federation]] (~~IDF~~).		The '''2026 IDF Home Masters Championship''' was a professional darts event that took place at Alexandra Palace in London, England, from 3 January 2026 to 6 January 2026. [[Home Darts Championship\|2nd Home Darts Championship]] to be organised by the [[International Darts Federation (IDF)\|International Darts Federation]].


			Michael Smith was the defending champion, having defeated Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the 2023 final. Smith lost 4–0 to Chris Dobey in the fourth round. For the first time since the 2006 event, all four semi-finalists (Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and Scott Williams) were English. For the first time since the 2010 event, two unseeded players (Littler and Williams) reached the final four.

			The third seed Luke Humphries won his first World Championship title, defeating 16-year-old debutant Luke Littler 7–4 in the final. He also became world number 1 for the first time in his career. The event sponsor pledged to donate £1,000 to the charity Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 scored during the tournament. The tournament set a new record for the most 180s achieved (914), raising £914,000 for the charity, which was ultimately rounded to £1,000,000. Humphries scored the most 180s at the event (73), winning the inaugural ''Ballon d'Art'' trophy for the achievement.

			Steve Beaton made a record-extending 33rd consecutive and final World Championship appearance, but lost in the second round to Daryl Gurney. After 28 years with the PDC, referee Russ Bray retired at the end of the tournament after officiating his last televised ranking match in the world final.



			The '''2026 Home Masters Darts Championship''' is a amateur darts event taking place from 3 January 2026 to 6 January 2026. It is the

	The tournament featured 32 players. Lukas Parker is the defending champion after defeating [[Alex Brow]] in the [[2025 Home Masters Championship\|2025 final]] 11–6. Both Parker and Brow are the first and second seeds respectively.		The tournament featured 32 players. Lukas Parker is the defending champion after defeating [[Alex Brow]] in the [[2025 Home Masters Championship\|2025 final]] 11–6. Both Parker and Brow are the first and second seeds respectively.

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Prize money

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	\| style="text-align:center" \|'''Second round losers'''		\| style="text-align:center" \|'''Second round losers'''
	\|<small>(16)</small>		\|<small>(32)</small>
	\|$15,000		\|$15,000
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	== References ==		== References ==

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