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{{Short description|Professional darts world championship}}
The '''IDF World Darts Championship''' is a world championship competition held annually in the sport of [[darts]]. The championship begins in December and ends in January and has been held at the [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], since 2023. Organised by the [[International Darts Federation (IDF)|International Darts Federation]] (IDF), it is the most prestigious of their tournaments, with the winner receiving the IDF Worlds Trophy. The event is tied directly to the [[IDF Grand Prix of Darts]] and the [[IDF Darts Premier League]].
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title             = IDF World Darts Championship
| image             =  
| caption           =  
| venue             = {{Nowrap|[[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] (since 2023)}}
| country           = [[Australia]]
| founded           = 2023
| inaugural         = [[2023 IDF World Darts Championship|2023]]
| tv               = [[Sky Sports]] (2023–)
| organizer         = [[International Darts Federation]]
| tournament_format = [[Set (darts)|Sets]]
| current           = [[2026 IDF World Darts Championship]]
| champion         = [[Logan White]]
| champ_season     = [[2026 IDF World Darts Championship|2026]]
}}


The IDF championship began in 2023 when the team behind the PDC wanted to allow players to join into a world-based championship that is hosted in Australia each year.
The '''IDF World Darts Championship''' is a professional [[darts]] world championship organised annually by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). The tournament begins in December and concludes in January, with all editions staged at the [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], since its inaugural edition in [[2023 IDF World Darts Championship|2023]]. It is the most prestigious tournament on the IDF circuit, with the winner receiving the IDF Worlds Trophy.


Since its inception in 2023, the IDF World Championship has crowned two different champions. [[Max Mad]] (2023 & 2024) and [[Alex Brow]] (2025).
The championship forms part of the IDF's elite tournament structure alongside the [[IDF Grand Prix of Darts]] and the [[IDF Darts Premier League]]. Matches are contested in a [[Set (darts)|set-play]] format, with the final played as first to seven sets. The event has grown rapidly since its foundation, becoming the centrepiece of the IDF calendar and the tournament most closely associated with the organisation's world ranking system.


== List of finals ==
The championship was established in 2023 as the IDF sought to create a global alternative world championship based in Australia. The first edition was won by [[Max Mad]], who defeated [[Luke Littler]] 7–4 in the final. Mad retained the title in 2024 with a 7–2 victory over [[Rhys Morgan]], becoming the first player to win multiple IDF world titles. [[Alex Brow]] won the 2025 championship, defeating [[Logan White]] 7–4, before White became the first American player to win the event in 2026 after defeating Mad 7–6 in the final.
 
Since its inception, the championship has crowned three champions: [[Max Mad]] in 2023 and 2024, [[Alex Brow]] in 2025, and [[Logan White]] in 2026.
 
==History==
The IDF World Darts Championship was founded in 2023 following the creation of the International Darts Federation as a new professional darts body. The tournament was designed as the organisation's flagship event and was scheduled across the traditional December and January period, allowing it to act as the final major title of one calendar year and the opening championship event of the next.
 
The inaugural tournament was held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, establishing the championship as one of the few major professional darts events to be permanently based outside Europe. [[Max Mad]] won the first title after defeating [[Luke Littler]] 7–4 in the final. The result immediately positioned Mad as the early dominant figure of the IDF era.
 
Mad successfully defended the title in 2024, defeating [[Rhys Morgan]] 7–2 in the final. His second consecutive championship made him the first multiple winner of the event and the first player to retain the IDF world title. The 2024 tournament also helped strengthen the event's international profile, with Morgan's run to the final giving Australia representation in the title match.
 
The 2025 edition produced the first change of champion when [[Alex Brow]] defeated [[Logan White]] 7–4 in the final. Brow's victory made him the first Australian winner of the championship and ended Mad's two-year reign. The tournament was also notable for Brow's nine-dart finish in the semi-finals against [[Gage Kelly]], the first perfect leg recorded at the IDF World Darts Championship.
 
In 2026, [[Logan White]] won the title after defeating Mad 7–6 in the final. White's victory made him the first American champion and prevented Mad from winning a third world title in four years. The 2026 final was the first championship final to reach a deciding set and coincided with a significant increase in prize money, with the total fund rising to $5,000,000 and the champion's prize increasing to $1,000,000.
 
==Format==
The IDF World Darts Championship is played using a [[Set (darts)|set]] format. Each set consists of the best of five legs, with players required to win three legs to claim a set. The number of sets required to win increases through the tournament, with the final contested as first to seven sets.
 
The championship field is determined through the IDF ranking system, qualification events, and international representatives. The highest-ranked players enter as seeds, while additional places are awarded through qualifying routes connected to the wider IDF circuit. The tournament is structured as a knockout competition, with players eliminated after one defeat.
 
==Trophy==
The winner of the tournament receives the IDF Worlds Trophy. The trophy is presented after the final and is regarded as the highest honour available on the IDF circuit. World Championship victories are also used as a defining achievement in player records and career summaries.
 
==List of finals==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" |Champion <small>(average in final)</small><ref>Each player's average score is based on the average for each 3-dart visit to the board (ie total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)</ref>
! rowspan="2" | Champion <small>(average in final)</small>
! rowspan="2" |Score
! rowspan="2" | Score
! rowspan="2" |Runner-up <small>(average in final)</small>
! rowspan="2" | Runner-up <small>(average in final)</small>
! colspan="3" |Prize money
! colspan="3" | Prize money
|-
|-
!Total
! Total
!Champion
! Champion
!Runner-up
! Runner-up
|-
|-
|2023
| [[2023 IDF World Darts Championship|2023]]
|[[Max Mad]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Max Mad]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6-4
| 7–4
|[[Luke Littler]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Littler]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |$2,500,000
| rowspan="3" | $2,500,000
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |$500,000
| rowspan="3" | $500,000
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |$200,000
| rowspan="3" | $200,000
|-
|-
|2024
| [[2024 IDF World Darts Championship|2024]]
|[[Max Mad]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Max Mad]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6-2
| 7–2
|{{PDCFlag|Rhys Morgan|3=AUS|avg=<!--AVG-->}}
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Rhys Morgan]]
|-
|-
|[[2025 IDF World Darts Championship|2025]]
| [[2025 IDF World Darts Championship|2025]]
|[[Alex Brow]]
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Alex Brow]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7–4
| 7–4
|[[Logan White]]
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Logan White]]
|-
|-
|2026
| [[2026 IDF World Darts Championship|2026]]
|
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Logan White]]
|
| 7–6
|
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Max Mad]]
|$5,000,000
| $5,000,000
|$1,000,000
| $1,000,000
|$500,000
| $500,000
|}
|}


== Most titles ==
==Records and statistics==
 
===Total finalist appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable nowrap" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
! Rank
! Player
! width="80" | Winner
! width="80" | Runner-up
! width="80" | Finals
! width="80" | {{abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
|-
| 1
| align="left" | [[Max Mad]]
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|-
| 2
| align="left" | [[Logan White]]
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
|-
| rowspan="3" | 3
| align="left" | [[Alex Brow]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|-
| align="left" | [[Rhys Morgan]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|-
| align="left" | [[Luke Littler]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|}
 
* Active players are shown in '''bold'''.
* Only players who have reached the final are included.
* In the event of identical records, players are sorted by the date the record was first achieved.
 
===Champions by country===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Country
! Players
! Total titles
! First title
! Last title
|-
| align="left" | England
| 1
| 2
| 2023
| 2024
|-
| align="left" | Australia
| 1
| 1
| 2025
| 2025
|-
| align="left" | United States
| 1
| 1
| 2026
| 2026
|}
 
===Finals by country===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Country
! Winners
! Runners-up
! Total finalist appearances
|-
| align="left" | England
| 2
| 2
| 4
|-
| align="left" | Australia
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| align="left" | United States
| 1
| 1
| 2
|}
 
===Multiple champions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Player
! Titles
! Years
|-
| align="left" | [[Max Mad]]
| 2
| 2023, 2024
|-
| align="left" | [[Alex Brow]]
| 1
| 2025
|-
| align="left" | [[Logan White]]
| 1
| 2026
|}
 
===Nine-dart finishes===
One [[nine-dart finish]] has been thrown at the IDF World Darts Championship. The first was achieved by [[Alex Brow]] during the 2025 tournament.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Number
! Player
! Year
! Round
! Method
! Opponent
! Result
|-
| 1
| align="left" | [[Alex Brow]]
| [[2025 IDF World Darts Championship|2025]]
| Semi-final
| 3 × T20; 3 × T20; T20, T19, D12
| align="left" | [[Gage Kelly]]
| Won
|}
 
==See also==
* [[International Darts Federation]]
* [[IDF Grand Prix of Darts]]
* [[IDF Darts Premier League]]
* [[IDF World Matchplay]]
 
==Notes==
 
==References==
<references />
<references />
{{2025 in ODF darts}}{{World Darts Championship (ODF)}}
 
{{2025 in IDF darts}}
{{2026 in IDF darts}}
{{World Darts Championship (IDF)}}
 
[[Category:IDF World Darts Championship]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2023]]
[[Category:Darts tournaments in Australia]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Adelaide]]
[[Category:International Darts Federation tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 12:27, 17 May 2026

IDF World Darts Championship
Founded2023
First season2023
Organising bodyInternational Darts Federation
CountryAustralia
Venue(s)Adelaide Entertainment Centre (since 2023)
Most recent
champion(s)		Logan White
(2026)
TV partner(s)Sky Sports (2023–)
Tournament formatSets
Current sports event 2026 IDF World Darts Championship

The IDF World Darts Championship is a professional darts world championship organised annually by the International Darts Federation (IDF). The tournament begins in December and concludes in January, with all editions staged at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, since its inaugural edition in 2023. It is the most prestigious tournament on the IDF circuit, with the winner receiving the IDF Worlds Trophy.

The championship forms part of the IDF's elite tournament structure alongside the IDF Grand Prix of Darts and the IDF Darts Premier League. Matches are contested in a set-play format, with the final played as first to seven sets. The event has grown rapidly since its foundation, becoming the centrepiece of the IDF calendar and the tournament most closely associated with the organisation's world ranking system.

The championship was established in 2023 as the IDF sought to create a global alternative world championship based in Australia. The first edition was won by Max Mad, who defeated Luke Littler 7–4 in the final. Mad retained the title in 2024 with a 7–2 victory over Rhys Morgan, becoming the first player to win multiple IDF world titles. Alex Brow won the 2025 championship, defeating Logan White 7–4, before White became the first American player to win the event in 2026 after defeating Mad 7–6 in the final.

Since its inception, the championship has crowned three champions: Max Mad in 2023 and 2024, Alex Brow in 2025, and Logan White in 2026.

History[edit | edit source]

The IDF World Darts Championship was founded in 2023 following the creation of the International Darts Federation as a new professional darts body. The tournament was designed as the organisation's flagship event and was scheduled across the traditional December and January period, allowing it to act as the final major title of one calendar year and the opening championship event of the next.

The inaugural tournament was held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, establishing the championship as one of the few major professional darts events to be permanently based outside Europe. Max Mad won the first title after defeating Luke Littler 7–4 in the final. The result immediately positioned Mad as the early dominant figure of the IDF era.

Mad successfully defended the title in 2024, defeating Rhys Morgan 7–2 in the final. His second consecutive championship made him the first multiple winner of the event and the first player to retain the IDF world title. The 2024 tournament also helped strengthen the event's international profile, with Morgan's run to the final giving Australia representation in the title match.

The 2025 edition produced the first change of champion when Alex Brow defeated Logan White 7–4 in the final. Brow's victory made him the first Australian winner of the championship and ended Mad's two-year reign. The tournament was also notable for Brow's nine-dart finish in the semi-finals against Gage Kelly, the first perfect leg recorded at the IDF World Darts Championship.

In 2026, Logan White won the title after defeating Mad 7–6 in the final. White's victory made him the first American champion and prevented Mad from winning a third world title in four years. The 2026 final was the first championship final to reach a deciding set and coincided with a significant increase in prize money, with the total fund rising to $5,000,000 and the champion's prize increasing to $1,000,000.

Format[edit | edit source]

The IDF World Darts Championship is played using a set format. Each set consists of the best of five legs, with players required to win three legs to claim a set. The number of sets required to win increases through the tournament, with the final contested as first to seven sets.

The championship field is determined through the IDF ranking system, qualification events, and international representatives. The highest-ranked players enter as seeds, while additional places are awarded through qualifying routes connected to the wider IDF circuit. The tournament is structured as a knockout competition, with players eliminated after one defeat.

Trophy[edit | edit source]

The winner of the tournament receives the IDF Worlds Trophy. The trophy is presented after the final and is regarded as the highest honour available on the IDF circuit. World Championship victories are also used as a defining achievement in player records and career summaries.

List of finals[edit | edit source]

Year Champion (average in final) Score Runner-up (average in final) Prize money
Total Champion Runner-up
2023

England Max Mad

7–4

England Luke Littler

$2,500,000 $500,000 $200,000
2024

England Max Mad

7–2

Australia Rhys Morgan

2025

Australia Alex Brow

7–4

United States Logan White

2026

United States Logan White

7–6

England Max Mad

$5,000,000 $1,000,000 $500,000

Records and statistics[edit | edit source]

Total finalist appearances[edit | edit source]

Rank Player Winner Runner-up Finals Apps
1 Max Mad 2 1 3 4
2 Logan White 1 1 2 3
3 Alex Brow 1 0 1 2
Rhys Morgan 0 1 1 3
Luke Littler 0 1 1 3
  • Active players are shown in bold.
  • Only players who have reached the final are included.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted by the date the record was first achieved.

Champions by country[edit | edit source]

Country Players Total titles First title Last title
England 1 2 2023 2024
Australia 1 1 2025 2025
United States 1 1 2026 2026

Finals by country[edit | edit source]

Country Winners Runners-up Total finalist appearances
England 2 2 4
Australia 1 1 2
United States 1 1 2

Multiple champions[edit | edit source]

Player Titles Years
Max Mad 2 2023, 2024
Alex Brow 1 2025
Logan White 1 2026

Nine-dart finishes[edit | edit source]

One nine-dart finish has been thrown at the IDF World Darts Championship. The first was achieved by Alex Brow during the 2025 tournament.

Number Player Year Round Method Opponent Result
1 Alex Brow 2025 Semi-final 3 × T20; 3 × T20; T20, T19, D12 Gage Kelly Won

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]


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