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| defending_champion = [[Logan White]]
| defending_champion = [[Logan White]]
| winner = [[Alex Brow]]
| nine_dart = [[Max Mad]]
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| high_checkout = 170 – [[Leon Price]]
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The '''2027 IDF World Darts Championship''' is a professional [[darts]] tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF), being held from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 at [[Alexandra Palace]] in [[London]], England.
The '''2027 IDF World Darts Championship''' was a professional [[darts]] tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF), held from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 at [[Alexandra Palace]] in [[London]], England.


[[Logan White]] entered as the defending champion, having defeated [[Max Mad]] 7–6 in the [[2026 IDF World Darts Championship|2026 final]]. White's title defence ended in the quarter-finals when he was defeated 5–4 by [[Jeroen van Dijk]].
[[Alex Brow]] won the championship, defeating [[Jeroen van Dijk]] 8–7 in the final. It was Brow's first World Championship title and his third consecutive major title following victories at the [[2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2026 Grand Slam]] and [[2026 IDF Players Championship Finals|2026 Players Championship Finals]]. The victory extended Brow's winning streak across the three tournaments to 19 matches.


[[Alex Brow]] and Van Dijk qualified for the final. Brow defeated Mad 6–5 in the semi-finals, extending his winning streak across the [[2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|Grand Slam]], [[2026 IDF Players Championship Finals|Players Championship Finals]] and World Championship to 18 matches. Van Dijk defeated [[Quinn Sanders]] 6–4 to reach his second major final in less than two months.
[[Logan White]] entered as the defending champion, having defeated [[Max Mad]] 7–6 in the [[2026 IDF World Darts Championship|2026 final]]. White's title defence ended in the quarter-finals when he was defeated 5–4 by Van Dijk.


Mad recorded the first [[nine-dart finish]] of the tournament during his second-round victory over [[Kieran Walsh]]. [[Leon Price]] holds the highest checkout with a maximum 170 finish against [[Nathan Owens]].
Mad recorded the tournament's only [[nine-dart finish]] during his second-round victory over [[Kieran Walsh]]. [[Leon Price]] recorded the highest checkout with a maximum 170 finish against [[Nathan Owens]].


==Background==
==Background==


===Format===
===Format===
The 2027 championship features 96 players, a reduction from the 128-player field used at the 2026 tournament.
The 2027 championship featured 96 players, a reduction from the 128-player field used at the 2026 tournament.


The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit following the [[2026 IDF Players Championship Finals]] were seeded and received a bye through the first round.
The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit following the [[2026 IDF Players Championship Finals]] were seeded and received a bye through the first round.
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The remaining 64 players contested 32 first-round matches. Each first-round match was tied to a predetermined position in the second-round bracket, with the winner progressing directly to face one of the 32 seeds.
The remaining 64 players contested 32 first-round matches. Each first-round match was tied to a predetermined position in the second-round bracket, with the winner progressing directly to face one of the 32 seeds.


From the second round onwards, the championship operates as a conventional 64-player knockout tournament.
From the second round onwards, the championship operated as a conventional 64-player knockout tournament.


All matches are played using set play. Every set is contested over the best of five legs, with the first player to win three legs winning the set.
All matches were played using set play. Every set was contested over the best of five legs, with the first player to win three legs winning the set.


There is no extended tie-break within a set. If a set reaches two legs apiece, the fifth leg decides the set.
There was no extended tie-break within a set. If a set reached two legs apiece, the fifth leg decided the set.


The match lengths are:
The match lengths were:


* First round: best of 5 sets – first to 3
* First round: best of 5 sets – first to 3
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* Final: best of 15 sets – first to 8
* Final: best of 15 sets – first to 8


The 2027 final has therefore been extended to a possible 15 sets, compared with the best-of-13-set final used in 2026.
The 2027 final was extended to a possible 15 sets, compared with the best-of-13-set final used in 2026.


The player throwing first in the opening set is determined by the pre-match bull, with the right to throw first alternating at the beginning of each subsequent set.
The player throwing first in the opening set was determined by the pre-match bull, with the right to throw first alternating at the beginning of each subsequent set.


===Player count===
===Player count===
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===Prize money===
===Prize money===
The total prize fund is £3,500,000, with £750,000 awarded to the champion.
The total prize fund was £3,500,000, with £750,000 awarded to the champion.


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All prize money counts towards the IDF Order of Merit.
All prize money counted towards the IDF Order of Merit.


===Qualification===
===Qualification===
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The seeded players entered the championship on 16 December. White opened his title defence with a 3–0 victory over Sutton, averaging 109.84. Smit recovered from two sets down and survived four match darts to eliminate 17th seed [[Niklas Hofer]] 3–2, while Park overturned a 2–0 deficit to eliminate 25th seed [[Jamie Fletcher]]. Van Dijk averaged 108.92 in a 3–0 victory over [[Theo Walsh]], and [[Stefan Müller]] knocked out 24th seed [[Noah Parker]] in five sets.
The seeded players entered the championship on 16 December. White opened his title defence with a 3–0 victory over Sutton, averaging 109.84. Smit recovered from two sets down and survived four match darts to eliminate 17th seed [[Niklas Hofer]] 3–2, while Park overturned a 2–0 deficit to eliminate 25th seed [[Jamie Fletcher]]. Van Dijk averaged 108.92 in a 3–0 victory over [[Theo Walsh]], and [[Stefan Müller]] knocked out 24th seed [[Noah Parker]] in five sets.


Fourth seed [[Parker Reeves]] survived O'Connell 3–2 with a 108.16 average to O'Connell's 106.74. [[Harvey Nolan]] eliminated 29th seed [[Lukas Weber]], while Owens defeated Price 3–2 despite Price recording a 170 checkout. Final qualifier [[Michael Reeves]] eliminated 20th seed [[Bram De Waal]]. Sanders averaged 109.21 against [[Cameron Price]], Griffiths knocked out 28th seed [[Lewis Moorcroft]], and [[Rhys Morgan]] survived Ortega in a deciding set.
Fourth seed [[Parker Reeves]] survived O'Connell 3–2 with a 108.16 average to O'Connell's 106.74. [[Harvey Nolan]] eliminated 29th seed [[Lukas Weber]], while Owens defeated Price 3–2 despite Price recording a 170 checkout. Final qualifier [[Michael Reeves]] eliminated 20th seed [[Bram De Waal]]. [[Quinn Sanders]] averaged 109.21 against [[Cameron Price]], Griffiths knocked out 28th seed [[Lewis Moorcroft]], and [[Rhys Morgan]] survived Ortega in a deciding set.


Brow opened his championship with a 3–1 victory over Tanaka, averaging 110.64. [[Jamie van der Meer]] recovered from two sets down to eliminate 31st seed [[Connor Hayes]], while [[Benjamin Carter]] and [[Kai Mitchell]] also progressed. [[Duncan MacLeod]] defeated [[Stefan de Boer]] 3–1, [[Luke Harrington]] eliminated 26th seed [[Sean Donovan]], [[Hunter Jackson]] survived a 107.54 average from Grant and [[Marco Bellini]] knocked out 23rd seed [[Cole Hamilton]].
Brow opened his championship with a 3–1 victory over Tanaka, averaging 110.64. [[Jamie van der Meer]] recovered from two sets down to eliminate 31st seed [[Connor Hayes]], while [[Benjamin Carter]] and [[Kai Mitchell]] also progressed. [[Duncan MacLeod]] defeated [[Stefan de Boer]] 3–1, [[Luke Harrington]] eliminated 26th seed [[Sean Donovan]], [[Hunter Jackson]] survived a 107.54 average from Grant and [[Marco Bellini]] knocked out 23rd seed [[Cole Hamilton]].


Mad recorded the first nine-dart finish of the tournament during his 3–1 victory over Walsh, completing 141 through treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 after consecutive 180s. [[Dylan Ward]] eliminated 30th seed [[Matteo Vermeulen]], Cole defeated 14th seed [[Harry Lewis]], and [[Callum Pike]] progressed past [[Adam Fletcher]]. The second round concluded with [[Elias Storm]], [[Zachary Hughes]], [[Jack Mercer]] and [[Tomás Varga]] advancing.
Mad recorded the tournament's only nine-dart finish during his 3–1 victory over Walsh, completing 141 through treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 after consecutive 180s. [[Dylan Ward]] eliminated 30th seed [[Matteo Vermeulen]], Cole defeated 14th seed [[Harry Lewis]], and [[Callum Pike]] progressed past [[Adam Fletcher]]. The second round concluded with [[Elias Storm]], [[Zachary Hughes]], [[Jack Mercer]] and [[Tomás Varga]] advancing.


===Third round===
===Third round===
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===Quarter-finals===
===Quarter-finals===
Van Dijk ended White's title defence with a 5–4 victory on 27 December. White led four times in sets, but Van Dijk recovered on each occasion and won the deciding set 3–2 after White missed two match darts at doubles from 76. Van Dijk averaged 111.98 to White's 111.41. Sanders then defeated Parker Reeves 5–3 with a 111.26 average, securing his first World Championship semi-final.
Van Dijk ended White's title defence with a 5–4 victory. White led four times in sets, but Van Dijk recovered on each occasion and won the deciding set 3–2 after White missed two match darts from 76. Van Dijk averaged 111.98 to White's 111.41. Sanders then defeated Parker Reeves 5–3 with a 111.26 average.


Brow defeated MacLeod 5–4 in the first quarter-final on 28 December. The deciding set reached two legs apiece before Brow opened the final leg with a maximum and eventually completed an 11-darter. Brow averaged 112.44 to MacLeod's 111.31, extending his winning streak to 17 matches. Mad defeated Storm 5–3 in the final quarter-final with a 111.72 average to Storm's 109.91.
Brow defeated MacLeod 5–4 in the first quarter-final on 28 December. The deciding set reached two legs apiece before Brow completed an 11-darter to win the match. Brow averaged 112.44 to MacLeod's 111.31. Mad defeated Storm 5–3 in the final quarter-final with a 111.72 average to Storm's 109.91.


===Semi-finals===
===Semi-finals===
The semi-finals were contested on 31 December, beginning with Van Dijk against Sanders. Both had reached their first World Championship semi-final after eliminating White and Parker Reeves respectively, and both entered the match having increased their averages substantially through the latter rounds.
Van Dijk defeated Sanders 6–4 in the first semi-final. Sanders repeatedly responded during the first six sets as the match reached 3–3, but Van Dijk won three of the final four sets and finished 81 in the deciding leg of the tenth set. Van Dijk averaged 112.36 to Sanders's 111.08 and reached his second major final in less than two months.


Van Dijk opened the match with a 3–1 set, producing an 11-darter in the second leg. Sanders responded by taking the second set 3–2, finishing 121 on the bullseye in its deciding leg. Van Dijk regained the lead with a 3–0 third set, averaging over 118 through the three legs and completing finishes of 104 and 116.
Brow and Mad then contested an 11-set semi-final. Brow led 3–1 and 4–2 before Mad recovered to 4–4. Brow moved 5–4 ahead, but Mad won the tenth set and then moved 2–1 ahead in the deciding set. Brow forced a final leg and punished two missed match darts from Mad by checking out 81 to win 6–5. Brow averaged 113.18 to Mad's 112.64, with the pair combining for 52 maximums.


Sanders again levelled by winning the fourth set 3–1. Van Dijk then took the fifth 3–2 after Sanders missed double 16 for a 104 checkout, moving 3–2 ahead in sets. Sanders produced his strongest spell in the sixth, sweeping it 3–0 with legs of 12, 11 and 13 darts to make the match 3–3.
===Final===
The final on 3 January was contested between Brow and Van Dijk in a rematch of the 2026 Grand Slam final, which Brow had won 16–13. Brow entered the match on an 18-match winning streak across the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and World Championship. Both finalists had also increased their match average in every round of the championship, with Brow reaching 113.18 in the semi-finals and Van Dijk reaching 112.36.


The seventh set also reached a deciding leg. Sanders moved 2–1 ahead before Van Dijk levelled in 12 darts. Sanders left 76 after 12 darts in the fifth leg, but Van Dijk completed a 121 checkout on the bullseye to regain the lead at 4–3.
Van Dijk made the faster start to the final. He won the opening set 3–1 after Brow missed double 16 for 104 and doubled his advantage with a 3–2 second set. Brow had led 2–1 in legs but Van Dijk levelled with an 11-darter and finished 121 on the bullseye in the deciding leg to establish a 2–0 lead.


Van Dijk extended his advantage by taking the eighth set 3–1. He opened the set with an 11-darter, Sanders levelled in 13, before Van Dijk produced consecutive 12-dart legs to move within one set of the final.
Brow responded by sweeping the third set 3–0 with legs of 11, 12 and 12 darts. Van Dijk restored his two-set advantage by taking the fourth 3–2. Brow missed double 12 for a 144 checkout in the deciding leg and Van Dijk punished the miss with a 116 finish to move 3–1 ahead.


Sanders refused to concede, taking the ninth set 3–2. Van Dijk had reached 81 for the match in its deciding leg but missed double 12, allowing Sanders to finish 84 in two darts and reduce the deficit to 5–4.
The fifth set produced the first major swing of the final. Van Dijk moved 2–0 ahead in legs and had two darts at double 16 to move 4–1 ahead in sets, but Brow survived before producing consecutive 11-darters to level at 2–2. Brow then completed a 124 checkout on the bullseye in the deciding leg to steal the set and reduce the deficit to 3–2.


The tenth set remained on throw through four legs. Van Dijk held in 12 darts, Sanders replied in 13, Van Dijk moved ahead with an 11-darter and Sanders levelled with a 12-darter. In the deciding leg, Sanders opened with 180 and Van Dijk responded with 140. Sanders followed with 140 before Van Dijk hit 180.
Brow levelled the final by taking the sixth set 3–1. He opened with a 12-darter and, after Van Dijk held in 13, Brow produced consecutive 11-dart legs. The seventh set also went to Brow, who moved ahead for the first time after winning it 3–2. Van Dijk missed one dart at double 18 in the deciding leg before Brow finished 81 through treble 19 and double 12.


After 12 darts, Van Dijk left 81 while Sanders sat on 72. Van Dijk hit treble 19 and double 12 to complete the 81 checkout in two darts, sealing a 6–4 victory and a place in the World Championship final.
Van Dijk immediately responded in the eighth set. He opened with consecutive 12-darters before Brow won the third leg in 11. Van Dijk completed 104 in the fourth to win the set 3–1 and level the match at 4–4.


Van Dijk averaged 112.36 to Sanders's 111.08, hitting 24 maximums to Sanders's 21. It was Van Dijk's fifth consecutive match in which his average increased, having recorded 108.92, 109.37, 110.41, 111.98 and 112.36 from the second round onwards. The result sent him into his second major final after finishing runner-up to Brow at the 2026 Grand Slam.
The ninth set became one of the highest-quality periods of the final. Brow opened with 180, 180 and treble 20 to begin a nine-dart attempt, but his eighth dart missed treble 19. He completed the leg in ten darts. Van Dijk responded with an 11-darter before Brow held in 12. Van Dijk levelled in 13 darts, but Brow completed 132 on the bullseye in the deciding leg to regain the lead at 5–4.


The second semi-final paired Brow with Mad in a rematch of their Players Championship Finals semi-final and one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament. Brow entered on a 17-match winning streak and had increased his World Championship average in every round, while Mad had also increased his average in each match and had recorded the tournament's only nine-dart finish.
Van Dijk won the tenth set 3–2, surviving a set dart from Brow at double 16 before finishing 84. Brow then took the eleventh 3–1, including finishes of 116 and 121, to lead 6–5.


Brow won the opening set 3–1, completing a 124 checkout in the fourth leg. Mad responded immediately, taking the second set 3–2 after Brow missed double 16 for a 104 checkout. Brow regained the lead by sweeping the third set 3–0 with legs of 11, 12 and 13 darts.
Van Dijk produced one of his strongest sets of the match in the twelfth. He won it 3–0 with legs of 11, 12 and 11 darts, averaging above 125 across the set, and then moved ahead again after taking the thirteenth set 3–2. Brow had led 2–1, but Van Dijk levelled in 12 darts before finishing 104 in the deciding leg to lead the final 7–6 and move one set from the title.


The fourth set produced another exceptional spell from Brow. Mad took the opening leg in 13 darts before Brow responded with an 11-darter. Brow then broke with a 12-dart leg and completed 132 on the bullseye to take the set 3–1 and establish a 3–1 lead.
Brow was therefore required to win both remaining sets to become champion. He opened the fourteenth set with an 11-darter before Van Dijk replied with a 12-dart leg. Brow moved
 
Mad fought back by taking the fifth set 3–2. Brow had led 2–1 in legs and missed one dart at double 18 for the set before Mad levelled in 12 darts and finished 116 in the deciding leg. Brow restored his two-set advantage by winning the sixth 3–1, including consecutive 12-darters.
 
Mad then produced his strongest passage of the semi-final. He swept the seventh set 3–0 with legs of 11, 12 and 11 darts, averaging above 125 during the set. He then levelled the match at 4–4 by taking the eighth 3–2. Brow had a dart at double 16 for a 104 finish in the deciding leg, but Mad punished the miss with an 81 checkout.
 
Brow responded under pressure, taking the ninth set 3–1. He opened with a 12-darter and, after Mad levelled, produced an 11-dart break before completing 121 on the bullseye to move 5–4 ahead and within one set of the final.
 
Mad forced an eleventh and deciding set after winning the tenth 3–2. Brow led 2–1 in legs and reached 76 for the match, but missed double eight. Mad finished 84 to level the set and then produced a 12-darter in the fifth leg to make the match 5–5.
 
Brow held the opening leg of the deciding set in 11 darts. Mad levelled with a 12-darter and then broke throw in 13 darts to move one leg from a second consecutive World Championship final. Brow responded with an 11-dart break of his own to make it 2–2 and force the semi-final into a final leg.
 
Mad won the bull for the final set and therefore threw first in the deciding leg. He opened with 140 before Brow responded with 180. Mad followed with 180 and Brow scored 140. Mad then hit 140, leaving 41 after nine darts, while Brow replied with another 180 to leave one after nine scoring darts was impossible; Brow's sequence instead left 41 after nine darts following 180, 140 and 140, while Mad reached 81 after nine with 140, 180 and 100.
 
Mad was first to a finish, leaving 40 after 12 darts, while Brow reached 81. Mad missed double 20 with his first match dart and then missed double 10 with his second. Brow stepped forward and completed 81 in two darts through treble 19 and double 12, winning the final set 3–2 and the match 6–5.
 
Brow averaged 113.18, establishing the highest individual match average of the championship for the fifth time during his campaign. Mad averaged 112.64 in defeat, the highest losing average of the tournament. The pair combined for 52 maximums, with Brow hitting 27 and Mad 25.
 
Brow's victory extended his winning streak across the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and World Championship to 18 matches. It also secured his first World Championship final and a rematch with Van Dijk, whom he defeated 16–13 in the 2026 Grand Slam final.
 
The completion of Session 21 confirmed Brow and Van Dijk as the finalists. Both players have increased their World Championship averages in every match they have played. Brow enters the final having averaged 110.64, 111.38, 112.06, 112.44 and 113.18, while Van Dijk has recorded 108.92, 109.37, 110.41, 111.98 and 112.36.
 
No further nine-dart finish was recorded during the semi-finals. Mad therefore remained the only player to complete a perfect leg, while Price's 170 remained the highest checkout.
 
==Draw==
 
===Second round onwards===
{{64TeamBracket
| RD1 = Second round<br />Best of 5 sets
| RD2 = Third round<br />Best of 7 sets
| RD3 = Fourth round<br />Best of 7 sets
| RD4 = Quarter-finals<br />Best of 9 sets
| RD5 = Semi-finals<br />Best of 11 sets
| RD6 = Final<br />Best of 15 sets
| team-width = 250
| boldwinner = high
 
| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=109.84}}
| RD1-score01 = 3
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Charlie Sutton|avg=98.73}}
| RD1-score02 = 0
 
| RD1-seed03 = 32
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Daniel McKenna|avg=104.28}}
| RD1-score03 = 3
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Mason Kelly|avg=103.77}}
| RD1-score04 = 2
 
| RD1-seed05 = 16
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Thomas|avg=106.42}}
| RD1-score05 = 3
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Theo Richardson|avg=103.26}}
| RD1-score06 = 1
 
| RD1-seed07 = 17
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Niklas Hofer|avg=106.18}}
| RD1-score07 = 2
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Adrian Smit|avg=106.71}}
| RD1-score08 = 3
 
| RD1-seed09 = 8
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=107.68}}
| RD1-score09 = 3
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Cameron Reid|avg=104.37}}
| RD1-score10 = 1
 
| RD1-seed11 = 25
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Jamie Fletcher|avg=104.71}}
| RD1-score11 = 2
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Min-jae Park|avg=104.36}}
| RD1-score12 = 3
 
| RD1-seed13 = 9
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=108.92}}
| RD1-score13 = 3
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Theo Walsh|avg=101.82}}
| RD1-score14 = 0
 
| RD1-seed15 = 24
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Noah Parker|avg=104.12}}
| RD1-score15 = 2
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Stefan Müller|avg=104.83}}
| RD1-score16 = 3
 
| RD1-seed17 = 4
| RD1-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=108.16}}
| RD1-score17 = 3
| RD1-seed18 =
| RD1-team18 = {{PDCFlag|Liam O'Connell|avg=106.74}}
| RD1-score18 = 2
 
| RD1-seed19 = 29
| RD1-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Lukas Weber|avg=104.06}}
| RD1-score19 = 2
| RD1-seed20 =
| RD1-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Harvey Nolan|avg=103.81}}
| RD1-score20 = 3
 
| RD1-seed21 = 13
| RD1-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Owens|avg=107.24}}
| RD1-score21 = 3
| RD1-seed22 =
| RD1-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Leon Price|avg=105.73}}
| RD1-score22 = 2
 
| RD1-seed23 = 20
| RD1-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Bram De Waal|avg=104.31}}
| RD1-score23 = 2
| RD1-seed24 =
| RD1-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Reeves|avg=104.92}}
| RD1-score24 = 3
 
| RD1-seed25 = 5
| RD1-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=109.21}}
| RD1-score25 = 3
| RD1-seed26 =
| RD1-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Cameron Price|avg=103.84}}
| RD1-score26 = 1
 
| RD1-seed27 = 28
| RD1-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Lewis Moorcroft|avg=105.94}}
| RD1-score27 = 2
| RD1-seed28 =
| RD1-team28 = {{PDCFlag|Owen Griffiths|avg=106.83}}
| RD1-score28 = 3
 
| RD1-seed29 = 12
| RD1-team29 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Morgan|avg=106.48}}
| RD1-score29 = 3
| RD1-seed30 =
| RD1-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Javier Ortega|avg=105.67}}
| RD1-score30 = 2
 
| RD1-seed31 = 21
| RD1-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Ethan Mitchell|avg=106.91}}
| RD1-score31 = 3
| RD1-seed32 =
| RD1-team32 = {{PDCFlag|George Chambers|avg=103.72}}
| RD1-score32 = 1
 
| RD1-seed33 = 2
| RD1-team33 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=110.64}}
| RD1-score33 = 3
| RD1-seed34 =
| RD1-team34 = {{PDCFlag|Hiroto Tanaka|avg=105.41}}
| RD1-score34 = 1
 
| RD1-seed35 = 31
| RD1-team35 = {{PDCFlag|Connor Hayes|avg=104.19}}
| RD1-score35 = 2
| RD1-seed36 =
| RD1-team36 = {{PDCFlag|Jamie van der Meer|avg=104.74}}
| RD1-score36 = 3
 
| RD1-seed37 = 15
| RD1-team37 = {{PDCFlag|Benjamin Carter|avg=107.38}}
| RD1-score37 = 3
| RD1-seed38 =
| RD1-team38 = {{PDCFlag|Finn O'Connor|avg=104.52}}
| RD1-score38 = 1
 
| RD1-seed39 = 18
| RD1-team39 = {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell|avg=106.56}}
| RD1-score39 = 3
| RD1-seed40 =
| RD1-team40 = {{PDCFlag|Ruben van den Berg|avg=105.88}}
| RD1-score40 = 2
 
| RD1-seed41 = 7
| RD1-team41 = {{PDCFlag|Duncan MacLeod|avg=107.82}}
| RD1-score41 = 3
| RD1-seed42 =
| RD1-team42 = {{PDCFlag|Stefan de Boer|avg=103.94}}
| RD1-score42 = 1
 
| RD1-seed43 = 26
| RD1-team43 = {{PDCFlag|Sean Donovan|avg=104.21}}
| RD1-score43 = 2
| RD1-seed44 =
| RD1-team44 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Harrington|avg=104.68}}
| RD1-score44 = 3
 
| RD1-seed45 = 10
| RD1-team45 = {{PDCFlag|Hunter Jackson|avg=108.11}}
| RD1-score45 = 3
| RD1-seed46 =
| RD1-team46 = {{PDCFlag|Tyler Grant|avg=107.54}}
| RD1-score46 = 2
 
| RD1-seed47 = 23
| RD1-team47 = {{PDCFlag|Cole Hamilton|avg=104.63}}
| RD1-score47 = 2
| RD1-seed48 =
| RD1-team48 = {{PDCFlag|Marco Bellini|avg=105.02}}
| RD1-score48 = 3
 
| RD1-seed49 = 3
| RD1-team49 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=109.46}}
| RD1-score49 = 3
| RD1-seed50 =
| RD1-team50 = {{PDCFlag|Kieran Walsh|avg=104.02}}
| RD1-score50 = 1
 
| RD1-seed51 = 30
| RD1-team51 = {{PDCFlag|Matteo Vermeulen|avg=103.55}}
| RD1-score51 = 2
| RD1-seed52 =
| RD1-team52 = {{PDCFlag|Dylan Ward|avg=103.88}}
| RD1-score52 = 3
 
| RD1-seed53 = 14
| RD1-team53 = {{PDCFlag|Harry Lewis|avg=106.66}}
| RD1-score53 = 2
| RD1-seed54 =
| RD1-team54 = {{PDCFlag|Marcus Cole|avg=107.12}}
| RD1-score54 = 3
 
| RD1-seed55 = 19
| RD1-team55 = {{PDCFlag|Callum Pike|avg=105.49}}
| RD1-score55 = 3
| RD1-seed56 =
| RD1-team56 = {{PDCFlag|Adam Fletcher|avg=102.87}}
| RD1-score56 = 1
 
| RD1-seed57 = 6
| RD1-team57 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=107.06}}
| RD1-score57 = 3
| RD1-seed58 =
| RD1-team58 = {{PDCFlag|Lars Jørgensen|avg=104.48}}
| RD1-score58 = 1
 
| RD1-seed59 = 27
| RD1-team59 = {{PDCFlag|Oliver Bartlett|avg=102.71}}
| RD1-score59 = 2
| RD1-seed60 =
| RD1-team60 = {{PDCFlag|Zachary Hughes|avg=102.96}}
| RD1-score60 = 3
 
| RD1-seed61 = 11
| RD1-team61 = {{PDCFlag|Jack Mercer|avg=106.33}}
| RD1-score61 = 3
| RD1-seed62 =
| RD1-team62 = {{PDCFlag|Jan Verbeek|avg=105.88}}
| RD1-score62 = 2
 
| RD1-seed63 = 22
| RD1-team63 = {{PDCFlag|Blake Carter|avg=104.44}}
| RD1-score63 = 2
| RD1-seed64 =
| RD1-team64 = {{PDCFlag|Tomás Varga|avg=104.90}}
| RD1-score64 = 3
 
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=111.12}}
| RD2-score01 = 4
| RD2-seed02 = 32
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Daniel McKenna|avg=105.36}}
| RD2-score02 = 1
 
| RD2-seed03 = 16
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Thomas|avg=108.02}}
| RD2-score03 = 3
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Adrian Smit|avg=108.44}}
| RD2-score04 = 4
 
| RD2-seed05 = 8
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=108.17}}
| RD2-score05 = 4
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Min-jae Park|avg=105.86}}
| RD2-score06 = 2
 
| RD2-seed07 = 9
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=109.37}}
| RD2-score07 = 4
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Stefan Müller|avg=104.63}}
| RD2-score08 = 1
 
| RD2-seed09 = 4
| RD2-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=108.72}}
| RD2-score09 = 4
| RD2-seed10 =
| RD2-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Harvey Nolan|avg=104.95}}
| RD2-score10 = 2
 
| RD2-seed11 = 13
| RD2-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Owens|avg=107.46}}
| RD2-score11 = 4
| RD2-seed12 =
| RD2-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Reeves|avg=106.91}}
| RD2-score12 = 3
 
| RD2-seed13 = 5
| RD2-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=110.02}}
| RD2-score13 = 4
| RD2-seed14 =
| RD2-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Owen Griffiths|avg=108.76}}
| RD2-score14 = 3
 
| RD2-seed15 = 12
| RD2-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Morgan|avg=107.12}}
| RD2-score15 = 3
| RD2-seed16 = 21
| RD2-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Ethan Mitchell|avg=107.58}}
| RD2-score16 = 4
 
| RD2-seed17 = 2
| RD2-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=111.38}}
| RD2-score17 = 4
| RD2-seed18 =
| RD2-team18 = {{PDCFlag|Jamie van der Meer|avg=106.82}}
| RD2-score18 = 2
 
| RD2-seed19 = 15
| RD2-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Benjamin Carter|avg=108.04}}
| RD2-score19 = 3
| RD2-seed20 = 18
| RD2-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell|avg=108.21}}
| RD2-score20 = 4
 
| RD2-seed21 = 7
| RD2-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Duncan MacLeod|avg=109.06}}
| RD2-score21 = 4
| RD2-seed22 =
| RD2-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Harrington|avg=103.97}}
| RD2-score22 = 1
 
| RD2-seed23 = 10
| RD2-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Hunter Jackson|avg=108.63}}
| RD2-score23 = 4
| RD2-seed24 =
| RD2-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Marco Bellini|avg=106.39}}
| RD2-score24 = 2
 
| RD2-seed25 = 3
| RD2-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=110.18}}
| RD2-score25 = 4
| RD2-seed26 =
| RD2-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Dylan Ward|avg=104.88}}
| RD2-score26 = 2
 
| RD2-seed27 =
| RD2-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Marcus Cole|avg=108.72}}
| RD2-score27 = 4
| RD2-seed28 = 19
| RD2-team28 = {{PDCFlag|Callum Pike|avg=107.91}}
| RD2-score28 = 3
 
| RD2-seed29 = 6
| RD2-team29 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=108.31}}
| RD2-score29 = 4
| RD2-seed30 =
| RD2-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Zachary Hughes|avg=103.84}}
| RD2-score30 = 2
 
| RD2-seed31 = 11
| RD2-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Jack Mercer|avg=107.44}}
| RD2-score31 = 4
| RD2-seed32 =
| RD2-team32 = {{PDCFlag|Tomás Varga|avg=106.86}}
| RD2-score32 = 3
 
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=111.76}}
| RD3-score01 = 4
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Adrian Smit|avg=108.93}}
| RD3-score02 = 2
 
| RD3-seed03 = 8
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=109.88}}
| RD3-score03 = 3
| RD3-seed04 = 9
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=110.41}}
| RD3-score04 = 4
 
| RD3-seed05 = 4
| RD3-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=109.64}}
| RD3-score05 = 4
| RD3-seed06 = 13
| RD3-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Owens|avg=107.92}}
| RD3-score06 = 2
 
| RD3-seed07 = 5
| RD3-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=110.72}}
| RD3-score07 = 4
| RD3-seed08 = 21
| RD3-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Ethan Mitchell|avg=109.33}}
| RD3-score08 = 3
 
| RD3-seed09 = 2
| RD3-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=112.06}}
| RD3-score09 = 4
| RD3-seed10 = 18
| RD3-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell|avg=110.18}}
| RD3-score10 = 3
 
| RD3-seed11 = 7
| RD3-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Duncan MacLeod|avg=110.12}}
| RD3-score11 = 4
| RD3-seed12 = 10
| RD3-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Hunter Jackson|avg=108.77}}
| RD3-score12 = 2
 
| RD3-seed13 = 3
| RD3-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=111.34}}
| RD3-score13 = 4
| RD3-seed14 =
| RD3-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Marcus Cole|avg=110.07}}
| RD3-score14 = 3
 
| RD3-seed15 = 6
| RD3-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=109.72}}
| RD3-score15 = 4
| RD3-seed16 = 11
| RD3-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Jack Mercer|avg=107.84}}
| RD3-score16 = 2
 
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=111.41}}
| RD4-score01 = 4
| RD4-seed02 = 9
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=111.98}}
| RD4-score02 = 5
 
| RD4-seed03 = 4
| RD4-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=110.12}}
| RD4-score03 = 3
| RD4-seed04 = 5
| RD4-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=111.26}}
| RD4-score04 = 5
 
| RD4-seed05 = 2
| RD4-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=112.44}}
| RD4-score05 = 5
| RD4-seed06 = 7
| RD4-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Duncan MacLeod|avg=111.31}}
| RD4-score06 = 4
 
| RD4-seed07 = 3
| RD4-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=111.72}}
| RD4-score07 = 5
| RD4-seed08 = 6
| RD4-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=109.91}}
| RD4-score08 = 3
 
| RD5-seed01 = 9
| RD5-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=112.36}}
| RD5-score01 = 6
| RD5-seed02 = 5
| RD5-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=111.08}}
| RD5-score02 = 4
 
| RD5-seed03 = 2
| RD5-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=113.18}}
| RD5-score03 = 6
| RD5-seed04 = 3
| RD5-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=112.64}}
| RD5-score04 = 5
 
| RD6-seed01 = 9
| RD6-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=}}
| RD6-score01 =
| RD6-seed02 = 2
| RD6-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=}}
| RD6-score02 =
}}
 
==Quarter-final results==
 
===27 December===
====Evening session====
{| class="wikitable"
! Seed
! Player
! Score
! Player
! Set scores
! Average
|-
| 1
| Logan White
| 4–5
| Jeroen van Dijk
| 3–1, 2–3, 3–2, 1–3, 3–0, 2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 2–3
| 111.41–111.98
|-
| 4
| Parker Reeves
| 3–5
| Quinn Sanders
| 3–2, 1–3, 3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3
| 110.12–111.26
|}
 
===28 December===
====Evening session====
{| class="wikitable"
! Seed
! Player
! Score
! Player
! Set scores
! Average
|-
| 2
| Alex Brow
| 5–4
| Duncan MacLeod
| 2–3, 3–0, 2–3, 3–1, 3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3, 3–2
| 112.44–111.31
|-
| 3
| Max Mad
| 5–3
| Elias Storm
| 3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–0, 3–2
| 111.72–109.91
|}
 
==Semi-final results==
 
===31 December===
====Evening session====
{| class="wikitable"
! Seed
! Player
! Score
! Player
! Set scores
! Average
|-
| 9
| Jeroen van Dijk
| 6–4
| Quinn Sanders
| 3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 3–2, 3–1, 2–3, 3–2
| 112.36–111.08
|-
| 2
| Alex Brow
| 6–5
| Max Mad
| 3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 0–3, 2–3, 3–1, 2–3, 3–2
| 113.18–112.64
|}
 
==Final==
The final will be contested between:
 
* (9) Jeroen van Dijk v (2) Alex Brow
 
The final is played over the best of 15 sets, with the first player to win eight sets becoming the 2027 IDF World Darts Champion.
 
It will be a rematch of the [[2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts]] final, which Brow won 16–13 with a 111.64 average to Van Dijk's 108.92.
 
Brow enters the final having won 18 consecutive matches across the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and World Championship. Van Dijk enters having eliminated the defending World Champion and world number one White before defeating Sanders in the semi-finals.
 
Both finalists have increased their match average in every round at the World Championship. Brow has averaged 110.64, 111.38, 112.06, 112.44 and 113.18, while Van Dijk has averaged 108.92, 109.37, 110.41, 111.98 and 112.36.
 
==Nine-dart finishes==
Mad recorded the first nine-dart finish of the championship during his second-round victory over Walsh.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Opponent
! Round
! Route
|-
| Max Mad
| Kieran Walsh
| Second round
| 180, 180, 141 (T20, T19, D12)
|}
 
Mad remained the only player to complete a nine-dart finish through the semi-finals.
 
Brow, Price, MacLeod and Sanders have also produced extended perfect starts during the championship.
 
==Highest checkouts==
Price's maximum 170 checkout against Owens remains the highest checkout of the championship.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Checkout
! Player
! Opponent
! Round
|-
| 170
| Leon Price
| Nathan Owens
| Second round
|-
| 167
| Logan White
| Daniel McKenna
| Third round
|-
| 167
| Logan White
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Quarter-final
|-
| 167
| Quinn Sanders
| Parker Reeves
| Quarter-final
|-
| 164
| Quinn Sanders
| Ethan Mitchell
| Fourth round
|-
| 164
| Kai Mitchell
| Alex Brow
| Fourth round
|-
| 161
| Liam O'Connell
| Parker Reeves
| Second round
|-
| 161
| Elias Storm
| Jack Mercer
| Fourth round
|-
| 132
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Stefan Müller
| Third round
|-
| 132
| Alex Brow
| Jamie van der Meer
| Third round
|-
| 132
| Nathan Owens
| Parker Reeves
| Fourth round
|-
| 132
| Duncan MacLeod
| Hunter Jackson
| Fourth round
|-
| 132
| Alex Brow
| Max Mad
| Semi-final
|-
| 130
| Alex Brow
| Hiroto Tanaka
| Second round
|-
| 126
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Logan White
| Quarter-final
|-
| 126
| Marcus Cole
| Max Mad
| Fourth round
|-
| 124
| Alex Brow
| Duncan MacLeod
| Quarter-final
|-
| 124
| Alex Brow
| Max Mad
| Semi-final
|-
| 121
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Quinn Sanders
| Semi-final
|-
| 121
| Alex Brow
| Max Mad
| Semi-final
|}
 
==Tournament averages==
The highest individual match averages through the semi-finals are:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player
! Average
! Opponent
! Round
|-
| Alex Brow
| 113.18
| Max Mad
| Semi-final
|-
| Max Mad
| 112.64
| Alex Brow
| Semi-final
|-
| Alex Brow
| 112.44
| Duncan MacLeod
| Quarter-final
|-
| Jeroen van Dijk
| 112.36
| Quinn Sanders
| Semi-final
|-
| Alex Brow
| 112.06
| Kai Mitchell
| Fourth round
|-
| Jeroen van Dijk
| 111.98
| Logan White
| Quarter-final
|-
| Logan White
| 111.76
| Adrian Smit
| Fourth round
|-
| Max Mad
| 111.72
| Elias Storm
| Quarter-final
|-
| Alex Brow
| 111.38
| Jamie van der Meer
| Third round
|-
| Logan White
| 111.41
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Quarter-final
|-
| Max Mad
| 111.34
| Marcus Cole
| Fourth round
|-
| Duncan MacLeod
| 111.31
| Alex Brow
| Quarter-final
|-
| Quinn Sanders
| 111.26
| Parker Reeves
| Quarter-final
|-
| Logan White
| 111.12
| Daniel McKenna
| Third round
|-
| Quinn Sanders
| 111.08
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Semi-final
|-
| Quinn Sanders
| 110.72
| Ethan Mitchell
| Fourth round
|-
| Alex Brow
| 110.64
| Hiroto Tanaka
| Second round
|-
| Jeroen van Dijk
| 110.41
| Wyatt Walker
| Fourth round
|-
| Duncan MacLeod
| 110.12
| Hunter Jackson
| Fourth round
|-
| Parker Reeves
| 110.12
| Quinn Sanders
| Quarter-final
|-
| Kai Mitchell
| 110.18
| Alex Brow
| Fourth round
|-
| Max Mad
| 110.18
| Dylan Ward
| Third round
|-
| Marcus Cole
| 110.07
| Max Mad
| Fourth round
|-
| Quinn Sanders
| 110.02
| Owen Griffiths
| Third round
|}
 
==Schedule==
 
===1–2 January===
Rest days.
 
===3 January===
====Evening session====
Final:
 
* (9) Jeroen van Dijk v (2) Alex Brow
 
==Defending champion==
White's defence of the World Championship ended in the quarter-finals after a 5–4 defeat to Van Dijk.
 
White led 1–0, 2–1, 3–2 and 4–3 in sets but was unable to establish a two-set advantage. Van Dijk won the eighth set to force a decider and survived a missed match opportunity from White in the deciding leg before finishing double six.
 
White averaged 111.41 in defeat and finished the tournament having averaged 109.84, 111.12, 111.76 and 111.41 across his four matches.
 
Van Dijk subsequently defeated Sanders 6–4 to reach the final.
 
==Notable performances==
Brow's 113.18 average against Mad is the highest individual match average of the championship. Brow has increased his average in every round, recording 110.64, 111.38, 112.06, 112.44 and 113.18.
 
Brow's semi-final victory extended his winning streak across the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and World Championship to 18 matches.
 
Mad averaged 112.64 in his semi-final defeat to Brow, the highest losing average of the championship. He finished the tournament having averaged 109.46, 110.18, 111.34, 111.72 and 112.64 in his five matches.
 
Van Dijk defeated Sanders 6–4 with a 112.36 average and has also increased his average in every match, from 108.92 in the second round to 112.36 in the semi-finals.
 
Sanders averaged 111.08 in defeat and completed a championship in which he recorded four consecutive averages above 110 from the third round onwards.
 
The final between Brow and Van Dijk is a rematch of the 2026 Grand Slam final. Brow won that match 16–13.
 
Mad remains the only player to have completed a nine-dart finish. Price's 170 remains the highest checkout.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
{{IDF World Darts Championship}}
{{2027 in darts}}
 
[[Category:2027 in darts]]
[[Category:IDF World Darts Championship]]
[[Category:2026 in English sport]]
[[Category:2027 in English sport]]
[[Category:December 2026 sports events in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:January 2027 sports events in the United Kingdom]]

Revision as of 01:58, 19 August 2026

2027 IDF World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates12 December 2026 – 3 January 2027
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon, England
Organisation(s)IDF
FormatSets
Prize fund£3,500,000
Winner's share£750,000
Nine-dart finishMax Mad
High checkout170 – Leon Price
Champion(s)
Alex Brow
«2026 2028»

The 2027 IDF World Darts Championship was a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF), held from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 at Alexandra Palace in London, England.

Alex Brow won the championship, defeating Jeroen van Dijk 8–7 in the final. It was Brow's first World Championship title and his third consecutive major title following victories at the 2026 Grand Slam and 2026 Players Championship Finals. The victory extended Brow's winning streak across the three tournaments to 19 matches.

Logan White entered as the defending champion, having defeated Max Mad 7–6 in the 2026 final. White's title defence ended in the quarter-finals when he was defeated 5–4 by Van Dijk.

Mad recorded the tournament's only nine-dart finish during his second-round victory over Kieran Walsh. Leon Price recorded the highest checkout with a maximum 170 finish against Nathan Owens.

Background

Format

The 2027 championship featured 96 players, a reduction from the 128-player field used at the 2026 tournament.

The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit following the 2026 IDF Players Championship Finals were seeded and received a bye through the first round.

The remaining 64 players contested 32 first-round matches. Each first-round match was tied to a predetermined position in the second-round bracket, with the winner progressing directly to face one of the 32 seeds.

From the second round onwards, the championship operated as a conventional 64-player knockout tournament.

All matches were played using set play. Every set was contested over the best of five legs, with the first player to win three legs winning the set.

There was no extended tie-break within a set. If a set reached two legs apiece, the fifth leg decided the set.

The match lengths were:

  • First round: best of 5 sets – first to 3
  • Second round: best of 5 sets – first to 3
  • Third round: best of 7 sets – first to 4
  • Fourth round: best of 7 sets – first to 4
  • Quarter-finals: best of 9 sets – first to 5
  • Semi-finals: best of 11 sets – first to 6
  • Final: best of 15 sets – first to 8

The 2027 final was extended to a possible 15 sets, compared with the best-of-13-set final used in 2026.

The player throwing first in the opening set was determined by the pre-match bull, with the right to throw first alternating at the beginning of each subsequent set.

Player count

Entry route Players
Seeded – IDF Order of Merit top 32 32
Unseeded IDF Order of Merit qualifiers 32
IDF ProTour qualifiers 16
International qualifiers 8
World Championship final qualifiers 8
Total 96

Prize money

The total prize fund was £3,500,000, with £750,000 awarded to the champion.

Stage Prize money Players Total
Winner £750,000 1 £750,000
Runner-up £350,000 1 £350,000
Semi-finalists £200,000 2 £400,000
Quarter-finalists £100,000 4 £400,000
Fourth round £50,000 8 £400,000
Third round £25,000 16 £400,000
Second round £15,000 32 £480,000
First round £10,000 32 £320,000
Total £3,500,000

All prize money counted towards the IDF Order of Merit.

Qualification

Qualification was divided between the IDF Order of Merit, the IDF ProTour, international qualifying routes and the final World Championship qualifier.

The top 32 players on the Order of Merit qualified as seeds and entered in the second round.

The next 32 highest-ranked eligible players qualified as unseeded Order of Merit players.

A further 16 players qualified through the IDF ProTour, eight through international qualification events and eight through the final World Championship qualifier.

Seeds

Seed Player
1 Logan White
2 Alex Brow
3 Max Mad
4 Parker Reeves
5 Quinn Sanders
6 Elias Storm
7 Duncan MacLeod
8 Wyatt Walker
9 Jeroen van Dijk
10 Hunter Jackson
11 Jack Mercer
12 Rhys Morgan
13 Nathan Owens
14 Harry Lewis
15 Benjamin Carter
16 Ryan Thomas
17 Niklas Hofer
18 Kai Mitchell
19 Callum Pike
20 Bram De Waal
21 Ethan Mitchell
22 Blake Carter
23 Cole Hamilton
24 Noah Parker
25 Jamie Fletcher
26 Sean Donovan
27 Oliver Bartlett
28 Lewis Moorcroft
29 Lukas Weber
30 Matteo Vermeulen
31 Connor Hayes
32 Daniel McKenna

Tournament summary

First round

The championship began on 12 December with the 64 unseeded players contesting the opening round. Charlie Sutton recovered from 2–1 down to defeat United States qualifier Daniel Morales 3–2 and earn a meeting with defending champion White, while Adrian Smit averaged 104.16 in a 3–0 victory over Caleb Thompson. Australian qualifier Liam O'Connell defeated Scott Brennan 3–2 with a 103.62 average, Owen Griffiths averaged 104.38 in a 3–0 victory over Bradley Stone and Japanese qualifier Hiroto Tanaka defeated Isaac Bennett 3–1 to earn a second-round match with Brow.

Tyler Grant survived a match dart against Oliver Grant and averaged 105.06 in a 3–2 victory, while Marcus Cole produced the highest first-round average at 105.38 in defeating Martin Vos 3–0. Danish qualifier Lars Jørgensen, South Korean qualifier Min-jae Park and Spanish qualifier Javier Ortega were among the five international qualifiers to progress. Fourteen of the 32 first-round matches required a deciding fifth set.

Second round

The seeded players entered the championship on 16 December. White opened his title defence with a 3–0 victory over Sutton, averaging 109.84. Smit recovered from two sets down and survived four match darts to eliminate 17th seed Niklas Hofer 3–2, while Park overturned a 2–0 deficit to eliminate 25th seed Jamie Fletcher. Van Dijk averaged 108.92 in a 3–0 victory over Theo Walsh, and Stefan Müller knocked out 24th seed Noah Parker in five sets.

Fourth seed Parker Reeves survived O'Connell 3–2 with a 108.16 average to O'Connell's 106.74. Harvey Nolan eliminated 29th seed Lukas Weber, while Owens defeated Price 3–2 despite Price recording a 170 checkout. Final qualifier Michael Reeves eliminated 20th seed Bram De Waal. Quinn Sanders averaged 109.21 against Cameron Price, Griffiths knocked out 28th seed Lewis Moorcroft, and Rhys Morgan survived Ortega in a deciding set.

Brow opened his championship with a 3–1 victory over Tanaka, averaging 110.64. Jamie van der Meer recovered from two sets down to eliminate 31st seed Connor Hayes, while Benjamin Carter and Kai Mitchell also progressed. Duncan MacLeod defeated Stefan de Boer 3–1, Luke Harrington eliminated 26th seed Sean Donovan, Hunter Jackson survived a 107.54 average from Grant and Marco Bellini knocked out 23rd seed Cole Hamilton.

Mad recorded the tournament's only nine-dart finish during his 3–1 victory over Walsh, completing 141 through treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 after consecutive 180s. Dylan Ward eliminated 30th seed Matteo Vermeulen, Cole defeated 14th seed Harry Lewis, and Callum Pike progressed past Adam Fletcher. The second round concluded with Elias Storm, Zachary Hughes, Jack Mercer and Tomás Varga advancing.

Third round

White defeated McKenna 4–1 with a 111.12 average, while Smit continued his run by defeating Thomas 4–3. Walker defeated Park 4–2 and Van Dijk averaged 109.37 in a 4–1 victory over Müller. Parker Reeves defeated Nolan 4–2, Owens survived Michael Reeves 4–3 and Sanders defeated Griffiths 4–3 with a 110.02 average. Ethan Mitchell eliminated Morgan 4–3.

Brow defeated Van der Meer 4–2 with a 111.38 average. Kai Mitchell recovered from two sets down to defeat Carter 4–3, MacLeod averaged 109.06 in defeating Harrington 4–1 and Jackson beat Bellini 4–2. Mad averaged 110.18 in his 4–2 victory over Ward, Cole continued his breakout run with a 4–3 win over Pike, Storm defeated Hughes 4–2 and Mercer survived Varga 4–3.

Fourth round

White defeated Smit 4–2 with a 111.76 average. Van Dijk defeated Walker 4–3 with a 110.41 average to Walker's 109.88, Parker Reeves defeated Owens 4–2 with a 109.64 average and Sanders survived Ethan Mitchell 4–3 with a 110.72 average.

Brow survived Kai Mitchell 4–3 with a 112.06 average. Mitchell averaged 110.18 in defeat. MacLeod defeated Jackson 4–2 with a 110.12 average, Mad survived Cole 4–3 with a 111.34 average to Cole's 110.07 and Storm defeated Mercer 4–2 with a 109.72 average.

Quarter-finals

Van Dijk ended White's title defence with a 5–4 victory. White led four times in sets, but Van Dijk recovered on each occasion and won the deciding set 3–2 after White missed two match darts from 76. Van Dijk averaged 111.98 to White's 111.41. Sanders then defeated Parker Reeves 5–3 with a 111.26 average.

Brow defeated MacLeod 5–4 in the first quarter-final on 28 December. The deciding set reached two legs apiece before Brow completed an 11-darter to win the match. Brow averaged 112.44 to MacLeod's 111.31. Mad defeated Storm 5–3 in the final quarter-final with a 111.72 average to Storm's 109.91.

Semi-finals

Van Dijk defeated Sanders 6–4 in the first semi-final. Sanders repeatedly responded during the first six sets as the match reached 3–3, but Van Dijk won three of the final four sets and finished 81 in the deciding leg of the tenth set. Van Dijk averaged 112.36 to Sanders's 111.08 and reached his second major final in less than two months.

Brow and Mad then contested an 11-set semi-final. Brow led 3–1 and 4–2 before Mad recovered to 4–4. Brow moved 5–4 ahead, but Mad won the tenth set and then moved 2–1 ahead in the deciding set. Brow forced a final leg and punished two missed match darts from Mad by checking out 81 to win 6–5. Brow averaged 113.18 to Mad's 112.64, with the pair combining for 52 maximums.

Final

The final on 3 January was contested between Brow and Van Dijk in a rematch of the 2026 Grand Slam final, which Brow had won 16–13. Brow entered the match on an 18-match winning streak across the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and World Championship. Both finalists had also increased their match average in every round of the championship, with Brow reaching 113.18 in the semi-finals and Van Dijk reaching 112.36.

Van Dijk made the faster start to the final. He won the opening set 3–1 after Brow missed double 16 for 104 and doubled his advantage with a 3–2 second set. Brow had led 2–1 in legs but Van Dijk levelled with an 11-darter and finished 121 on the bullseye in the deciding leg to establish a 2–0 lead.

Brow responded by sweeping the third set 3–0 with legs of 11, 12 and 12 darts. Van Dijk restored his two-set advantage by taking the fourth 3–2. Brow missed double 12 for a 144 checkout in the deciding leg and Van Dijk punished the miss with a 116 finish to move 3–1 ahead.

The fifth set produced the first major swing of the final. Van Dijk moved 2–0 ahead in legs and had two darts at double 16 to move 4–1 ahead in sets, but Brow survived before producing consecutive 11-darters to level at 2–2. Brow then completed a 124 checkout on the bullseye in the deciding leg to steal the set and reduce the deficit to 3–2.

Brow levelled the final by taking the sixth set 3–1. He opened with a 12-darter and, after Van Dijk held in 13, Brow produced consecutive 11-dart legs. The seventh set also went to Brow, who moved ahead for the first time after winning it 3–2. Van Dijk missed one dart at double 18 in the deciding leg before Brow finished 81 through treble 19 and double 12.

Van Dijk immediately responded in the eighth set. He opened with consecutive 12-darters before Brow won the third leg in 11. Van Dijk completed 104 in the fourth to win the set 3–1 and level the match at 4–4.

The ninth set became one of the highest-quality periods of the final. Brow opened with 180, 180 and treble 20 to begin a nine-dart attempt, but his eighth dart missed treble 19. He completed the leg in ten darts. Van Dijk responded with an 11-darter before Brow held in 12. Van Dijk levelled in 13 darts, but Brow completed 132 on the bullseye in the deciding leg to regain the lead at 5–4.

Van Dijk won the tenth set 3–2, surviving a set dart from Brow at double 16 before finishing 84. Brow then took the eleventh 3–1, including finishes of 116 and 121, to lead 6–5.

Van Dijk produced one of his strongest sets of the match in the twelfth. He won it 3–0 with legs of 11, 12 and 11 darts, averaging above 125 across the set, and then moved ahead again after taking the thirteenth set 3–2. Brow had led 2–1, but Van Dijk levelled in 12 darts before finishing 104 in the deciding leg to lead the final 7–6 and move one set from the title.

Brow was therefore required to win both remaining sets to become champion. He opened the fourteenth set with an 11-darter before Van Dijk replied with a 12-dart leg. Brow moved

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