2025 IDF World Darts Championship
| 2025 IDF World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | December 10, 2024 – January 7, 2025 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | International Darts Federation (IDF) | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | $2,500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | $1,250,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Dimitri Van den Bergh | ||
| High checkout | TBA | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| TBA | |||
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The 2025 IDF World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024/25 World Champs Event) is an upcoming professional darts tournament scheduled to be held from December 10, 2024, to January 7, 2025, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England. It will be the inaugural World Darts Championship organized by the International Darts Federation (IDF). The winner will receive $1,250,000 from a total prize fund of $2,500,000.
This tournament marks the beginning of a new era in international darts, introducing the IDF’s vision of a global championship. It is also connected to the newly established Home Darts Championship events, which began with the 2025 Home Masters Championship, where Lukas Parker emerged as the first champion. As a result, Parker is seeded number one, with Alex Brow as the second seed, both starting from the second round.
Format and structure
The 2025 IDF World Darts Championship is contested using a single-elimination format featuring 96 players. The competition is organized as follows:
- Round 1: 64 unseeded players compete, with 32 winners advancing to the next round.
- Round 2: The 32 winners from Round 1 face the 32 seeded players.
- Round 3 (Last 32): 32 players compete, with 16 advancing.
- Round 4 (Last 16): 16 players compete, with 8 advancing.
- Quarterfinals: 8 players compete, with 4 advancing.
- Semifinals: 4 players compete, with 2 advancing.
- Final: The last 2 players compete for the championship title.
The seeding system ensures that the top 32 players are strategically positioned in the bracket to avoid meeting each other in the early rounds, maintaining competitive balance throughout the tournament.
Prize money
The total prize fund for the 2025 IDF World Darts Championship is $2,500,000, with $1,250,000 awarded to the winner.
| Position | No. of players | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | $1,250,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $500,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | $125,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | $60,000 |
| Last 16 | 8 | $25,000 |
| Second round | 32 | $10,000 |
| First round | 48 | $5,000 |
Schedule
The tournament will be played across multiple venues, starting at the Alexandra Palace in London for the initial rounds and concluding at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The schedule is as follows:
- December 10 – December 17, 2024: First and Second Rounds – Alexandra Palace, London
- December 18 – December 23, 2024: Third Round and Last 16 – Alexandra Palace, London
- January 3 – January 7, 2025: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final – Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Draw
The draw for the tournament will be conducted based on the seeding system:
- The top 32 players are seeded and automatically placed in the second round.
- 64 unseeded players compete in the first round, with the winners advancing to face the seeded players in the second round.
Finals
The finals will be played on January 7, 2025, at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The final match will determine the champion of the 2025 IDF World Darts Championship.
Broadcasting
The tournament will be broadcast live globally, with streaming available through the official IDF website and other broadcasting partners.
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