2025 IDF Masters
| 2025 IDF Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13–16 November 2025 | ||
| Venue | Arena MK | ||
| Location | Milton Keynes, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | International Darts Federation (IDF) | ||
| Format | Sets (best of 3 legs) Final – first to 6 sets | ||
| Prize fund | £300,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £75,000 | ||
| High checkout |
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| Champion(s) | |||
 Alex Brow (ENG) | |||
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The 2025 IDF Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held from 13 to 16 November 2025 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England. Organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF), it was the second edition of the IDF Masters and the first edition to feature a 32-player main draw. The winner received £75,000 from a total prize fund of £300,000.
The tournament featured the top 16 players on the IDF Order of Merit as seeded players, joined by 16 additional players selected from the wider ranking list. Logan White entered the tournament as the number one seed following his rise to the top of the IDF Order of Merit, while Alex Brow, Max Mad and Elias Storm completed the top four seeds. The event was played in a set-play format, with every set contested over the best of three legs.
Brow won his first IDF Masters title, defeating Storm 6–4 in the final. Brow also recorded the highest checkout of the tournament, a 164 finish during the seventh set of the final. White reached the semi-finals before losing 5–4 to Storm, while Mad was beaten 5–3 by Brow in the other semi-final. Jordan Pike, Isaac Drummond, James Porter and Tanner Vaughn all defeated seeded players in the first round.
Overview
Background
The IDF Masters was introduced as a major event on the International Darts Federation calendar, designed to bring together the highest-ranked players on the IDF Order of Merit in a shorter-format televised tournament. The inaugural edition was staged in 2024 as a smaller invitational tournament, before the IDF expanded the competition to a 32-player main draw for 2025.
The 2025 tournament was staged at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England. It was positioned as one of the final major events of the IDF season, taking place after the autumn ranking events and before the end-of-year championship period. The expansion to 32 players was intended to give more players outside the top 16 an opportunity to compete on a major stage, while retaining seeded protection for the leading names on the Order of Merit.
The IDF confirmed the field using the Order of Merit published on 11 April 2026 for historical ranking reference. The top 16 players were seeded in ranking order, while the remaining 16 places were filled by selected players from outside the seeded positions. Earnings were not used as a prize-money figure for this tournament article, but the ranking order was used to determine the seedings.
Format
The top 16 players on the IDF Order of Merit were seeded and drawn against 16 unseeded players. All matches were played using a set format, with each set played over the best of three legs. The number of sets required to win increased as the tournament progressed.
| Round | Best of sets | First to sets |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 5 | 3 |
| Second round | 7 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | 7 | 4 |
| Semi-finals | 9 | 5 |
| Final | 11 | 6 |
Prize money
The total prize fund for the tournament was £300,000. The winner's share was £75,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £300,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £75,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £6,250 |
| First round losers | (16) | £3,750 |
Broadcasts
The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on IDF TV and through the federation's international streaming service. Selected evening-session matches were also made available to overseas broadcast partners. Commentary teams were based on-site at Arena MK for all four days of the tournament.
Qualifiers
The top 16 players on the IDF Order of Merit were seeded for the tournament. Sixteen further players from outside the seeded positions were added to complete the 32-player field.
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Summary
First round
The first round was played on 13 and 14 November. Logan White opened the tournament with a 3–1 victory over Dean Holloway. Holloway took the second set to level the match, but White won six of the final eight legs and finished with a 98.44 average. Jordan Pike produced the first upset of the tournament by defeating sixteenth seed Nate Parker 3–2, holding throw in the deciding leg after Parker had missed two darts at double 16.
Theo Bartlett defeated Damon Edwards 3–1, while Kai Mitchell beat Owen Blackwell by the same score. Bartlett's finishing was the difference in a tight match, with Edwards winning more scoring visits of 140 or above but missing several set-winning darts. Mitchell averaged 97.02 and closed the match with an 11-dart leg.
In the second quarter of the draw, Elias Storm defeated Callum Rhys 3–1. Storm dropped the opening set but responded with six straight legs, producing two 12-dart legs during the run. Tanner Vaughn then eliminated thirteenth seed Zachary Moorcroft 3–2, surviving a late comeback after leading 2–0. Lukas Parker defeated Kyle Denton 3–1, and Blake Carter beat Noah Draven 3–2 in a match dominated by missed doubles.
Alex Brow was pushed hard by Parker Reeves in his opening match. Reeves led 2–1 and had the throw in the fourth set, but Brow levelled with a 132 checkout before taking the deciding set 2–0. Isaac Drummond joined the second round by defeating fifteenth seed Callum Pike 3–1. Zion Carter whitewashed Spencer Taylor, while Harrison Lewis defeated Dylan Hayes 3–2.
Max Mad recorded the highest average of the round, 103.62, in a 3–0 win over Victor Vaughn. Mad dropped only two legs and hit four 180s. Ryan Thomas beat Jamie Cross 3–1, while James Porter defeated sixth seed Mason Owens 3–2 after recovering from 2–1 down. Rhys Donovan completed the first round with a 3–1 win over Aiden Brooks.
Second round
The second round was played on 15 November. White defeated Jordan Pike 4–2 in a match that was closer than the score suggested. Pike led 2–1 after three sets, but White improved his scoring in the second half of the match and won the final three sets without allowing Pike a dart to win another set. Bartlett reached the quarter-finals with a 4–3 win over Mitchell. Mitchell forced a deciding set from 3–1 down, but Bartlett opened the final set with a 13-dart break and held throw to win.
Storm produced one of the strongest performances of the second round, beating Tanner Vaughn 4–1 with a 101.77 average. Vaughn won the opening set, but Storm took eight of the next nine legs. Lukas Parker defeated Blake Carter 4–2, breaking throw in the sixth set to prevent Carter from forcing a deciding set.
Brow beat Drummond 4–1, averaging 102.44 and hitting five 180s. Drummond won the third set, but Brow responded with legs of 13, 14 and 12 darts to regain control. Zion Carter defeated Harrison Lewis 4–2 in a match where both players averaged above 96. Carter's 121 checkout in the fifth set gave him a decisive break of throw.
Mad whitewashed Ryan Thomas 4–0, winning eight of the ten legs played and finishing with a 101.88 average. Donovan completed the quarter-final line-up by defeating Porter 4–3. Porter missed one dart at tops for the match in the sixth set, allowing Donovan to level before winning the decider with back-to-back 14-dart legs.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played in the afternoon session on 16 November. White defeated Bartlett 4–3 in the opening match. Bartlett averaged 101.12 and led 3–2, but White produced a 116 checkout to win the sixth set and then broke throw in the deciding set. White's finishing under pressure proved decisive, as he hit 52 per cent of his doubles.
Storm defeated Parker 4–2 to reach the semi-finals. Parker led 2–1, but Storm punished missed doubles in the fourth and fifth sets before sealing victory with a 121 checkout. Storm averaged 100.36 and hit six 180s, while Parker's scoring faded after the mid-session interval.
Brow defeated Zion Carter 4–3 in the closest match of the round. Carter led 3–2 and missed one dart at double 16 for the match in the sixth set. Brow escaped by taking out 84 and then won the deciding set 2–1, finishing the match on double 12. Mad defeated Donovan 4–2 in the final quarter-final, averaging 102.91 and winning the last three sets after trailing 2–1.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played during the evening session on 16 November. Storm defeated White 5–4 in the first semi-final. White led 4–3 and threw for the match, but Storm broke throw with a 104 checkout before winning the deciding set 2–0. The result denied White a place in the final despite the number one seed averaging 100.48.
Brow defeated Mad 5–3 in the second semi-final. Mad started strongly and led 2–1, but Brow won three consecutive sets to move 4–2 ahead. Mad reduced the deficit to 4–3, only for Brow to close the match with a 14-dart leg and a 96 checkout. Brow averaged 103.18, his highest of the tournament to that point.
Final
The final between Brow and Storm took place on 16 November. It was Brow's first IDF Masters final and Storm's first appearance in a major final since his rise into the top four of the IDF Order of Merit. Brow entered the final having defeated Reeves, Drummond, Zion Carter and Mad, while Storm had beaten Callum Rhys, Vaughn, Parker and White.
Storm won the opening set, but Brow levelled at 1–1 with a 13-dart leg. Brow then moved 2–1 ahead before Storm won back-to-back sets to lead 3–2. The sixth set proved to be the turning point of the final. Storm missed two darts to move 4–2 ahead, and Brow punished him with a 78 checkout before levelling the match.
Brow produced the highest checkout of the tournament in the seventh set, taking out 164 to break throw. Storm responded by winning the eighth set to make the score 4–4, but Brow won the ninth set 2–0 and then broke throw in the tenth set to secure a 6–4 victory. Brow finished the final with a 101.94 average, seven 180s and a checkout rate of 43.8 per cent.
Main draw
Numbers to the left of a player's name show the 16 seeded players for the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name show their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.
| First round (best of 5 sets) 13–14 November | Second round (best of 7 sets) 15 November | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 16 November | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) 16 November | Final (best of 11 sets) 16 November | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Logan White (ENG) (98.44)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Holloway (ENG) (90.21)
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| 1 | Logan White (ENG) (99.73)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Pike (ENG) (94.88)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nate Parker (ENG) (91.66)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Pike (ENG) (93.14)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Logan White (ENG) (100.61)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Theo Bartlett (ENG) (101.12)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Theo Bartlett (ENG) (96.38)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damon Edwards (ENG) (94.02)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Theo Bartlett (ENG) (98.92)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kai Mitchell (ENG) (97.65)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kai Mitchell (ENG) (97.02)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Blackwell (ENG) (88.57)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Logan White (ENG) (100.48)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm (ENG) (101.20)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm (ENG) (99.31)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Rhys (ENG) (91.48)
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| 4 | Elias Storm (ENG) (101.77)
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| Tanner Vaughn (ENG) (93.48)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Zachary Moorcroft (ENG) (92.73)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanner Vaughn (ENG) (95.36)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm (ENG) (100.36)
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| 5 | Lukas Parker (ENG) (96.57)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lukas Parker (ENG) (96.65)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Denton (ENG) (90.84)
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| 5 | Lukas Parker (ENG) (97.80)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Blake Carter (ENG) (95.91)
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| 12 | Blake Carter (ENG) (92.19)
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| Noah Draven (ENG) (91.50)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm (ENG) (100.27)
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| 2 | Alex Brow (ENG) (101.94)
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| 2 | Alex Brow (ENG) (99.81)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parker Reeves (ENG) (97.44)
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| 2 | Alex Brow (ENG) (102.44)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Drummond (ENG) (95.70)
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| 15 | Callum Pike (ENG) (90.18)
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| Isaac Drummond (ENG) (97.36)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alex Brow (ENG) (100.85)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Zion Carter (ENG) (99.94)
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| 7 | Zion Carter (ENG) (100.11)
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| Spencer Taylor (ENG) (86.90)
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| 7 | Zion Carter (ENG) (98.30)
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| 10 | Harrison Lewis (ENG) (96.22)
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| 10 | Harrison Lewis (ENG) (94.77)
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| Dylan Hayes (ENG) (92.83)
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| 2 | Alex Brow (ENG) (103.18)
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| 3 | Max Mad (ENG) (101.49)
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| 3 | Max Mad (ENG) (103.62)
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| Victor Vaughn (ENG) (89.34)
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| 3 | Max Mad (ENG) (101.88)
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| 14 | Ryan Thomas (ENG) (91.37)
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| 14 | Ryan Thomas (ENG) (95.08)
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| Jamie Cross (ENG) (90.76)
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| 3 | Max Mad (ENG) (102.91)
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| 11 | Rhys Donovan (ENG) (97.42)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mason Owens (ENG) (91.97)
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| James Porter (ENG) (94.56)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Porter (ENG) (94.19)
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| 11 | Rhys Donovan (ENG) (97.03)
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| 11 | Rhys Donovan (ENG) (96.41)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aiden Brooks (ENG) (90.39)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Best of 11 sets Referee: Martin Cole Arena MK, Milton Keynes, England, 16 November 2025 | ||
| Elias Storm (ENG)
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4–6 | Alex Brow (ENG)
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| 2–1, 0–2, 1–2, 2–0, 2–1, 1–2, 0–2, 2–1, 0–2, 1–2 | ||
| 100.27 | Average (3 darts) | 101.94 |
| 28 | 100+ scores | 31 |
| 20 | 140+ scores | 22 |
| 6 | 180 scores | 7 |
| 121 | Highest checkout | 164 |
| 2 | 100+ checkouts | 3 |
| 12/31 (38.7%) | Checkout summary | 14/32 (43.8%) |
Highest averages
This table shows all three-dart averages over 100 achieved by players throughout the tournament. For players with multiple high averages, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| Player | Round | Average | Opponent | Result |
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| Max Mad (ENG)
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First round | 103.62 | Victor Vaughn (ENG)
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Won |
| Alex Brow (ENG)
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Semi-finals | 103.18 | Max Mad (ENG)
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Won |
| Max Mad (ENG) (2)
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Quarter-finals | 102.91 | Rhys Donovan (ENG)
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Won |
| Alex Brow (ENG) (2)
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Second round | 102.44 | Isaac Drummond (ENG)
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Won |
| Max Mad (ENG) (3)
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Second round | 101.88 | Ryan Thomas (ENG)
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Won |
| Alex Brow (ENG) (3)
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Final | 101.94 | Elias Storm (ENG)
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Won |
| Elias Storm (ENG)
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Second round | 101.77 | Tanner Vaughn (ENG)
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Won |
| Max Mad (ENG) (4)
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Semi-finals | 101.49 | Alex Brow (ENG)
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Lost |
| Elias Storm (ENG) (2)
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Semi-finals | 101.20 | Logan White (ENG)
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Won |
| Theo Bartlett (ENG)
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Quarter-finals | 101.12 | Logan White (ENG)
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Lost |
| Alex Brow (ENG) (4)
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Quarter-finals | 100.85 | Zion Carter (ENG)
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Won |
| Logan White (ENG)
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Quarter-finals | 100.61 | Theo Bartlett (ENG)
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Won |
| Logan White (ENG) (2)
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Semi-finals | 100.48 | Elias Storm (ENG)
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Lost |
| Elias Storm (ENG) (3)
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Quarter-finals | 100.36 | Lukas Parker (ENG)
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Won |
| Elias Storm (ENG) (4)
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Final | 100.27 | Alex Brow (ENG)
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Lost |
| Zion Carter (ENG)
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First round | 100.11 | Spencer Taylor (ENG)
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Won |
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