2027 IDF World Darts Championship
| 2027 IDF World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 10 December 2026 – 7 January 2027 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | International Darts Federation (IDF) | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | $5,000,000 | ||
| Winner's share | $1,000,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Parker Reeves | ||
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The 2027 IDF World Darts Championship is a professional darts tournament being held from 10 December 2026 to 7 January 2027 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It will be the fifth edition of the IDF World Darts Championship organised by the International Darts Federation and the fifth consecutive edition to be held at Alexandra Palace.
The tournament features 96 players, a reduction from the record 128-player field used for the 2026 edition. The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit will be seeded and enter the competition in the second round, while the remaining 64 players will begin in the first round.
The total prize fund is $5,000,000, with the champion receiving $1,000,000 and the IDF World Trophy.
Logan White is the defending champion, having defeated Max Mad 7–6 in the 2026 final to win his first IDF World Darts Championship title.
Overview
The International Darts Federation was founded in 2022 to provide an expanded professional pathway for players outside the established Professional Darts Corporation system. The organisation placed particular emphasis on players from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and other regions where casual and semi-professional competitors had limited access to major professional tournaments.
The inaugural 2023 IDF World Darts Championship was staged at Alexandra Palace in London. The venue has remained the permanent home of the championship and will host the competition for a fifth consecutive year in 2027.
The 2026 championship introduced an expanded 128-player format in which every player, including the 32 seeded competitors, entered in the first round. Following a review of the tournament schedule, the IDF elected to restore a 96-player field for the 2027 championship.
Under the revised system, the top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit will receive automatic entry into the second round. The remaining 64 places will be divided equally between the IDF Tour Order of Merit and international, regional and development qualification routes.
Defending champion Logan White will enter the tournament as the number one seed. Alex Brow will be seeded second, while 2026 runner-up Max Mad will enter as the third seed.
Format
All matches will be played using the traditional 501 scoring format. Players must reduce their score from 501 to exactly zero, with the winning dart required to land in a double segment or the bullseye.
Matches will be contested in sets. Each set will be played as the best of five legs, meaning the first player to win three legs will win the set.
The 32 seeded players will receive byes into the second round. The 32 IDF Tour qualifiers and 32 international or development qualifiers will begin in the first round. Each first-round match will feature one IDF Tour qualifier and one international or development qualifier.
The first and second rounds will be played as the best of five sets. The third and fourth rounds will be played as the best of seven sets. Match lengths will increase to the best of nine sets in the quarter-finals, the best of eleven sets in the semi-finals and the best of thirteen sets in the final.
In the deciding set of every match after the first round, a player must win by two clear legs. If the deciding set reaches 5–5, a sudden-death leg will be played. There will be no additional throw for the bull before the sudden-death leg.
| Round | Players | Best of sets |
First to sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 64 | 5 | 3 |
| Second round | 64 | 5 | 3 |
| Third round | 32 | 7 | 4 |
| Fourth round | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Final | 2 | 13 | 7 |
Schedule
The tournament began on 10 December 2026 and is scheduled to conclude with the final on 7 January 2027. A scheduled Christmas break will take place following the completion of the second round.
| Round | Dates | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 10–16 December 2026 | 32 |
| Second round | 17–22 December 2026 | 32 |
| Christmas break | 23–26 December 2026 | — |
| Third round | 27–29 December 2026 | 16 |
| Fourth round | 30–31 December 2026 | 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 2 January 2027 | 4 |
| Semi-finals | 4 January 2027 | 2 |
| Final | 7 January 2027 | 1 |
Ranking
The IDF Order of Merit is calculated using prize money earned in ranking tournaments over a two-year period. Prize money remains on a player's ranking for 104 weeks before being removed.
Players who competed in the 2025 IDF World Darts Championship will therefore be defending the prize money earned at that tournament. Following the completion of the 2027 championship, prize money earned during the 2027 event will be added to the rankings and prize money from the 2025 championship will be removed.
The top 64 players on the IDF Order of Merit following the tournament will receive a one-year extension to their IDF Tour Cards. Players who earned two-year Tour Cards during the 2026 season will enter the second year of those cards in 2027.
Players in the final year of their Tour Card who finish outside the top 64 will lose their professional status unless they otherwise qualify for a new card. Their ranking totals will subsequently be reset to $0. The same rule will apply to non-Tour Card holders who earned ranking prize money through open qualification.
Prize money
The total prize fund will remain at the record level of $5,000,000 introduced for the 2026 championship. Despite the field being reduced from 128 to 96 players, the champion's prize will remain at $1,000,000.
All 32 seeded players will be guaranteed at least $40,000 after receiving entry directly into the second round. First-round losers will receive $15,000.
The champion will also receive the IDF World Trophy.
| Position (number of players) | Prize money
(Total: $5,000,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | $1,000,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | $400,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | $200,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | $100,000 |
| Fourth-round losers | (8) | $60,000 |
| Third-round losers | (16) | $35,000 |
| Second-round losers | (32) | $40,000 |
| First-round losers | (32) | $15,000 |
Qualification
A total of 96 players will compete in the championship.
The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit following the final ranking event of the 2026 season will be seeded and enter the tournament in the second round.
The next 32 available players from the 2026 IDF Tour Order of Merit will qualify for the first round. They will be joined by 32 international, regional and development qualifiers.
Each first-round match will feature one IDF Tour qualifier and one international or development qualifier. The winner will advance to face one of the 32 seeded players in the second round.
Seeds
Logan White , the defending world champion, will enter as the number one seed. Alex Brow will be seeded second, while Max Mad will enter as the third seed.
| Seed | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Logan White |
| 2 | Alex Brow |
| 3 | Max Mad |
| 4 | Elias Storm |
| 5 | Lukas Parker |
| 6 | Mason Owens |
| 7 | Zion Carter |
| 8 | Theo Bartlett |
| 9 | Kai Mitchell |
| 10 | Harrison Lewis |
| 11 | Rhys Donovan |
| 12 | Blake Carter |
| 13 | Zachary Moorcroft |
| 14 | Ryan Thomas |
| 15 | Callum Pike |
| 16 | Nate Parker |
| 17 | Tanner Vaughn |
| 18 | Damon Edwards |
| 19 | Dylan Hayes |
| 20 | Aiden Brooks |
| 21 | Kyle Denton |
| 22 | James Porter |
| 23 | Noah Draven |
| 24 | Owen Blackwell |
| 25 | Cooper Maddox |
| 26 | Jordan Pike |
| 27 | Spencer Taylor |
| 28 | Carter Mills |
| 29 | Victor Vaughn |
| 30 | Quinn Sanders |
| 31 | Wyatt Walker |
| 32 | Owen Quinn |
IDF Tour qualifiers
The following 32 players qualified through the 2026 IDF Tour Order of Merit and will enter the tournament in the first round.
- Declan Fry
- Wesley Adams
- Parker Reeves
- Marcus Bell
- Xavier Baker
- Toby Underwood
- Callum Rhys
- Andy Dawson
- Elliot Crane
- Jamie Cross
- Tyler Finch
- Isaac Drummond
- Joel Merrick
- Patrick Richards
- Colton Rivers
- Aaron Knight
- Bradley Soren
- Evan Trudeau
- Finn Hargreaves
- Jai McCormack
- Jaxon Flint
- Leon Fisher
- Reece Mallory
- Ryder Callan
- Tyler Keane
- Nathan Reeves
- Hunter James
- Dean Holloway
- Harry Doyle
- Zack Porter
- Caleb Ford
- Ethan Wright
International and development qualifiers
The following 32 players qualified through international, regional and development qualification routes. They are indicated by Q in the draw.
- Josh Kincaid
- Dylan Rowe
- Jamie Lister
- Sean Galloway
- Tom Calder
- Luke Jarvis
- Harvey Cole
- Mason Drury
- Reuben Shaw
- Alfie Kent
- Brandon Pike
- Corey Sykes
- Callan Briggs
- Ethan Vance
- Liam Crowley
- Toby Haines
- Ryan Cormack
- Noah Pike
- Jack Morrow
- Ben Sykes
- Jordan Hale
- Oliver Finch
- Marcus Yates
- Dylan Pritchard
- Luke Carmichael
- Aaron Dale
- Kian Foster
- Tyler Wicks
- Nathan Doyle
- Leo Grant
- Sam Corbett
- Jack Reeves
Summary
First round
The first round, played as the best of five sets, began on 10 December. Declan Fry produced the first victory of the tournament by defeating Jack Reeves 3–1, averaging 97.42 and winning six of the final eight legs. Ryan Cormack recovered from two sets behind against Wesley Adams, taking the deciding set 3–1 to complete a 3–2 victory and earn a second-round meeting with 32nd seed Owen Quinn. Parker Reeves converted the tournament's first 170 checkout during his match against Corey Sykes. Sykes missed two darts for the match in the fourth set before Reeves won 3–2 to advance to a match against 16th seed Nate Parker. International qualifier Jordan Hale averaged 101.14 and completed finishes of 146 and 121 in a 3–1 win over Marcus Bell.
Xavier Baker recorded the first whitewash of the championship, landing eight 180s and averaging 102.67 in a 3–0 victory over Josh Kincaid. Baker dropped only two legs across the match and advanced to face eighth seed Theo Bartlett. Toby Underwood surrendered an early two-set advantage against Dylan Pritchard, but recovered to win the final set 3–1 and the match 3–2. Mason Drury converted a 156 checkout and won seven of the final nine legs in a 3–1 defeat of Callum Rhys, while Andy Dawson secured a 3–1 victory against Sam Corbett after Corbett missed 18 darts at double. Dawson described his performance as "scrappy", but added that progressing was "the only thing that mattered".
Elliot Crane defeated Luke Jarvis 3–2 after Jarvis missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish during the second set. Jarvis led 2–1 in sets before Crane won six of the final eight legs to arrange a second-round meeting with fourth seed Elias Storm. Ben Sykes averaged 99.80 and conceded only three legs as he eliminated Jamie Cross 3–0. Tyler Finch won the final five legs of his match against Ethan Vance to prevail 3–1, and Oliver Finch survived a match dart from Isaac Drummond before taking their deciding set 3–2 and the match by the same score.
Joel Merrick produced a 100.36 average in a 3–0 victory over Tom Calder, finishing 50 per cent of his attempts at double. Kian Foster came from 2–1 down to defeat Patrick Richards 3–2, completing a 167 checkout in the fourth set before winning the deciding set without reply. Marcus Yates opened a two-set lead against Colton Rivers, but missed four match darts as Rivers recovered to win 3–2. Rivers stated that he had "stopped thinking about the score" after falling behind and instead concentrated on holding his throw. Aaron Knight completed the section with a 3–1 victory against Alfie Kent, producing successive 12-dart legs during the fourth set.
Second-ranked Tour qualifier Bradley Soren defeated Noah Pike 3–1 to set up a second-round match against second seed Alex Brow. Brandon Pike recovered from 2–1 down against Evan Trudeau, taking the final two sets and sealing a 3–2 win with a 121 checkout. Finn Hargreaves registered the highest average of the opening round at 104.21 in a 3–0 victory over Nathan Doyle. Hargreaves hit nine 180s and allowed Doyle only two darts at double throughout the match. Jai McCormack then defeated Jamie Lister 3–2, winning the deciding leg of the final set in 13 darts after Lister had levelled the match from two sets behind.
Jaxon Flint won seven consecutive legs during his 3–1 victory against Luke Carmichael, booking a second-round meeting with seventh seed Zion Carter. Sean Galloway completed checkouts of 161 and 144 as he edged Leon Fisher 3–2. Fisher recovered from 2–0 down but missed three darts at double in the deciding set. Reece Mallory also advanced by a 3–2 scoreline, surviving four match darts from Tyler Wicks before taking the final two legs. Mallory called the victory "a complete escape" and admitted that Wicks "should probably have won". Liam Crowley defeated Ryder Callan 3–1, averaging 96.88 and winning each of the final two sets 3–0.
Tyler Keane averaged 100.50 and hit seven maximums in a 3–0 win over Harvey Cole, earning a second-round match against 2026 runner-up and third seed Max Mad. Callan Briggs came through a fifth-set contest against Nathan Reeves, winning 3–2 after Reeves had levelled the match with a 130 checkout. Hunter James defeated Dylan Rowe 3–1, while Dean Holloway recovered from two sets behind against Leo Grant. Grant missed one match dart in the fourth set before Holloway won the final six legs to complete a 3–2 victory.
In the final group of first-round matches, Aaron Dale defeated Harry Doyle 3–1 after winning nine of the match's final twelve legs. Zack Porter landed a 164 checkout and survived two match darts in a 3–2 victory over Jack Morrow. Caleb Ford averaged 98.74 in defeating Reuben Shaw 3–1, setting up a second-round meeting with 11th seed Rhys Donovan. The round concluded with Toby Haines overcoming Ethan Wright 3–2. Wright led 2–0 and later missed a dart at double 16 for the match before Haines won the deciding set 3–1 to advance.
Draw
The draw was conducted ahead of the tournament, with the 32 IDF Tour qualifiers drawn against the 32 international and development qualifiers in the first round.
The winners of the first-round matches advanced to face the 32 seeded players. Numbers to the left of a player's name indicate the player's tournament seeding. International and development qualifiers are indicated by Q.
Top half
Section 1
| First round Best of 5 sets | Second round Best of 5 sets | Third round Best of 7 sets | Fourth round Best of 7 sets | Quarter-finals Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Logan White | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Declan Fry | 3 | Declan Fry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jack Reeves | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Owen Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesley Adams | 2 | Ryan Cormack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ryan Cormack | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nate Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parker Reeves | 3 | Parker Reeves | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Corey Sykes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Tanner Vaughn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Bell | 1 | Jordan Hale | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jordan Hale | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Theo Bartlett | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier Baker | 3 | Xavier Baker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Josh Kincaid | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Cooper Maddox | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toby Underwood | 3 | Toby Underwood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dylan Pritchard | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kai Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Rhys | 1 | Mason Drury | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Mason Drury | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Owen Blackwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Dawson | 3 | Andy Dawson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Sam Corbett | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2
| First round Best of 5 sets | Second round Best of 5 sets | Third round Best of 7 sets | Fourth round Best of 7 sets | Quarter-finals Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elliot Crane | 3 | Elliot Crane | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Luke Jarvis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Victor Vaughn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Cross | 0 | Ben Sykes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ben Sykes | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Zachary Moorcroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Finch | 3 | Tyler Finch | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ethan Vance | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Aiden Brooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Drummond | 2 | Oliver Finch | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Oliver Finch | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lukas Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Merrick | 3 | Joel Merrick | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Tom Calder | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Carter Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Richards | 2 | Kian Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Kian Foster | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Blake Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colton Rivers | 3 | Colton Rivers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Marcus Yates | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Kyle Denton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Knight | 3 | Aaron Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Alfie Kent | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Section 3
| First round Best of 5 sets | Second round Best of 5 sets | Third round Best of 7 sets | Fourth round Best of 7 sets | Quarter-finals Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alex Brow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley Soren | 3 | Bradley Soren | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Noah Pike | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Wyatt Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evan Trudeau | 2 | Brandon Pike | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Brandon Pike | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Callum Pike | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finn Hargreaves | 3 | Finn Hargreaves | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Nathan Doyle | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Damon Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jai McCormack | 3 | Jai McCormack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jamie Lister | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Zion Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaxon Flint | 3 | Jaxon Flint | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Luke Carmichael | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Jordan Pike | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leon Fisher | 2 | Sean Galloway | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Sean Galloway | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Harrison Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reece Mallory | 3 | Reece Mallory | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Tyler Wicks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Noah Draven | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryder Callan | 1 | Liam Crowley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Liam Crowley | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Section 4
| First round Best of 5 sets | Second round Best of 5 sets | Third round Best of 7 sets | Fourth round Best of 7 sets | Quarter-finals Best of 9 sets | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Max Mad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Keane | 3 | Tyler Keane | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Harvey Cole | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Quinn Sanders | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Reeves | 2 | Callan Briggs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Callan Briggs | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hunter James | 3 | Hunter James | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dylan Rowe | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Dylan Hayes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Holloway | 3 | Dean Holloway | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Leo Grant | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mason Owens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Doyle | 1 | Aaron Dale | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Aaron Dale | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Spencer Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Porter | 3 | Zack Porter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jack Morrow | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rhys Donovan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caleb Ford | 3 | Caleb Ford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Reuben Shaw | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | James Porter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethan Wright | 2 | Toby Haines | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Toby Haines | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Finals
The winner of Section 1 will face the winner of Section 2 in the first semi-final, while the winners of Sections 3 and 4 will contest the second semi-final.
| Semi-finals Best of 11 sets | Final Best of 13 sets | ||||||||
| 1 | Winner of Section 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Winner of Section 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Winner of Section 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Winner of Section 4 | ||||||||
Statistics
Representation
The 96-player field includes competitors who qualified through the IDF Order of Merit, the IDF Tour Order of Merit and a collection of international, regional and development qualification routes.
Debutants
Players making their first appearance at the IDF World Darts Championship will be confirmed following the completion of all qualification events.
Country representation
A complete breakdown of player representation by country will be published following confirmation of the final field.
Notes
See also
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