2027 IDF World Darts Championship

2027 IDF World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	12 December 2026 – 3 January 2027
Venue	Alexandra Palace
Location	London, England
Organisation(s)	IDF
Format	Sets
Prize fund	£3,500,000
Winner's share	£750,000
«2026 2028»

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.

Logan White is the defending champion, having defeated Max Mad 7–6 in the 2026 final.

The tournament features 96 players, reduced from the 128-player field used in 2026. The top 32 players on the IDF Order of Merit are seeded and enter in the second round, while the remaining 64 players contest the first round for the right to join them in the 64-player main bracket.

Background

Format

The 2027 championship features 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 are seeded and receive a bye through the first round.

The remaining 64 players contest 32 first-round matches. Each first-round match is 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.

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.

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

The match lengths are:

• 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 has therefore been 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.

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 is £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 counts 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 enter 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 the afternoon of 12 December with eight first-round matches. Charlie Sutton recovered from 2–1 down in sets to defeat United States qualifier Daniel Morales 3–2 and earn a second-round meeting with defending champion White. Mason Kelly defeated ProTour qualifier Liam Davidson 3–1 with a 101.36 average, while Theo Richardson recovered from losing the opening set against Patrick Byrne to win 3–1 and set up a match with 16th seed Ryan Thomas. Adrian Smit, who had reached the third round of the Players Championship Finals, produced the strongest performance of the opening half of the day by defeating New Zealand qualifier Caleb Thompson 3–0 with a 104.16 average. Cameron Reid survived a five-set match against Finn Jacobs, recovering from 2–1 down in the deciding set and surviving two match darts before winning the final leg in 13 darts. South Korean qualifier Min-jae Park came from a set down to defeat Aaron Doyle 3–1, Theo Walsh edged final qualifier Thomas Gallagher 3–2 after Gallagher missed a match dart in the deciding leg, and Stefan Müller completed the session by defeating Kyle Brennan 3–1.

The evening session opened with Australian qualifier Liam O'Connell defeating Scott Brennan 3–2 with a 103.62 average. Brennan forced a deciding fifth set after sweeping the fourth 3–0, but O'Connell prevailed in the final leg to earn a meeting with fourth seed Parker Reeves. Harvey Nolan recovered from losing the opening set to defeat Jordan Matthews 3–1, while Leon Price came from 2–0 down in the deciding set to beat Czech qualifier Petr Novák 3–2. Final qualifier Michael Reeves defeated Mitchell Kerr 3–1 with a 102.46 average, and ProTour qualifier Cameron Price survived three match darts against Ruben Meijer before winning their deciding set. Owen Griffiths produced the highest average of the opening day at 104.38 in a 3–0 victory over Bradley Stone, Spanish qualifier Javier Ortega edged Toby Richards 3–2, and George Chambers defeated Marcus Reed 3–1.

The afternoon session on 13 December began with Japanese qualifier Hiroto Tanaka facing Isaac Bennett for the right to meet second seed Alex Brow. Tanaka made an assured start, winning the opening set 3–1 after breaking Bennett in the fourth leg with a 104 checkout. Bennett responded by taking the second set 3–2, surviving one set dart at double 18 before finishing 76 to level the match. Tanaka then produced his strongest spell, taking the third set 3–0 with legs of 14, 13 and 15 darts to regain the lead. Bennett moved 2–1 ahead in the fourth and appeared likely to force a deciding set, but Tanaka levelled in 12 darts before taking out 116 in the fifth leg to win the match 3–1. Tanaka averaged 103.11 to Bennett's 99.72 and hit six maximums, setting up a high-profile second-round match with Brow, who entered the championship having won the Grand Slam and Players Championship Finals in succession.

Jamie van der Meer then defeated Jordan Ellis 3–2 in a match which repeatedly changed direction. Ellis won the opening set 3–1 before Van der Meer responded with a 3–0 second set. Ellis restored his advantage by taking the third 3–2 after Van der Meer missed double 12 for a 138 checkout, but the ProTour qualifier forced a deciding set with a 3–1 fourth. Ellis took the opening two legs of the fifth and moved within one leg of victory before Van der Meer produced consecutive 14-darters to level. In the deciding leg, Ellis left 64 after 15 darts but did not receive a match dart as Van der Meer checked out 101 in two darts to complete the comeback. Van der Meer averaged 101.94 to Ellis's 100.86 and progressed to face 31st seed Connor Hayes.

Finn O'Connor defeated ProTour qualifier Nathan Kerr 3–1 after recovering from a difficult opening set. Kerr took the first 3–2 with a 121 checkout on the bullseye, but O'Connor won the next seven legs in succession to take the second set 3–0 and move 2–0 ahead in the third. Kerr stopped the run and forced a deciding leg, only for O'Connor to take out 96 and lead 2–1 in sets. The fourth set was tied at 2–2 before O'Connor completed a 13-darter to finish the match. He averaged 102.22 to Kerr's 100.07 and earned a meeting with 15th seed Benjamin Carter.

Final qualifier Ruben van den Berg produced one of the larger upsets of the first round by defeating Reece Palmer 3–1. Palmer opened with a 3–0 set and averaged over 107 during the first five legs, but Van den Berg responded by taking the second 3–2 after Palmer missed two set darts. The Dutch qualifier then won the third 3–1 and took the first two legs of the fourth. Palmer recovered to level the set and missed one dart at double 20 to force a deciding fifth, after which Van den Berg finished 84 on double 12 to complete the victory. Van den Berg averaged 101.66 to Palmer's 102.08 and advanced to play 18th seed and 2025 Players Championship Finals runner-up Kai Mitchell.

Stefan de Boer defeated Kevin Van Leeuwen 3–2 in an all-Dutch contest. Van Leeuwen took the opening set 3–2 before De Boer responded with a 3–1 second and then moved 2–1 ahead by winning the third 3–0. Van Leeuwen forced a deciding set with a 3–2 fourth, taking out 120 in its final leg. De Boer led 2–0 in the fifth before Van Leeuwen recovered again to level, but De Boer held his nerve in the deciding leg, finishing 81 in two darts after Van Leeuwen missed a dart at double 16 for 101. De Boer averaged 102.79 to Van Leeuwen's 102.15 and progressed to a second-round meeting with seventh seed Duncan MacLeod.

Luke Harrington defeated final qualifier Andrew Collins 3–1 after dropping the opening set. Collins took the first 3–2 with a 110 checkout, but Harrington responded with a 3–1 second set before sweeping the third without reply. Collins led 2–1 in the fourth, but Harrington levelled with a 14-darter and then completed a 106 checkout in the fifth leg to finish the match. Harrington averaged 100.97 to Collins's 98.84 and advanced to face 26th seed Sean Donovan.

The highest-quality contest of the session came between Tyler Grant and ProTour qualifier Oliver Grant, who were unrelated despite sharing a surname. Tyler won the opening set 3–2 with a 12-darter in the deciding leg before Oliver levelled by taking the second 3–1. Tyler regained the lead with another deciding-leg set and moved within one set of victory, but Oliver forced a fifth by taking the fourth 3–2 with a 124 checkout. Oliver then moved 2–0 ahead in the deciding set, but Tyler responded with consecutive legs of 13 and 12 darts. Oliver reached 76 first in the final leg but missed double eight for the match, allowing Tyler to check out 92 in two darts and win 3–2. Tyler averaged 105.06, the highest average of the championship to that point, while Oliver averaged 104.41. Tyler's reward was a second-round meeting with tenth seed Hunter Jackson.

Marco Bellini completed the session with a 3–1 victory over ProTour qualifier Matthew Haines. Bellini won the opening set 3–1 before Haines levelled with a 3–2 second. Bellini regained the advantage with a 3–0 third set, including a 12-darter and a 116 checkout, and then survived a strong response from Haines in the fourth. Haines led 2–1 but missed two darts to force a deciding set, allowing Bellini to level before taking out 72 in the fifth leg. Bellini averaged 102.53 to Haines's 101.61 and progressed to meet 23rd seed Cole Hamilton.

Following the third session, 24 of the 32 first-round matches had been completed. Tyler Grant's 105.06 became the highest average of the tournament, ahead of Griffiths's 104.38 and Smit's 104.16. Tanaka's victory confirmed him as Brow's opening opponent, while De Boer, Van der Meer and Van den Berg also advanced to meetings with seeded players. Eleven of the 24 completed first-round matches had required a deciding fifth set.

Draw

First round

Match	Player	Score	Player	Average	Second-round opponent
1	Charlie Sutton	3–2	Daniel Morales	96.84–96.17	(1) Logan White
2	Mason Kelly	3–1	Liam Davidson	101.36–97.62	(32) Daniel McKenna
3	Patrick Byrne	1–3	Theo Richardson	98.91–102.74	(16) Ryan Thomas
4	Adrian Smit	3–0	Caleb Thompson	104.16–94.88	(17) Niklas Hofer
5	Cameron Reid	3–2	Finn Jacobs	100.43–99.86	(8) Wyatt Walker
6	Aaron Doyle	1–3	Min-jae Park	97.18–99.72	(25) Jamie Fletcher
7	Theo Walsh	3–2	Thomas Gallagher	100.81–99.94	(9) Jeroen van Dijk
8	Stefan Müller	3–1	Kyle Brennan	101.92–99.63	(24) Noah Parker
9	Scott Brennan	2–3	Liam O'Connell	102.88–103.62	(4) Parker Reeves
10	Harvey Nolan	3–1	Jordan Matthews	100.74–98.36	(29) Lukas Weber
11	Leon Price	3–2	Petr Novák	101.83–100.91	(13) Nathan Owens
12	Mitchell Kerr	1–3	Michael Reeves	99.84–102.46	(20) Bram De Waal
13	Ruben Meijer	2–3	Cameron Price	100.64–101.28	(5) Quinn Sanders
14	Owen Griffiths	3–0	Bradley Stone	104.38–96.72	(28) Lewis Moorcroft
15	Toby Richards	2–3	Javier Ortega	101.74–102.17	(12) Rhys Morgan
16	George Chambers	3–1	Marcus Reed	101.56–99.48	(21) Ethan Mitchell
17	Isaac Bennett	1–3	Hiroto Tanaka	99.72–103.11	(2) Alex Brow
18	Jordan Ellis	2–3	Jamie van der Meer	100.86–101.94	(31) Connor Hayes
19	Finn O'Connor	3–1	Nathan Kerr	102.22–100.07	(15) Benjamin Carter
20	Reece Palmer	1–3	Ruben van den Berg	102.08–101.66	(18) Kai Mitchell
21	Kevin Van Leeuwen	2–3	Stefan de Boer	102.15–102.79	(7) Duncan MacLeod
22	Luke Harrington	3–1	Andrew Collins	100.97–98.84	(26) Sean Donovan
23	Tyler Grant	3–2	Oliver Grant	105.06–104.41	(10) Hunter Jackson
24	Marco Bellini	3–1	Matthew Haines	102.53–101.61	(23) Cole Hamilton
25	Kieran Walsh		Samuel Price		(3) Max Mad
26	Simon Ward		Dylan Ward		(30) Matteo Vermeulen
27	Marcus Cole		Martin Vos		(14) Harry Lewis
28	Adam Fletcher		Aaron Campbell		(19) Callum Pike
29	Dylan Brooks		Lars Jørgensen		(6) Elias Storm
30	Niels Bakker		Zachary Hughes		(27) Oliver Bartlett
31	Jan Verbeek		Owen Carter		(11) Jack Mercer
32	Tomás Varga		Connor Price		(22) Blake Carter

Second round onwards

Second round Best of 5 sets

Third round Best of 7 sets

Fourth round Best of 7 sets

Quarter-finals Best of 9 sets

Semi-finals Best of 11 sets

Final Best of 15 sets

1

Logan White

Charlie Sutton

32

Daniel McKenna

Mason Kelly

16

Ryan Thomas

Theo Richardson

17

Niklas Hofer

Adrian Smit

8

Wyatt Walker

Cameron Reid

25

Jamie Fletcher

Min-jae Park

9

Jeroen van Dijk

Theo Walsh

24

Noah Parker

Stefan Müller

4

Parker Reeves

Liam O'Connell

29

Lukas Weber

Harvey Nolan

13

Nathan Owens

Leon Price

20

Bram De Waal

Michael Reeves

5

Quinn Sanders

Cameron Price

28

Lewis Moorcroft

Owen Griffiths

12

Rhys Morgan

Javier Ortega

21

Ethan Mitchell

George Chambers

2

Alex Brow

Hiroto Tanaka

31

Connor Hayes

Jamie van der Meer

15

Benjamin Carter

Finn O'Connor

18

Kai Mitchell

Ruben van den Berg

7

Duncan MacLeod

Stefan de Boer

26

Sean Donovan

Luke Harrington

10

Hunter Jackson

Tyler Grant

23

Cole Hamilton

Marco Bellini

3

Max Mad

Winner of Walsh/Price

30

Matteo Vermeulen

Winner of Ward/Ward

14

Harry Lewis

Winner of Cole/Vos

19

Callum Pike

Winner of Fletcher/Campbell

6

Elias Storm

Winner of Brooks/Jørgensen

27

Oliver Bartlett

Winner of Bakker/Hughes

11

Jack Mercer

Winner of Verbeek/Carter

22

Blake Carter

Winner of Varga/Price

First-round results

12 December

Afternoon session

Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
Charlie Sutton	3–2	Daniel Morales	1–3, 3–2, 3–1, 0–3, 3–2	96.84–96.17
Mason Kelly	3–1	Liam Davidson	2–3, 3–1, 3–0, 3–2	101.36–97.62
Patrick Byrne	1–3	Theo Richardson	3–2, 1–3, 1–3, 2–3	98.91–102.74
Adrian Smit	3–0	Caleb Thompson	3–2, 3–1, 3–0	104.16–94.88
Cameron Reid	3–2	Finn Jacobs	3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3, 3–2	100.43–99.86
Aaron Doyle	1–3	Min-jae Park	3–2, 1–3, 2–3, 2–3	97.18–99.72
Theo Walsh	3–2	Thomas Gallagher	3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 2–3, 3–2	100.81–99.94
Stefan Müller	3–1	Kyle Brennan	3–0, 2–3, 3–1, 3–2	101.92–99.63

Evening session

Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
Scott Brennan	2–3	Liam O'Connell	3–1, 2–3, 1–3, 3–0, 2–3	102.88–103.62
Harvey Nolan	3–1	Jordan Matthews	2–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–2	100.74–98.36
Leon Price	3–2	Petr Novák	1–3, 3–0, 3–2, 1–3, 3–2	101.83–100.91
Mitchell Kerr	1–3	Michael Reeves	3–2, 1–3, 0–3, 2–3	99.84–102.46
Ruben Meijer	2–3	Cameron Price	0–3, 3–1, 3–2, 1–3, 2–3	100.64–101.28
Owen Griffiths	3–0	Bradley Stone	3–1, 3–2, 3–0	104.38–96.72
Toby Richards	2–3	Javier Ortega	3–1, 2–3, 0–3, 3–2, 2–3	101.74–102.17
George Chambers	3–1	Marcus Reed	3–2, 2–3, 3–1, 3–2	101.56–99.48

13 December

Afternoon session

Player	Score	Player	Set scores	Average
Isaac Bennett	1–3	Hiroto Tanaka	1–3, 3–2, 0–3, 2–3	99.72–103.11
Jordan Ellis	2–3	Jamie van der Meer	3–1, 0–3, 3–2, 1–3, 2–3	100.86–101.94
Finn O'Connor	3–1	Nathan Kerr	2–3, 3–0, 3–2, 3–2	102.22–100.07
Reece Palmer	1–3	Ruben van den Berg	3–0, 2–3, 1–3, 2–3	102.08–101.66
Kevin Van Leeuwen	2–3	Stefan de Boer	3–2, 1–3, 0–3, 3–2, 2–3	102.15–102.79
Luke Harrington	3–1	Andrew Collins	2–3, 3–1, 3–0, 3–2	100.97–98.84
Tyler Grant	3–2	Oliver Grant	3–2, 1–3, 3–2, 2–3, 3–2	105.06–104.41
Marco Bellini	3–1	Matthew Haines	3–1, 2–3, 3–0, 3–2	102.53–101.61

Schedule

13 December

Evening session

First round:

• Kieran Walsh v Samuel Price
• Simon Ward v Dylan Ward
• Marcus Cole v Martin Vos
• Adam Fletcher v Aaron Campbell
• Dylan Brooks v Lars Jørgensen
• Niels Bakker v Zachary Hughes
• Jan Verbeek v Owen Carter
• Tomás Varga v Connor Price

16–19 December

Second round – 32 matches.

Defending champion

White enters the tournament as defending champion after defeating Mad 7–6 in the 2026 final.

As the number one seed, White received a first-round bye and will begin his title defence against Sutton, who defeated Morales 3–2 in the opening match of the championship.

White enters the championship after retaining the number-one position on the IDF Order of Merit during 2026, winning the 2026 IDF European Championship and reaching the final of the 2026 IDF Players Championship Finals, where he lost 7–6 to Brow.

Notable entrants

Brow enters as the second seed following consecutive victories at the 2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts and Players Championship Finals. His opening opponent was confirmed during the third session when Japanese qualifier Tanaka defeated Bennett 3–1 with a 103.11 average.

Mad, seeded third, was runner-up to White in the 2026 World Championship final and reached the semi-finals of both the Grand Slam and Players Championship Finals. His second-round opponent will be determined during the final first-round session.

Storm is the sixth seed following his victory at the 2026 IDF World Grand Prix. After suffering a wrist injury following that event, he returned later in the season and reached the Grand Slam semi-finals and Players Championship Finals quarter-finals.

Tyler Grant holds the highest average of the tournament after three sessions, having averaged 105.06 in his 3–2 victory over Oliver Grant. Griffiths is second on 104.38, with Smit on 104.16.