2025 IDF Canberra Clash
| 2025 IDF Canberra Clash | |||
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| File:Canberra Convention Centre exterior.jpg | |||
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | November 13, 2025–November 16, 2025 | ||
| Venue | Canberra Convention Centre | ||
| Location | Canberra | ||
| Organisation(s) | International Darts Federation (IDF) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | $250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | $65,000 | ||
| High checkout | 161 – Alex Brow | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| To be determined | |||
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The 2025 IDF Canberra Clash is a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF). It takes place from 13 November to 16 November 2025 at the Canberra Convention Centre in Canberra, Australia. The event is part of the 2025 IDF World Tour and features a 16-player field comprising the top eight players from the IDF Order of Merit and eight regional qualifiers.
Format
- 16 players: 8 seeded IDF professionals and 8 regional qualifiers
- First round – Best of 11 legs
- Quarter-finals – Best of 15 legs
- Semi-finals – Best of 19 legs
- Final – Best of 21 legs
Qualified players
Seeded players
- Max Mad (Quarter-finals)
- Alex Brow (Quarter-finals)
- Ethan Steel (Quarter-finals)
- Luke Littler (Quarter-finals)
- Callum Fraser (First round)
- Rik van Doren (Quarter-finals)
- Jamie Rees (First round)
- Tobias Vandevelde (First round)
Regional qualifiers
- Lukas Parker (Quarter-finals)
- Mason Owens (Quarter-finals)
- Theo Bartlett (First round)
- Carlos Reyes (First round)
- Daichi Morimoto (First round)
- Wei Zhang (Quarter-finals)
- Jordan McAllister (First round)
- Aaron Lim (First round)
Draw
The draw was made on 10 November 2025.
| First round (best of 11 legs) | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | Final (best of 21 legs) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Max Mad 100.2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Theo Bartlett 89.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Mad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lukas Parker | |||||||||||||||||||
| (8) | Tobias Vandevelde 91.5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lukas Parker 92.6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (4) | Luke Littler 97.1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daichi Morimoto 95.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Littler | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan McAllister | |||||||||||||||||||
| (5) | Callum Fraser 96.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan McAllister 91.1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (2) | Alex Brow 104.8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mason Owens 100.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Brow | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wei Zhang | |||||||||||||||||||
| (7) | Jamie Rees 94.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wei Zhang 88.0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (3) | Ethan Steel 98.9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Reyes 93.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethan Steel | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rik van Doren | |||||||||||||||||||
| (6) | Rik van Doren 99.3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Lim 90.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Summary
The opening night in Canberra produced strong averages and several surprises. Alex Brow recorded the highest average of the round (104.8) and edged Mason Owens 6–5 in a thriller that featured a 161 checkout. Lukas Parker stunned eighth seed Tobias Vandevelde 6–4 to reach his first IDF quarter-final, while 18-year-old Wei Zhang claimed a breakthrough win over Jamie Rees 6–5. Top seed Max Mad, third seed Ethan Steel, and reigning world champion Luke Littler also advanced after tight matches, while Rik van Doren wrapped up a composed 6–4 victory to complete the last eight.
Prize money
The total prize fund for the tournament is $250,000, distributed as follows:
| Position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $65,000 |
| Runner-up | $40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | $25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | $15,000 |
| Last 16 | $10,000 |
Broadcast
The event is broadcast live across Australia and internationally via IDF Live and affiliated sports networks.