2025 IDF Gold Coast Open
| 2025 IDF Gold Coast Open | |||
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| File:Gold Coast Convention Centre.jpg | |||
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | December 11, 2025–December 14, 2025 | ||
| Venue | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
| Organisation(s) | International Darts Federation (IDF) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | $300,000 | ||
| Winner's share | $75,000 | ||
| High checkout | 160 – Luke Littler | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| To be determined | |||
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The 2025 IDF Gold Coast Open is a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF). It takes place from 11 December to 14 December 2025 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia. The event forms part of the 2025 IDF World Tour and is the final international stop of the season before the Christmas break.
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
- Alex Brow
- Max Mad
- Ethan Steel
- Luke Littler
- Rik van Doren
- Callum Fraser (First round)
- Jamie Rees (First round)
- Tobias Vandevelde (First round)
Regional qualifiers
- Jordan McAllister (Quarter-finals)
- Lukas Parker (First round)
- Theo Bartlett (Quarter-finals)
- Mason Owens (Quarter-finals)
- Carlos Reyes (First round)
- Wei Zhang (First round)
- Aaron Lim (First round)
- Daichi Morimoto (Quarter-finals)
Draw
The draw was conducted on 8 December 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 | Alex Brow 103.4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Lim 91.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alex Brow 104.1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mason Owens 97.2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tobias Vandevelde 94.2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mason Owens 96.8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Brow | |||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Littler | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 102.6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Reyes 90.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Littler 105.5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rik van Doren 100.0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rik van Doren 98.7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wei Zhang 87.6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Max Mad 101.1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daichi Morimoto 94.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Max Mad 103.3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan McAllister 95.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jamie Rees 95.3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan McAllister 98.1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Mad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ethan Steel | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ethan Steel 99.7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lukas Parker 93.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ethan Steel 101.0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Theo Bartlett 92.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Callum Fraser 92.2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Theo Bartlett 95.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Summary
The opening day on the Gold Coast saw a mix of dominance and drama as several high seeds advanced. Top seed Alex Brow cruised past Aaron Lim 6–2 with a 103 average, while Max Mad and Ethan Steel both progressed in confident fashion. Fourth seed Luke Littler hit a 160 checkout in a 6–3 victory over Carlos Reyes. Among the qualifiers, Mason Owens edged out Tobias Vandevelde 6–5, and Jordan McAllister continued his strong late-season form by eliminating Jamie Rees 6–5. Theo Bartlett stunned sixth seed Callum Fraser 6–5 to reach his first career quarter-final, setting up a clash with Ethan Steel.
Quarter-finals
The second day saw exceptional scoring power as the top seeds held firm. Alex Brow defeated Mason Owens 8–6 in a high-quality contest, maintaining his unbeaten record on Australian soil. Luke Littler edged a tense 8–7 thriller over Rik van Doren, averaging 105.5 and nailing a 12-dart deciding leg. Max Mad powered past Jordan McAllister 8–5 with five maximums, while Ethan Steel overcame Theo Bartlett 8–4 to round out a blockbuster semi-final lineup featuring the tournament’s top four seeds.
Prize money
The total prize fund for the tournament is $300,000, distributed as follows:
| Position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $75,000 |
| Runner-up | $45,000 |
| Semi-finalists | $30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | $17,500 |
| Last 16 | $10,000 |
Broadcast
The event is broadcast live across Australia and internationally via IDF Live and global broadcast partners.