The match order for Thursday and Friday’s opening round games will be confirmed following the conclusion of Wednesday's Preliminary Rounds.
The Preliminary Rounds will see 32 players seeded through to the Last 64 (players 25-56 on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder should all players enter), and they will be joined by 32 Group Winners from the round-robin group stage.
The group stage will see 32 players seeded as one per group (players 57-88 on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder should all players enter), with the remaining players drawn at random to the groups.
The tournament will be played in a set format, with each set being contested over the best of three legs - beginning with the best of three sets throughout in the Preliminary Rounds.
2026 Winmau World Masters
Draw Bracket
(1) Luke Littler v Mike De Decker
(16) Ross Smith v Qualifier 7
(8) Ryan Searle v Rob Cross
(9) Josh Rock v Qualifier 6
(4) Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta
(13) Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena
(5) Jonny Clayton v Qualifier 4
(12) Gerwyn Price v Qualifier 8
(2) Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall
(15) Martin Schindler v Luke Woodhouse
(7) Stephen Bunting v Qualifier 2
(10) Danny Noppert v Daryl Gurney
(3) Gian van Veen v Ryan Joyce
(14) Nathan Aspinall v Qualifier 5
(6) Gary Anderson v Qualifier 1
(11) James Wade v Qualifier 3
Wednesday January 28
Preliminary Rounds
Thursday January 29 (1900 GMT)
Round One x8 – Match Order TBC
Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta
Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena
Jonny Clayton v Qualifier 4
Gerwyn Price v Qualifier 8
Gian van Veen v Ryan Joyce
Nathan Aspinall v Qualifier 5
Gary Anderson v Qualifier 1
James Wade v Qualifier 3
Friday January 30 (1900 GMT)
Round One x8 – Match Order TBC
Luke Littler v Mike De Decker
Ross Smith v Qualifier 7
Ryan Searle v Rob Cross
Josh Rock v Qualifier 6
Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall
Martin Schindler v Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting v Qualifier 2
Danny Noppert v Daryl Gurney
Saturday January 31
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
4x Round Two
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
4x Round Two
Sunday February 1
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals & Final