Schedule Winmau World Masters 2025: Luke Humphries and Jonny Clayton remain in reckoning for title

Sunday, 02 February 2025 at 18:30

Sunday night is the end of the Winmau World Masters 2025 in Milton Keynes. Who will crown themselves the winner of this iconic tournament that falls under the PDC banner for the first time this year?

This event took the place of the Masters. That was the traditional opening tournament of the PDC with the 24 best players in the world. The Winmau World Masters took its place and also counts for the world ranking.

Because of the relentless format with best of 3 legs in each set, the chances of surprises are higher than ever. Michael van Gerwen (second round) and Luke Littler (quarterfinals) have already been eliminated, but world number one Luke Humphries is still among the remaining players. 'Cool Hand Luke' dealt with Joe Cullen (3-1), Josh Rock (4-0) and Damon Heta (4-1).

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In the semi-final, Humphries will take on Danny Noppert, the only remaining Dutchman in Milton Keynes. 'The Freeze' was responsible for the elimination of Michael Smith (3-1), William O'Connor (4-0) and Stephen Bunting (4-3). Noppert has no wrong record against Humphries. 'The Freeze' managed to win four of the previous 10 encounters.

The other semifinal features Dimitri van den Bergh. 'The Dreammaker' already recorded a fine 3-1 victory over Gary Anderson in the first round and then tied Michael van Gerwen (4-3). That was his first victory over the Dutchman since 2018 and only the second in his career. In the last eight, Van den Bergh was much too strong for Nathan Aspinall (4-1).

However, the Belgian now faces the player who has made the most impression at this tournament. Jonny Clayton won 3-1 over Martin Schindler in the first round thanks to an average of almost 114. In the second round, Clayton came back from a 1-3 deficit against Ryan Searle to reach the quarterfinals with a 4-3 victory. Sunday afternoon 'The Ferret' faced teenage sensation Luke Littler and the world champion achieved his top form with an average of 108. Despite this, Clayton managed to win 4-2 by really taking all the chances he was offered. Van den Bergh and Clayton have played each other 20 times in the past. In the mutual balance, 'The Dreammaker' leads 11-9.

Format

As tradition dictates, the Winmau World Masters is played in a set format where each set is over best of 3 legs. As the tournament progresses, more sets must be won to advance.

Preliminary Round: Best of 3 sets

First round: Best of 5 sets

Second round: Best of 7 sets

Quarterfinals: Best of 7 sets

Semifinals: Best of 9 sets

Final: Best of 11 sets

TV Guide

The tournament will be shown on PDCTV to start on the preliminaries from 12pm local time in Milton Keynes but as the tournament fully starts on Thursday, it is set to see ITV4 take on the mantle.

They will show the rest of the tournament with action starting at 7pm for the first two days. But on the weekend, it is 12:45pm and 7pm starts for the remaining sessions as a champion will be crowned.

Prize money

A total of £500,000 in prize money is up for grabs at the 2025 Winmau World Masters. The 32 participants in the main tournament are guaranteed £5,000 in prize money. This amount eventually rises to the top prize of 100,000 pounds for the winner of the new Winmau World Masters.