Unprecedented £1million on offer at PDC World Darts Championship as biggest prize money increase in darts history confirmed
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The PDC have announced huge news on Monday morning with the confirmation of the largest prize money increase in darting history being set. An unprecedented £1million will be introduced from 2026 for the PDC World Darts Championship winner.
But not only that as due to this huge change, over £25million will be on offer throughout the circuit likely in a bid to balance out the huge increase for the showpiece tournament from £500,000 currently. The PDC will boost prize money at all levels up £7million from current levels.
The 128-player field which has been largely mooted has been confirmed for the PDC World Darts Championship. They will compete from the 2025/26 event for a prize fund of £5million including £1million for the winner.
The Premier League Darts also increases its stakes to £1.25million from 2026 with £350,000 for the champion. Albeit being unranked it will not affect the Order of Merit. But in further news, a £1million prize fund will be available at both the World Matchplay and Grand Slam of Darts.
The latter also upgrades for 2026 to a 48-player field from 32 players currently for the 20th anniversary. The World Grand Prix, Players Championship Finals, European Championship and UK Open all increase to a £750,000 prize fund.
The World Cup of Darts and World Series of Darts Finals also add a further £50,000 to their tally. While European Tour and ProTours also increase to £230,000 for the former and £150,000 for the latter.
The PDC also increase money on the Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Women's Series events up £5,000 per event boosting the stakes as well as the Women's World Matchplay being boosted to a £40,000 prize fund. There is finally a 50% increase in funding for global affiliate tours and overseas development.
PDC Chief Executive, Matt Porter said it shows the commitment to all levels as well as the flashy news of the huge PDC World Championship boost.
“The £1 million prize for the World Champion reflects darts’ standing as one of the most exciting and in-demand sports in the world and the historic total will rightly attract headlines as the biggest prize ever paid out in the sport.
“However, the increased prize funds announced today demonstrate our commitment to growing earning potential for players at all levels within the PDC system.
“Expanding the player fields for the World Darts Championship and Grand Slam of Darts will provide more opportunities than ever before for players around the world to feature in televised PDC events.
“The incredible growth of the PDC in recent years has seen darts elevated to levels never seen before both in terms of playing opportunities and global interest and this is a huge moment for all players with the ambition to make it to the very pinnacle of the sport.”
Full Prize Money Breakdowns for 2026 PDC Tour with increased figures
World Darts Championship
Winner: £1,000,000
Runner-Up: £400,000
Semi-Finalists: £200,000
Quarter-Finalists: £100,000
Last 16 losers: £60,000
Last 32 losers: £35,000
Last 64 losers: £25,000
Last 128 losers: £15,000
Total: £5,000,000
Premier League
Winner: £350,000
Runner-Up: £170,000
Semi-Finalists: £110,000
Fifth in Table: £95,000
Sixth in Table: £90,000
Seventh in Table: £85,000
Eighth in Table: £80,000
Nightly winner bonus: £10,000
Total: £1,250,000
World Matchplay
Winner: £225,000
Runner-Up: £125,000
Semi-Finalists: £65,000
Quarter-Finalists: £35,000
Last 16 losers: £22,500
Last 32 losers: £12,500
Total: £1,000,000
Grand Slam of Darts
Winner: £200,000
Runner-Up: £100,000
Semi-Finalists: £60,000
Quarter-Finalists: £35,000
Last 16 losers: £20,000
Second in Group: £12,500
Third in Group: £5,000
Total: £1,000,000
World Grand Prix
Winner: £150,000
Runner-Up: £80,000
Semi-Finalists: £50,000
Quarter-Finalists: £35,000
Last 16 losers: £20,000
Last 32 losers: £7,500
Total: £750,000
Players Championship Finals
Winner: £130,000
Runner-Up: £70,000
Semi-Finalists: £40,000
Quarter-Finalists: £27,500
Last 16 losers: £15,000
Last 32 losers: £7,000
Last 64 losers: £4,000
Total: £750,000
European Championship
Winner: £150,000
Runner-Up: £80,000
Semi-Finalists: £50,000
Quarter-Finalists: £35,000
Last 16 losers: £20,000
Last 32 losers: £7,500
Total: £750,000
UK Open
Winner: £120,000
Runner-Up: £60,000
Semi-Finalists: £35,000
Quarter-Finalists: £20,000
Last 16 losers: £12,500
Last 32 losers: £7,500
Last 64 losers: £3,000
Last 96 losers: £2,000
Last 128 losers: £1,250
Total: £750,000
World Masters
Winner: £100,000
Runner-Up: £50,000
Semi-Finalists: £30,000
Quarter-Finalists: £17,500
Last 16 losers: £10,000
Last 32 losers: £5,000
Preliminary Rounds Last 16 losers: £2,500
Preliminary Rounds Last 32 losers: £1,000
Preliminary Rounds Last 64 losers: £750
Total: £500,000
World Cup of Darts
Winners: £50,000 each
Runners-Up: £24,000 each
Semi-Finalists: £15,000 each
Quarter-Finalists: £10,000 each
Last 16 losers: £5,000 each
Second in Group: £3,000 each
Third in Group: £2,500 each
Total: £500,000
World Series of Darts Finals
Winner: £100,000
Runner-Up: £60,000
Semi-Finalists: £30,000
Quarter-Finalists: £17,500
Last 16 losers: £10,000
Last 32 losers: £5,000
Total: £450,000
European Tour Events
Winner: £35,000
Runner-Up: £15,000
Semi-Finalists: £10,000
Quarter-Finalists: £8,000
Last 16 losers: £5,000
Last 32 losers: £3,500
Last 48 losers: £2,000
Total: £230,000
Players Championship Events
Winner: £15,000
Runner-Up: £10,000
Semi-Finalists: £6,500
Quarter-Finalists: £4,000
Last 16 losers: £3,000
Last 32 losers: £2,000
Last 64 losers: £1,250
Total: £150,000
World Series of Darts Events
Winner: £30,000
Runner-Up: £16,000
Semi-Finalists: £10,000
Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
Last 16 losers: £1,750
Total: £100,000
Challenge & Development Tour Events
Winner: £3,000
Runner-Up: £2,000
Semi-Finalists: £1,000
Quarter-Finalists: £750
Last 16 losers: £350
Last 32 losers: £250
Last 64 losers: £100
Total: £20,000
Women’s Series Events
Winner: £2,500
Runner-Up: £1,000
Semi-Finalists: £750
Quarter-Finalists: £500
Last 16 losers: £300
Last 32 losers: £200
Last 64 losers: £75
Total: £15,000
Women’s World Matchplay
Winner: £15,000
Runner-Up: £8,000
Semi-Finalists: £4,500
Quarter-Finalists: £2,000
Total: £40,000
World Youth Championship
Winner: £15,000
Runner-Up: £7,000
Semi-Finalists: £3,400
Quarter-Finalists: £2,000
Last 16 losers: £1,500
Last 32 losers: £800
Last 64 losers: £600
Third in Group: £400
Fourth in Group: £200
Total: £100,000
The biggest prize money expansion in PDC history... 🙌
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) March 31, 2025
There will be an unprecedented £25 million on offer on the PDC circuit in 2026, including £1million to the World Champion!
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