A huge £500,000 prize fund will be on offer at the 2025 Winmau World Masters, with the format for January's new event also now confirmed.

Non-PDC Tour Card holders will have more opportunities than ever before to compete in PDC events from December to March, starting with this week's Paddy Power World Darts Championship.

The Winmau World Masters will return to the darts calendar in 2025, as one of the Professional Darts Corporation's biggest TV events undergoes a radical rebrand.

The 2025 Masters will enjoy record crowds in Milton Keynes next January, with tickets almost fully sold-out during the first two days of Priority Sale.

Tickets for the 2025 Masters are now on general sale.

Ticket prices and session times have been confirmed for The Masters, which will expand to feature 32 players across six sessions in 2025.

The growth of the PDC circuit will continue in 2025, with next year's calendar now confirmed.

The Masters will become a 32-player ranked event from 2025 and take place across four days from January 30-February 2 in an exciting expansion for the season-opening event.

Stephen Bunting believes his Cazoo Masters success can be the ‘catalyst’ for further glory, after celebrating his maiden televised PDC title on Sunday.

Stephen Bunting produced an inspired performance to defeat Michael van Gerwen and clinch his maiden televised PDC title in Sunday’s Cazoo Masters final in Milton Keynes.