Prize Money Announcement March 2025: "...will put a lot of smiles..."

[willem0000]

Professional Darts Corporation Prize Funds
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 Ginge Reaper]

Slam clearly going to three players groups then.

Three player groups are wank.

[Cooking with Sandra]

Slam clearly going to three players groups then.

Three player groups are wank.

+1

[The Ginge Reaper]

Not sure what to make of the 128 player Worlds. Thought it worked well with 96 the last few years.

[DeepFriedRat]

Worlds, Matchplay and Slam massively boosted but a bit disappointed the WGP has been left behind.

The way the article is written is indicating that the Worlds is going to be a bloodbath everyone thrown into the Last 128 with no byes. Otherwise they'd have had a Last 96 and stratified it out a bit more.

Masters has also got no increase and 100k to the winner of the unranked World Series Finals, what the fuck?? Surely it would've been better distributing this further amongst WGP, UK Open or Masters.

Also worth noting in the Premier League prize money- the boring 8 player format is staying yet another year.

No increase in the amount of Euro Tour or PC events being played either for 2026, but I suspect this comes later.

Ultimately though, the big takeaway is 1 million to the World Champion which will significantly impact the rankings, arguably for the worse. The 600k jump from runner up to winner makes it surely the most expensive game of darts of all time.

[willem0000]

Not sure what to make of the 128 player Worlds. Thought it worked well with 96 the last few years.

By the looks of it it will be a straight knock out, that will be some boring matches. 96 had the flaw that when a top 32 player announced he was not playing after the draw the kind-of-number-97 would move to his spot and thus the round 2. But dont think it happened often

[The Ginge Reaper]

Not sure what to make of the 128 player Worlds. Thought it worked well with 96 the last few years.

By the looks of it it will be a straight knock out, that will be some boring matches. 96 had the flaw that when a top 32 player announced he was not playing after the draw the kind-of-number-97 would move to his spot and thus the round 2. But dont think it happened often

Yes the way the prize fund is written it's clearly a flat draw of 128. So starting 11th December then no doubt, with two full rounds between then and the 23rd, unless they reduce length of games.

[The Thorn]

128 player Worlds - disgrace.

Extended Grand Slam - disgrace - let's see qualifying criteria

Any actual improvements? Matchplay Slam and WGP money increase? UK Open and Masters early rounds? Can someone check these?

[Cooking with Sandra]

Not sure what to make of the 128 player Worlds. Thought it worked well with 96 the last few years.

By the looks of it it will be a straight knock out, that will be some boring matches. 96 had the flaw that when a top 32 player announced he was not playing after the draw the kind-of-number-97 would move to his spot and thus the round 2. But dont think it happened often

Yes the way the prize fund is written it's clearly a flat draw of 128. So starting 11th December then no doubt, with two full rounds between then and the 23rd, unless they reduce length of games.

No doubt at all? Post starred.

[James4]

Players Championships
Semi-finalists +£1,500
Quarter-finalists +£500
Last 16 +£500
Last 32 +£500
Last 64 +£250

European Tour
Winner +£5,000
Runner-up +£3,000
Semi-finalists +£1,500
Quarter-finalists +£2,000
Last 16 +£1,000
Last 32 +£1,000
Last 48 +£750

[James4]

World Matchplay
Winner: +£25,000
Runner-up: +£25,000
Semi-Finalists: +£15,000
Quarter-Finalists: +£5,000
Last 16 losers: +£7,500
Last 32 losers: +£2,500

[oche balboa]

I would like to see the Criteria for the GSOD

I suspect the top 16 will get auto invites regardless of how they do and be seeded in the groups.

[willem0000]

Players Championships
Semi-finalists +£1,500
Quarter-finalists +£500
Last 16 +£500
Last 32 +£500
Last 64 +£250

European Tour
Winner +£5,000
Runner-up +£3,000
Semi-finalists +£1,500
Quarter-finalists +£2,000
Last 16 +£1,000
Last 32 +£1,000
Last 48 +£750

In combination with the 128 change (although not sure how many spots end up with the cards) and the 15k minimum, these changes will do a lot for the card holders

[James4]

World Grand Prix
Winner: +£30,000
Runner-Up: +£20,000
Semi-Finalists: +£10,000
Quarter-Finalists: +£10,000
Last 16 losers: +£5,000

[James4]

Grand Slam of Darts
Winner: +£50,000
Runner-Up: +£30,000
Semi-Finalists: +£10,000
Quarter-Finalists: +£10,000
Last 16 losers: +£7,750
Second in Group: +£250
Third in Group: -£3,000
Fourth in Group: -£5,000 (No longer exists)

[James4]

UK Open
Winner: +£10,000
Runner-Up: +£10,000
Semi-Finalists: +£5,000
Quarter-Finalists: +£5,000
Last 16 losers: +£2,500
Last 32 losers: +£2,500
Last 64 losers: +£500
Last 96 losers: +£500
Last 128 losers: +£250

[willem0000]

[Foggs3355]

I think worlds look good 1 million to the winner but it’s far to top heavy I would make last 32 30k last 16 50k
Then increase semi to 230k runner up 500k to even it out

I Aslo think it’s time pdc paid last 128 in players championship events it don’t have to go on taking but 250 in 34 event makes the lower tour card holder guaranteed £8500 a year like I hard someone say recently you don’t go to with not to get paid if want your tour card holders to be all pros this will help

[oche balboa]

Nicholson has already had a pop at people picking holes at it

Sorry but everything is open to scrutiny

[James4]

Matchplay Slam and WGP money increase? UK Open and Masters early rounds? Can someone check these?

Maters is identical. The others you mentioned, I have posted