All Tickets for the World Championship will be allocated by ballot.
PDCTV Annual Members Ballot
Opens: 12:00 BST on Tuesday September 1
Closes: 23:59 BST on Monday September 7
PDCTV Annual membership deadline
23:59 BST on Sunday August 30
General Ballot
Opens: 12:00 BST on Tuesday September 8
Closes: 23:59 BST on Monday September 14
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More Ticket and Ballot Info
| Friday, 11. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Saturday, 12. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Saturday, 12. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Sunday, 13. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Sunday, 13. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Monday, 14. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Tuesday, 15. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Tuesday, 15. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Wednesday 16. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Wednesday, 16. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Thursday, 16. December, AFT | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Thursday, 17. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Friday, 18. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Friday, 18. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Saturday, 19. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Saturday, 19. December, Evening | 4x Runde 1 | |
| Sunday, 20. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Sunday, 20. December, Evening | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Monday, 21. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Monday, 21. December, Evening | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Tuesday, 22. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Tuesday, 22. December, Evening | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Wednesday, 23. December, AFTN | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Wednesday, 23. December, Evening | 4x Runde 2 | |
| Sunday, 27. December, AFTN | 3x Runde 3 | |
| Sunday, 27. December, Evening | 3x Runde 3 | |
| Monday, 28. December, AFTN | 3x Runde 3 | |
| Monday, 28. December, Evening | 3x Runde 3 | |
| Tuesday, 29. December, AFTN | 3x Runde 3 | |
| Tuesday, 29. December, Evening | 1x Runde 3 + 2xRunde4 | |
| Wednesday, 30. December, AFTN | 3x Runde 4 | |
| Wednesday, 30. December, Evening | 3x Runde 4 | |
| Friday, 1. January, AFTN | 2x Viertelfinale | |
| Friday, 1. January, Evening | 2x Viertelfinale | |
| Saturday, 2. January, Evening | Halbfinale | |
| Sunday, 3. January, Evening | Finale | |
PDC Werner Rankings Ladder Top 40 - the top 32 are seeded
Top 40 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit not otherwise qualified
International Qualifiers
Invited in the following order
PDC World Youth Champion
Second PDC Development Tour -
Jurjen van der Velde (Netherlands)
Third PDC Development Tour -
Cam Crabtree (England)
Fourth PDC Development Tour - Jamai van den Herik (Netherlands)
Second PDC Challenge Tour - Derek Coulson (Wales)
Third PDC Challenge Tour - Tommy Morris (England
Fourth PDC Challenge Tour -
Daniel Klose (Germany)
Second PDC Women's Series -
Lisa Ashton (England)
Third PDC Women's Series -
Fallon Sherrock (England)
Fourth PDC Women's Series -
Gemma Hayter (England)
Fifth PDC Women's Series -
Vicky Pruim (Sweden)
Steel Darts Japan Tour Winner -
Motumo Sakai (Japan)
PDC China Championship Winner -
IDC Indian Qualifier -
Nitin Kumar (India)
PDC Asian Championship Winner -
Paolp Nebrida (Philippinen)
PDC Asian Championship Runner-Up - Kam Weng Chen (Macau)
PDC Asian Tour Winner - Ryuta Arihara (Japan)
PDC Asian Tour Runner-Up -
Christian Perez (Philippines)
PDC Asian Tour Third Place - Lok Yin Lee (Hong Kong)
PDC Asian Tour Fourth Place -
Haruki Muramatsu (Japan)
PDC Asian Tour Fifth Place -
Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong)
PDCE Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier -
PDCE Mediterranean Qualifier -
PDCE South-East Europe Qualifier -
PDO Polish Qualifier -
PDCE DACH Super League Winner -
Hungarian Super League Winner -
PDC UK&IRE Tour Card Holder & - Carl Wilson (England)
CDC Continental Cup Winner -
CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner -
David Cameron (Canada)
CDC Top Ranked American -
Adam Sevada (USA)
CDC Top Ranked Canadian -
CDC Top Ranked Non Qualified Player -
CDLC Qualifier -
Jesus Salate (Argentinia)
PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship Winner -
PDCNB ProTour Winner -
Daniel Larsson (Sweden)
Second PDCNB ProTour -
Cor Dekker (Norway)
ANZ Premier League Winner -
ADA Australian Tour Winner - Brody Klinge (Australia)
DPNZ ProTour Winner -
Ben Robb (New Zealand)
Trans Tasman Championship Winner -
Mal Cuming (Australia)
African Darts Group Qualifier Northern Africa-
David Munyua (Kenia)
African Darts Group Qualifier Southern Africa-
PDC Tour Card Holder -
PDC Tour Card Holder -
+ 2x TBC
2025/26 Paddy Power World Darts Championship
Field Composition
Top 40 from PDC Order of Merit
Top 40 from ProTour Order of Merit not otherwise qualified
48x International Qualifiers
First Round
Top 32 from PDC Order of Merit seeded in standard seed pattern.
Players 33-64 from PDC Order of Merit drawn at random to left hand side of the draw.
Remaining 64 players drawn at random.
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