The World Masters is a darts tournament, initially organised by the British Darts Organisation from 1974 and later by the World Darts Federation. It is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments. The tournament was originally sponsored by Phonogram before changing its sponsor in 1975 to darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was originally contested as the best of 5 legs (first to 3) before later transitioning to the set format.

It was previously the final leg of the BDO's Grand Slam title of televised majors, along with the BDO World Darts Championship, International Darts League and World Darts Trophy, until the latter two tournaments were axed in 2008. The champion is referred to as the World Master.

The tournament was unseeded for most of its history and all players entered the main draw in the first round. Seedings were introduced for the first time in 2007 at the behest of the BBC to ensure the top players were present for the televised stages of the event. Thus, the top eight ranked players received a bye to the last-16.

After the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in September 2020, the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Masters. In December 2020, it was announced that the 2021 tournament will be held at De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands. This was then pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions. The new WDF version of the event changed the format from setplay to legplay for the first time, with significantly shorter matches. The event also moved to a biennial format. In 2024 a new host nation was announced as Budapest, Hungary was the host for the 2024 WDF World Masters.

In 2025 the Professional Darts Corporation rebranded their existing Masters tournament as the World Masters using a similar format to the original BDO version including its sponsorship by Winmau. As with both versions of the World Championships, the two World Masters events maintain separate lineage and heritage.

List of tournament finals Men's World Masters

Year Champion Score Runner-up Prize Money Venue Sponsor Total 1974 Cliff InglisN/A Harry HeenanN/A £800 £400 £200 West Centre Hotel, FulhamPhonogram 1975 Alan EvansN/A 3–1 David JonesN/A £2,000 £1,000 £500 1976 John LoweN/A 3–0 Phil ObbardN/A £2,000 £1,000 £500Winmau 1977 Eric Bristow75.90 3–1 Paul Reynolds74.37 £3,000 £2,000 £500 Wembley Conference Centre 1978 Ronnie Davis79.23 3–2 Tony Brown82.65 £4,751 £3,001 £1,000 1979 Eric Bristow81.93 2–0 Allan Hogg72.00 £6,251 £4,001 £1,250 1980 John Lowe84.69 2–0 Rab Smith73.77 £6,251 £4,001 £1,250 1981 Eric Bristow92.04 2–1 John Lowe95.10 £7,800 £5,000 £1,500 1982 Dave Whitcombe87.09 2–1 Jocky Wilson80.40 £10,950 £7,500 £1,750 Rainbow Suite, Kensington 1983 Eric Bristow87.90 2–1 Mike Gregory87.90 £10,950 £7,500 £1,750 1984 Eric Bristow101.16 3–1 Keith Deller86.55 £13,100 £7,500 £3,000 1985 Dave Whitcombe89.49 3–0 Ray Farrell83.49 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 1986 Bob Anderson90.72 3–2 Bob Sinnaeve87.57 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 1987 Bob Anderson94.26 3–1 John Lowe90.81 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 1988 Bob Anderson87.51 3–2 John Lowe85.11 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 1989 Peter Evison92.67 3–2 Eric Bristow92.67 £9,600 £4,000 £2,000 1990 Phil Taylor98.46 3–2 Jocky Wilson91.85 £15,000 £8,000 £3,000 1991 Rod Harrington89.88 3–2 Phil Taylor92.94 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000 1992 Dennis Priestley102.27 3–2 Mike Gregory100.14 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000 Earls Court, London 1993 Steve Beaton87.57 3–1 Les Wallace91.50 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000 1994 Richie Burnett93.57 3–2 Steve Beaton90.27 £14,000 £7,000 £3,000 1995 Erik Clarys94.17 3–0 Richie Burnett90.96 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500 1996 Colin Monk92.70 3–2 Richie Burnett91.71 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London 1997 Graham Hunt88.89 3–2 Ronnie Baxter91.26 £13,100 £7,000 £2,500 1998 Les Wallace90.72 3–2 86.04 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green 1999 Andy Fordham88.20 3–1 Wayne Jones81.87 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500 2000 John Walton90.75 3–2 Mervyn King86.82 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500 2001 95.64 4–2 Jarkko Komula95.16 £14,100 £8,000 £2,500 2002 Mark Dudbridge87.39 7–4 Tony West82.50 £16,800 £10,000 £3,000 Bridlington Spa 2003 Tony West93.60 7–6 96.84 £16,800 £10,000 £3,000 2004 Mervyn King97.86 7–6 Tony O'Shea98.19 £21,800 £15,000 £3,000 2005 94.71 7–3 Göran Klemme87.45 £21,800 £15,000 £3,000 2006 Michael van Gerwen94.50 7–5 93.69 £23,800 £15,000 £3,000 Leisure World, Bridlington 2007 Robert Thornton94.26 7–5 Darryl Fitton95.28 £50,000 £25,000 £10,000 2008 Martin Adams95.55 7–6 Scott Waites97.26 £50,000 £25,000 £10,000 Bridlington Spa 2009 Martin Adams90.15 7–6 Robbie Green86.07 £53,000 £25,000 £10,000 2010 Martin Adams94.29 7–3 Stuart Kellett90.99 £58,000 £25,000 £10,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2011 Scott Waites100.62 7–2 Dean Winstanley95.85 £55,000 £25,000 £10,000 Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull 2012 Stephen Bunting94.86 7–4 Tony O'Shea84.81 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 2013 Stephen Bunting96.11 7–0 James Wilson93.91 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2014 Martin Phillips89.67 7–3 Jamie Hughes82.08 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 2015 Glen Durrant93.22 7–3 Larry Butler92.53 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2016 Glen Durrant 92.46 6–3 Mark McGeeney86.28 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green 2017 Krzysztof Ratajski 97.57 6–1 Mark McGeeney90.21 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 2018 Adam Smith-Neale 96.86 6–4 Glen Durrant99.68 £60,000 £25,000 £10,000 2019 John O'Shea88.89 6–4 Scott Waites86.24 £49,500 £18,000 £7,500 Circus Tavern, PurfleetOne80, L-Style 2022 96.27 7–2 (l) 95.93 €35,000 €10,000 €5,000 De Bonte Wever, AssenWinmau 2024 96.33 7–3 (l) Kai Gotthardt90.63 €35,000 €10,000 €5,000 Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, BudapestTarget 2025 97.11 7–2 (l) Jeff Smith90.63 €35,000 €10,000 €5,000 2026 87.807–6 (l)81.06 $41,600 $12,000 $5,000 Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

Women's World Masters Year Champion (legs) Runner-Up Prize Money Venue Sponsor Total 1982 Ann Marie Davies76.50 3–0 Maureen Flowers76.44 £2,500 £1,200 £500 Rainbow Suite, KensingtonWinmau 1983 Sonja Ralphs 3–1 Lil Coombes £2,500 £1,200 £500 1984 Kathy Wones50.67 3–0 Sandy Earnshaw47.97 £2,500 £1,200 £500 1985 Lilian Barnett59.88 3–1 Sonja Ralphs50.97 £3,300 £1,500 £600 1986 Kathy Wones58.14 3–1 Jayne Kempster £3,300 £1,500 £600 1987 Ann Thomas62.13 3–2 Cathie McCulloch62.22 £3,300 £1,500 £600 1988 Mandy Solomons84.39 3–1 Maureen Flowers81.72 £3,300 £1,500 £600 1989 Mandy Solomons86.64 3–1 Sharon Colclough77.25 £3,300 £1,500 £600 1990 Rhian Speed 3–1 Deta Hedman £3,300 £1,500 £600 Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London 1991 Sandy Reitan 3–0 Hege Løkken £3,300 £1,500 £600 1992 Leeanne Maddock 3–2 Sandra Greatbatch £3,300 £1,500 £600 Earls Court, London 1993 Mandy Solomons 3–1 Kathy Maloney £3,300 £1,500 £600 1994 Deta Hedman76.20 3–2 Mandy Solomons69.09 £4,000 £1,600 £800 1995 Sharon Colclough73.14 3–1 Stacy Bromberg75.33 £3,600 £1,400 £700 1996 Sharon Douglas57.00 3–1 Heike Ernst63.45 £3,600 £1,400 £700 Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London 1997 Mandy Solomons68.16 3–1 Sandra Greatbatch59.67 £3,600 £1,400 £700 1998 Karen Lawman78.33 3–2 Trina Gulliver70.05 £4,200 £2,000 £700 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green 1999 Francis Hoenselaar95.04 3–1 Trina Gulliver97.56 £5,200 £3,000 £700 2000 Trina Gulliver85.77 3–1 Francis Hoenselaar83.55 £5,200 £3,000 £700 2001 Anne Kirk70.44 4–0 Marilyn Popp60.39 £5,200 £3,000 £700 2002 Trina Gulliver68.10 4–1 Karen Lawman64.38 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall 2003 Trina Gulliver76.02 4–3 Crissy Howat73.86 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 2004 Trina Gulliver96.84 4–1 Francis Hoenselaar81.21 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 2005 90.81 4–1 Francis Hoenselaar71.88 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 2006 Francis Hoenselaar76.56 4–3 77.94 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Leisure World, Bridlington 2007 Karin Krappen73.92 4–3 Karen Lawman75.90 £10,000 £5,000 £1,500 2008 Francis Hoenselaar77.25 4–3 Anastasia Dobromyslova77.22 £10,000 £5,000 £1,500 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall 2009 Linda Ithurralde68.10 4–3 Trina Gulliver67.83 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 2010 Julie Gore70.41 4–1 Francis Hoenselaar74.46 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2011 Lisa Ashton71.13 4–1 Trina Gulliver69.48 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull 2012 Julie Gore78.24 4–1 Deta Hedman78.21 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Costello Stadium and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2013 Deta Hedman76.38 4–1 Rachel Brooks66.58 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2014 Anastasia Dobromyslova74.67 4–1 Fallon Sherrock72.00 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2015 Aileen de Graaf82.50 5–4 Lisa Ashton83.79 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull 2016 Trina Gulliver63.79 5–2 Deta Hedman64.94 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green 2017 Lorraine Winstanley76.89 5–2 Corrine Hammond72.78 £6,200 £3,000 £1,000 Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 2018 Lisa Ashton84.17 5–2 Casey Gallagher77.46 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 2019 Lisa Ashton85.50 5–4 Anastasia Dobromyslova82.76 £10,500 £5,000 £2,000 Circus Tavern, Purfleet 2022 80.52 6–0 (l) 74.40 €15,000 €5,000 €2,000 De Bonte Wever, AssenWinmau 2024 92.97 6–0 (l) 73.34 €15,000 €5,000 €2,000 Gerevich Aladár National Sports Hall, BudapestTarget 2025 Lorraine Hyde71.09 6–5 (l) Rachna David71.09 €15,000 €5,000 €2,000 2026 Gemma Hayter81.55 6–3 (l) Aurora Fochesato72.64 $18,300 $6,000 $2,500 Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

World Youth Masters Year Champion Runner-Up Prize Money Venue Sponsor Total 1986 Harith Lim 3–0 Rowan Barry N/A N/A N/A Rainbow Suite, Kensington Winmau 1987 Sean Bell84.18 3–1 Mark Day85.56 N/A N/A N/A 1988 Sean Dowling70.11 3–2 Paul Linwood68.28 N/A N/A N/A 1989 Dennis Beisser 3–1 Peter van Tilburg N/A N/A N/A 1990 Craig Clancy86.19 3–2 Lee Murphy82.20 N/A N/A N/A Ramada Inn. Lillie Road, West London 1991 Michael Barnard 3–1 Leeanne Maddock N/A N/A N/A 1992 Leeanne Maddock 3–1 Christian Lechtken N/A N/A N/A Earls Court, London 1993 Jamie Caven 3–1 Lee Palfreyman N/A N/A N/A 1994 Steven de Brucker 3–0 Lee Palfreyman N/A N/A N/A 1995 Martin Whatmough75.15 3–0 Nick Hjortoft N/A N/A N/A 1996 Carsten Hoffmann84.66 3–2 Steve Smith82.14 N/A N/A N/A Paragon Hotel, Lillie Road, London 1997 Aaron Turner75.15 3–1 Leon Womack76.23 N/A N/A N/A 1998 Paul Higgins71.55 3–2 Keith Rooney68.04 N/A N/A N/A Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green

Boys' World Masters