Here’s how much players can earn in prize Money at 2025 PDC World Darts Championship

Players in 2025 BDC The World Darts Championship could earn some big money at Alexandra Palace this year. The 96-strong field will be split between them up to £2.5m. This amount is almost forty times higher than in the first edition of the PDC World Championship in 1994. At that time, the prize pool was Consists of £64,000.

since then, Prize money The supply of darts has steadily increased. In 1999, more than £100,000 in prize money was awarded at the World Darts Championship for the first time. During the 2010 edition, the £1 million prize money barrier was reached and since the 2019 World Darts Championship, the prize pool now contains £2.5 million in prize money.

The 64 participants who start the first round of the World Darts Championship will receive a guaranteed prize money of £7,500. The top 32 players in the rankings are guaranteed £15,000. These players will enter the World Darts Championship from the second round.

Everyone who makes it to the third round will receive a guaranteed prize money of £25,000. After the Christmas holidays, the prize value increases significantly. A place in the last 16 already earns £35,000, and for the quarter-finalists there is £50,000 waiting for them.

For the semi-finalists, the prize money won is in the six figures. Players in the fourth round can add £100,000 to the world rankings. In the final, up to £700,000 in prize money will be distributed. The runner-up receives a check for £200,000, while the world champion goes home with a massive £500,000 prize money.

Prize money won counts towards the PDC Order of Merit. This classification is considered the PDC’s global classification. The rankings are based on players’ performance over 104 weeks. Winning a world title is usually good for a strong position in the top four in the world rankings.

Prize money distribution in the 2025 World Darts Championship

Winner: £500,000

Second place: £200,000

Semi-finalists: £100,000

Quarter-finalists: £50,000

Round of 16: £35,000

Final 32: £25,000

Final 64: £15,000

Final 96: £7,500

Total: £2,500,000