The World Masters is set to enter a new era with world-class contestants and improved pedigree. Read on for our 2025 PDC World Masters betting tips and analysis as we predict who will become champion of the new-look Darts World Masters.
The 2025 edition of the World Masters will be a ranking event, in contrast to prior years. The new ranking event will be held in Arena MK in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, from January 30 to February 2.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025 PDC World Masters (Ranking Event) |
| 🎯 Venue: | Arena MK, Buckinghamshire, England |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Thursday, January 30 to Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
Before going through our darts tips for World Masters 2025, you must get up to speed on all the changes the tournament has recently gone through. Thirty players will feature in the final stage of the competition, with 24 getting direct invites based on their PDC Order of Merit ranks. The other six will make it through the preliminary rounds.
Players sitting between 25 and 56 on the PDC Order of Merit are seeded straight into the competition’s last 64. The 32 group winners from the previous round-robin event will join them. Starting in the group stage are all other players, including those from secondary and affiliate tournaments and PDC tour card holders ranked 57 and lower.
The 2025 competition also sees a change from leg-play to set-play. Here’s how the tournament will proceed:
Michael van Gerwen is the only multiple-time winner of the competition, with five titles. So, the darts bookies in 2025 will treat the Dutchman as a potential title contender this year as well. Last year, Stephen Bunting won the competition, but the stakes will be much higher for the former BDO world champion now since the tournament has been announced as a ranking event.
Sportsbooks have rolled out the latest darts 2025 World Masters odds. Here’s a look at the top five title contenders:
The 2025 PDC world champion will be a popular pick in predictions for the PDC 2025 World Masters following his semi-final run at the Dutch World Masters last week.
Legal UK bookies have high expectations of Luke Humphries as well. The world number one will look to bounce back from his surprise defeat to Jermaine Wattimena and remains a solid option to bet on 2025 World Master.
Van Gerwen has not done great here lately, but he has an unmatched legacy of five titles. Darts 2025 World Masters odds consider him a favorite once again.
Gerwyn Price has a final and semi-final finish in the first two events of the season, so the Welshman will be a PDC World Masters 2025 predictions favorite.
Bunting will start his title defense fresh off a successful title charge and a grand final run in the Netherlands last week. Darts tips for World Masters 2025, therefore, should be optimistic for the Englishman.
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Bunting travels to Milton Keynes as the champion incumbent. But that’s not the only thing that makes the 39-year-old an enticing pick for this tournament. He started the season by winning the Bahrain Darts Masters and continued that form in the second 2025 World Series of Darts tournament.
Bunting went past local stars Gian van Veen and Raymond van Barneveld in the first round to set up a semi-final meeting with Littler. The Nuke, however, could not overpower the in-form Fazakerley man. Bunting faced Rob Cross in the final but had to settle for second place. Still, we believe he has the form to become the first World Masters champion since Van Gerwen to defend his crown.
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Danny Noppert has fallen to the likes of Ryan Joyce, Littler, and Price in recent matches, but the Dutch player should feel confident before playing Smith, whom he had beaten in their last three meetings. While Noppert is on a three-match losing slump, we believe there is excellent value in backing him for a win here.
Our final 2025 PDC World Masters betting tips back a successful title defense for Bunting and another Noppert victory against Smith.
