World Darts Championship 2027: the draw

The draw date has not been announced. It follows the Players Championship Finals, which ends on Sunday 29 November.

When is the World Darts Championship 2027 draw?

The draw date has not been announced. It follows the Players Championship Finals, which ends on Sunday 29 November. That event settles the last places in the field and the seedings. The tournament runs 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 at Alexandra Palace (Great Hall), London, live on Sky Sports.

How the draw works

• 128 players, all starting in the first round.
• The top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit are seeded and kept apart. No two seeds can meet before the third round.
• First-round matches are the best of 5 sets.

Who is in the draw

• The top 40 of the two-year PDC Order of Merit.
• The next 40 from the one-year Pro Tour Order of Merit.
• 48 places through international and associate qualifiers.

The 32 seeds as the rankings stand

Includes everything up to the 5 November update. The order can still change before the draw.

1. 1Luke Littler
2. 2Luke Humphries
3. 3Gian van Veen
4. 4Gerwyn Price
5. 5Jonny Clayton
6. 6Ross Smith
7. 7James Wade
8. 8Josh Rock
9. 9Stephen Bunting
10. 10Danny Noppert
11. 11Michael van Gerwen
12. 12Nathan Aspinall
13. 13Wessel Nijman
14. 14Gary Anderson
15. 15Ryan Searle
16. 16Chris Dobey
17. 17Luke Woodhouse
18. 18Jermaine Wattimena
19. 19Krzysztof Ratajski
20. 20Martin Schindler
21. 21Dirk van Duijvenbode
22. 22Damon Heta
23. 23Kevin Doets
24. 24Rob Cross
25. 25Ryan Joyce
26. 26Cameron Menzies
27. 27Andrew Gilding
28. 28Niels Zonneveld
29. 29William O'Connor
30. 30Daryl Gurney
31. 31Dave Chisnall
32. 32Joe Cullen

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