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The World Series of Darts circuit resumes this week, as we head to Auckland for the 2026 New Zealand Darts Masters.
The tournament will feature eight PDC representatives and eight regional qualifiers.
What to know about the New Zealand Darts Masters
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
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2026 New Zealand Darts Masters draw/bracket
*This section will be updated once the info is released
First round
(1) Gian van Veen vs. Jonny Tata Jonny Clayton vs. Haupai Puha (4) James Wade vs. Kayden Milne Josh Rock vs. Simon Whitlock (2) Gerwyn Price vs. Mark Cleaver Damon Heta vs. Ben Robb (3) Stephen Bunting vs. Raymond Smith Ross Smith vs. Adam Leek Quarterfinals
Gian van Veen vs. Jonny Clayton James Wade vs. Josh Rock Gerwyn Price vs. Damon Heta Raymond Smith vs. Adam Leek Semifinals
van Veen/Clayton vs. Wade/Rock Price/Heta vs. Smith/Leek Final
TBD 2026 New Zealand Darts Masters schedule
Here is the schedule for the tournament.
Day 1 - round of 16 (evening session)
Match Date Time (local) (2) Gerwyn Price vs. Mark Cleaver Fri., Aug. 14 7:15 p.m. Ross Smith vs. Adam Leek Fri., Aug. 14 7:45 p.m. (4) James Wade vs. Kayden Milne Fri., Aug. 14 8:15 p.m. Josh Rock vs. Simon Whitlock Fri., Aug. 14 8:45 p.m. (1) Gian van Veen vs. Jonny Tata Fri., Aug. 14 9:15 p.m. Jonny Clayton vs. Haupai Puha Fri., Aug. 14 9:45 p.m. Damon Heta vs. Ben Robb Fri., Aug. 14 10:15 p.m. (3) Stephen Bunting vs. Raymond Smith Fri., Aug. 14 10:45 p.m. MORE: Explaining the significance of the World Series of Darts
Day 2 - quarterfinals (evening session)
Match Date Time (local) Gian van Veen vs. Jonny Clayton Sat., Aug. 15 7:15 p.m. James Wade vs, Josh Rock Sat., Aug. 15 7:45 p.m. Gerwyn Price vs. Damon Heta Sat., Aug. 15 8:15 p.m. Raymond Smith vs. Adam Leek Sat., Aug. 15 8:45 p.m. Day 2 - semifinals (evening session)
Match Date Time (local) van Veen/Clayton vs. Wade/Rock Sat., Aug. 15 9:15 p.m. Price/Heta vs. Smith/Leek Sat., Aug. 15 9:45 p.m. Day 2 - final (evening session)
Match Date Time (local) TBD Sat., Aug. 15 10:20 p.m. Prize money
*Via Wikipedia
Position (no. of players) Prize money (Total: £100,000) Winner (1) £30,000 Runner-up (1) £16,000 Semi-finalists (2) £10,000 Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000 First round (8) £1,750 Format
Each PDC representative was matched up with a regional qualifier for the round of 16 on Friday.
The eight winners will advance and play in the quarterfinals on Saturday night.
The semifinals and final follow the quarterfinal round on Saturday night.
The round of 16 and quarterfinal round matches will be best of 11 legs.
The semifinal round games are best of 13 legs, and the final to crown the winner will be a best of 15 game.
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