Major season in the world of darts begins with the World Series of Darts Finals in September and ends with the year's biggest event, the World Championship, in December.

All of the other events matter, but almost every player will have in the back of their mind that they want to qualify and have their form peak at Alexandra Palace this Winter.

The list of 128 players heading to London is starting to come together, so let's take a look at how the qualifying list stands at this point.

Who has qualified so far for the 2027 PDC World Championship?

The 128 players will consist of players qualifying through these three routes:

  • Top 40 from PDC Order of Merit
  • Top 40 from ProTour Order of Merit not otherwise qualified
  • 48x International Qualifiers

Top 40 from PDC Order of Merit

*Ranking position subject to change; however, all players are safe

RankingPlayer
1Luke Littler
2Gian van Veen
3Luke Humphries
4Gerwyn Price
5Jonny Clayton
6Ross Smith
7James Wade
8Josh Rock
9Nathan Aspinall
10Michael van Gerwen
11Wessel Nijman
12Stephen Bunting
13Danny Noppert
14Ryan Searle
15Chris Dobey
16Gary Anderson
17Luke Woodhouse
18Krzysztof Ratajski
19Jermaine Wattimena
20Martin Schindler
21Damon Heta
22Kevin Doets
23Dirk van Duijvenbode
24Rob Cross
25Ryan Joyce
26Cameron Menzies
27Andrew Gilding
28Niels Zonneveld
29William O'Connor
30Daryl Gurney
31Dave Chisnall
32Joe Cullen
33Niko Springer
34Ricardo Pietreczko
35Mike De Decker
36Peter Wright
37Michael Smith
38Karel Sedlacek
39Justin Hood
40Callan Rydz

Top 40 from ProTour Order of Merit not otherwise qualified

*Ranking position subject to change; however, all players are safe

RankingPlayer
1Cristo Reyes
2Sebastian Bialecki
3Kim Huybrechts
4Beau Greaves
5Jeffrey de Graaf
6Maik Kuivenhoven
7Charlie Manby
8Richard Veenstra
9Tom Bissell
10Mickey Mansell
11Brendan Dolan
12Tom Sykes
13Mensur Suljovic
14Tommy Morris
15Rob Owen
16Gabriel Clemens
17Max Hopp
18Keane Barry
19Bradley Brooks
20James Hurrell
21Connor Scutt
22Joe Hunt
23Madars Razma
24Alan Soutar
25Darius Labanauskas
26Scott Williams
27Ritchie Edhouse
28Christian Kist
29Mario Vandenbogaerde
30Darryl Pilgrim
31Jimmy van Schie
32Ian White
33Raymond van Barneveld
34Lukas Wenig
35Jim Long
36Adam Gawlas
37Alexander Merkx
38Owen Bates
39Jurjen van der Velde
40Henry Coates

48x International Qualifiers

*Please be aware that routes could change if the same player earns multiple routes, opening up opportunities for other players to qualify instead

*Last updated: 11/9/26

Qualification RoutePlayerNotes
PDC World Youth Champion  
PDC Development Tour First Place *Additional Dev. Tour spot given with Bialecki set to qualify via Pro Tour OoM
PDC Development Tour Second PlaceJurjen van der Velde*van der Velde qualified via Pro Tour OoM, extra spot to Dev. Tour
PDC Development Tour Third PlaceCam Crabtree 
PDC Challenge Tour First Place *Additional spot likely, as Joe Hunt is set to claim a Pro Tour OoM spot
PDC Challenge Tour Second PlaceDerek Coulson 
PDC Challenge Tour Third PlaceTommy Morris*Additional spot likely, as Tommy Morris is set to claim a Pro Tour OoM spot
PDC Women's World Matchplay Winner---Additional spot granted to Women's Series due to Beau Greaves being in a Pro Tour OoM spot
PDC Women's Series First Place---Additional spot granted to Women's Series due to Beau Greaves being in Pro Tour OoM spot
PDC Women's Series Second PlaceLisa Ashton 
PDC Women's Series Third PlaceFallon Sherrock 
Japanese QualifierMotomu Sakai 
PDC China Championship WinnerLihao Wen 
IDC Indian QualifierNitin Kumar 
PDC Asian Championship WinnerPaolo Nebrida 
PDC Asian Championship Runner-UpKam Weng Cheng 
PDC Asian Tour QualifierRyuta Arihara 
PDC Asian Tour Qualifier *Due to Motomu Sakai qualifying via the Steel Tour, an additional spot was given on the Asian Tour
PDC Asian Tour QualifierChristian Perez 
PDC Asian Tour QualifierHaruki Muramatsu 
PDC Asian Tour QualifierLok Yin Lee 
PDCE Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier  
PDCE Mediterranean QualifierJosé Marques 
PDCE South-East Europe Qualifier  
PDCE Czechia Qualifier  
PDO Polish Qualifier  
PDCE DACH Super League Winner  
Hungarian Super League WinnerAndrás Borbély 
PDC UK&IRE Tour Card Holder & Associate Member QualifierCarl Wilson 
CDC Continental Cup WinnerGary Mawson 
CDC Cross-Border Challenge WinnerDavid Cameron 
North American Championship WinnerAdam Sevada 
CDC Top-Ranked AmericanFred Krueger 
CDC Top-Ranked CanadianBrayden Hall 
CDLC QualifierJesus Salate 
PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship WinnerAnton Ostlund 
PDCNB ProTour WinnerDaniel Larsson 
PDCNB ProTour Runner-UpCor Dekker 
ANZ Premier League WinnerRaymond Smith 
ADA Australian Tour WinnerBrody Klinge 
DPNZ ProTour WinnerBen Robb 
Trans-Tasman ChampionshipMal Cumming 
African Darts Group - Northern Africa QualifierDavid Munyua 
African Darts Group - Southern Africa QualifierRudie van Staden 
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 1  
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 2  
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 3  
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier 4  

Alternate spots from international route

*For any of the crossed-out qualifying spots, below are the ones that replaced them

Qualification RoutePlayerNotes
PDC Women's Series Fourth PlaceGemma Hayter 
PDC Women's Series Fifth PlaceVicky Pruim 
PDC Challenge Tour Fourth PlaceDaniel Klose 
PDC Asian Tour QualifierMan Lok Leung 
PDC Development Tour Fourth PlaceJamai van den Herik 
PDC Development Tour Sixth PlaceJack Drayton 
PDC Challenge Tour Fifth PlaceArchie Self 

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