The Nordic Darts Masters 2026 is set to take place between 5-6 June at Forum Copenhagen, marking the third World Series of Darts event of the season following stops in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Defending champion Stephen Bunting returns after defeating Rob Cross 8-4 in the 2025 final, and he is joined by a stellar lineup including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, and Michael van Gerwen. The only Premier League player not in the field is James Wade.
The eight PDC representatives are Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Gerwyn Price, and Stephen Bunting. They will face eight Nordic and Baltic representatives: Madars Razma, Jeffrey de Graaf, Cor Dekker, Oskar Lukasiak, Viktor Tingström, Darius Labanauskas (all PDC Tour Card Holders), and Andreas Harrysson and Daniel Larsson (via the PDC Nordic & Baltic Rankings).
The tournament format sees first-round and quarter-final matches as best of 11 legs (first to 6), semi-finals best of 13 legs (first to 7), and the final best of 15 legs (first to 8). The draw is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday 3 June, with the schedule following shortly after. The eight first-round games will be played on Friday, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final on subsequent days.
History shows Stephen Bunting (2025) and Gerwyn Price (2024) as recent winners, with Peter Wright (2023), Dimitri Van den Bergh (2022), and Michael van Gerwen (2021) also on the roll of honour. Van Gerwen leads the World Series Order of Merit after winning one title and reaching one more final, with Littler second, which will influence seeding for the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam in November.
Predictions from DartsNews.com editors largely favour Luke Littler, with Samuel Gill, Bram Coenen, Pieter Verbeek, and Lucas Michael all tipping him for the title. Nicolas Gayer bucks the trend, backing Luke Humphries, while noting Littler, Price, and several Nordic representatives as potential threats. The defending champion Bunting is also seen as a dangerous outsider by multiple pundits.
