The World Series of Darts returns to New York for the US Darts Masters 2026, set to take place at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on June 26-27. The event is the fourth on this year's World Series calendar and runs alongside the North American Championship, where the winner earns a spot at the PDC World Darts Championship.
Defending champion Luke Humphries, who defeated Nathan Aspinall 8-6 in the 2025 final, leads the PDC contingent. The eight seeded PDC representatives are Luke Littler (1), Luke Humphries (2), Gian van Veen (3), Gerwyn Price (4), Stephen Bunting (5), Jonny Clayton (6), James Wade (7), and Josh Rock (8). Notably, Michael van Gerwen, who leads the World Series of Darts Order of Merit, will not feature in the US event.
The North American field includes PDC Tour Card holder Jim Long (Canada), CDC Continental Cup winner Alex Spellman (USA), CDC Cross-Border Darts Challenge winner David Cameron (Canada), CDC Qualifiers Leonard Gates (USA), Gary Mawson (USA), and Fred Krueger (USA), along with top American player Adam Sevada and top Canadian player Brayden Hall.
The draw for the tournament has not yet been confirmed but is expected to be set early in the week, likely on Tuesday or Wednesday when the PDC arrive at MSG for Media Day. The format sees first-round and quarter-final matches as best of 11 legs (first to 6), semi-finals best of 13 (first to 7), and the final best of 15 (first to 8).
Previous champions include Michael van Gerwen (2017, 2023), Gary Anderson (2018), Nathan Aspinall (2019), Michael Smith (2022), Rob Cross (2024), and Luke Humphries (2025). The 2020 and 2021 editions were not held.
