Jermaine Wattimena, Cameron Menzies and Kevin Doets were amongst the eight players to come through the 2025 Winmau World Masters Preliminary Rounds in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.

The 2025 Winmau World Masters will take place from January 30-February 2 in Milton Keynes, as a star-studded field battle it out in the revamped tournament.

Entries for the 2025 Winmau World Masters Preliminary Rounds have been confirmed ahead of next week's inaugural event in Milton Keynes.

Luke Humphries will take on Joe Cullen in the first round of the 2025 Winmau World Masters, while Michael Smith and Dimitri Van den Bergh have also been handed tough opening assignments in Milton Keynes.

A huge £500,000 prize fund will be on offer at the 2025 Winmau World Masters, with the format for January's new event also now confirmed.

Non-PDC Tour Card holders will have more opportunities than ever before to compete in PDC events from December to March, starting with this week's Paddy Power World Darts Championship.

The Winmau World Masters will return to the darts calendar in 2025, as one of the Professional Darts Corporation's biggest TV events undergoes a radical rebrand.

The 2025 Masters will enjoy record crowds in Milton Keynes next January, with tickets almost fully sold-out during the first two days of Priority Sale.

Tickets for the 2025 Masters are now on general sale.

Ticket prices and session times have been confirmed for The Masters, which will expand to feature 32 players across six sessions in 2025.