Australian Darts Open has been added to the WDF calendar and has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund of A$80,000.

[1] Damon Heta who won the previous men's tournament was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2020.

Lisa Ashton was defending the women's title as one of the seeded players, but lost in the group-stage match to Nicole Regnaud from New Zealand.

Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1] The final 24 men will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.

Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1] The final 12 women will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.