Stephen Bunting was the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen 11–7 in the 2024 final.

[7] In August 2024, it was announced that for the 2025 event, the field would expand to 32 players and it would be the first edition where the tournament was ranked.

[9][10] The revamp saw a change in format from leg play to classic World Masters set play (best of 3 legs in a set), and saw preliminary rounds introduced for players outside of the top 24 and players from the PDC's affiliated tours to determine who would join the top 24 in the main competition.

The 2025 event was held from 30 January to 2 February at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.

[11] The defending champion was Stephen Bunting, who won his first PDC televised title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–7 in the 2024 final,[12][13] but he was eliminated by Danny Noppert 4–3 in the quarter-finals.

[14] All matches were played as straight in (player begins scoring with their first throw no matter what section is hit), double out (a segment on the outer ring or the bullseye), requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on a double.

The three-dart average is the most cited statistic in darts matches as it gives a rough estimate of a player's form.

[21] The main tournament was broadcast on ITV4 in the United Kingdom,[34][20] DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Viaplay in the Netherlands,[35] Iceland and Scandinavia, VTM2 and VTM4 in Belgium,[36] FanDuel in the United States, Prago Sport in Hungary, and Fox Sports in Australia.