World Series of Darts: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries confirmed for Australian and New Zealand Masters along with debutants Josh Rock and Mike De Decker | Darts News
Josh Rock and Mike de Decker will make their debut on the World Series of Darts at Australian and New Zealand masters in August, alongside the world n ° 1 Luke Humphries and the defending world champion Luke Littleler.
The former World Champion of Rock – Fresh of the Directorate of Northern Ireland at a historic victory of the Dart World Cup in June – won his first call from the World Series following a superb 2025 so far, which included a first television semi -final at Open UK in March.
The world champion of the Grand Prix de Decker also will make his World Series of Darts Bow, having recently usurped Dimitri Van Den Bergh to become the Belgian No. 1.
Rock and Decker will participate in Australia and New Zealand alongside Littleler, the winner of the Masters NZ Darts from last year, Humphries, the Australian reigning champion Gerwyn Price, as well as Stephen Bunting, Chris Dobey and Australian No 1 Damon Heta.
Price won the title of last year in Wollongong, beating Littler 8-1 in the final, before Humphries became champion of Masters NZ Darts with an 8-2 victory against Heta.
The annual trip of the PDC Down under will start with the Australian masters Darts in Wollongong on August 8 to 9, before the Masters of Darts of New Zealand returned to Auckland a week later.
Each event will see a field of 16 players in competition over two days of action, the eight superstars of the PDC compete with eight ocean representatives.
Oceanic representatives are woven by the Australian icon Simon Whitlock, with the No. 1 Haupai Puha and Jonny Tata of New Zealand with the two events.
World Matchplay darts: everything you need to know
The Betfred World 2025 match match takes place from July 19 to 27 in the emblematic winter gardens of Blackpool, with male and female tournaments. Sky Sports.
The first round of the summer centerpiece of sport sees the 16 best male players in the top world opposed to the first 16 qualifiers in the one -year protour ranking.
Humphries raised the Phil Taylor trophy for the first time 12 months ago and will start on Saturday against Gian Van Veen, the world champion of youth.
The superstar of teenagers and world champion in reigning Littler will head to Oche on Sunday to face Ryan Searle, a quarter finalist from 2023.
The Dutch icons will meet when Michael Van Gerwen and Raymond Van Barneveld will meet in Blackpool on Monday.
The female world matchplay takes place in the afternoon of Sunday July 27, with eight of the best female players in the world by fighting to be crowned champion in what is the fourth edition of the female event.
The double reigning champion in reigning Beau Greaves returns to Blackpool, joined by Fallon Sherrock, Kirski Viinikainen, Lisa Ashton, Robyn Byrne, Noa-Lynn Van Leuven, Lorrain Winstanley and Gemma Hayter.
Watch the matchplay World live on Sky Sports from July 19 to 27 or running without contract.