WORLD Championship darts semi-finalist Ryan Searle plays former World Champion Rob Cross in the opening round of the Winmau Masters 2026 at Arena MK tonight (Fri).

Searle, who played in the Wellington Darts League for ten years before turning pro, won £200,000 in prizemoney at the World Championships earlier this year.

Defending champ Luke Humphries will open his title defence against Dave Chisnall while new World Champion Luke Littler, who pocketed £1 million for his triumph, plays Mike De Decker.

Total prizemoney in this event is £500,000, with £100,000 going to the winner.

It will be screened live on ITV and also PDCTV.