Luke Littler opens his latest World Series title push at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, with the world No 1 facing David Cameron as the 2026 US Darts Masters begins in New York.
The two-day event runs from June 25-26 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, where Littler is chasing a first US Darts Masters crown while Luke Humphries returns as defending champion.
The first-round draw gives Littler a direct route into the Friday finals session if he beats Canadian representative Cameron. Humphries starts against Leonard Gates, while the PDC line-up also includes Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price, James Wade, Josh Rock, Jonny Clayton and Stephen Bunting.
Littler joins loaded New York field
The opening night is played over the best of 11 legs, before the quarter-finals and semi-finals lead into Friday’s best-of-15 final. That format leaves little room for a slow start, particularly against a North American group with stage experience and home-continent momentum.
Alongside the main World Series event, the North American Championship is also being staged in New York, adding World Championship qualification stakes to the week.
According to The Sun’s US Darts Masters schedule, Humphries is defending the title he won against Nathan Aspinall last year, while Littler headlines the latest Madison Square Garden bill after another heavy-scoring run through 2026.
For Littler, Cameron is more than an opener. It is the first test in a title gap that now stands out precisely because so few of them remain.
