Raymond Smith and Brody Klinge are among five Oceanic players to have confirmed their place at the 2026 KenoGo Australian Darts Masters from August 21-22. Following Event 16 of the Australian Darts Association Tour on June 28, the top five players on the circuit this year sealed their spots at Wollongong’s World Series of Darts […]
Raymond Smith and Brody Klinge are among five Oceanic players to have confirmed their place at the 2026 KenoGo Australian Darts Masters from August 21-22.
Following Event 16 of the Australian Darts Association Tour on June 28, the top five players on the circuit this year sealed their spots at Wollongong’s World Series of Darts event, with Smith and Klinge occupying first and second respectively.
Smith – who reached the last 16 of the 2021/22 World Championship – has scooped five of the 16 titles on offer on the ADA Tour so far this year to occupy top spot and seal a maiden Australian Darts Masters appearance.
Klinge, meanwhile, has won a remarkable six titles this year on the circuit to secure his second appearance at the World Series event.
The pair will be joined by Tim Pusey, Joe Comito and Darren Penhall, with the latter set to make his first appearance at a World Series of Darts event.
Pusey – who sat outside the top five before last weekend’s Events 13-16 – clinched three of the four titles on offer in Melton to storm into third and secure his spot in Wollongong.
World Championship star Comito will feature after a a stellar weekend’s action which saw the 45-year-old scoop his first ADA Tour title, while Penhall rounds off the five ADA Tour qualifiers.
The quintet join ANZ Premier League winner Simon Whitlock and Tour Card Holder Adam Leek as part of the Oceanic representatives, with the eighth and final spot awarded to a DartPlayers New Zealand qualifier this weekend.
The eight Oceanic representatives will locks horns with eight PDC superstars, including European Champion Gian van Veen and Welsh number one Jonny Clayton.
Former World Cup winners Josh Rock and Gerwyn Price will feature in Wollongong, as well as three-time UK Open champion James Wade.
Former Masters winner Stephen Bunting and former European Champion Ross Smith will also take centre stage at the WIN Entertainment Centre, with Australian number one Damon Heta rounding out the PDC superstars.
2026 World Series of Darts
KenoGO Australian Darts Masters
August 21-22, WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
PDC Representatives
Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
Jonny Clayton (Wales)
James Wade (England)
Josh Rock (Northern Ireland)
Gerwyn Price (Wales)
Stephen Bunting (England)
Ross Smith (England)
Damon Heta (Australia)
Oceanic Representatives
Adam Leek (Australia)
Simon Whitlock (Australia)
Raymond Smith (Australia)
Brody Klinge (Australia)
Tim Pusey (Australia)
Joe Comito (Australia)
Darren Penhall (Australia)
DPNZ Qualifier (TBC)