2026 Baltic Sea Darts Open: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

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The Euro Tour heads to Germany, with the Baltic Sea Darts Open marking the eighth ET event of 2026.

As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.

What to know about the Baltic Sea Darts Open

Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

MORE: 2026 Baltic Sea Darts Open qualifiers

2026 International Darts Open draw & schedule

Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Ricky Evans vs. Teemu HarjuFri., May. 291:00 p.m.
Karel Sedlacek vs. Jason RiedtkeFri., May. 291:30 p.m.
Ryan Joyce vs. Christian KistFri., May. 292:00 p.m.
Ian White vs. Jimmy van SchieFri., May. 292:30 p.m.
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Daniel KloseFri., May. 293:00 p.m.
Alan Soutar vs. Dimitri Van den BerghFri., May. 293:30 p.m.
Justin Hood vs. Max HoppFri., May. 294:00 p.m.
Andrew Gilding vs. Jeffrey de ZwaanFri., May. 294:30 p.m.

Day 1 - first round (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Niels Zonneveld vs. Richard VeenstraFri., May. 297:00 p.m.
Kevin Doets vs. Lukas WenigFri., May. 297:30 p.m.
Cameron Menzies vs. Rob CrossFri., May. 298:00 p.m.
James Hurrell vs. Sebastian BialeckiFri., May. 298:30 p.m.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Paul KrohneFri., May. 299:00 p.m.
William O'Connor vs. Cristo ReyesFri., May. 299:30 p.m.
Joe Cullen vs. Marcel HausotterFri., May. 2910:00 p.m.
Niko Springer vs. Nandor MajorFri., May. 2910:30 p.m.

Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Wessel Nijman vs. Ratajski/KloseSat., May. 301:00 p.m.
Luke Woodhouse vs. Gilding/De ZwaanSat., May. 301:30 p.m.
Mike De Decker vs. White/Van SchieSat., May. 302:00 p.m.
Daryl Gurney vs. Evans/HarjuSat., May. 302:30 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. Sedlacek/RiedtkeSat., May. 303:00 p.m.
Ryan Searle vs. Van Duijvenbode/KrohneSat., May. 303:30 p.m.
Dave Chisnall vs. Cullen/HausotterSat., May. 304:00 p.m.
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Hood/HoppSat., May. 304:30 p.m.

Day 2 - second round (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Danny Noppert vs. O'Connor/ReyesSat., May. 307:00 p.m.
Chris Dobey vs. Hurrell/BialeckiSat., May. 307:30 p.m.
James Wade vs. Zonneveld/VeenstraSat., May. 308:00 p.m.
Stephen Bunting vs. Menzies/CrossSat., May. 308:30 p.m.
Nathan Aspinall vs. Doets/WenigSat., May. 309:00 p.m.
Gian van Veen vs. Soutar/Van den BerghSat., May. 309:30 p.m.
Martin Schindler vs. Joyce/KistSat., May. 3010:00 p.m.
Ross Smith vs. Springer/MajorSat., May. 3010:30 p.m.

Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., May. 3112:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 3112:30 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 311:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 311:30 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 312:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 312:30 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 313:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 313:30 p.m.

Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., May. 316:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 316:30 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 317:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 317:30 p.m.

Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., May. 318:00 p.m.
TBDSun., May. 318:30 p.m.

Day 3 - final (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., May. 319:15 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here is the tournament bracket after the first round.

Second round

Gian van Veen vs. Soutar/Van den Bergh
Dave Chisnall vs. Cullen/Hausotter
Ross Smith vs. Springer/Major
Martin Schindler vs. Joyce/Kist
Danny Noppert vs. O'Connor/Reyes
Damon Heta vs. Sedlacek/Riedtke
Ryan Searle vs. Van Duijvenbode/Krohne
Wessel Nijman vs. Ratajski/Klose
James Wade vs. Zonneveld/Veenstra
Daryl Gurney vs. Evans/Harju
Nathan Aspinall vs. Doets/Wenig
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Hood/Hopp
Stephen Bunting vs. Menzies/Cross
Luke Woodhouse vs. Gilding/De Zwaan
Chris Dobey vs. Hurrell/Bialecki
Mike De Decker vs. White/Van Schie

Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Stage (num. of players)Prize money 
Winner(1)£35,000
Runner-up(1)£15,000
Semi-finalists(2)£10,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£8,000
Third round losers(8)£5,000
Second round losers(16)£3,500*
First round losers(16)£2,000*
Total£230,000

Format

48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.

Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday's games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.

Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.

The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.

The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.

The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.

The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.

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