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The Euro Tour heads to Belgium, with the Belgian Darts Open marking the third ET event to take place in 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 Belgian Darts Open
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
2026 Belgian Darts Open draw & schedule
Here is the tournament schedule.
MORE: 2026 Belgian Darts Open qualifiers
Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| Niels Zonneveld vs. Jani Haavisto | Fri., Mar. 20 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Luke Woodhouse vs. Pascal Devroey | Fri., Mar. 20 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Scott Williams vs. Ricky Evans | Fri., Mar. 20 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Ryan Joyce vs. Adam Gawlas | Fri., Mar. 20 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Cameron Menzies vs. Sietse Lap | Fri., Mar. 20 | 3:00 p.m. |
| William O'Connor vs. Tyler Thorpe | Fri., Mar. 20 | 3:30 p.m. |
| Ryan Meikle vs. Francois Schweyen | Fri., Mar. 20 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Michael Smith vs. Mickey Mansell | Fri., Mar. 20 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 1 - first round (evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| Dave Chisnall vs. Thibault Tricole | Fri., Mar. 20 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Cristo Reyes | Fri., Mar. 20 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Joe Cullen vs. Andy Baetens | Fri., Mar. 20 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Wessel Nijman vs. Sebastian Bialecki | Fri., Mar. 20 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Raymond van Barneveld vs. Boris Krcmar | Fri., Mar. 20 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Daryl Gurney vs. Ian White | Fri., Mar. 20 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Niko Springer vs. Kim Huybrechts | Fri., Mar. 20 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Lukas Wenig | Fri., Mar. 20 | 10:30 p.m. |
Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| Ross Smith vs. Cameron Menzies | Sat., Mar. 21 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Jermaine Wattimena vs. Ryan Meikle | Sat., Mar. 21 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Chris Dobey vs. Dave Chisnall | Sat., Mar. 21 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Ryan Searle vs. Ricky Evans | Sat., Mar. 21 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Martin Schindler vs. William O'Connor | Sat., Mar. 21 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Damon Heta vs. Daryl Gurney | Sat., Mar. 21 | 3:30 p.m. |
| Danny Noppert vs. Luke Woodhouse | Sat., Mar. 21 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Nathan Aspinall vs. Ryan Joyce | Sat., Mar. 21 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 2 - second round (evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| James Wade vs. Cristo Reyes | Sat., Mar. 21 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Jonny Clayton vs. Sebastian Bialecki | Sat., Mar. 21 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Stephen Bunting vs. Andy Baetens | Sat., Mar. 21 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Mike De Decker vs. Niels Zonneveld | Sat., Mar. 21 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Luke Littler vs. Boris Krcmar | Sat., Mar. 21 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Luke Humphries vs. Dirk Van Duijvenbode | Sat., Mar. 21 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Michael van Gerwen vs. Mickey Mansell | Sat., Mar. 21 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Josh Rock vs. Kim Huybrechts | Sat., Mar. 21 | 10:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 1:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 1:30 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 2:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 2:30 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 3:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 3:30 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 4:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 7:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 7:30 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 8:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 8:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 9:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 9:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - final (evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| TBD | Sun., Mar. 22 | 10:15 p.m. |
Tournament bracket
Here is the bracket for the tournament.
Second round
| Luke Littler vs. Boris Krcmar |
| Mike De Decker vs. Niels Zonneveld |
| Danny Noppert vs. Luke Woodhouse |
| Ryan Searle vs Ricky Evans |
| Jonny Clayton vs. Sebastian Bialecki |
| Ross Smith vs. Cameron Menzies |
| Stephen Bunting vs. Andy Baetens |
| Martin Schindler vs. William O'Connor |
| Luke Humphries vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Jermaine Wattimena vs. Ryan Meikle |
| Josh Rock vs. Kim Huybrechts |
| Chris Dobey vs. Dave Chisnall |
| Michael van Gerwen vs. Mickey Mansell |
| Damon Heta vs. Daryl Gurney |
| James Wade vs. Cristo Reyes |
| Nathan Aspinall vs. Ryan Joyce |
Third round
| Littler/Krcmar vs. De Decker/Zonneveld |
| Noppert/Woodhouse vs. Searle/Evans |
| Clayton/Bialecki vs. Smith/Menzies |
| Bunting/Baetens vs. Schindler/O'Connor |
| Humphries/van Duijevnbode vs. Wattimena/Meikle |
| Rock/Huybrechts vs. Dobey/Chisnall |
| van Gerwen/Mansell vs. Heta/Gurney |
| Wade/Reyes vs. Aspinall/Joyce |
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
| 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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