The Euro Tour heads to the Netherlands, with the Dutch Darts Championship marking the second-to-last 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 Dutch Darts Championship

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

MORE: 2026 Dutch Darts Championship qualifiers

2026 Dutch Darts Championship draw & schedule

*This section will be updated once the schedule is released

Tournament bracket

*This section will be updated once the schedule is released

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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