2026 Dutch Darts Championship: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

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

Here is the schedule for the event.

Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Karel Sedlacek vs. Callan Rydz	Fri., Oct. 16	1:00 p.m.
Cameron Menzies vs. Nick Kenny	Fri., Oct. 16	1:30 p.m.
Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Mickey Mansell	Fri., Oct. 16	2:00 p.m.
Dave Chisnall vs. Jonas Masalin	Fri., Oct. 16	2:30 p.m.
Andrew Gilding vs. Max Hopp	Fri., Oct. 16	3:00 p.m.
Ryan Joyce vs. Owen Bates	Fri., Oct. 16	3:30 p.m.
Ricardo Pietreczko vs. Heine Uuldriks	Fri., Oct. 16	4:00 p.m.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. James Hurrell	Fri., Oct. 16	4:30 p.m.

Day 1 - first round (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Sebastian Bialecki vs. Daryl Gurney	Fri., Oct. 16	7:00 p.m.
William O'Connor vs. Richard Veenstra	Fri., Oct. 16	7:30 p.m.
Niko Springer vs. Scott Williams	Fri., Oct. 16	8:00 p.m.
Niels Zonneveld vs. Mike De Decker	Fri., Oct. 16	8:30 p.m.
Kim Huybrechts vs. Jimmy van Schie	Fri., Oct. 16	9:00 p.m.
Cristo Reyes vs. Krzysztof Kciuk	Fri., Oct. 16	9:30 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. Maikel Verberk	Fri., Oct. 16	10:00 p.m.
Michael Smith vs. Stephen Burton	Fri., Oct. 16	10:30 p.m.

Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Martin Schindler vs. Karel Sedlacek	Sat., Oct. 17	1:00 p.m.
Wessel Nijman vs. Jeffrey De Graaf	Sat., Oct. 17	1:30 p.m.
Luke Woodhouse vs. Andrew Gilding	Sat., Oct. 17	2:00 p.m.
Ross Smith vs. Ryan Joyce	Sat., Oct. 17	2:30 p.m.
Danny Noppert vs. Dave Chisnall	Sat., Oct. 17	3:00 p.m.
Ryan Searle vs. Dirk Van Duijvenbode	Sat., Oct. 17	3:30 p.m.
Brendan Dolan vs. Heine Uuldriks	Sat., Oct. 17	4:00 p.m.
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Niels Zonneveld	Sat., Oct. 17	4:30 p.m.

Day 2 - second round (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Gerwyn Price vs. Scott Williams	Sat., Oct. 17	7:00 p.m.
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Jimmy Van Schie	Sat., Oct. 17	7:30 p.m.
Stephen Bunting vs. Cameron Menzies	Sat., Oct. 17	8:00 p.m.
Gian van Veen vs. Sebastian Bialecki	Sat., Oct. 17	8:30 p.m.
Michael van Gerwen vs. William O'Connor	Sat., Oct. 17	9:00 p.m.
Jonny Clayton vs. Damon Heta	Sat., Oct. 17	9:30 p.m.
Nathan Aspinall vs. Michael Smith	Sat., Oct. 17	10:00 p.m.
Chris Dobey vs. Cristo Reyes	Sat., Oct. 17	10:30 p.m.

Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	1:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	1:30 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	2:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	2:30 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	3:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	3:30 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	4:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	4:30 p.m.

Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	7:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	7:30 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	8:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	8:30 p.m.

Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	9:00 p.m.
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	9:30 p.m.

Day 3 - final (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
TBD	Sun., Oct. 18	10:10 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here is the tournament bracket after the first round.

Second round

Gian van Veen vs. Sebastian Bialecki

Rob Cross vs. Heine Uuldriks

Ryan Searle vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode

Ross Smith vs. Ryan Joyce

Michael van Gerwen vs. William O'Connor

Luke Woodhouse vs. Andrew Gilding

Danny Noppert vs. Dave Chisnall

Jermaine Wattimena vs. Jimmy van Schie

Gerwyn Price vs. Scott Williams

Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Niels Zonneveld

Wessel Nijman vs. Jeffrey De Graaf

Chris Dobey vs. Cristo Reyes

Jonny Clayton vs. Damon Heta

Martin Schindler vs. Karel Sedlacek

Stephen Bunting vs. Cameron Menzies

Nathan Aspinall vs. Michael Smith

Third round

Gian van Veen vs. Brendan Dolan

Ryan Searle vs. Ross Smith

William O'Connor vs. Luke Woodhouse

Danny Noppert vs. Jermaine Wattimena

Gerwyn Price vs. Niels Zonneveld

Wessel Nijman vs. Chris Dobey/Cristo Reyes

Jonny Clayton/Damon Heta vs. Martin Schindler

Stephen Bunting vs. Nathan Aspinall/Michael Smith

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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.