The Euro Tour heads to the Netherlands, with the Dutch Darts Championship marking the second-to-last ET occasion of 2026.
As normal, 48 qualifiers will fight it out, beginning on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the last on Sunday night.
What to learn about the Dutch Darts Championship
Let’s have a look at a few of the specifics of the competition.
MORE: 2026 Dutch Darts Championship qualifiers
2026 Dutch Darts Championship draw & & schedule
Here is the schedule for the occasion.
Day 1 – preliminary (afternoon session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| 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 – preliminary (night session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| 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 – 2nd round (afternoon session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| 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. |
| Rob Cross vs. Heine Uuldriks | Sat., Oct. 17 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Niels Zonneveld | Sat., Oct. 17 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 2 – 2nd round (night session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| 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 – 3rd round (afternoon session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| 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 (night session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| 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 (night session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| TBD | Sun., Oct. 18 | 9:00 p.m. |
| TBD | Sun., Oct. 18 | 9:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – last (night session)
| Match | Date | Time (regional) |
| TBD | Sun., Oct. 18 | 10:10 p.m. |
Competition bracket
Here is the competition bracket after the preliminary.
2nd 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 |
3rd round
| Gian van Veen/Sebastian Bialecki vs. Rob Cross/Heine Uuldriks |
| Ryan Searle/Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Ross Smith/Ryan Joyce |
| Michael van Gerwen/William O’Connor vs. Luke Woodhouse/Andrew Gilding |
| Danny Noppert/Dave Chisnall vs. Jermaine Wattimena/Jimmy van Schie |
| Gerwyn Price/Scott Williams vs.Krzysztof Ratajski/Niels Zonneveld |
| Wessel Nijman/Jeffrey De Graaf vs. Chris Dobey/Cristo Reyes |
| Jonny Clayton/Damon Heta vs. Martin Schindler/Karel Sedlacek |
| Stephen Bunting/Cameron Menzies vs. Nathan Aspinall/Michael Smith |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Last
Cash prize
* Data by means of Wikipedia
| Cash prize | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | ₤ 35,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | ₤ 15,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | ₤ 10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | ₤ 8,000 |
| 3rd round losers | (8) | ₤ 5,000 |
| 2nd round losers | (16) | ₤ 3,500 * |
| Round losers | (16) | ₤ 2,000 * |
| Overall |
Format
48 gamers will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded gamers getting automated byes into the 2nd round action on Saturday.
Each seeded gamer will play the winner of among Friday’s video games, leaving 32 gamers left after Friday.
Saturday will include just round 2 video games, figuring out which 16 gamers will advance to action on Sunday.
The afternoon session on Sunday will include the round of 16 video games.
The night session will include the quarterfinal, semifinal and last rounds.
The preliminary, 2nd 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 last will be best-of-15 legs.
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