“This means everything to me” – Jamai van den Herik emotional after winning the ADC Global Championship and £20,000 top prize

Jamai van den Herik added a fine title to his record on Sunday evening. The Dutchman won the ADC Global Championship 2026, beating Neil Duff in the final. Van den Herik prevailed 9-5 at the MODUS Live Lounge in Portsmouth. The title earned him £20,000 in prize money.

This year’s ADC Global Championship featured 128 players competing in a knockout format for the top prize. A total of £126,000 was on offer. Van den Herik ultimately proved the strongest player in the field, claiming four consecutive wins on the final day.

In the final, Van den Herik faced former WDF world champion Neil Duff. The Northern Irishman had secured his place in the final earlier that day, beating Raymond Mulvey (6-4), Dan Nicholls (7-1) and Callum Francis (8-6) in succession.

Van den Herik, however, was not fazed in the final. The Dutchman took the initiative and kept Duff at arm’s length. His opponent stayed in contention for a long time, but the result was never in doubt. Van den Herik sealed the title with a 9-5 win.

The foundation for his overall victory was laid earlier on Sunday. In the last 16, Van den Herik first had to get past Maxim Lemahieu. The Belgian made him work hard, but eventually went down 6-4 to the Dutchman.

Van den Herik faced another Belgian opponent in the quarter-finals, this time Kevin Lankhuizen. Lankhuizen had reached the last eight by eliminating, among others, Jenson Remory and Chas Barstow. He had beaten Barstow 6-4.

Van den Herik then brought Lankhuizen’s run to an end. In a close match, the Dutchman edged it 7-5. That result also eliminated the last Belgian player in the field.

Lewis Cook stood in Van den Herik’s way in the semi-finals. Earlier that day, the Englishman had beaten Dutchman Niek Tuik 6-4 before narrowly reaching the last four. Cook needed all 13 legs in the quarter-finals to eliminate Archie Self 7-6.

Cook had far less success against Van den Herik. The Dutchman was clearly a class above and dropped only two legs. A convincing 8-2 win booked his place in the final.

Van den Herik prevailed there too. Four wins on the decisive day capped his run in Portsmouth with the title and the £20,000 top prize.

After the final, Van den Herik could hardly believe what he had just achieved. “I’m shaking. I’m really shaking all over,” he began in his on-stage interview after winning the title. “It’s absolutely brilliant. I needed a few legs to settle in because I was one of the last players to finish my semi-final. But to come through after such a poor start is fantastic.”

“It means everything to me. This is my last amateur tournament for now. Hopefully, I won’t have to come back here, but we’ll see in two years. To sign off like this is brilliant,” he concluded proudly.