Baltic Sea Darts Open 2026 Prize Money explained: How much can Humphries, Van Gerwen and Price earn?

The darts returns to Kiel for the Baltic Sea Darts Open. It will take place from Friday May 29 - Sunday May 31, with some of the best darts players set to compete in the eighth edition of the 2026 European Tour.

It will feature 48 players and £230,000 in prize money with £35,000 for the winner. Luke Littler is not featuring once more, but the world number two Luke Humphries will return to European Tour action. Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen also standout on the entry list.

The reigning champion Gerwyn Price will be looking to defend his title after getting a commanding 8-3 win over Gary Anderson just under a year ago. ‘The Flying Scotsman’ in contrast will not be appearing as he continues his European Tour absence.

Nevertheless, a stacked lineup is still set to steal the headlines in Kiel. Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert, Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall and home hero Martin Schindler all set to feature.
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Every player playing in the Baltic Sea Darts Open earns a share of the prize money on offer with £35,000 going to the winner overall this year.

An important detail at European Tour events concerns the seeded players: the top 16 directly qualify by right into the tournament, rather than having to earn their spot through the ProTour. But the caveat is if they lose their opening match, the associated prize money is not added to the rankings. In other words: that amount does not count towards the various standings in that case.

A different rule applies to qualifiers. Players who qualified through a qualifying event and, due to withdrawals, are subsequently designated as seeded players will see their earned prize money reflected on the rankings.

The prize money distributed in Riesa is also utilised for multiple ranking tables. It counts towards the PDC Order of Merit and the Pro Tour Order of Merit, but especially the European Tour Order of Merit. The latter gleams a qualification later in the season for Dortmund.