European Darts Open 2026: Field, When is the draw confirmed, History and Format

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Wednesday, 01 July 2026 at 18:00
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The European Darts Open 2026 is due to take place between July 10-12, 2026 and is the tenth of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 ProTour at the Ostermann-Arena in Leverkusen.
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It features a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner. Nathan Aspinall will be the defending champion having defeated Damon Heta 8-6 in the 2025 final.
Gian van Veen leads the way alongside Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price with Luke Littler and Luke Humphries continuing not to play the European Tour over Summer.

Field European Darts Open 2026

Seeded Players

SeedPlayerNation
1Gian van VeenNetherlands
2Michael van GerwenNetherlands
3Jonny ClaytonWales
4James WadeEngland
5Gerwyn PriceWales
6Danny NoppertNetherlands
7Stephen BuntingEngland
8Gary AndersonScotland
9Chris DobeyEngland
10Ryan SearleEngland
11Nathan AspinallEngland
12Ross SmithEngland
13Wessel NijmanNetherlands
14Jermaine WattimenaNetherlands
15Martin SchindlerGermany
16Mike De DeckerBelgium

PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

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PlayerNation
Kevin DoetsNetherlands
Luke WoodhouseEngland
Niko SpringerGermany
Damon HetaAustralia
Dirk van DuijvenbodeNetherlands
Krzysztof RatajskiPoland
Niels ZonneveldNetherlands
Daryl GurneyNorthern Ireland
William O'ConnorRepublic of Ireland
Andrew GildingEngland
Joe CullenEngland
Cameron MenziesScotland
Ryan JoyceEngland
Karel SedláčekCzech Republic
Rob CrossEngland
Kim HuybrechtsBelgium

Tour Card Qualifiers

PlayerNation
Mario VandenbogaerdeBelgium
Sebastian BiałeckiPoland
Bradley BrooksEngland
Rhys GriffinWales
Darius LabanauskasLithuania
Samuel PriceEngland
Lukas WenigGermany
Maik KuivenhovenNetherlands
Charlie ManbyEngland
Mickey MansellRepublic of Ireland

Host Nation Qualifiers

PlayerNation
Jaimy Van de WeerdGermany
Dragutin HorvatGermany
Daniel KloseGermany
Jan SchmidtGermany
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Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

PlayerNation
Mio VarilaFinland

East European Qualifier

PlayerNation
TBCTBC

When is the draw confirmed for European Darts Open?

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The draw for the European Darts Open will be confirmed the day before the tournament begins on Thursday 9 July at around 12pm BST.

When is the schedule confirmed for European Darts Open 2026?

The schedule will be confirmed for the Slovak Darts Open at the same time as the draw but it usually follows the same format of being the top names on the Saturday with the ProTour qualifiers facing the qualifiers on the Friday.

History European Darts Open 2026

YearWinnerScoreRunner UpPrize Fund
2025Nathan Aspinall8-6Damon Heta£175,000
2024Dave Chisnall8-6Ross Smith£175,000.00
2023Gerwyn Price8-7Dirk van Duijvenbode£175,000.00
2016Glen Durrant6-4Mark McGeeney£10,280.00
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Format European Darts Open 2026

RoundMatch FormatLegs Needed to Win
First RoundBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Second RoundBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Third RoundBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Quarter-FinalsBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Semi-FinalsBest of 13 legsFirst to 7
FinalBest of 15 legsFirst to 8
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