The
European Darts Open is the next European Tour tournament wich is due to take place at the Ostermann-Arena in Leverkusen, Germany from 10-12 July, 2026. It will be the tenth of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC ProTour.
It features a field of 48 players and £230,000 in
prize money with £35,000 going to the winner. Nathan Aspinall is the defending champion, he defeated Damon Heta in the final 8-6.
Gian van Veen is the top seed in
Leverkusen and is joined by Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Gerwyn Price and current ProTour king Wessel Nijman. Luke Humphries and Luke Littler again won't head to Germany, they won't be in action again until the
World Matchplay which kicks off the weekend after.
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Each player playing in the European Darts Open earns a share of the prize money on offer albeit for winning the title, it is £35,000 overall this year.
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, it not added to the rankings.
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 hence the asterisk on the table below.
| Round | Prize money |
| Winner | £35,000 |
| Runner-up | £15,000 |
| Semi-finals | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finals | £8,000 |
| Third round | £5,000 |
| Second round | £3,500* |
| First round | £2,000* |
The prize money distributed is also utilised for multiple Order of Merits. 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 takes place all season and means spots in Dortmund get sealed.
Nathan Aspinall is defending champion.
In addition, a player’s position on that list also determines seeding for that season finale. The higher a player stands on the European Tour Order of Merit, the more favorable the draw for the European Championship.