The next European Tour event is set to take place this upcoming weekend with the European Darts Matchplay in Mannheim, the eleventh of thirteen events on the calendar.
Now the field has been all but confirmed for the event which was won last year by Michael van Gerwen who defeated William O'Connor. 'Mighty Mike' is back to defend his title on the back of another final appearance this past weekend.
O'Connor is also back but as a UK Qualifier among the line-up. Rob Cross, James Wade and Glen Durrant will make their return to European Tour action as well having sat out Vienna.
Jamie Hughes, Mark McGeeney, Simon Whitlock and Michael Smith are among the UK Qualifiers. The European Qualifiers feature the likes of Jeffrey de Zwaan and Max Hopp.
The Host Nation and West/South European Qualifier will be confirmed before the start of play on Friday with six places available.
Click here for more information about the PDC European Tour, including the format, calendar and the prize fund breakdown.
Top 16 placed players European Darts Matchplay:
1. Michael van Gerwen
2. Ian White
3. Gerwyn Price
4. Dave Chisnall
5. Daryl Gurney
6. Peter Wright
7. James Wade
8. Adrian Lewis
9. Krzysztof Ratajski
10. Nathan Aspinall
11. Joe Cullen
12. Rob Cross
13. Ricky Evans
14. Glen Durrant
15. Jonny Clayton
16. Mensur Suljovic
UK Qualifiers
Michael Smith
Simon Stevenson
Simon Whitlock
Mark McGeeney
Jamie Hughes
Ryan Meikle
Scott Taylor
John Henderson
Keegan Brown
Ryan Joyce
Steve Lennon
Robert Thornton
Bradley Brooks
Ross Smith
William O'Connor
Brett Claydon
Matthew Edgar
Wayne Jones
European Qualifiers
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Maik Kuivenhoven
Max Hopp
Kim Huybrechts
Gabriel Clemens
Host Nation Qualifier
Four places available (5 September)
West / South European Qualifier
Two places available (5 September)
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
Dennis Nilsson
East European Qualifier
Krzysztof Kciuk
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DartsEnvy09-03-2026 - I can't answer why, only the PDC can. I do watch most of them on PDC TV - I have it on in the background when working from home haha. There can be some great moments in them like Beau's recent 9 darter etc. As for their significance, they all contribute to the players rankings with the winners of each day getting 15K, so they are important to their rankings as well as their overall earnings. Win 4 in a year and there's a nice 60K (runner up also gets 10K per day). Also I've seen so many interviews where players say they really enjoy it, because its "pure darts" without the spectacle and they can just get on with it. As per the original reply above, with the stage format playing in front of a bunch of booing drunkards, it's a nice change of pace and can aid concentration. So I can perfectly understand why the players like it so much - it's a good earner, not quite as late nights and very quiet / pure.DartsEnvy09-03-2026
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- ah ok, that helps put it in context, cheersMrMarkWatsonnonotthatone28-02-2026
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