Dutch Open Darts | Big names crash out, but former winner Jarno Bottenberg, top seed Jenson Walker and Darren Webster advance to final day as women's final set

The singles tournament at the Dutch Open Darts 2026 exploded into full swing on Saturday in Assen. For many players, this was the most important day of the event. A total of no fewer than 4,521 participants stepped up to the oche across various categories.

The highlight was the open singles, which saw 4,096 players start their bid on Saturday morning for a place on finals day. After a long and intense day of play, 128 darters remained and booked their spots for Sunday.

In the open event, many familiar names navigated the early rounds. Martijn Dragt, Ron Meulenkamp, Florian Hempel, and Jitse van der Wal advanced to the last 128 without major problems. Former Dutch Open Darts champion Jarno Bottenberg is also back in action on Sunday, as are Darren Webster and Corné Groeneveld.

Saturday also delivered its share of surprises. Berry van Peer, the 2023 Dutch Open Darts winner, was knocked out by Pieter Collijn, who edged it 3-2. Jelle Klaasen, the 2022 champion, also made an early exit after losing to Koen den Hartog. Another former Lakeside winner, Andy Baetens, departed in an early stage of the tournament.

The women played through to the final. That title decider on Sunday will be between Priscilla Steenbergen and Rachna David. Steenbergen impressed on her route to the final, taking out, among others, Lerena Rietbergen (4-2), Irina Armstrong (4-3), and Adriana van Wijgerden-Vermaat (4-0). Rachna David also showed top form, proving too strong for Paula Jacklin (4-2), Paige Pauling (4-2), and Aileen de Graaf (4-3). The final promises to be a compelling clash between two players who have been consistent all tournament.

Prizes were also awarded in para darts on Saturday. In standing para darts, the title went to Kwanghee Cho, while Vincent D’hondt claimed the crown among the seated players. Both secured the Dutch Open Darts 2026 championship in their respective categories.

Sunday is all about the finale. With 128 players still in the hunt, a highly anticipated women’s final, and titles on the line, the final day of the Dutch Open Darts 2026 promises a spectacular finish.

Jenson Walker - Jasper Ruinemans

Jurgen Nuijten - Nigel van Millingen

Marcel Otter - Sven Groen

Ruud de Kock - Patrick van den Boogaard

Johann Brouwer - Mike van Leeuwen

Sander Schoot - Roy Bevelander

Mike van Duijvenbode - Tim Middelbos

Stan Willems - Danny Blom

Michael van Dijk - Jan Dirk de Groot

Patrick Dekker - Gino Vos

Nick van Huet - Michel Hoffer

Maikel Nüchter - Kristiaan de Boer

Shaen de Jong - Tonny Veenhof

Bas Smits - Niek Tuik

Michael Busscher - Mark Scholte

Martijn Dragt - Berry Pater

Paul Krohne - Erwin Vossen

Maarten Dirk Woord - Pascal Devroey

Jasper van doorn - Joeri Huysmans

Martijn van Hal - Joost van den Berg

Niek Lemmens - Ron Meulenkamp

Florian Hempel - Jitse van der Wal

Jonny Nijs - Patrick Maat

Lee Wijck - Roemer Mooijman

Vinay Ramnath - Nick Crouwel

Heine Uuldriks - Robert de Roode

Marco Fonk - Robert van der Heijden

Bertram Waninge - Ricardo Ulrich

Shane Stoop - Nick Bouman

Winston van de Graaf - Simon Boiten

Stefan Post - Luke van der Kwast

Ian Rinia - Dylan van Dijk

Alex Mos - Jan Timmerman

Mitchell van den Heuvel - John Paine

Stef Kosters - Danny de Graaf

Marco de Kreij - Jarno Bottenberg

Gianni Praet - Darren Webster

Pepijn Groenewal - Danny Janssen

Marcel Bus - Milan van Diemen

William Leijten - Jean-Paul Nettenbreijer

Brian Raman - Justin Atellinghusen

Remon Artz - Sami Högström

Lorenzo te Hennepe - Stephan Berendsen

Gerrit Vermeer - Dennie de Jong

Richard Wagenaar - Brent Plaisier

Koen den Hartog - Roger van Putte

Leon Janssen - Gerko Tibbe

Antonio de Weerd - Jeroen Caron

Corné Groeneveld - Dieter van Ham

Killian Hohnstedt - Rowdy Schoremans

Rients Visser - Kenny Neyens

Jeffrey Keen - Moreno Blom

Patrick Geeraerts - Lesley Geertsma

Patrick van Santen - Danny Goddard

Mark Graham - Maurice de Graaf

Barry Zander - Danny Diller

Stefan Schröder - Gylian Surgeon

Stefano van Zeele - Gilbert van der Meijden

Lorenzo Verroen - Wannes van Heck

Nunjo Dewaele - Pascal Mengers

Lennert Faes - Bram Bauters

Rowan van Alebeek - Rick van der Helm

Pascal Wirotius - Jason Goossens

Reece Pauling - Luitsen Elzinga

Lerena Rietbergen 4-0 Jo Rolls

Anca Zijlstra 4-2 Maud Jansson

Priscilla Steenbergen 4-0 Adriana van Wijgerden-Vermaat

Irina Armstrong 4-2 Yukie Sakaguchi

Lotte Suomi 4-0 Rianne Olthuis

Paula Jacklin 4-2 Emine Dursun

Rachna David 4-3 Aileen de Graaf

Paige Pauling 4-0 Nina Lech-Musialska

Lerena Rietbergen 4-1 Anca Zijlstra

Priscilla Steenbergen 4-3 Irina Armstrong

Paula Jacklin 4-3 Lotte Suomi

Rachna David 4-2 Paige Pauling

Priscilla Steenbergen 4-2 Lerena Rietbergen

Rachna David 4-2 Paula Jacklin

Priscilla Steenbergen - Rachna David (to be played on stage on Sunday)