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The '''2026 IDF European Championship''' is an upcoming professional [[darts]] tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). It is scheduled to take place from 22 to 25 October 2026 at the [[Westfalenhallen]] in [[Dortmund]], Germany.
The '''2026 IDF European Championship''' is an upcoming professional [[darts]] tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). It is scheduled to take place from 22 to 25 October 2026 at the [[Westfalenhallen]] in [[Dortmund]], Germany.


The tournament will feature 32 players and will conclude the 2026 IDF European Tour season. Qualification is based on the 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit, with the top 32 players following the final qualifying event earning places in the tournament.
The tournament will feature the top 32 players from the final 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit. [[Alex Brow]] is the defending champion, having won the [[2025 IDF European Championship]].


[[Alex Brow]] is the defending champion, having won the [[2025 IDF European Championship]].
The IDF introduced an expanded match format for the 2026 edition, with the second round and quarter-finals increasing to best of 21 legs, the semi-finals to best of 25 legs and the final to best of 31 legs.


The IDF announced a revised format for the 2026 tournament, increasing the length of matches from the second round onwards and extending the final to a best-of-31-legs contest.
[[Elias Storm]] will make his return to competitive darts at the tournament after missing several weeks with a broken wrist sustained during the break following the [[2026 IDF World Grand Prix]]. Despite missing the latter part of the European Tour season, Storm qualified fifth on the European Tour Order of Merit.


==Format==
==Format==
The tournament will be played as a 32-player single-elimination event.
The tournament will be played as a 32-player single-elimination event.


All matches will be contested in straight legs, with players required to finish each leg on a double.
All matches will be contested in a straight legs format, with players required to finish each leg on a double.


The match lengths will be:
The match lengths will be:
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The first round will therefore be first to six legs, the second round and quarter-finals first to 11, the semi-finals first to 13, and the final first to 16.
The first round will therefore be first to six legs, the second round and quarter-finals first to 11, the semi-finals first to 13, and the final first to 16.


The 2026 edition will be the first European Championship to use the best-of-31-legs format for the final.
The 2026 tournament will be the first edition of the IDF European Championship to feature a best-of-31-legs final.


==Prize money==
==Prize money==
The total prize fund for the tournament will be £600,000, with £120,000 awarded to the champion.
The total prize fund for the tournament is £600,000, with £120,000 awarded to the champion.


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==Qualification==
==Qualification==
Qualification is determined by the 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit.
Qualification was determined by the final 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit following the conclusion of the European Tour season.


The top 32 players on the European Tour Order of Merit following the final qualifying event will qualify for the tournament. Players will be seeded according to their final positions on the European Tour Order of Merit.
The top 32 players qualified for the tournament and were seeded according to their final positions on the European Tour Order of Merit.


The first batch of qualifiers was confirmed before the conclusion of the European Tour season after a number of players had accumulated enough prize money to guarantee places in the top 32.
Brow finished first on the European Tour Order of Merit and entered the tournament as the top seed. [[Logan White]] qualified second, with [[Max Mad]] third and [[Parker Reeves]] fourth.


===Confirmed qualifiers===
Storm qualified fifth despite missing the closing European Tour events after breaking his wrist.
The following players have mathematically secured qualification:


===Qualifiers===
# Alex Brow
# Alex Brow
# Logan White
# Logan White
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# Wyatt Walker
# Wyatt Walker
# Duncan MacLeod
# Duncan MacLeod
# Hunter Jackson
# Rhys Morgan
# Rhys Morgan
# Hunter Jackson
# Bram De Waal
# Bram De Waal
# Niklas Hofer
# Niklas Hofer
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# Ethan Mitchell
# Ethan Mitchell
# Oliver Bartlett
# Oliver Bartlett
# Harry Lewis
# Callum Pike
# Blake Carter
# Jeroen van Dijk
# Nathan Owens
# Noah Parker
# Sean Donovan
# Lukas Weber
# Matteo Vermeulen
# Connor Hayes
# Mason Kelly
# Cole Hamilton
# Jamie Fletcher
# Daniel McKenna
# Ryan Thomas
# Lewis Moorcroft
==Draw==
The draw was confirmed following the completion of the European Tour Order of Merit.
Unlike an open draw, the bracket was determined directly by ranking position, with first playing 32nd, second playing 31st and the remaining players placed into a fixed seeded bracket.
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round<br />Best of 11 legs
| RD2 = Second round<br />Best of 21 legs
| RD3 = Quarter-finals<br />Best of 21 legs
| RD4 = Semi-finals<br />Best of 25 legs
| RD5 = Final<br />Best of 31 legs
| team-width = 250
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=}}
| RD1-score01 =
| RD1-seed02 = 32
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Lewis Moorcroft|avg=}}
| RD1-score02 =
| RD1-seed03 = 16
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Oliver Bartlett|avg=}}
| RD1-score03 =
| RD1-seed04 = 17
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Harry Lewis|avg=}}
| RD1-score04 =
| RD1-seed05 = 8
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=}}
| RD1-score05 =
| RD1-seed06 = 25
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Matteo Vermeulen|avg=}}
| RD1-score06 =
| RD1-seed07 = 9
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Duncan MacLeod|avg=}}
| RD1-score07 =
| RD1-seed08 = 24
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Lukas Weber|avg=}}
| RD1-score08 =


The remaining 16 places will be confirmed following the conclusion of the final qualifying events.
| RD1-seed09 = 4
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=}}
| RD1-score09 =
| RD1-seed10 = 29
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Jamie Fletcher|avg=}}
| RD1-score10 =


===Qualification race===
| RD1-seed11 = 13
Players outside the confirmed top 16 remain in contention for the remaining places through the European Tour Order of Merit.
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Niklas Hofer|avg=}}
| RD1-score11 =
| RD1-seed12 = 20
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=}}
| RD1-score12 =


Among those still in contention are:
| RD1-seed13 = 5
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=}}
| RD1-score13 =
| RD1-seed14 = 28
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Cole Hamilton|avg=}}
| RD1-score14 =


* Harry Lewis
| RD1-seed15 = 12
* Callum Pike
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Bram De Waal|avg=}}
* Blake Carter
| RD1-score15 =
* Noah Parker
| RD1-seed16 = 21
* Sean Donovan
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Owens|avg=}}
* Nathan Owens
| RD1-score16 =
* Jeroen van Dijk
* Lukas Weber
* Matteo Vermeulen
* Connor Hayes
* Mason Kelly
* Cole Hamilton
* Jamie Fletcher
* Daniel McKenna


==Draw==
| RD1-seed17 = 2
The 32-player bracket will be determined by the final European Tour Order of Merit standings.
| RD1-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=}}
| RD1-score17 =
| RD1-seed18 = 31
| RD1-team18 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Thomas|avg=}}
| RD1-score18 =
 
| RD1-seed19 = 15
| RD1-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Ethan Mitchell|avg=}}
| RD1-score19 =
| RD1-seed20 = 18
| RD1-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Callum Pike|avg=}}
| RD1-score20 =
 
| RD1-seed21 = 7
| RD1-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Jack Mercer|avg=}}
| RD1-score21 =
| RD1-seed22 = 26
| RD1-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Connor Hayes|avg=}}
| RD1-score22 =
 
| RD1-seed23 = 10
| RD1-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Hunter Jackson|avg=}}
| RD1-score23 =
| RD1-seed24 = 23
| RD1-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Sean Donovan|avg=}}
| RD1-score24 =


Players will be seeded from 1 to 32 and placed into a fixed bracket according to their ranking positions.
| RD1-seed25 = 3
| RD1-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=}}
| RD1-score25 =
| RD1-seed26 = 30
| RD1-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Daniel McKenna|avg=}}
| RD1-score26 =


The first-round structure will be:
| RD1-seed27 = 14
| RD1-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Benjamin Carter|avg=}}
| RD1-score27 =
| RD1-seed28 = 19
| RD1-team28 = {{PDCFlag|Blake Carter|avg=}}
| RD1-score28 =


* 1st v 32nd
| RD1-seed29 = 6
* 16th v 17th
| RD1-team29 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=}}
* 8th v 25th
| RD1-score29 =
* 9th v 24th
| RD1-seed30 = 27
* 4th v 29th
| RD1-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Mason Kelly|avg=}}
* 13th v 20th
| RD1-score30 =
* 5th v 28th
* 12th v 21st
* 2nd v 31st
* 15th v 18th
* 7th v 26th
* 10th v 23rd
* 3rd v 30th
* 14th v 19th
* 6th v 27th
* 11th v 22nd


The complete bracket will be confirmed once all 32 qualifiers and their final seeding positions are known.
| RD1-seed31 = 11
| RD1-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Morgan|avg=}}
| RD1-score31 =
| RD1-seed32 = 22
| RD1-team32 = {{PDCFlag|Noah Parker|avg=}}
| RD1-score32 =
}}


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
The tournament will be played across eight sessions over four days.
The schedule was released following confirmation of the draw.


{| class="wikitable"
The opening round will be divided across four sessions on 22 and 23 October, with four matches played in each session. The second round will be played across two sessions on 24 October. The quarter-finals will be played during the afternoon session on 25 October, followed by both semi-finals and the final during the evening session.
! Date
 
! Session
===22 October===
! Round
====Afternoon session====
! Matches
First round:
|-
 
| rowspan="2" | 22 October
* Wyatt Walker (8) v Matteo Vermeulen (25)
| Afternoon
* Niklas Hofer (13) v Jeroen van Dijk (20)
| First round
* Quinn Sanders (6) v Mason Kelly (27)
| 4
* Oliver Bartlett (16) v Harry Lewis (17)
|-
 
| Evening
====Evening session====
| First round
First round:
| 4
 
|-
* Parker Reeves (4) v Jamie Fletcher (29)
| rowspan="2" | 23 October
* Hunter Jackson (10) v Sean Donovan (23)
| Afternoon
* Alex Brow (1) v Lewis Moorcroft (32)
| First round
* Elias Storm (5) v Cole Hamilton (28)
| 4
 
|-
===23 October===
| Evening
====Afternoon session====
| First round
First round:
| 4
 
|-
* Bram De Waal (12) v Nathan Owens (21)
| rowspan="2" | 24 October
* Ethan Mitchell (15) v Callum Pike (18)
| Afternoon
* Rhys Morgan (11) v Noah Parker (22)
| Second round
* Duncan MacLeod (9) v Lukas Weber (24)
| 4
 
|-
====Evening session====
| Evening
First round:
| Second round
 
| 4
* Benjamin Carter (14) v Blake Carter (19)
|-
* Jack Mercer (7) v Connor Hayes (26)
| rowspan="2" | 25 October
* Max Mad (3) v Daniel McKenna (30)
| Afternoon
* Logan White (2) v Ryan Thomas (31)
| Quarter-finals
 
| 4
===24 October===
|-
====Afternoon session====
| Evening
Second round:
| Semi-finals and final
 
| 3
* Winner of Brow/Moorcroft v winner of Bartlett/Lewis
|}
* Winner of Walker/Vermeulen v winner of MacLeod/Weber
* Winner of Reeves/Fletcher v winner of Hofer/Van Dijk
* Winner of Storm/Hamilton v winner of De Waal/Owens
 
====Evening session====
Second round:
 
* Winner of White/Thomas v winner of Mitchell/Pike
* Winner of Mercer/Hayes v winner of Jackson/Donovan
* Winner of Mad/McKenna v winner of Benjamin Carter/Blake Carter
* Winner of Sanders/Kelly v winner of Morgan/Noah Parker
 
===25 October===
====Afternoon session====
Quarter-finals:
 
* Quarter-final 1
* Quarter-final 2
* Quarter-final 3
* Quarter-final 4
 
====Evening session====
* Semi-final 1
* Semi-final 2
* Final


==Background==
==Background==
The European Championship is the season-ending championship for the IDF European Tour.
Brow enters the tournament as defending champion after winning the 2025 edition.
 
Unlike most IDF ranking tournaments, qualification is based exclusively on the European Tour Order of Merit rather than the main IDF Order of Merit.


Brow enters the event as defending champion after winning the 2025 tournament.
The 2026 European Championship will also mark Storm's first competitive appearance since winning the [[2026 IDF World Grand Prix]]. Storm broke his wrist during the subsequent break and withdrew from the remaining events scheduled during his recovery.


[[Elias Storm]] is also expected to return to competitive play at the European Championship after sustaining a wrist injury during the break following his victory at the [[2026 IDF World Grand Prix]]. The tournament will mark his first competitive appearance since the injury.
Storm was cleared to return shortly before the European Championship, although his absence from competition meant the event was expected to provide the first indication of his form following the injury.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:51, 17 August 2026

2026 IDF European Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 October 2026
VenueWestfalenhallen
LocationDortmund, Germany
Organisation(s)IDF
FormatLegs
Prize fund£600,000
Winner's share£120,000
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The 2026 IDF European Championship is an upcoming professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF). It is scheduled to take place from 22 to 25 October 2026 at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.

The tournament will feature the top 32 players from the final 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit. Alex Brow is the defending champion, having won the 2025 IDF European Championship.

The IDF introduced an expanded match format for the 2026 edition, with the second round and quarter-finals increasing to best of 21 legs, the semi-finals to best of 25 legs and the final to best of 31 legs.

Elias Storm will make his return to competitive darts at the tournament after missing several weeks with a broken wrist sustained during the break following the 2026 IDF World Grand Prix. Despite missing the latter part of the European Tour season, Storm qualified fifth on the European Tour Order of Merit.

Format

The tournament will be played as a 32-player single-elimination event.

All matches will be contested in a straight legs format, with players required to finish each leg on a double.

The match lengths will be:

  • First round: best of 11 legs
  • Second round: best of 21 legs
  • Quarter-finals: best of 21 legs
  • Semi-finals: best of 25 legs
  • Final: best of 31 legs

The first round will therefore be first to six legs, the second round and quarter-finals first to 11, the semi-finals first to 13, and the final first to 16.

The 2026 tournament will be the first edition of the IDF European Championship to feature a best-of-31-legs final.

Prize money

The total prize fund for the tournament is £600,000, with £120,000 awarded to the champion.

Stage Prize money Players Total
Winner £120,000 1 £120,000
Runner-up £60,000 1 £60,000
Semi-finalists £40,000 2 £80,000
Quarter-finalists £25,000 4 £100,000
Second round £12,500 8 £100,000
First round £8,750 16 £140,000
Total £600,000

Prize money earned at the tournament will count towards the IDF Order of Merit.

Qualification

Qualification was determined by the final 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit following the conclusion of the European Tour season.

The top 32 players qualified for the tournament and were seeded according to their final positions on the European Tour Order of Merit.

Brow finished first on the European Tour Order of Merit and entered the tournament as the top seed. Logan White qualified second, with Max Mad third and Parker Reeves fourth.

Storm qualified fifth despite missing the closing European Tour events after breaking his wrist.

Qualifiers

  1. Alex Brow
  2. Logan White
  3. Max Mad
  4. Parker Reeves
  5. Elias Storm
  6. Quinn Sanders
  7. Jack Mercer
  8. Wyatt Walker
  9. Duncan MacLeod
  10. Hunter Jackson
  11. Rhys Morgan
  12. Bram De Waal
  13. Niklas Hofer
  14. Benjamin Carter
  15. Ethan Mitchell
  16. Oliver Bartlett
  17. Harry Lewis
  18. Callum Pike
  19. Blake Carter
  20. Jeroen van Dijk
  21. Nathan Owens
  22. Noah Parker
  23. Sean Donovan
  24. Lukas Weber
  25. Matteo Vermeulen
  26. Connor Hayes
  27. Mason Kelly
  28. Cole Hamilton
  29. Jamie Fletcher
  30. Daniel McKenna
  31. Ryan Thomas
  32. Lewis Moorcroft

Draw

The draw was confirmed following the completion of the European Tour Order of Merit.

Unlike an open draw, the bracket was determined directly by ranking position, with first playing 32nd, second playing 31st and the remaining players placed into a fixed seeded bracket.

First round
Best of 11 legs 		Second round
Best of 21 legs 		Quarter-finals
Best of 21 legs 		Semi-finals
Best of 25 legs 		Final
Best of 31 legs
               
1 Alex Brow
32 Lewis Moorcroft
 
 
16 Oliver Bartlett
17 Harry Lewis
 
 
8 Wyatt Walker
25 Matteo Vermeulen
 
 
9 Duncan MacLeod
24 Lukas Weber
 
 
4 Parker Reeves
29 Jamie Fletcher
 
 
13 Niklas Hofer
20 Jeroen van Dijk
 
 
5 Elias Storm
28 Cole Hamilton
 
 
12 Bram De Waal
21 Nathan Owens
 
 
2 Logan White
31 Ryan Thomas
 
 
15 Ethan Mitchell
18 Callum Pike
 
 
7 Jack Mercer
26 Connor Hayes
 
 
10 Hunter Jackson
23 Sean Donovan
 
 
3 Max Mad
30 Daniel McKenna
 
 
14 Benjamin Carter
19 Blake Carter
 
 
6 Quinn Sanders
27 Mason Kelly
 
 
11 Rhys Morgan
22 Noah Parker

Schedule

The schedule was released following confirmation of the draw.

The opening round will be divided across four sessions on 22 and 23 October, with four matches played in each session. The second round will be played across two sessions on 24 October. The quarter-finals will be played during the afternoon session on 25 October, followed by both semi-finals and the final during the evening session.

22 October

Afternoon session

First round:

  • Wyatt Walker (8) v Matteo Vermeulen (25)
  • Niklas Hofer (13) v Jeroen van Dijk (20)
  • Quinn Sanders (6) v Mason Kelly (27)
  • Oliver Bartlett (16) v Harry Lewis (17)

Evening session

First round:

  • Parker Reeves (4) v Jamie Fletcher (29)
  • Hunter Jackson (10) v Sean Donovan (23)
  • Alex Brow (1) v Lewis Moorcroft (32)
  • Elias Storm (5) v Cole Hamilton (28)

23 October

Afternoon session

First round:

  • Bram De Waal (12) v Nathan Owens (21)
  • Ethan Mitchell (15) v Callum Pike (18)
  • Rhys Morgan (11) v Noah Parker (22)
  • Duncan MacLeod (9) v Lukas Weber (24)

Evening session

First round:

  • Benjamin Carter (14) v Blake Carter (19)
  • Jack Mercer (7) v Connor Hayes (26)
  • Max Mad (3) v Daniel McKenna (30)
  • Logan White (2) v Ryan Thomas (31)

24 October

Afternoon session

Second round:

  • Winner of Brow/Moorcroft v winner of Bartlett/Lewis
  • Winner of Walker/Vermeulen v winner of MacLeod/Weber
  • Winner of Reeves/Fletcher v winner of Hofer/Van Dijk
  • Winner of Storm/Hamilton v winner of De Waal/Owens

Evening session

Second round:

  • Winner of White/Thomas v winner of Mitchell/Pike
  • Winner of Mercer/Hayes v winner of Jackson/Donovan
  • Winner of Mad/McKenna v winner of Benjamin Carter/Blake Carter
  • Winner of Sanders/Kelly v winner of Morgan/Noah Parker

25 October

Afternoon session

Quarter-finals:

  • Quarter-final 1
  • Quarter-final 2
  • Quarter-final 3
  • Quarter-final 4

Evening session

  • Semi-final 1
  • Semi-final 2
  • Final

Background

Brow enters the tournament as defending champion after winning the 2025 edition.

The 2026 European Championship will also mark Storm's first competitive appearance since winning the 2026 IDF World Grand Prix. Storm broke his wrist during the subsequent break and withdrew from the remaining events scheduled during his recovery.

Storm was cleared to return shortly before the European Championship, although his absence from competition meant the event was expected to provide the first indication of his form following the injury.

References

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