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| defending_champion = [[Logan White]]
| prev = [[2025 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025]]
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The '''2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts''' is an upcoming professional [[darts]] tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). It is scheduled to take place from 14 to 22 November 2026 at the [[Aldersley Leisure Village]] in [[Wolverhampton]], England.
The '''2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts''' is an upcoming professional [[darts]] tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). It is scheduled to take place from 14 to 22 November 2026 at the [[Aldersley Leisure Village]] in [[Wolverhampton]], England.


The tournament will feature 32 players initially divided into eight groups of four. Each player will play the other three members of their group once, with the top two players from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
The tournament will feature 32 players divided into eight groups of four, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stage.


The IDF confirmed the tournament schedule, format and prize fund alongside the placement of the eight seeded players into Groups A to H. The remaining 24 qualifiers will be allocated to the groups following the completion of the qualification process.
[[Logan White]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Alex Brow]] 16–13 in the [[2025 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025 final]].


The tournament will have a total prize fund of £800,000, with £175,000 awarded to the champion.
The IDF initially announced the eight seeded players before confirming the first group of additional qualifiers. The complete group-stage draw will be conducted after all 32 competitors have been determined.


==Format==
==Background==
 
===Format===
The tournament will begin with eight groups of four players.
The tournament will begin with eight groups of four players.


Each player will play three group-stage matches. The top two players from each group will advance to the second round, with the remaining two players eliminated.
Each player will play every other player in their group once. The top two players from each group will advance to the second round, while the bottom two will be eliminated.


Group positions will be determined by:
Group positions will be determined by:
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* Final: best of 31 legs
* Final: best of 31 legs


The second round will therefore be first to 10 legs, while the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be first to 16.
The group stage will therefore be first to five legs, the second round first to 10, and all matches from the quarter-finals onwards first to 16.


The knockout draw will be predetermined, with each group winner facing the runner-up from another group.
The knockout bracket will be predetermined, with the group winners facing runners-up from neighbouring groups.


The second-round pairings will be:
The second-round pairings will be:
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* Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G
* Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G


==Prize money==
===Prize money===
The total prize fund will be £800,000.
The total prize fund will be £800,000, with £175,000 awarded to the champion.


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


Players who finish top of their group will receive an additional £7,500 bonus.
Each player finishing top of their group will receive an additional £7,500 bonus.


==Qualification==
===Qualification===
The tournament will feature 32 players drawn from multiple qualification routes across the 2026 IDF season.
The tournament will feature 32 players qualifying through several routes across the 2026 IDF season.


Places will be awarded to players based on performances in IDF televised ranking events, selected major finals, the IDF Order of Merit and a dedicated Grand Slam qualifier.
Automatic places are awarded to leading performers from major IDF tournaments, with additional places determined through the IDF Order of Merit, ProTour performances and the dedicated Grand Slam qualifier.


The eight highest-ranked qualified players on the IDF Order of Merit will be seeded.
Where a player qualifies through more than one route, the vacant position passes to the next eligible player under the relevant qualification criteria.


The remaining 24 players will be unseeded and drawn into the eight groups, with each group containing one player from each draw pool.
The eight highest-ranked qualified players on the IDF Order of Merit were designated as seeds and placed directly into Groups A to H.


The complete list of qualifiers will be confirmed before the group-stage draw.
The remaining 24 players are unseeded and will be allocated to the groups when the full field has been confirmed.


==Seeded players==
==Qualified players==
The IDF confirmed the eight seeded players and their allocated groups.
The following players have confirmed places in the tournament.
 
===Seeded players===
{| class="wikitable"
! Seed
! Player
! Group
! Qualification
|-
| 1
| Alex Brow
| A
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| 2
| Logan White
| B
| Defending champion
|-
| 3
| Max Mad
| C
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| 4
| Parker Reeves
| D
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| 5
| Elias Storm
| E
| [[2026 IDF World Grand Prix]] champion
|-
| 6
| Quinn Sanders
| F
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| 7
| Jack Mercer
| G
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| 8
| Wyatt Walker
| H
| IDF Order of Merit
|}
 
===Other confirmed qualifiers===
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Qualification
|-
| Duncan MacLeod
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| Rhys Morgan
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| Hunter Jackson
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| Bram De Waal
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| Niklas Hofer
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| Benjamin Carter
| IDF Order of Merit
|-
| Harry Lewis
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Callum Pike
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Jeroen van Dijk
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Nathan Owens
| European Championship semi-finalist
|-
| Ethan Mitchell
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Blake Carter
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Noah Parker
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Mason Kelly
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Cole Hamilton
| ProTour qualification
|-
| Connor Hayes
| ProTour qualification
|}
 
Twenty-four of the 32 places have therefore been confirmed, with eight positions remaining.
 
The remaining places will be decided through the final qualification routes and the IDF Grand Slam qualifier.
 
==Seeds==
The seeded players were allocated directly to the eight groups.


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==Groups==
==Groups==
Only the seeded positions have been confirmed. The remaining three positions in each group will be determined following the completion of qualification and the group-stage draw.
Only the seeded position in each group has been determined. The other three players will be drawn once the full 32-player field has been confirmed.


===Group A===
===Group A===
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! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Jack Mercer|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Jack Mercer|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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! LA
! LA
! +/−
! +/−
! Pts
|-
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=}}
| {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=}}
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
| ''TBC''
| ''TBC''
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
The IDF released the tournament schedule alongside the format announcement.
The tournament is scheduled to run across nine days from 14 to 22 November.
 
The group stage will be contested across the opening four days. Each group will play its first two rounds of fixtures before the final group matches determine qualification for the knockout stage.


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|}


==Background==
==Defending champion==
The Grand Slam of Darts is one of the IDF's major ranking tournaments and differs from most events on the circuit through its opening round-robin group stage.
White enters the tournament as defending champion after winning the 2025 edition.


The 2026 tournament is scheduled to take place three weeks after the [[2026 IDF European Championship]], which was won by [[Logan White]] after he defeated defending champion [[Alex Brow]] 16–14 in the final.
White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final to claim the title. The pair subsequently met in another major final at the [[2026 IDF European Championship]], where White again defeated Brow, winning 16–14.


[[Elias Storm]] enters the Grand Slam as the fifth seed. Storm returned from a broken wrist at the European Championship, where he defeated [[Cole Hamilton]] in the first round before losing 11–9 to [[Nathan Owens]] in the second round. The Grand Slam will be Storm's second tournament since returning from the injury.
White will begin the 2026 Grand Slam in Group B as the second seed, while Brow was allocated to Group A as the top seed.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:36, 18 August 2026

2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament information
Dates14–22 November 2026
VenueAldersley Leisure Village
LocationWolverhampton, England
Organisation(s)IDF
FormatLegs
Prize fund£800,000
Winner's share£175,000
«2025 2027»

The 2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts is an upcoming professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF). It is scheduled to take place from 14 to 22 November 2026 at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England.

The tournament will feature 32 players divided into eight groups of four, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stage.

Logan White is the defending champion, having defeated Alex Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final.

The IDF initially announced the eight seeded players before confirming the first group of additional qualifiers. The complete group-stage draw will be conducted after all 32 competitors have been determined.

Background

Format

The tournament will begin with eight groups of four players.

Each player will play every other player in their group once. The top two players from each group will advance to the second round, while the bottom two will be eliminated.

Group positions will be determined by:

  1. Number of match wins
  2. Leg difference
  3. Legs won
  4. Head-to-head result
  5. Tournament average, if required

All group-stage matches will be played over the best of nine legs.

The knockout stage will be played as follows:

  • Group stage: best of 9 legs
  • Second round: best of 19 legs
  • Quarter-finals: best of 31 legs
  • Semi-finals: best of 31 legs
  • Final: best of 31 legs

The group stage will therefore be first to five legs, the second round first to 10, and all matches from the quarter-finals onwards first to 16.

The knockout bracket will be predetermined, with the group winners facing runners-up from neighbouring groups.

The second-round pairings will be:

  • Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B
  • Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A
  • Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D
  • Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C
  • Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F
  • Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
  • Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H
  • Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G

Prize money

The total prize fund will be £800,000, with £175,000 awarded to the champion.

Stage Prize money Players Total
Winner £175,000 1 £175,000
Runner-up £85,000 1 £85,000
Semi-finalists £50,000 2 £100,000
Quarter-finalists £30,000 4 £120,000
Second round £17,500 8 £140,000
Third in group £9,000 8 £72,000
Fourth in group £6,000 8 £48,000
Group winner bonus £7,500 8 £60,000
Total £800,000

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

Each player finishing top of their group will receive an additional £7,500 bonus.

Qualification

The tournament will feature 32 players qualifying through several routes across the 2026 IDF season.

Automatic places are awarded to leading performers from major IDF tournaments, with additional places determined through the IDF Order of Merit, ProTour performances and the dedicated Grand Slam qualifier.

Where a player qualifies through more than one route, the vacant position passes to the next eligible player under the relevant qualification criteria.

The eight highest-ranked qualified players on the IDF Order of Merit were designated as seeds and placed directly into Groups A to H.

The remaining 24 players are unseeded and will be allocated to the groups when the full field has been confirmed.

Qualified players

The following players have confirmed places in the tournament.

Seeded players

Seed Player Group Qualification
1 Alex Brow A IDF Order of Merit
2 Logan White B Defending champion
3 Max Mad C IDF Order of Merit
4 Parker Reeves D IDF Order of Merit
5 Elias Storm E 2026 IDF World Grand Prix champion
6 Quinn Sanders F IDF Order of Merit
7 Jack Mercer G IDF Order of Merit
8 Wyatt Walker H IDF Order of Merit

Other confirmed qualifiers

Player Qualification
Duncan MacLeod IDF Order of Merit
Rhys Morgan IDF Order of Merit
Hunter Jackson IDF Order of Merit
Bram De Waal IDF Order of Merit
Niklas Hofer IDF Order of Merit
Benjamin Carter IDF Order of Merit
Harry Lewis ProTour qualification
Callum Pike ProTour qualification
Jeroen van Dijk ProTour qualification
Nathan Owens European Championship semi-finalist
Ethan Mitchell ProTour qualification
Blake Carter ProTour qualification
Noah Parker ProTour qualification
Mason Kelly ProTour qualification
Cole Hamilton ProTour qualification
Connor Hayes ProTour qualification

Twenty-four of the 32 places have therefore been confirmed, with eight positions remaining.

The remaining places will be decided through the final qualification routes and the IDF Grand Slam qualifier.

Seeds

The seeded players were allocated directly to the eight groups.

Seed Player Group
1 Alex Brow A
2 Logan White B
3 Max Mad C
4 Parker Reeves D
5 Elias Storm E
6 Quinn Sanders F
7 Jack Mercer G
8 Wyatt Walker H

Groups

Only the seeded position in each group has been determined. The other three players will be drawn once the full 32-player field has been confirmed.

Group A

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Alex Brow 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Logan White 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group C

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Max Mad 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group D

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Parker Reeves 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group E

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Elias Storm 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group F

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Quinn Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group G

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Jack Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group H

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Wyatt Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0

Schedule

The tournament is scheduled to run across nine days from 14 to 22 November.

Date Session Stage Matches
14 November Afternoon Group stage – first matches 8
Evening Group stage – first matches 8
15 November Afternoon Group stage – second matches 4
Evening Group stage – second matches 4
16 November Afternoon Group stage – second matches 4
Evening Group stage – second matches 4
17 November Afternoon Group stage – final matches 8
Evening Group stage – final matches 8
18 November Evening Second round 4
19 November Evening Second round 4
20 November Evening Quarter-finals 2
21 November Evening Quarter-finals 2
22 November Afternoon Semi-finals 2
22 November Evening Final 1

Defending champion

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

White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final to claim the title. The pair subsequently met in another major final at the 2026 IDF European Championship, where White again defeated Brow, winning 16–14.

White will begin the 2026 Grand Slam in Group B as the second seed, while Brow was allocated to Group A as the top seed.

References

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