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The tournament featured 32 players, initially divided into eight groups of four, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stage.
The tournament featured 32 players, initially 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 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025 final]].
[[Logan White]] entered as the defending champion, having defeated [[Alex Brow]] 16–13 in the [[2025 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025 final]]. White's title defence ended in the quarter-finals, where Brow defeated him 16–14 in their third major final-stage meeting across the previous two seasons.


The second round concluded on 19 November. White defeated [[Hunter Jackson]] 10–7 to continue his title defence and set up a quarter-final against Brow. [[Duncan MacLeod]] eliminated unbeaten group winner [[Ryan Thomas]], while [[Elias Storm]] defeated [[Benjamin Carter]] 10–8 to reach his first major quarter-final since returning from his wrist injury. [[Jeroen van Dijk]] completed the quarter-final line-up with victory over [[Jamie Fletcher]].
[[Max Mad]] also advanced to the semi-finals after defeating [[Duncan MacLeod]] 16–11.


==Background==
==Background==
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* Final: best of 31 legs
* Final: best of 31 legs


The second round is therefore first to 10 legs, while all matches from the quarter-finals onwards are first to 16.
The second round was therefore first to 10 legs, while all matches from the quarter-finals onwards are first to 16.
 
The knockout bracket was predetermined, with the group winners facing the runners-up from neighbouring groups.


===Prize money===
===Prize money===
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The group stage was played from 14 to 17 November.
The group stage was played from 14 to 17 November.


Brow and White completed perfect group campaigns in Groups A and B respectively.
Brow and White completed perfect campaigns in Groups A and B respectively.


[[Max Mad]] won Group C ahead of MacLeod after a three-way tie with [[Ethan Mitchell]], while Thomas won all three of his Group D matches.
Mad won Group C ahead of MacLeod following a three-way tie with [[Ethan Mitchell]], while [[Ryan Thomas]] won all three of his Group D matches.


[[Rhys Morgan]] won Group E on leg difference, with Storm advancing in second place ahead of [[Cole Hamilton]].
[[Rhys Morgan]] won Group E, with [[Elias Storm]] progressing in second ahead of [[Cole Hamilton]].


Carter completed an unbeaten Group F campaign ahead of [[Quinn Sanders]], while [[Harry Lewis]] won Group G with three victories.
[[Benjamin Carter]] won Group F ahead of [[Quinn Sanders]]. [[Harry Lewis]] topped Group G, while [[Jamie Fletcher]] qualified in second and seventh seed [[Jack Mercer]] was eliminated.


Van Dijk defeated [[Wyatt Walker]] in their final group match to win Group H, with Walker progressing as runner-up.
[[Jeroen van Dijk]] won Group H ahead of [[Wyatt Walker]].


==Final group standings==
==Final group standings==
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===Second round===
===Second round===
The knockout stage began on 18 November.
Brow defeated [[Nathan Owens]] 10–6 with a 110.26 average, while White defeated [[Hunter Jackson]] 10–7 with a tournament-leading 111.02 average.


Sanders defeated Morgan 10–7 after recovering from 3–1 behind. Sanders averaged 106.72, while Morgan averaged 104.31.
Mad defeated Reeves 10–8 and MacLeod eliminated previously unbeaten Thomas 10–8.


Mad defeated Reeves 10–8. Reeves led 6–4 before Mad won four consecutive legs and eventually secured the match with back-to-back 13-dart legs. Mad averaged 108.57 compared with Reeves's 106.84.
Sanders defeated Morgan 10–7, while Storm beat Carter 10–8 to reach his first major quarter-final since returning from a broken wrist.


Brow continued his unbeaten tournament with a 10–6 victory over Owens, recording a 110.26 average.
Walker defeated Lewis 10–9 in a deciding leg, and Van Dijk defeated Fletcher 10–6.


Walker completed the first session by defeating Lewis 10–9. Lewis missed two match darts in the deciding leg before Walker finished 84 to advance.
===Quarter-finals===
The quarter-finals began on 20 November.


The remaining four second-round matches were played on 19 November.
Mad defeated MacLeod 16–11 in the opening match.


MacLeod ended Thomas's unbeaten tournament with a 10–8 victory.
MacLeod started strongly and took an early 4–2 advantage, but Mad responded with four consecutive legs to move 6–4 ahead. MacLeod levelled the match at 6–6 before Mad established control by winning five of the next six legs.


Thomas, who had won all three of his group-stage matches, led 4–2 before MacLeod won four consecutive legs to move 6–4 ahead. Thomas responded to level at 6–6, and the match remained tied at 7–7 before MacLeod broke throw with a 12-dart leg.
Mad moved 11–7 ahead before MacLeod responded with consecutive legs to reduce the deficit to 11–9. Mad then won three successive legs to move within two of victory.


Thomas immediately broke back for 8–8, but MacLeod won the 17th leg in 13 darts and then checked out 116 in the following leg to complete the victory.
MacLeod took two of the next three to remain alive at 15–11, but Mad completed the match in the 27th leg with a 13-dart hold.


MacLeod averaged 107.26, while Thomas averaged 105.91.
Mad averaged 109.24 and hit 13 maximums. MacLeod averaged 106.47.


Storm defeated Group F winner Carter 10–8 to reach the quarter-finals.
The second quarter-final saw Brow defeat defending champion White 16–14 in one of the tournament's highest-quality matches.


Carter opened the match with a 3–1 lead before Storm won four of the next five legs to level the contest at 5–5. Carter moved 7–6 ahead, but Storm produced consecutive 14-dart legs to take the lead for the first time at 8–7.
The match was a rematch of both the 2025 Grand Slam final, which White won 16–13, and the 2026 European Championship final, which White won 16–14.


Carter levelled at 8–8, before Storm held throw in 13 darts and broke in the 18th leg with a 96 checkout to complete the victory.
White made the faster start, winning three of the opening four legs before Brow recovered to level at 4–4. Neither player was able to establish a significant advantage through the middle of the match, with the scores level at 6–6, 8–8 and 10–10.


Storm averaged 104.86 compared with Carter's 103.92. It was Storm's best sustained performance since returning from his wrist injury, although still below the scoring levels he produced during his World Grand Prix victory.
White broke Brow in the 21st leg and held in 12 darts to establish the first two-leg advantage since the opening stages at 12–10.


Van Dijk continued his unbeaten tournament by defeating Fletcher 10–6.
Brow immediately responded, taking out 124 to break back before holding in 13 darts to level at 12–12.


Fletcher remained level at 3–3 before Van Dijk won five consecutive legs to establish an 8–3 advantage. Fletcher took three of the next four legs, but Van Dijk closed the match with a 13-dart leg.
White moved ahead again at 13–12, but Brow won three consecutive legs, including a 10-darter in the 27th, to move within one leg of victory at 15–13.


Van Dijk averaged 107.08, while Fletcher averaged 102.74.
White saved the match in the 29th leg with a 121 checkout to reduce the deficit to 15–14.


Defending champion White completed the second round with a 10–7 victory over Jackson.
In the 30th leg, White left 36 after 12 darts, but Brow produced a 130 checkout, finishing treble 20, treble 18 and double 8, to win 16–14 and eliminate the defending champion.


Jackson led 2–0 and 4–2, but White responded with five consecutive legs, including a 10-dart leg and consecutive 12-darters, to move 7–4 ahead.
Brow averaged 112.08, the highest average of the tournament, while White averaged 111.47. The pair combined for 31 maximums, with Brow hitting 16 and White 15.


Jackson reduced the deficit to 8–7 before White held throw in 11 darts and then broke Jackson in the 17th leg with a 121 checkout to seal the victory.
The victory was Brow's first over White in a major knockout match since before the 2025 Grand Slam final and sent him through to face Mad in the semi-finals.
 
White averaged 111.02, the highest average of the second round, while Jackson averaged 106.38.
 
White's victory set up a quarter-final against Brow, a rematch of both the 2025 Grand Slam final and the 2026 European Championship final.


==Draw==
==Draw==
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| RD2-seed03 = C1
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| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Duncan MacLeod|avg=}}
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| RD2-score04 =
| RD2-score04 = 11


| RD2-seed05 = F2
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| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=}}
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Jeroen van Dijk|avg=}}
| RD2-score08 =
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==Second-round results==
==Knockout results==


===18 November===
===Second round===
====Evening session====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Player
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| Wyatt Walker
| Wyatt Walker
| 105.76–106.13
| 105.76–106.13
|}
===19 November===
====Evening session====
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Score
! Player
! Average
|-
|-
| Ryan Thomas
| Ryan Thomas
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| Hunter Jackson
| Hunter Jackson
| 111.02–106.38
| 111.02–106.38
|}
===Quarter-finals===
====20 November====
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Score
! Player
! Average
|-
| Max Mad
| 16–11
| Duncan MacLeod
| 109.24–106.47
|-
| Alex Brow
| 16–14
| Logan White
| 112.08–111.47
|}
|}


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
===20 November===
====Evening session====
Quarter-finals:
* Max Mad v Duncan MacLeod
* Alex Brow v Logan White


===21 November===
===21 November===
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===22 November===
===22 November===
====Afternoon session====
====Afternoon session====
Semi-finals.
Semi-finals:
 
* Alex Brow v Max Mad
* Winner of Sanders/Storm v winner of Walker/Van Dijk


====Evening session====
====Evening session====
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White entered the tournament as defending champion after winning the 2025 edition.
White entered the tournament as defending champion after winning the 2025 edition.


White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final before defeating him again, 16–14, in the final of the [[2026 IDF European Championship]].
White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final and again defeated Brow 16–14 in the final of the [[2026 IDF European Championship]].


White completed the Grand Slam group stage with three victories before defeating Jackson 10–7 in the second round with a 111.02 average.
White won all three of his group-stage matches before defeating Jackson 10–7 in the second round.


His victory set up another meeting with Brow in the quarter-finals. Brow remained unbeaten through the group stage and second round, meaning one of the two finalists from the previous Grand Slam will be eliminated before the semi-finals.
His title defence ended against Brow in the quarter-finals. Despite averaging 111.47, White was beaten 16–14 as Brow produced a tournament-high 112.08 average and a 130 checkout to win the match.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:40, 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 a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF), taking place from 14 to 22 November 2026 at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England.

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

Logan White entered as the defending champion, having defeated Alex Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final. White's title defence ended in the quarter-finals, where Brow defeated him 16–14 in their third major final-stage meeting across the previous two seasons.

Max Mad also advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Duncan MacLeod 16–11.

Background

Format

The tournament began with eight groups of four players.

Each player played every other player in their group once. The top two players from each group advanced to the second round, while the bottom two were eliminated.

Group positions were 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 were played over the best of nine legs.

The knockout stage is 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 second round was therefore first to 10 legs, while all matches from the quarter-finals onwards are first to 16.

Prize money

The total prize fund is £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 counts towards the IDF Order of Merit.

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

Qualification

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

Automatic places were awarded to leading performers from major IDF tournaments, with additional places determined through the IDF Order of Merit and ProTour performances.

The final eight places were awarded through the IDF Grand Slam qualifier.

The eight highest-ranked qualified players on the IDF Order of Merit were designated as seeds.

Group stage

The group stage was played from 14 to 17 November.

Brow and White completed perfect campaigns in Groups A and B respectively.

Mad won Group C ahead of MacLeod following a three-way tie with Ethan Mitchell, while Ryan Thomas won all three of his Group D matches.

Rhys Morgan won Group E, with Elias Storm progressing in second ahead of Cole Hamilton.

Benjamin Carter won Group F ahead of Quinn Sanders. Harry Lewis topped Group G, while Jamie Fletcher qualified in second and seventh seed Jack Mercer was eliminated.

Jeroen van Dijk won Group H ahead of Wyatt Walker.

Final group standings

Group A

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Alex Brow 3 3 0 15 7 +8 Qualified
2 Hunter Jackson 3 2 1 14 10 +4 Qualified
3 Daniel McKenna 3 1 2 9 13 −4 Eliminated
4 Noah Parker 3 0 3 7 15 −8 Eliminated

Group B

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Logan White 3 3 0 15 6 +9 Qualified
2 Nathan Owens 3 2 1 13 8 +5 Qualified
3 Bram De Waal 3 1 2 9 12 −3 Eliminated
4 Lukas Weber 3 0 3 4 15 −11 Eliminated

Group C

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Max Mad 3 2 1 14 11 +3 Qualified
2 Duncan MacLeod 3 2 1 13 10 +3 Qualified
3 Ethan Mitchell 3 2 1 13 13 0 Eliminated
4 Sean Donovan 3 0 3 9 15 −6 Eliminated

Group D

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Ryan Thomas 3 3 0 15 11 +4 Qualified
2 Parker Reeves 3 2 1 14 10 +4 Qualified
3 Niklas Hofer 3 1 2 10 14 −4 Eliminated
4 Mason Kelly 3 0 3 11 15 −4 Eliminated

Group E

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Rhys Morgan 3 2 1 13 10 +3 Qualified
2 Elias Storm 3 2 1 14 12 +2 Qualified
3 Cole Hamilton 3 2 1 13 11 +2 Eliminated
4 Oliver Bartlett 3 0 3 8 15 −7 Eliminated

Group F

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Benjamin Carter 3 3 0 15 10 +5 Qualified
2 Quinn Sanders 3 2 1 14 10 +4 Qualified
3 Blake Carter 3 1 2 12 12 0 Eliminated
4 Matteo Vermeulen 3 0 3 6 15 −9 Eliminated

Group G

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Harry Lewis 3 3 0 15 9 +6 Qualified
2 Jamie Fletcher 3 2 1 13 11 +2 Qualified
3 Jack Mercer 3 1 2 13 12 +1 Eliminated
4 Connor Hayes 3 0 3 6 15 −9 Eliminated

Group H

Pos Player Pld W L LF LA +/− Status
1 Jeroen van Dijk 3 3 0 15 10 +5 Qualified
2 Wyatt Walker 3 2 1 14 12 +2 Qualified
3 Callum Pike 3 1 2 13 13 0 Eliminated
4 Lewis Moorcroft 3 0 3 8 15 −7 Eliminated

Knockout stage

Second round

Brow defeated Nathan Owens 10–6 with a 110.26 average, while White defeated Hunter Jackson 10–7 with a tournament-leading 111.02 average.

Mad defeated Reeves 10–8 and MacLeod eliminated previously unbeaten Thomas 10–8.

Sanders defeated Morgan 10–7, while Storm beat Carter 10–8 to reach his first major quarter-final since returning from a broken wrist.

Walker defeated Lewis 10–9 in a deciding leg, and Van Dijk defeated Fletcher 10–6.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals began on 20 November.

Mad defeated MacLeod 16–11 in the opening match.

MacLeod started strongly and took an early 4–2 advantage, but Mad responded with four consecutive legs to move 6–4 ahead. MacLeod levelled the match at 6–6 before Mad established control by winning five of the next six legs.

Mad moved 11–7 ahead before MacLeod responded with consecutive legs to reduce the deficit to 11–9. Mad then won three successive legs to move within two of victory.

MacLeod took two of the next three to remain alive at 15–11, but Mad completed the match in the 27th leg with a 13-dart hold.

Mad averaged 109.24 and hit 13 maximums. MacLeod averaged 106.47.

The second quarter-final saw Brow defeat defending champion White 16–14 in one of the tournament's highest-quality matches.

The match was a rematch of both the 2025 Grand Slam final, which White won 16–13, and the 2026 European Championship final, which White won 16–14.

White made the faster start, winning three of the opening four legs before Brow recovered to level at 4–4. Neither player was able to establish a significant advantage through the middle of the match, with the scores level at 6–6, 8–8 and 10–10.

White broke Brow in the 21st leg and held in 12 darts to establish the first two-leg advantage since the opening stages at 12–10.

Brow immediately responded, taking out 124 to break back before holding in 13 darts to level at 12–12.

White moved ahead again at 13–12, but Brow won three consecutive legs, including a 10-darter in the 27th, to move within one leg of victory at 15–13.

White saved the match in the 29th leg with a 121 checkout to reduce the deficit to 15–14.

In the 30th leg, White left 36 after 12 darts, but Brow produced a 130 checkout, finishing treble 20, treble 18 and double 8, to win 16–14 and eliminate the defending champion.

Brow averaged 112.08, the highest average of the tournament, while White averaged 111.47. The pair combined for 31 maximums, with Brow hitting 16 and White 15.

The victory was Brow's first over White in a major knockout match since before the 2025 Grand Slam final and sent him through to face Mad in the semi-finals.

Draw

Second round
Best of 19 legs 		Quarter-finals
Best of 31 legs 		Semi-finals
Best of 31 legs 		Final
Best of 31 legs
            
A1 Alex Brow 110.26 10
B2 Nathan Owens 105.42 6
A1 Alex Brow 112.08 16
B1 Logan White 111.47 14
B1 Logan White 111.02 10
A2 Hunter Jackson 106.38 7
A1 Alex Brow
C1 Max Mad
C1 Max Mad 108.57 10
D2 Parker Reeves 106.84 8
C1 Max Mad 109.24 16
C2 Duncan MacLeod 106.47 11
D1 Ryan Thomas 105.91 8
C2 Duncan MacLeod 107.26 10
 
 
E1 Rhys Morgan 104.31 7
F2 Quinn Sanders 106.72 10
F2 Quinn Sanders
E2 Elias Storm
F1 Benjamin Carter 103.92 8
E2 Elias Storm 104.86 10
 
 
G1 Harry Lewis 105.76 9
H2 Wyatt Walker 106.13 10
H2 Wyatt Walker
H1 Jeroen van Dijk
H1 Jeroen van Dijk 107.08 10
G2 Jamie Fletcher 102.74 6

Knockout results

Second round

Player Score Player Average
Rhys Morgan 7–10 Quinn Sanders 104.31–106.72
Max Mad 10–8 Parker Reeves 108.57–106.84
Alex Brow 10–6 Nathan Owens 110.26–105.42
Harry Lewis 9–10 Wyatt Walker 105.76–106.13
Ryan Thomas 8–10 Duncan MacLeod 105.91–107.26
Benjamin Carter 8–10 Elias Storm 103.92–104.86
Jeroen van Dijk 10–6 Jamie Fletcher 107.08–102.74
Logan White 10–7 Hunter Jackson 111.02–106.38

Quarter-finals

20 November

Player Score Player Average
Max Mad 16–11 Duncan MacLeod 109.24–106.47
Alex Brow 16–14 Logan White 112.08–111.47

Schedule

21 November

Evening session

Quarter-finals:

  • Quinn Sanders v Elias Storm
  • Wyatt Walker v Jeroen van Dijk

22 November

Afternoon session

Semi-finals:

  • Alex Brow v Max Mad
  • Winner of Sanders/Storm v winner of Walker/Van Dijk

Evening session

Final.

Defending champion

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

White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final and again defeated Brow 16–14 in the final of the 2026 IDF European Championship.

White won all three of his group-stage matches before defeating Jackson 10–7 in the second round.

His title defence ended against Brow in the quarter-finals. Despite averaging 111.47, White was beaten 16–14 as Brow produced a tournament-high 112.08 average and a 130 checkout to win the match.

References

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