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'''IDF Order of Merit seeds'''
'''IDF Order of Merit seeds'''
# {{flagathlete|[[Logan White]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Alex Brow]]|AUS}}
# {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Max Mad]]|USA}}
# {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Elias Storm]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Lukas Parker]]|CAN}}
# {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Mason Owens]]|AUS}}
# {{PDCFlag|Mason Owens}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Zion Carter]]|USA}}
# {{PDCFlag|Zion Carter}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Theo Bartlett]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Kai Mitchell]]|AUS}}
# {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Harrison Lewis]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Harrison Lewis}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Rhys Donovan]]|WAL}}
# {{PDCFlag|Rhys Donovan}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Blake Carter]]|USA}}
# {{PDCFlag|Blake Carter}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Zachary Moorcroft]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Zachary Moorcroft}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Thomas]]|WAL}}
# {{PDCFlag|Ryan Thomas}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Callum Pike]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Callum Pike}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Nate Parker]]|CAN}}
# {{PDCFlag|Nate Parker}}


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'''IDF Tour qualifiers'''
'''IDF Tour qualifiers'''
# {{flagathlete|[[Owen Quinn]]|IRE}}
# {{PDCFlag|Owen Quinn}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Tyler Keane]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Tyler Keane}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Josh Kincaid]]|USA}}
# {{PDCFlag|Josh Kincaid}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Dylan Rowe]]|WAL}}
# {{PDCFlag|Dylan Rowe}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Jack Morrow]]|SCO}}
# {{PDCFlag|Jack Morrow}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Dylan Frost]]|CAN}}
# {{PDCFlag|Dylan Frost}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Quinn Sanders]]|USA}}
# {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Joel Merrick]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Joel Merrick}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Callan Briggs]]|SCO}}
# {{PDCFlag|Callan Briggs}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Toby Haines]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Toby Haines}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Mason Drury]]|AUS}}
# {{PDCFlag|Mason Drury}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Brandon Shaw]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Brandon Shaw}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Lewis Carter]]|WAL}}
# {{PDCFlag|Lewis Carter}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Alfie Kent]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Alfie Kent}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Harvey Cole]]|ENG}}
# {{PDCFlag|Harvey Cole}}
# {{flagathlete|[[Brandon Wells]]|USA}}
# {{PDCFlag|Brandon Wells}}
{{col-end}}


==Draw==
==Draw==
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Revision as of 12:31, 13 June 2026

2026 IDF World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates18–26 July 2026
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)International Darts Federation (IDF)
FormatLegs
«2025 2027»

The 2026 IDF World Matchplay is a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF), scheduled to take place from 18 to 26 July 2026 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England. It is the latest staging of the IDF World Matchplay, one of the IDF's premier leg-play events.

The tournament features 32 players. The top 16 players on the IDF Order of Merit qualified as seeded players, while a further 16 players qualified through the IDF Tour rankings. Logan White entered the event as the number one seed, ahead of Alex Brow, Max Mad and Elias Storm. The draw placed each seeded player against an unseeded qualifier in the first round.

Overview

Background

The IDF World Matchplay is a leg-format tournament staged as one of the leading summer events on the IDF calendar. Unlike set-play majors, the event is played entirely over legs, with longer match distances introduced as the tournament progresses. The format has often been associated with high scoring, pressure doubling and extended late-stage matches, as players are required to win by two clear legs unless a sudden-death limit is reached.

The 2026 edition continued the 32-player structure used for the event, with the top 16 players from the IDF Order of Merit seeded into the draw. The remaining places were awarded to players from the IDF Tour rankings who had not already qualified through the main ranking list.

Format

The top 16 players in the IDF Order of Merit were seeded and drawn against 16 unseeded qualifiers. All matches are played in leg format. Matches must be won by two clear legs, with a sudden-death leg used if a match reaches the tournament's extended-leg limit.

The number of legs required to win increases as the tournament progresses:

  • First round: Best of 19 legs
  • Second round: Best of 21 legs
  • Quarter-finals: Best of 31 legs
  • Semi-finals: Best of 33 legs
  • Final: Best of 35 legs

Qualification

The top 16 players on the IDF Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. A further 16 players were selected from the IDF Tour rankings.