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# {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Alex Brow]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Max Mad]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Elias Storm]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Lukas Parker]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Mason Owens}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Mason Owens]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Zion Carter}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Zion Carter]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Theo Bartlett]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Kai Mitchell]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Harrison Lewis}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Harrison Lewis]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Rhys Donovan}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Rhys Donovan]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Blake Carter}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Blake Carter]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Zachary Moorcroft}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Zachary Moorcroft]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Ryan Thomas}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Ryan Thomas]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Callum Pike}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Callum Pike]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Nate Parker}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Nate Parker]]}} | ||
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# {{PDCFlag|Owen Quinn}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Owen Quinn]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Tyler Keane}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Tyler Keane]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Josh Kincaid}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Josh Kincaid]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Dylan Rowe}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Dylan Rowe]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Jack Morrow}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Jack Morrow]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Dylan Frost}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Dylan Frost]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Quinn Sanders]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Joel Merrick}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Joel Merrick]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Callan Briggs}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Callan Briggs]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Toby Haines}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Toby Haines]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Mason Drury}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Mason Drury]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Brandon Shaw}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Brandon Shaw]]}} | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Lewis Carter}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Lewis Carter]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Alfie Kent}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Alfie Kent]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Harvey Cole}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Harvey Cole]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
# {{PDCFlag|Brandon Wells}} | # {{PDCFlag|[[Brandon Wells]]}} ''(first round)'' | ||
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Revision as of 12:55, 13 June 2026
| 2026 IDF World Matchplay | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 18–26 July 2026 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | International Darts Federation (IDF) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
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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.
Max Mad is the defending champion, having defeated Lukas Parker 18–14 in the 2025 final.
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.
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IDF Order of Merit seeds
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IDF Tour qualifiers
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Draw
| First round (best of 19 legs) 18–20 July | Second round (best of 21 legs) 21–22 July | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 23–24 July | Semi-finals (best of 33 legs) 25 July | Final (best of 35 legs) 26 July | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Logan White 101.44 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Quinn 91.62 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Logan White | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nate Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nate Parker 96.80 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Keane 93.18 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Theo Bartlett 99.27 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Kincaid 94.33 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Theo Bartlett | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Rowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kai Mitchell 95.92 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Rowe 97.10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm 103.65 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Morrow 95.44 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elias Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Zachary Moorcroft | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Zachary Moorcroft 98.36 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Frost 96.29 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lukas Parker 100.18 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinn Sanders 92.91 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lukas Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Merrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Blake Carter 94.86 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Merrick 97.52 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alex Brow 97.98 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Callan Briggs 86.42 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alex Brow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Callum Pike | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Callum Pike 95.61 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toby Haines 90.47 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Zion Carter 98.73 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mason Drury 96.02 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Zion Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Harrison Lewis 93.65 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Shaw 96.84 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Max Mad 102.28 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Carter 94.15 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Max Mad | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Thomas 97.88 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfie Kent 93.74 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mason Owens 99.41 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvey Cole 91.82 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mason Owens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rhys Donovan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rhys Donovan 96.55 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Wells 92.19 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||