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[[Logan White]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Alex Brow]] 16–13 in the [[2025 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025 final]].
[[Logan White]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Alex Brow]] 16–13 in the [[2025 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025 final]].


The opening day was completed on 14 November, with all 32 players making their first group-stage appearance. White recorded the highest average of the day with 108.64, while [[Jamie Fletcher]] and [[Ryan Thomas]] produced victories over seeded opposition.
The second round of group matches began on 15 November. Brow became the first player to record two victories after defeating [[Noah Parker]] 5–1, while White also maintained his unbeaten start. [[Ethan Mitchell]] defeated third seed [[Max Mad]] 5–4 to leave Group C open ahead of the remaining fixtures.


==Background==
==Background==
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During the afternoon session, top seed Brow defeated [[Daniel McKenna]] 5–2, while defending champion White beat [[Lukas Weber]] 5–1 with a 108.64 average, the highest of the day.
During the afternoon session, top seed Brow defeated [[Daniel McKenna]] 5–2, while defending champion White beat [[Lukas Weber]] 5–1 with a 108.64 average, the highest of the day.


[[Max Mad]], [[Elias Storm]], [[Quinn Sanders]] and [[Wyatt Walker]] also began with victories.
Mad, [[Elias Storm]], [[Quinn Sanders]] and [[Wyatt Walker]] also began with victories.


Two seeds were beaten, with Thomas recovering from 4–2 behind to defeat fourth seed [[Parker Reeves]] 5–4, while Fletcher edged seventh seed [[Jack Mercer]] by the same score.
Two seeds were beaten, with [[Ryan Thomas]] recovering from 4–2 behind to defeat fourth seed [[Parker Reeves]] 5–4, while [[Jamie Fletcher]] edged seventh seed [[Jack Mercer]] by the same score.


The remaining eight opening matches were played during the evening session.
During the evening session, [[Hunter Jackson]] beat Parker 5–3, [[Nathan Owens]] defeated [[Bram De Waal]] 5–2 and [[Duncan MacLeod]] opened his campaign with a 5–3 victory over Mitchell.


[[Hunter Jackson]] defeated [[Noah Parker]] 5–3 in Group A. Parker held a 2–1 lead before Jackson won three consecutive legs to move 4–2 ahead. Parker reduced the deficit, but Jackson completed the victory in the eighth leg with a 13-dart hold. Jackson averaged 104.16, compared with Parker's 100.47.
[[Niklas Hofer]], [[Rhys Morgan]], [[Benjamin Carter]], [[Harry Lewis]] and [[Jeroen van Dijk]] also won their opening matches.


European Championship semi-finalist [[Nathan Owens]] began Group B with a 5–2 victory over [[Bram De Waal]]. Owens won the opening two legs before De Waal levelled at 2–2, after which Owens took three consecutive legs to complete the match. Owens averaged 105.32, while De Waal averaged 99.81.
===15 November===
The second series of group-stage matches began during the afternoon session.
 
Brow strengthened his position at the top of Group A with a 5–1 victory over Noah Parker. Parker took the opening leg, but Brow responded with five consecutive legs, including finishes of 121 and 116, to complete the match in six legs. Brow averaged 109.18, the highest average of the tournament since White's opening performance.
 
The victory moved Brow to two wins from two matches with a leg difference of +7. Parker fell to 0–2.


[[Duncan MacLeod]] defeated [[Ethan Mitchell]] 5–3 in Group C. Mitchell led 2–1 before MacLeod won three successive legs. Mitchell held throw to remain in the match at 4–3, but MacLeod finished 121 in the eighth leg to secure the win. MacLeod averaged 106.08, compared with Mitchell's 102.36.
Defending champion White also made it two victories from two by defeating De Waal 5–2 in Group B. De Waal remained level at 2–2 after four legs, before White won the final three legs in 13, 12 and 14 darts. White averaged 107.52 compared with De Waal's 101.16.


Group D saw [[Niklas Hofer]] defeat [[Mason Kelly]] 5–4. Hofer led 3–1 before Kelly won three of the next four legs to level at 4–4. Hofer then held throw in 14 darts in the deciding leg. Hofer averaged 101.92, while Kelly averaged 100.84.
Group C produced the first major result of the session as Mitchell defeated third seed Mad 5–4.


[[Rhys Morgan]] defeated [[Cole Hamilton]] 5–3 in Group E. Morgan moved 3–0 ahead before Hamilton reduced the deficit to 3–2. Morgan won two of the final three legs to join Storm on one victory. Morgan averaged 103.71 compared with Hamilton's 100.95.
Mad opened a 3–1 advantage and later moved within one leg of victory at 4–2. Mitchell survived one match dart in the seventh leg before winning three consecutive legs. In the deciding leg, Mitchell took out 124 on the bullseye while Mad waited on 40.


[[Benjamin Carter]] edged [[Blake Carter]] 5–4 in Group F. Blake Carter led 3–1 and 4–3, but Benjamin Carter survived a match dart in the eighth leg before taking the decider in 15 darts. Benjamin Carter averaged 102.48, while Blake Carter averaged 103.06.
Mitchell averaged 106.37 compared with Mad's 107.06. The result moved both players to one victory and one defeat and left Group C open ahead of MacLeod's second match.


[[Harry Lewis]] produced one of the strongest performances of the evening session, defeating [[Connor Hayes]] 5–2 in Group G. Lewis won four of the opening five legs and completed the victory with a 106 checkout. He averaged 106.41, compared with Hayes's 99.64.
Reeves recovered from his opening defeat by beating [[Mason Kelly]] 5–3 in Group D. Kelly led 2–1 before Reeves won three successive legs to move 4–2 ahead. Kelly held throw in the seventh leg, but Reeves completed the victory with a 14-dart leg.


The opening day concluded with [[Jeroen van Dijk]] defeating [[Callum Pike]] 5–4 in Group H. Pike led 4–2 but missed two match darts in the seventh leg. Van Dijk won three consecutive legs, taking out 96 in the deciding leg to complete the comeback. Van Dijk averaged 104.88, while Pike averaged 104.21.
Reeves averaged 105.94 compared with Kelly's 101.72. Reeves moved to 1–1, while Kelly dropped to 0–2.


==Groups==
==Groups==
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|-
| Alex Brow
| Alex Brow
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2 || +3
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 10 || 3 || +7
|-
|-
| Hunter Jackson
| Hunter Jackson
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 3 || +2
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 3 || +2
|-
| Noah Parker
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || −2
|-
|-
| Daniel McKenna
| Daniel McKenna
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || −3
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || −3
|-
| Noah Parker
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 10 || −6
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| Logan White
| Logan White
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 1 || +4
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 10 || 3 || +7
|-
|-
| Nathan Owens
| Nathan Owens
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2 || +3
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2 || +3
|-
| Bram De Waal
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || −3
|-
|-
| Lukas Weber
| Lukas Weber
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || −4
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || −4
|-
| Bram De Waal
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 10 || −6
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| Max Mad
| Max Mad
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 3 || +2
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 8 || +1
|-
|-
| Ethan Mitchell
| Ethan Mitchell
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || −2
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 9 || −1
|-
|-
| Sean Donovan
| Sean Donovan
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| Ryan Thomas
| Ryan Thomas
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || +1
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || +1
|-
| Parker Reeves
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 8 || +1
|-
|-
| Mason Kelly
| Mason Kelly
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 10 || −3
|-
| Parker Reeves
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
|}
|}


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| 104.21–104.88
| 104.21–104.88
|}
|}
==Schedule==


===15 November===
===15 November===
====Afternoon session====
====Afternoon session====
Group stage – second matches:
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Group
* Alex Brow v Noah Parker – Group A
! Player
* Logan White v Bram De Waal – Group B
! Score
* Max Mad v Ethan Mitchell – Group C
! Player
* Parker Reeves v Mason Kelly – Group D
! Average
|-
| A
| Alex Brow
| 5–1
| Noah Parker
| 109.18–98.86
|-
| B
| Logan White
| 5–2
| Bram De Waal
| 107.52–101.16
|-
| C
| Max Mad
| 4–5
| Ethan Mitchell
| 107.06–106.37
|-
| D
| Parker Reeves
| 5–3
| Mason Kelly
| 105.94–101.72
|}


====Evening session====
====Evening session====
Group stage – second matches:
* Elias Storm v Cole Hamilton – Group E
* Elias Storm v Cole Hamilton – Group E
* Quinn Sanders v Blake Carter – Group F
* Quinn Sanders v Blake Carter – Group F
* Jack Mercer v Connor Hayes – Group G
* Jack Mercer v Connor Hayes – Group G
* Wyatt Walker v Callum Pike – Group H
* Wyatt Walker v Callum Pike – Group H
==Schedule==


===16 November===
===16 November===
====Afternoon session====
====Afternoon session====
Group stage – second matches:
Group stage:


* Hunter Jackson v Daniel McKenna – Group A
* Hunter Jackson v Daniel McKenna – Group A
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====Evening session====
====Evening session====
Group stage – second matches:
Group stage:


* Rhys Morgan v Oliver Bartlett – Group E
* Rhys Morgan v Oliver Bartlett – Group E
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White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final. The pair subsequently met in the final of the [[2026 IDF European Championship]], where White again won, defeating Brow 16–14.
White defeated Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final. The pair subsequently met in the final of the [[2026 IDF European Championship]], where White again won, defeating Brow 16–14.


White began his title defence with a 5–1 victory over Weber and recorded a 108.64 average, the highest of the opening day.
White opened his title defence with a 5–1 victory over Weber before defeating De Waal 5–2 in his second Group B match. He averaged 108.64 and 107.52 respectively in his opening two matches.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:33, 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 features 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 second round of group matches began on 15 November. Brow became the first player to record two victories after defeating Noah Parker 5–1, while White also maintained his unbeaten start. Ethan Mitchell defeated third seed Max Mad 5–4 to leave Group C open ahead of the remaining fixtures.

Background

Format

The tournament begins with eight groups of four players.

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

Group positions are 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 are 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 group stage is therefore first to five legs, the second round first to 10, and all matches from the quarter-finals onwards first to 16.

The second-round pairings are:

  • 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 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 receives an additional £7,500 bonus.

Qualification

The tournament features 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.

Qualified players

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 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
Oliver Bartlett Grand Slam qualifier
Sean Donovan Grand Slam qualifier
Lukas Weber Grand Slam qualifier
Matteo Vermeulen Grand Slam qualifier
Jamie Fletcher Grand Slam qualifier
Daniel McKenna Grand Slam qualifier
Ryan Thomas Grand Slam qualifier
Lewis Moorcroft Grand Slam qualifier

Group stage

14 November

The opening day featured the first matches in all eight groups.

During the afternoon session, top seed Brow defeated Daniel McKenna 5–2, while defending champion White beat Lukas Weber 5–1 with a 108.64 average, the highest of the day.

Mad, Elias Storm, Quinn Sanders and Wyatt Walker also began with victories.

Two seeds were beaten, with Ryan Thomas recovering from 4–2 behind to defeat fourth seed Parker Reeves 5–4, while Jamie Fletcher edged seventh seed Jack Mercer by the same score.

During the evening session, Hunter Jackson beat Parker 5–3, Nathan Owens defeated Bram De Waal 5–2 and Duncan MacLeod opened his campaign with a 5–3 victory over Mitchell.

Niklas Hofer, Rhys Morgan, Benjamin Carter, Harry Lewis and Jeroen van Dijk also won their opening matches.

15 November

The second series of group-stage matches began during the afternoon session.

Brow strengthened his position at the top of Group A with a 5–1 victory over Noah Parker. Parker took the opening leg, but Brow responded with five consecutive legs, including finishes of 121 and 116, to complete the match in six legs. Brow averaged 109.18, the highest average of the tournament since White's opening performance.

The victory moved Brow to two wins from two matches with a leg difference of +7. Parker fell to 0–2.

Defending champion White also made it two victories from two by defeating De Waal 5–2 in Group B. De Waal remained level at 2–2 after four legs, before White won the final three legs in 13, 12 and 14 darts. White averaged 107.52 compared with De Waal's 101.16.

Group C produced the first major result of the session as Mitchell defeated third seed Mad 5–4.

Mad opened a 3–1 advantage and later moved within one leg of victory at 4–2. Mitchell survived one match dart in the seventh leg before winning three consecutive legs. In the deciding leg, Mitchell took out 124 on the bullseye while Mad waited on 40.

Mitchell averaged 106.37 compared with Mad's 107.06. The result moved both players to one victory and one defeat and left Group C open ahead of MacLeod's second match.

Reeves recovered from his opening defeat by beating Mason Kelly 5–3 in Group D. Kelly led 2–1 before Reeves won three successive legs to move 4–2 ahead. Kelly held throw in the seventh leg, but Reeves completed the victory with a 14-dart leg.

Reeves averaged 105.94 compared with Kelly's 101.72. Reeves moved to 1–1, while Kelly dropped to 0–2.

Groups

Group A

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Alex Brow 2 2 0 10 3 +7
Hunter Jackson 1 1 0 5 3 +2
Daniel McKenna 1 0 1 2 5 −3
Noah Parker 2 0 2 4 10 −6

Group B

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Logan White 2 2 0 10 3 +7
Nathan Owens 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Lukas Weber 1 0 1 1 5 −4
Bram De Waal 2 0 2 4 10 −6

Group C

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Duncan MacLeod 1 1 0 5 3 +2
Max Mad 2 1 1 9 8 +1
Ethan Mitchell 2 1 1 8 9 −1
Sean Donovan 1 0 1 3 5 −2

Group D

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Niklas Hofer 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Ryan Thomas 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Parker Reeves 2 1 1 9 8 +1
Mason Kelly 2 0 2 7 10 −3

Group E

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Rhys Morgan 1 1 0 5 3 +2
Elias Storm 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Oliver Bartlett 1 0 1 4 5 −1
Cole Hamilton 1 0 1 3 5 −2

Group F

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Quinn Sanders 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Benjamin Carter 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Blake Carter 1 0 1 4 5 −1
Matteo Vermeulen 1 0 1 2 5 −3

Group G

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Harry Lewis 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Jamie Fletcher 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Jack Mercer 1 0 1 4 5 −1
Connor Hayes 1 0 1 2 5 −3

Group H

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Wyatt Walker 1 1 0 5 3 +2
Jeroen van Dijk 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Callum Pike 1 0 1 4 5 −1
Lewis Moorcroft 1 0 1 3 5 −2

Group stage results

14 November

Afternoon session

Group Player Score Player Average
A Alex Brow 5–2 Daniel McKenna 104.83–98.72
B Logan White 5–1 Lukas Weber 108.64–96.95
C Max Mad 5–3 Sean Donovan 105.76–101.24
D Parker Reeves 4–5 Ryan Thomas 103.58–102.91
E Elias Storm 5–4 Oliver Bartlett 100.38–99.86
F Quinn Sanders 5–2 Matteo Vermeulen 104.29–97.46
G Jack Mercer 4–5 Jamie Fletcher 103.44–102.16
H Wyatt Walker 5–3 Lewis Moorcroft 104.71–100.32

Evening session

Group Player Score Player Average
A Hunter Jackson 5–3 Noah Parker 104.16–100.47
B Bram De Waal 2–5 Nathan Owens 99.81–105.32
C Duncan MacLeod 5–3 Ethan Mitchell 106.08–102.36
D Niklas Hofer 5–4 Mason Kelly 101.92–100.84
E Rhys Morgan 5–3 Cole Hamilton 103.71–100.95
F Benjamin Carter 5–4 Blake Carter 102.48–103.06
G Harry Lewis 5–2 Connor Hayes 106.41–99.64
H Callum Pike 4–5 Jeroen van Dijk 104.21–104.88

15 November

Afternoon session

Group Player Score Player Average
A Alex Brow 5–1 Noah Parker 109.18–98.86
B Logan White 5–2 Bram De Waal 107.52–101.16
C Max Mad 4–5 Ethan Mitchell 107.06–106.37
D Parker Reeves 5–3 Mason Kelly 105.94–101.72

Evening session

  • Elias Storm v Cole Hamilton – Group E
  • Quinn Sanders v Blake Carter – Group F
  • Jack Mercer v Connor Hayes – Group G
  • Wyatt Walker v Callum Pike – Group H

Schedule

16 November

Afternoon session

Group stage:

  • Hunter Jackson v Daniel McKenna – Group A
  • Nathan Owens v Lukas Weber – Group B
  • Duncan MacLeod v Sean Donovan – Group C
  • Niklas Hofer v Ryan Thomas – Group D

Evening session

Group stage:

  • Rhys Morgan v Oliver Bartlett – Group E
  • Benjamin Carter v Matteo Vermeulen – Group F
  • Harry Lewis v Jamie Fletcher – Group G
  • Jeroen van Dijk v Lewis Moorcroft – Group H

17 November

Final group-stage matches.

18 November

Second round – four matches.

19 November

Second round – four matches.

20 November

Quarter-finals – two matches.

21 November

Quarter-finals – two matches.

22 November

Afternoon session

Semi-finals.

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. The pair subsequently met in the final of the 2026 IDF European Championship, where White again won, defeating Brow 16–14.

White opened his title defence with a 5–1 victory over Weber before defeating De Waal 5–2 in his second Group B match. He averaged 108.64 and 107.52 respectively in his opening two matches.

References

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