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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 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.
The second round of group matches continued on 15 November. [[Cole Hamilton]] defeated fifth seed [[Elias Storm]] 5–4, while [[Quinn Sanders]] and [[Wyatt Walker]] both moved to two wins from two matches. [[Jack Mercer]] recovered from his opening defeat by beating [[Connor Hayes]].


==Background==
==Background==
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The opening day featured the first matches in all eight groups.
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.
Brow defeated [[Daniel McKenna]] 5–2, while defending champion White beat [[Lukas Weber]] 5–1 with a 108.64 average.


Mad, [[Elias Storm]], [[Quinn Sanders]] and [[Wyatt Walker]] also began with victories.
[[Max Mad]], Storm, Sanders and 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.
Two seeded players were beaten during the afternoon session, with [[Ryan Thomas]] defeating fourth seed [[Parker Reeves]] 5–4 and [[Jamie Fletcher]] edging seventh seed 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.
The evening session saw [[Hunter Jackson]], [[Nathan Owens]], [[Duncan MacLeod]], [[Niklas Hofer]], [[Rhys Morgan]], [[Benjamin Carter]], [[Harry Lewis]] and [[Jeroen van Dijk]] record victories.


[[Niklas Hofer]], [[Rhys Morgan]], [[Benjamin Carter]], [[Harry Lewis]] and [[Jeroen van Dijk]] also won their opening matches.
===15 November===
The second series of group matches began during the afternoon session.
 
Brow defeated [[Noah Parker]] 5–1 to move to two wins from two matches, averaging 109.18. White also maintained his perfect start with a 5–2 victory over [[Bram De Waal]], averaging 107.52.
 
[[Ethan Mitchell]] produced an upset in Group C by recovering from 4–2 down to defeat Mad 5–4. Mitchell finished 124 on the bullseye in the deciding leg and averaged 106.37, compared with Mad's 107.06.


===15 November===
Reeves recovered from his opening defeat by beating [[Mason Kelly]] 5–3.
The second series of group-stage matches began during the afternoon session.
 
The evening session opened with Hamilton defeating Storm 5–4 in Group E. Storm led 2–0 before Hamilton won three consecutive legs. Storm levelled at 3–3 and later moved 4–3 ahead, but Hamilton held throw in the eighth leg before breaking Storm in the deciding leg.


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.
Hamilton completed a 13-dart deciding leg on double 16 to record his first victory of the tournament. Hamilton averaged 102.84, while Storm averaged 102.17. The result left Storm on one win and one defeat after two matches.


The victory moved Brow to two wins from two matches with a leg difference of +7. Parker fell to 0–2.
Sanders moved to 2–0 in Group F with a 5–3 victory over [[Blake Carter]]. Carter led 2–1 before Sanders won three consecutive legs to establish a 4–2 advantage. Carter held in the seventh leg, but Sanders finished 86 to complete the victory.


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.
Sanders averaged 105.38 compared with Carter's 102.74.


Group C produced the first major result of the session as Mitchell defeated third seed Mad 5–4.
Mercer recovered from his opening defeat to Fletcher by defeating Hayes 5–2 in Group G. Mercer won four of the opening five legs and completed the victory with a 12-dart leg. He averaged 106.19, while Hayes averaged 99.28.


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.
Hayes fell to two defeats from two matches.


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.
Walker completed the session with a 5–4 victory over [[Callum Pike]] in Group H.


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.
Pike led 3–1 and 4–2 before Walker won consecutive legs to force a decider. Pike missed one match dart at double 16 in the deciding leg before Walker took out 74 to complete the comeback.


Reeves averaged 105.94 compared with Kelly's 101.72. Reeves moved to 1–1, while Kelly dropped to 0–2.
Walker averaged 105.62, while Pike averaged 105.08. Walker moved to two victories from two matches, while Pike suffered his second consecutive deciding-leg defeat.


==Groups==
==Groups==
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|-
| Elias Storm
| Elias Storm
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || +1
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 9 || 0
|-
| Cole Hamilton
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 9 || −1
|-
|-
| Oliver Bartlett
| Oliver Bartlett
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
|-
| Cole Hamilton
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || −2
|}
|}


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|-
| Quinn Sanders
| Quinn Sanders
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 2 || +3
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 10 || 5 || +5
|-
|-
| Benjamin Carter
| Benjamin Carter
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|-
| Blake Carter
| Blake Carter
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 10 || −3
|-
|-
| Matteo Vermeulen
| Matteo Vermeulen
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|-
| Jack Mercer
| Jack Mercer
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 7 || +2
|-
|-
| Connor Hayes
| Connor Hayes
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || −3
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 10 || −6
|}
|}


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|-
| Wyatt Walker
| Wyatt Walker
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 3 || +2
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 10 || 7 || +3
|-
|-
| Jeroen van Dijk
| Jeroen van Dijk
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || +1
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || +1
|-
| Callum Pike
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || −1
|-
|-
| Lewis Moorcroft
| Lewis Moorcroft
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || −2
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || −2
|-
| Callum Pike
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 10 || −2
|}
|}


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====Evening session====
====Evening session====
* Elias Storm v Cole Hamilton – Group E
{| class="wikitable"
* Quinn Sanders v Blake Carter – Group F
! Group
* Jack Mercer v Connor Hayes – Group G
! Player
* Wyatt Walker v Callum Pike – Group H
! Score
! Player
! Average
|-
| E
| Elias Storm
| 4–5
| Cole Hamilton
| 102.17–102.84
|-
| F
| Quinn Sanders
| 5–3
| Blake Carter
| 105.38–102.74
|-
| G
| Jack Mercer
| 5–2
| Connor Hayes
| 106.19–99.28
|-
| H
| Wyatt Walker
| 5–4
| Callum Pike
| 105.62–105.08
|}


==Schedule==
==Schedule==

Revision as of 07:31, 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 continued on 15 November. Cole Hamilton defeated fifth seed Elias Storm 5–4, while Quinn Sanders and Wyatt Walker both moved to two wins from two matches. Jack Mercer recovered from his opening defeat by beating Connor Hayes.

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.

Brow defeated Daniel McKenna 5–2, while defending champion White beat Lukas Weber 5–1 with a 108.64 average.

Max Mad, Storm, Sanders and Walker also began with victories.

Two seeded players were beaten during the afternoon session, with Ryan Thomas defeating fourth seed Parker Reeves 5–4 and Jamie Fletcher edging seventh seed Mercer by the same score.

The evening session saw Hunter Jackson, Nathan Owens, Duncan MacLeod, Niklas Hofer, Rhys Morgan, Benjamin Carter, Harry Lewis and Jeroen van Dijk record victories.

15 November

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

Brow defeated Noah Parker 5–1 to move to two wins from two matches, averaging 109.18. White also maintained his perfect start with a 5–2 victory over Bram De Waal, averaging 107.52.

Ethan Mitchell produced an upset in Group C by recovering from 4–2 down to defeat Mad 5–4. Mitchell finished 124 on the bullseye in the deciding leg and averaged 106.37, compared with Mad's 107.06.

Reeves recovered from his opening defeat by beating Mason Kelly 5–3.

The evening session opened with Hamilton defeating Storm 5–4 in Group E. Storm led 2–0 before Hamilton won three consecutive legs. Storm levelled at 3–3 and later moved 4–3 ahead, but Hamilton held throw in the eighth leg before breaking Storm in the deciding leg.

Hamilton completed a 13-dart deciding leg on double 16 to record his first victory of the tournament. Hamilton averaged 102.84, while Storm averaged 102.17. The result left Storm on one win and one defeat after two matches.

Sanders moved to 2–0 in Group F with a 5–3 victory over Blake Carter. Carter led 2–1 before Sanders won three consecutive legs to establish a 4–2 advantage. Carter held in the seventh leg, but Sanders finished 86 to complete the victory.

Sanders averaged 105.38 compared with Carter's 102.74.

Mercer recovered from his opening defeat to Fletcher by defeating Hayes 5–2 in Group G. Mercer won four of the opening five legs and completed the victory with a 12-dart leg. He averaged 106.19, while Hayes averaged 99.28.

Hayes fell to two defeats from two matches.

Walker completed the session with a 5–4 victory over Callum Pike in Group H.

Pike led 3–1 and 4–2 before Walker won consecutive legs to force a decider. Pike missed one match dart at double 16 in the deciding leg before Walker took out 74 to complete the comeback.

Walker averaged 105.62, while Pike averaged 105.08. Walker moved to two victories from two matches, while Pike suffered his second consecutive deciding-leg defeat.

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 2 1 1 9 9 0
Cole Hamilton 2 1 1 8 9 −1
Oliver Bartlett 1 0 1 4 5 −1

Group F

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Quinn Sanders 2 2 0 10 5 +5
Benjamin Carter 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Blake Carter 2 0 2 7 10 −3
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 2 1 1 9 7 +2
Connor Hayes 2 0 2 4 10 −6

Group H

Player Pld W L LF LA +/−
Wyatt Walker 2 2 0 10 7 +3
Jeroen van Dijk 1 1 0 5 4 +1
Lewis Moorcroft 1 0 1 3 5 −2
Callum Pike 2 0 2 8 10 −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

Group Player Score Player Average
E Elias Storm 4–5 Cole Hamilton 102.17–102.84
F Quinn Sanders 5–3 Blake Carter 105.38–102.74
G Jack Mercer 5–2 Connor Hayes 106.19–99.28
H Wyatt Walker 5–4 Callum Pike 105.62–105.08

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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