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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 '''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 | 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]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Alex Brow]] 16–13 in the [[2025 IDF Grand Slam of Darts|2025 final]]. | ||
The | The knockout stage began on 18 November. Brow defeated [[Nathan Owens]] 10–6 to continue his run, while [[Max Mad]] eliminated [[Parker Reeves]] 10–8. [[Quinn Sanders]] defeated [[Rhys Morgan]] 10–7 and [[Wyatt Walker]] came through a deciding leg against [[Harry Lewis]] to win 10–9. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The second round is therefore first to 10 legs, while all matches from the quarter-finals onwards are first to 16. | The second round is 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 | The knockout bracket was predetermined, with the group winners facing the runners-up from neighbouring groups. | ||
===Prize money=== | ===Prize money=== | ||
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Prize money earned at the tournament counts towards the [[IDF Order of Merit]]. | Prize money earned at the tournament counts towards the [[IDF Order of Merit]]. | ||
Each player finishing top of their group | Each player finishing top of their group received an additional £7,500 bonus. | ||
===Qualification=== | ===Qualification=== | ||
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==Group stage== | ==Group stage== | ||
The group stage was played from 14 to 17 November. | |||
Brow and White both completed perfect group campaigns, winning all three matches in Groups A and B respectively. | |||
Group C was decided after Mad, [[Duncan MacLeod]] and [[Ethan Mitchell]] each finished with two victories. Mad topped the group ahead of MacLeod, with Mitchell eliminated on the group-stage tiebreak criteria. | |||
[[Ryan Thomas]] won all three of his matches to take Group D, with Reeves advancing in second. | |||
Group E produced another three-way tie on two victories. Morgan won the group on leg difference, while [[Elias Storm]] advanced ahead of [[Cole Hamilton]]. | |||
Benjamin Carter | [[Benjamin Carter]] won Group F with three victories, with Sanders qualifying in second. | ||
Lewis | Lewis won Group G with a perfect record, while [[Jamie Fletcher]] advanced in second and seventh seed [[Jack Mercer]] was eliminated. | ||
[[Jeroen van Dijk]] defeated Walker in their final group match to win Group H, with Walker advancing as runner-up. | |||
==Final group standings== | ==Final group standings== | ||
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== | ==Knockout stage== | ||
===Second round=== | |||
The knockout stage began on 18 November with four second-round matches. | |||
Sanders defeated Morgan 10–7 in the opening match. Morgan made the stronger start and led 3–1, but Sanders won five of the following six legs to move 6–4 ahead. Morgan reduced the deficit to 7–6, before Sanders won three of the final four legs to reach the quarter-finals. | |||
Sanders averaged 106.72 and hit seven 180s, while Morgan averaged 104.31. | |||
Mad defeated Reeves 10–8 in the second match. Reeves led 4–2 and 6–4, but Mad produced a run of four consecutive legs to move 8–6 ahead. Reeves responded by levelling at 8–8, before Mad completed consecutive 13-dart legs to seal the victory. | |||
Mad averaged 108.57 compared with Reeves's 106.84. | |||
Top seed Brow continued his unbeaten tournament with a 10–6 victory over Owens. | |||
Owens led 2–1 before Brow won four consecutive legs to establish a 5–2 advantage. Owens reduced the gap to 6–5, but Brow won four of the final five legs, finishing the match with a 121 checkout. | |||
Brow averaged 110.26, the highest average of the knockout stage to that point, while Owens averaged 105.42. Brow also hit nine 180s. | |||
The session concluded with Walker defeating Lewis 10–9 in a deciding leg. | |||
The | |||
Lewis, who had won all three of his group matches, led 5–2 before Walker recovered to level at 6–6. The players then exchanged the next six legs to reach 9–9. | |||
In the deciding leg, Lewis missed two match darts at double 16. Walker then finished 84 in two darts, hitting treble 20 and double 12, to complete the comeback. | |||
Walker averaged 106.13, while Lewis averaged 105.76. | |||
The results sent Brow, Mad, Sanders and Walker into the quarter-finals. | |||
==Draw== | |||
{{16TeamBracket | {{16TeamBracket | ||
| RD1 = Second round<br />Best of 19 legs | | RD1 = Second round<br />Best of 19 legs | ||
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| RD1-seed01 = A1 | | RD1-seed01 = A1 | ||
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=}} | | RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=110.26}} | ||
| RD1-score01 = | | RD1-score01 = 10 | ||
| RD1-seed02 = B2 | | RD1-seed02 = B2 | ||
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Owens|avg=}} | | RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Owens|avg=105.42}} | ||
| RD1-score02 = | | RD1-score02 = 6 | ||
| RD1-seed03 = B1 | | RD1-seed03 = B1 | ||
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| RD1-seed05 = C1 | | RD1-seed05 = C1 | ||
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=}} | | RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=108.57}} | ||
| RD1-score05 = | | RD1-score05 = 10 | ||
| RD1-seed06 = D2 | | RD1-seed06 = D2 | ||
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=}} | | RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Parker Reeves|avg=106.84}} | ||
| RD1-score06 = | | RD1-score06 = 8 | ||
| RD1-seed07 = D1 | | RD1-seed07 = D1 | ||
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| RD1-seed09 = E1 | | RD1-seed09 = E1 | ||
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Morgan|avg=}} | | RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Morgan|avg=104.31}} | ||
| RD1-score09 = | | RD1-score09 = 7 | ||
| RD1-seed10 = F2 | | RD1-seed10 = F2 | ||
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=}} | | RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=106.72}} | ||
| RD1-score10 = | | RD1-score10 = 10 | ||
| RD1-seed11 = F1 | | RD1-seed11 = F1 | ||
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| RD1-seed13 = G1 | | RD1-seed13 = G1 | ||
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Harry Lewis|avg=}} | | RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Harry Lewis|avg=105.76}} | ||
| RD1-score13 = | | RD1-score13 = 9 | ||
| RD1-seed14 = H2 | | RD1-seed14 = H2 | ||
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=}} | | RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=106.13}} | ||
| RD1-score14 = | | RD1-score14 = 10 | ||
| RD1-seed15 = H1 | | RD1-seed15 = H1 | ||
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| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Jamie Fletcher|avg=}} | | RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Jamie Fletcher|avg=}} | ||
| RD1-score16 = | | RD1-score16 = | ||
| RD2-seed01 = A1 | |||
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=}} | |||
| RD2-score01 = | |||
| RD2-seed02 = | |||
| RD2-team02 = | |||
| RD2-score02 = | |||
| RD2-seed03 = C1 | |||
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=}} | |||
| RD2-score03 = | |||
| RD2-seed04 = | |||
| RD2-team04 = | |||
| RD2-score04 = | |||
| RD2-seed05 = F2 | |||
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Quinn Sanders|avg=}} | |||
| RD2-score05 = | |||
| RD2-seed06 = | |||
| RD2-team06 = | |||
| RD2-score06 = | |||
| RD2-seed07 = H2 | |||
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Wyatt Walker|avg=}} | |||
| RD2-score07 = | |||
| RD2-seed08 = | |||
| RD2-team08 = | |||
| RD2-score08 = | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Second-round results== | ||
===18 November=== | ===18 November=== | ||
====Evening session==== | ====Evening session==== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! 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 | |||
|} | |||
==Schedule== | |||
===19 November=== | ===19 November=== | ||
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===20 November=== | ===20 November=== | ||
====Evening session==== | |||
Quarter-finals – two matches. | Quarter-finals – two matches. | ||
===21 November=== | ===21 November=== | ||
====Evening session==== | |||
Quarter-finals – two matches. | Quarter-finals – two matches. | ||
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White completed the 2026 Grand Slam group stage with three victories from three, defeating Weber 5–1, De Waal 5–2 and Owens 5–3. | White completed the 2026 Grand Slam group stage with three victories from three, defeating Weber 5–1, De Waal 5–2 and Owens 5–3. | ||
He | He will face Jackson in the second round, with the winner advancing to face Brow in the quarter-finals. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 18 August 2026
| 2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 14–22 November 2026 | ||
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village | ||
| Location | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | IDF | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £800,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £175,000 | ||
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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 is the defending champion, having defeated Alex Brow 16–13 in the 2025 final.
The knockout stage began on 18 November. Brow defeated Nathan Owens 10–6 to continue his run, while Max Mad eliminated Parker Reeves 10–8. Quinn Sanders defeated Rhys Morgan 10–7 and Wyatt Walker came through a deciding leg against Harry Lewis to win 10–9.
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:
- Number of match wins
- Leg difference
- Legs won
- Head-to-head result
- 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 is 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
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 both completed perfect group campaigns, winning all three matches in Groups A and B respectively.
Group C was decided after Mad, Duncan MacLeod and Ethan Mitchell each finished with two victories. Mad topped the group ahead of MacLeod, with Mitchell eliminated on the group-stage tiebreak criteria.
Ryan Thomas won all three of his matches to take Group D, with Reeves advancing in second.
Group E produced another three-way tie on two victories. Morgan won the group on leg difference, while Elias Storm advanced ahead of Cole Hamilton.
Benjamin Carter won Group F with three victories, with Sanders qualifying in second.
Lewis won Group G with a perfect record, while Jamie Fletcher advanced in second and seventh seed Jack Mercer was eliminated.
Jeroen van Dijk defeated Walker in their final group match to win Group H, with Walker advancing as runner-up.
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
The knockout stage began on 18 November with four second-round matches.
Sanders defeated Morgan 10–7 in the opening match. Morgan made the stronger start and led 3–1, but Sanders won five of the following six legs to move 6–4 ahead. Morgan reduced the deficit to 7–6, before Sanders won three of the final four legs to reach the quarter-finals.
Sanders averaged 106.72 and hit seven 180s, while Morgan averaged 104.31.
Mad defeated Reeves 10–8 in the second match. Reeves led 4–2 and 6–4, but Mad produced a run of four consecutive legs to move 8–6 ahead. Reeves responded by levelling at 8–8, before Mad completed consecutive 13-dart legs to seal the victory.
Mad averaged 108.57 compared with Reeves's 106.84.
Top seed Brow continued his unbeaten tournament with a 10–6 victory over Owens.
Owens led 2–1 before Brow won four consecutive legs to establish a 5–2 advantage. Owens reduced the gap to 6–5, but Brow won four of the final five legs, finishing the match with a 121 checkout.
Brow averaged 110.26, the highest average of the knockout stage to that point, while Owens averaged 105.42. Brow also hit nine 180s.
The session concluded with Walker defeating Lewis 10–9 in a deciding leg.
Lewis, who had won all three of his group matches, led 5–2 before Walker recovered to level at 6–6. The players then exchanged the next six legs to reach 9–9.
In the deciding leg, Lewis missed two match darts at double 16. Walker then finished 84 in two darts, hitting treble 20 and double 12, to complete the comeback.
Walker averaged 106.13, while Lewis averaged 105.76.
The results sent Brow, Mad, Sanders and Walker into the quarter-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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Logan White | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Hunter Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Max Mad 108.57 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Parker Reeves 106.84 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Max Mad | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Ryan Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Duncan MacLeod | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rhys Morgan 104.31 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Quinn Sanders 106.72 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Quinn Sanders | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Benjamin Carter | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Elias Storm | ||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Harry Lewis 105.76 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | Wyatt Walker 106.13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | Wyatt Walker | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Jeroen van Dijk | ||||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Jamie Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||
Second-round results
18 November
Evening session
| 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 |
Schedule
19 November
Evening session
Second round:
- Ryan Thomas v Duncan MacLeod
- Benjamin Carter v Elias Storm
- Jeroen van Dijk v Jamie Fletcher
- Logan White v Hunter Jackson
20 November
Evening session
Quarter-finals – two matches.
21 November
Evening session
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 before defeating Brow again, 16–14, in the final of the 2026 IDF European Championship.
White completed the 2026 Grand Slam group stage with three victories from three, defeating Weber 5–1, De Waal 5–2 and Owens 5–3.
He will face Jackson in the second round, with the winner advancing to face Brow in the quarter-finals.