2026 IDF European Championship

2026 IDF European Championship
Tournament information
Dates	22–25 October 2026
Venue	Westfalenhallen
Location	Dortmund, Germany
Organisation(s)	IDF
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£600,000
Winner's share	£120,000
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The 2026 IDF European Championship is a professional darts tournament organised by the International Darts Federation (IDF), taking place from 22 to 25 October 2026 at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.

The tournament features the top 32 players from the final 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit. Alex Brow is the defending champion, having won the 2025 IDF European Championship.

The IDF introduced an expanded match format for the 2026 edition, with the second round and quarter-finals increasing to best of 21 legs, the semi-finals to best of 25 legs and the final to best of 31 legs.

Elias Storm returned to competition at the tournament following a broken wrist, but was eliminated in the second round by Nathan Owens, who subsequently reached the semi-finals.

Format

The tournament is being played as a 32-player single-elimination event.

All matches are contested in a straight legs format, with players required to finish each leg on a double.

The match lengths are:

• First round: best of 11 legs
• Second round: best of 21 legs
• Quarter-finals: best of 21 legs
• Semi-finals: best of 25 legs
• Final: best of 31 legs

The first round is therefore first to six legs, the second round and quarter-finals first to 11, the semi-finals first to 13, and the final first to 16.

The 2026 tournament is the first edition of the IDF European Championship to feature a best-of-31-legs final.

Prize money

The total prize fund for the tournament is £600,000, with £120,000 awarded to the champion.

Stage	Prize money	Players	Total
Winner	£120,000	1	£120,000
Runner-up	£60,000	1	£60,000
Semi-finalists	£40,000	2	£80,000
Quarter-finalists	£25,000	4	£100,000
Second round	£12,500	8	£100,000
First round	£8,750	16	£140,000
Total			£600,000

Prize money earned at the tournament counts towards the IDF Order of Merit.

Qualification

Qualification was determined by the final 2026 IDF European Tour Order of Merit following the conclusion of the European Tour season.

The top 32 players qualified for the tournament and were seeded according to their final positions on the European Tour Order of Merit.

Brow finished first on the European Tour Order of Merit and entered the tournament as the top seed. Logan White qualified second, with Max Mad third and Parker Reeves fourth.

Storm qualified fifth despite missing the closing European Tour events after breaking his wrist.

Qualifiers

1. Alex Brow
2. Logan White
3. Max Mad
4. Parker Reeves – quarter-finals
5. Elias Storm – second round
6. Quinn Sanders – quarter-finals
7. Jack Mercer – second round
8. Wyatt Walker – second round
9. Duncan MacLeod – quarter-finals
10. Hunter Jackson – quarter-finals
11. Rhys Morgan – second round
12. Bram De Waal – first round
13. Niklas Hofer – first round
14. Benjamin Carter – second round
15. Ethan Mitchell – first round
16. Oliver Bartlett – first round
17. Harry Lewis – second round
18. Callum Pike – second round
19. Blake Carter – first round
20. Jeroen van Dijk – second round
21. Nathan Owens
22. Noah Parker – first round
23. Sean Donovan – first round
24. Lukas Weber – first round
25. Matteo Vermeulen – first round
26. Connor Hayes – first round
27. Mason Kelly – first round
28. Cole Hamilton – first round
29. Jamie Fletcher – first round
30. Daniel McKenna – first round
31. Ryan Thomas – first round
32. Lewis Moorcroft – first round

Tournament summary

First round

The tournament began on 22 October with four matches during the afternoon session.

Eighth seed Wyatt Walker opened the tournament with a 6–2 victory over Matteo Vermeulen, averaging 103.74 compared with Vermeulen's 96.82.

Jeroen van Dijk produced the first upset of the tournament by defeating 13th seed Niklas Hofer 6–5. Hofer led 4–2 before Van Dijk recovered to win four of the final five legs. Van Dijk averaged 101.46, while Hofer averaged 100.83.

Sixth seed Quinn Sanders defeated Mason Kelly 6–3 with a 104.18 average, while Harry Lewis recovered from 3–1 down to defeat 16th seed Oliver Bartlett 6–4.

Fourth seed Parker Reeves began the evening session with a 6–3 victory over Jamie Fletcher. Tenth seed Hunter Jackson defeated Sean Donovan 6–4.

Defending champion Brow opened his title defence with a 6–2 victory over Lewis Moorcroft, averaging 106.92.

The opening day concluded with Storm's return from injury. Storm defeated Cole Hamilton 6–5 after recovering from 4–2 behind. Storm averaged 97.46, while Hamilton averaged 96.88.

The third session was played on the afternoon of 23 October.

Nathan Owens eliminated 12th seed Bram De Waal 6–4. Callum Pike defeated 15th seed Ethan Mitchell 6–3 with a 104.07 average.

Eleventh seed Rhys Morgan survived a deciding leg to defeat Noah Parker 6–5, while ninth seed Duncan MacLeod defeated Lukas Weber 6–2 with a 105.38 average.

The first round concluded during the evening session.

Fourteenth seed Benjamin Carter recovered from 5–4 down to defeat Blake Carter 6–5. Seventh seed Jack Mercer defeated Connor Hayes 6–4.

Third seed Max Mad defeated Daniel McKenna 6–2, averaging 106.31.

Second seed White completed the first round with a 6–3 victory over Ryan Thomas. White averaged 107.18, the highest average of the first round.

Second round

Defending champion Brow continued his title defence with an 11–6 victory over Lewis. Brow averaged 108.37 and hit eight 180s, while Lewis averaged 102.48.

MacLeod defeated Walker 11–9 in a match which remained close throughout. MacLeod averaged 105.72 compared with Walker's 104.86.

Reeves defeated Van Dijk 11–7, averaging 107.11, while Owens ended Storm's return tournament with an 11–9 victory. Owens averaged 103.27 compared with Storm's 101.84.

White defeated Pike 11–7 and recorded a 108.94 average, the highest of the second round.

Jackson defeated Mercer 11–10 despite Mercer averaging 106.41 to Jackson's 105.88.

Mad defeated Carter 11–8, while Sanders completed the quarter-final line-up with an 11–9 victory over Morgan.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played during the afternoon session on 25 October.

Defending champion Brow defeated ninth seed MacLeod 11–8 to reach the semi-finals. MacLeod led 3–1 early in the contest before Brow won five of the next six legs to move 6–4 ahead. MacLeod remained within one leg at 8–7, but Brow won three of the final four legs to complete the victory.

Brow averaged 109.12 and hit nine 180s, while MacLeod averaged 105.97.

Owens continued his run by defeating fourth seed Reeves 11–9. Reeves led 5–2 before Owens won five consecutive legs to move 7–5 ahead. Reeves recovered to level at 8–8, but Owens took three of the final four legs to reach his first IDF European Championship semi-final.

Owens averaged 105.44 compared with Reeves's 106.18.

White produced the most comfortable victory of the session, defeating Jackson 11–6. White led 4–3 before winning five consecutive legs to move 9–3 ahead. Jackson reduced the deficit by taking three of the next four legs, but White closed out the match in the 17th leg.

White averaged 110.26, the highest average of the tournament to that point, while Jackson averaged 104.37.

The final quarter-final saw Mad defeat Sanders 11–10. Sanders led 5–2 and later 8–5, but Mad won four consecutive legs to move 9–8 ahead. Sanders forced the match into a deciding leg at 10–10, where Mad held throw in 12 darts to advance.

Mad averaged 108.46, while Sanders averaged 106.92.

The results set up semi-finals between Brow and Owens, and White and Mad.

Draw

The draw was confirmed following the completion of the European Tour Order of Merit.

Unlike an open draw, the bracket was determined directly by ranking position, with first playing 32nd, second playing 31st and the remaining players placed into a fixed seeded bracket.

	First round Best of 11 legs					Second round Best of 21 legs					Quarter-finals Best of 21 legs					Semi-finals Best of 25 legs					Final Best of 31 legs
	1	Alex Brow 106.92	6
	32	Lewis Moorcroft 98.53	2
						1	Alex Brow 108.37	11
						17	Harry Lewis 102.48	6
	16	Oliver Bartlett 100.14	4
	17	Harry Lewis 102.29	6
											1	Alex Brow 109.12	11
											9	Duncan MacLeod 105.97	8
	8	Wyatt Walker 103.74	6
	25	Matteo Vermeulen 96.82	2
						8	Wyatt Walker 104.86	9
						9	Duncan MacLeod 105.72	11
	9	Duncan MacLeod 105.38	6
	24	Lukas Weber 98.44	2
																1	Alex Brow
																21	Nathan Owens
	4	Parker Reeves 104.36	6
	29	Jamie Fletcher 98.91	3
						4	Parker Reeves 107.11	11
						20	Jeroen van Dijk 103.64	7
	13	Niklas Hofer 100.83	5
	20	Jeroen van Dijk 101.46	6
											4	Parker Reeves 106.18	9
											21	Nathan Owens 105.44	11
	5	Elias Storm 97.46	6
	28	Cole Hamilton 96.88	5
						5	Elias Storm 101.84	9
						21	Nathan Owens 103.27	11
	12	Bram De Waal 100.91	4
	21	Nathan Owens 102.63	6
	2	Logan White 107.18	6
	31	Ryan Thomas 100.12	3
						2	Logan White 108.94	11
						18	Callum Pike 103.21	7
	15	Ethan Mitchell 99.85	3
	18	Callum Pike 104.07	6
											2	Logan White 110.26	11
											10	Hunter Jackson 104.37	6
	7	Jack Mercer 104.62	6
	26	Connor Hayes 101.37	4
						7	Jack Mercer 106.41	10
						10	Hunter Jackson 105.88	11
	10	Hunter Jackson 102.71	6
	23	Sean Donovan 100.48	4
																2	Logan White
																3	Max Mad
	3	Max Mad 106.31	6
	30	Daniel McKenna 97.84	2
						3	Max Mad 107.02	11
						14	Benjamin Carter 102.76	8
	14	Benjamin Carter 101.82	6
	19	Blake Carter 102.06	5
											3	Max Mad 108.46	11
											6	Quinn Sanders 106.92	10
	6	Quinn Sanders 104.18	6
	27	Mason Kelly 99.37	3
						6	Quinn Sanders 104.65	11
						11	Rhys Morgan 103.98	9
	11	Rhys Morgan 101.74	6
	22	Noah Parker 100.96	5

Schedule

22 October

Afternoon session

First round:

• Wyatt Walker (8) 6–2 Matteo Vermeulen (25)
• Jeroen van Dijk (20) 6–5 Niklas Hofer (13)
• Quinn Sanders (6) 6–3 Mason Kelly (27)
• Harry Lewis (17) 6–4 Oliver Bartlett (16)

Evening session

First round:

• Parker Reeves (4) 6–3 Jamie Fletcher (29)
• Hunter Jackson (10) 6–4 Sean Donovan (23)
• Alex Brow (1) 6–2 Lewis Moorcroft (32)
• Elias Storm (5) 6–5 Cole Hamilton (28)

23 October

Afternoon session

First round:

• Nathan Owens (21) 6–4 Bram De Waal (12)
• Callum Pike (18) 6–3 Ethan Mitchell (15)
• Rhys Morgan (11) 6–5 Noah Parker (22)
• Duncan MacLeod (9) 6–2 Lukas Weber (24)

Evening session

First round:

• Benjamin Carter (14) 6–5 Blake Carter (19)
• Jack Mercer (7) 6–4 Connor Hayes (26)
• Max Mad (3) 6–2 Daniel McKenna (30)
• Logan White (2) 6–3 Ryan Thomas (31)

24 October

Afternoon session

Second round:

• Alex Brow (1) 11–6 Harry Lewis (17)
• Duncan MacLeod (9) 11–9 Wyatt Walker (8)
• Parker Reeves (4) 11–7 Jeroen van Dijk (20)
• Nathan Owens (21) 11–9 Elias Storm (5)

Evening session

Second round:

• Logan White (2) 11–7 Callum Pike (18)
• Hunter Jackson (10) 11–10 Jack Mercer (7)
• Max Mad (3) 11–8 Benjamin Carter (14)
• Quinn Sanders (6) 11–9 Rhys Morgan (11)

25 October

Afternoon session

Quarter-finals:

• Alex Brow (1) 11–8 Duncan MacLeod (9)
• Nathan Owens (21) 11–9 Parker Reeves (4)
• Logan White (2) 11–6 Hunter Jackson (10)
• Max Mad (3) 11–10 Quinn Sanders (6)

Evening session

Semi-finals:

• Alex Brow (1) v Nathan Owens (21)
• Logan White (2) v Max Mad (3)

Final:

• Winner of Brow/Owens v winner of White/Mad

Background

Brow entered the tournament as defending champion after winning the 2025 edition.

The 2026 European Championship marked Storm's first competitive appearance since winning the 2026 IDF World Grand Prix. Storm broke his wrist during the subsequent break and missed the events held during his recovery.

Storm was cleared to return shortly before the European Championship. He averaged 97.46 in his 6–5 first-round victory over Hamilton before improving to 101.84 against Owens in the second round.

Owens defeated Storm 11–9 and subsequently defeated fourth seed Reeves 11–9 in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals.