2026 IDF World Matchplay

2026 IDF World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	18–26 July 2026
Venue	Winter Gardens
Location	Blackpool, England
Organisation(s)	International Darts Federation (IDF)
Format	Legs
«2025 2027»

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.

IDF Order of Merit seeds

1. Logan White
2. Alex Brow
3. Max Mad
4. Elias Storm
5. Lukas Parker
6. Mason Owens
7. Zion Carter
8. Theo Bartlett
9. Kai Mitchell
10. Harrison Lewis
11. Rhys Donovan
12. Blake Carter
13. Zachary Moorcroft
14. Ryan Thomas
15. Callum Pike
16. Nate Parker

IDF Tour qualifiers

1. Owen Quinn
2. Tyler Keane
3. Josh Kincaid
4. Dylan Rowe
5. Jack Morrow
6. Dylan Frost
7. Quinn Sanders
8. Joel Merrick
9. Callan Briggs
10. Toby Haines
11. Mason Drury
12. Brandon Shaw
13. Lewis Carter
14. Alfie Kent
15. Harvey Cole
16. Brandon Wells

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