2026 ODF World Matchplay
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 18–26 July 2026 | ||
| Venue | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Organisation(s) | Oceanic Darts Federation (ODF) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | A$250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | A$60,000 | ||
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The 2026 ODF World Matchplay (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 ApexBet ODF World Matchplay) is a professional darts tournament taking place from 18 to 26 July 2026 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the fifth staging of the ODF World Matchplay, organised by the Oceanic Darts Federation (ODF).
The tournament features 32 players and is played entirely in a legs format. The field consists of the top 16 players in the two-year ODF World Rankings, who enter the tournament as seeded players, and the highest-ranked 16 non-qualified players from the one-year ODF Tour rankings.
ODF world number one Alex Brow entered the tournament as the number one seed. Jack Mercer is the defending champion, having defeated Duncan MacLeod 18–14 in the 2025 final.
The total prize fund for the tournament is A$250,000, with the champion receiving A$60,000.
Overview
Background
The ODF World Matchplay was first staged in 2022 as one of the Oceanic Darts Federation's premier ranking tournaments. Unlike the set-play format used at the ODF World Darts Championship, every match at the World Matchplay is contested exclusively over legs.
The tournament has become one of the most significant events on the ODF calendar, with qualification determined through a combination of the two-year ODF World Rankings and the rolling one-year ODF Tour rankings.
The 2026 tournament is the fifth edition of the event and the third to be staged at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. ApexBet continued as the title sponsor after first supporting the tournament at the 2025 edition.
Jack Mercer entered the event as defending champion. Mercer defeated Duncan MacLeod 18–14 in the 2025 final, winning seven of the final nine legs after the match had been level at 11–11.
Despite entering as defending champion, Mercer was seeded second behind ODF world number one Alex Brow. Brow secured the number one position before the qualification cut-off and entered the tournament as the leading player in the ODF system.
Format
The top 16 players in the two-year ODF World Rankings are seeded for the tournament. Each seeded player was drawn against one of the 16 qualifiers from the one-year ODF Tour rankings.
All matches are played in a leg-play format and must ordinarily be won by two clear legs.
If a match reaches the scheduled deciding score, play continues until one player establishes a two-leg advantage. However, a maximum of six additional legs may be played before the match is decided by a sudden-death leg.
The number of legs required to win increases as the tournament progresses:
- First round: Best of 19 legs – first to 10, sudden death at 12–12
- Second round: Best of 21 legs – first to 11, sudden death at 13–13
- Quarter-finals: Best of 31 legs – first to 16, sudden death at 18–18
- Semi-finals: Best of 33 legs – first to 17, sudden death at 19–19
- Final: Best of 35 legs – first to 18, sudden death at 20–20
Prize money
The total prize fund for the tournament is A$250,000. The champion will receive A$60,000, while the runner-up will receive A$30,000.
| Position (number of players) | Prize money Total: A$250,000 | |
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| Winner | (1) | A$60,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | A$30,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | A$15,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | A$8,000 |
| Second round | (8) | A$6,000 |
| First round | (16) | A$3,125 |
Qualification
The top 16 players in the two-year ODF World Rankings at the qualification cut-off were seeded for the tournament.
The remaining 16 places were awarded to the highest-ranked players on the one-year ODF Tour rankings who had not already qualified through the main world rankings. The field was confirmed following ODF Tour Event 18 on 5 July 2026.
Alex Brow qualified as the ODF world number one and was installed as the tournament's top seed. Defending champion Jack Mercer was seeded second, while 2025 runner-up Duncan MacLeod entered as the third seed.
Rhys Morgan, Hunter Jackson, Bram de Waal and Niklas Hofer completed the tournament's top seven seeds.
Mateo Silva, Emil Novák, Koen van Dijk and Tyler Grant qualified for the ODF World Matchplay for the first time.
The following players qualified for the tournament:
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ODF World Rankings
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ODF Tour rankings
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Schedule
The tournament is being held over nine days from 18 July to the final on Sunday, 26 July.
The first round is divided across four sessions from 18 to 20 July. The second round is played across 21 and 22 July, followed by the quarter-finals on 23 and 24 July. Both semi-finals are held on 25 July before the final on 26 July.
Numbers in parentheses indicate a player's tournament seeding.
| Match | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
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| 03 | 1 | Elias Storm (8) | Niels Vermeer | |||
| 04 | Logan White (9) | Tomasz Zieliński | ||||
| 01 | Alex Brow (1) | Tyler Grant | ||||
| 02 | Max Mad (16) | Reece Holloway |
| Match | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
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| 05 | 1 | Rhys Morgan (4) | Cameron Vale | |||
| 06 | Kai Mitchell (13) | Emil Novák | ||||
| 07 | Hunter Jackson (5) | Finn O'Rourke | ||||
| 08 | Theo Bartlett (12) | Koen van Dijk |
| Match | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
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| 09 | 1 | Jack Mercer (2) | Sebastian Krüger | |||
| 10 | Zion Carter (15) | Noah Bennett | ||||
| 11 | Niklas Hofer (7) | Owen McCarthy | ||||
| 12 | Lukas Parker (10) | Jasper Lindholm |
| Match | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
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| 13 | 1 | Duncan MacLeod (3) | Aiden Brooks | |||
| 14 | Harrison Lewis (14) | Mateo Silva | ||||
| 15 | Bram de Waal (6) | Callum Reid | ||||
| 16 | Mason Owens (11) | Luca Bianchi |
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| 25 | QF | |||||||
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| Match | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 | Break 4 |
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| 27 | QF | |||||||
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| Match | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 | Break 4 |
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| 29 | SF | |||||||
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| 31 | F |
Draw
The draw was announced on 9 July 2026. Numbers to the left of the players' names indicate the seedings of the top 16 players.
| 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 | Alex Brow 51.11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Grant 48.23 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alex Brow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Max Mad | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Max Mad 53.84 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reece Holloway 50.67 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Elias Storm 55.21 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niels Vermeer 53.02 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Elias Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Logan White | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Logan White 57.46 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomasz Zieliński 51.93 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhys Morgan 54.89 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Vale 52.76 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhys Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emil Novák | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Kai Mitchell 52.04 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emil Novák 53.28 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hunter Jackson 55.63 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finn O'Rourke 51.87 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hunter Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Theo Bartlett | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Theo Bartlett 54.14 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koen van Dijk 52.68 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jack Mercer 56.72 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Krüger 51.35 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jack Mercer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Zion Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Zion Carter 54.33 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noah Bennett 52.96 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Niklas Hofer 52.61 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen McCarthy 53.74 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Lukas Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lukas Parker 56.08 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jasper Lindholm 51.44 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duncan MacLeod 54.71 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aiden Brooks 51.59 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Duncan MacLeod | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mateo Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Harrison Lewis 53.18 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mateo Silva 53.66 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bram de Waal 55.02 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Reid 52.21 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bram de Waal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mason Owens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mason Owens 54.47 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luca Bianchi 53.10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||