2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts
| 2026 IDF Grand Slam of Darts | |||
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| 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 second round concluded on 19 November. White defeated Hunter Jackson 10–7 to continue his title defence and set up a quarter-final against Brow. Duncan MacLeod eliminated unbeaten group winner Ryan Thomas, while Elias Storm defeated Benjamin Carter 10–8 to reach his first major quarter-final since returning from his wrist injury. Jeroen van Dijk completed the quarter-final line-up with victory over Jamie Fletcher.
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 completed perfect group campaigns in Groups A and B respectively.
Max Mad won Group C ahead of MacLeod after a three-way tie with Ethan Mitchell, while Thomas won all three of his Group D matches.
Rhys Morgan won Group E on leg difference, with Storm advancing in second place ahead of Cole Hamilton.
Carter completed an unbeaten Group F campaign ahead of Quinn Sanders, while Harry Lewis won Group G with three victories.
Van Dijk defeated Wyatt Walker in their final group match to win Group H, with Walker progressing 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.
Sanders defeated Morgan 10–7 after recovering from 3–1 behind. Sanders averaged 106.72, while Morgan averaged 104.31.
Mad defeated Reeves 10–8. Reeves led 6–4 before Mad won four consecutive legs and eventually secured the match with back-to-back 13-dart legs. Mad averaged 108.57 compared with Reeves's 106.84.
Brow continued his unbeaten tournament with a 10–6 victory over Owens, recording a 110.26 average.
Walker completed the first session by defeating Lewis 10–9. Lewis missed two match darts in the deciding leg before Walker finished 84 to advance.
The remaining four second-round matches were played on 19 November.
MacLeod ended Thomas's unbeaten tournament with a 10–8 victory.
Thomas, who had won all three of his group-stage matches, led 4–2 before MacLeod won four consecutive legs to move 6–4 ahead. Thomas responded to level at 6–6, and the match remained tied at 7–7 before MacLeod broke throw with a 12-dart leg.
Thomas immediately broke back for 8–8, but MacLeod won the 17th leg in 13 darts and then checked out 116 in the following leg to complete the victory.
MacLeod averaged 107.26, while Thomas averaged 105.91.
Storm defeated Group F winner Carter 10–8 to reach the quarter-finals.
Carter opened the match with a 3–1 lead before Storm won four of the next five legs to level the contest at 5–5. Carter moved 7–6 ahead, but Storm produced consecutive 14-dart legs to take the lead for the first time at 8–7.
Carter levelled at 8–8, before Storm held throw in 13 darts and broke in the 18th leg with a 96 checkout to complete the victory.
Storm averaged 104.86 compared with Carter's 103.92. It was Storm's best sustained performance since returning from his wrist injury, although still below the scoring levels he produced during his World Grand Prix victory.
Van Dijk continued his unbeaten tournament by defeating Fletcher 10–6.
Fletcher remained level at 3–3 before Van Dijk won five consecutive legs to establish an 8–3 advantage. Fletcher took three of the next four legs, but Van Dijk closed the match with a 13-dart leg.
Van Dijk averaged 107.08, while Fletcher averaged 102.74.
Defending champion White completed the second round with a 10–7 victory over Jackson.
Jackson led 2–0 and 4–2, but White responded with five consecutive legs, including a 10-dart leg and consecutive 12-darters, to move 7–4 ahead.
Jackson reduced the deficit to 8–7 before White held throw in 11 darts and then broke Jackson in the 17th leg with a 121 checkout to seal the victory.
White averaged 111.02, the highest average of the second round, while Jackson averaged 106.38.
White's victory set up a quarter-final against Brow, a rematch of both the 2025 Grand Slam final and the 2026 European Championship final.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Logan White 111.02 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Hunter Jackson 106.38 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Max Mad 108.57 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Parker Reeves 106.84 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Max Mad | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Duncan MacLeod | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Ryan Thomas 105.91 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Duncan MacLeod 107.26 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rhys Morgan 104.31 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Quinn Sanders 106.72 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Quinn Sanders | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Elias Storm | ||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Benjamin Carter 103.92 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Elias Storm 104.86 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Harry Lewis 105.76 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | Wyatt Walker 106.13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | Wyatt Walker | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Jeroen van Dijk | ||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Jeroen van Dijk 107.08 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Jamie Fletcher 102.74 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |
19 November
Evening session
| Player | Score | Player | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Thomas | 8–10 | Duncan MacLeod | 105.91–107.26 |
| Benjamin Carter | 8–10 | Elias Storm | 103.92–104.86 |
| Jeroen van Dijk | 10–6 | Jamie Fletcher | 107.08–102.74 |
| Logan White | 10–7 | Hunter Jackson | 111.02–106.38 |
Schedule
20 November
Evening session
Quarter-finals:
- Max Mad v Duncan MacLeod
- Alex Brow v Logan White
21 November
Evening session
Quarter-finals:
- Quinn Sanders v Elias Storm
- Wyatt Walker v Jeroen van Dijk
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 him again, 16–14, in the final of the 2026 IDF European Championship.
White completed the Grand Slam group stage with three victories before defeating Jackson 10–7 in the second round with a 111.02 average.
His victory set up another meeting with Brow in the quarter-finals. Brow remained unbeaten through the group stage and second round, meaning one of the two finalists from the previous Grand Slam will be eliminated before the semi-finals.