European Darts Championship 2026 | Draw, Results and Schedule of Play

The 2026 European Darts Championship takes place in Dortmund, and you can follow the latest results and schedule of play here.

The £750,000 ranked major features the top 32 players from the European Order of Merit, which is comprised from the prize money earned from the 15 European Tour events held over the course of the year.

This year’s European Championship will take place from October 22-25 at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund – the fifth consecutive staging at this venue.

Gian van Veen is the defending champion after he edged out Luke Humphries 11-10 in a thrilling final 12 months ago to clinch his first major title.

The Dutchman returns as the number eight seed, bidding to become only the third player to successfully retain this trophy since the event began in 2008.

Ross Smith, the 2022 European Champion, is the number one seed after picking up two European Tour titles this season, while Wessel Nijman is the number two seed, having also claimed a brace of Euro Tour titles in 2026.

World number one Luke Littler is out to complete the set of career major titles, while last year’s runner-up Humphries also bids to secure this title for the first time.

Four-time champion Michael van Gerwen looks to restore his former glories, while Rob Cross and James Wade are the other former champions in the field.

Dutch duo Kevin Doets and Niels Zonneveld will make their debuts at this year’s competition.

First round matches are to be contested over the best of 11 legs, with second round and quarter-finals best of 19 and semi-finals and the final best of 21.

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European Darts Championship 2026 Schedule of Play

All times BST (local time +1 hour)

Thursday October 22

Round One

6pm-1opm
Luke Woodhouse v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Danny Noppert v Stephen Bunting
Niels Zonneveld v Cameron Menzies
Gerwyn Price v Rob Cross
James Wade v Damon Heta
Luke Humphries v Ryan Searle
Gian van Veen v Andrew Gilding
Ross Smith v Karel Sedlacek

Friday October 23

Round One

6pm-10pm
Ryan Joyce v Jermaine Wattimena
Krzysztof Ratajski v Dave Chisnall
Nathan Aspinall v Cristo Reyes
Jonny Clayton v Niko Springer
Luke Littler v William O’Connor
Wessel Nijman v Martin Schindler
Kevin Doets v Michael van Gerwen
Josh Rock v Chris Dobey

Saturday October 24

Second Round (Order of Play TBC)

Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm)
R Smith/Sedlacek v Wade/Heta
Van Veen/Gilding v Woodhouse/Van Duijvenbode
Zonneveld/Menzies v Price/Cross
Noppert/Bunting v Humphries/Searle

Evening Session (6pm-10pm)
Nijman/Schindler v Joyce/Wattimena
Clayton/Springer v Rock/Dobey
Ratajski/Chisnall v Doets/Van Gerwen
Aspinall/Reyes v Littler/O’Connor

Sunday October 25

Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm)
Quarter-Finals

Evening Session (6pm-10pm)
Semi-Finals
Final

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