2026 Belgian Darts Open
| 2026 Lecot Belgian Darts Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20–22 March 2026 | ||
| Venue | Oktoberhallen | ||
| Location | Wieze, Belgium | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £230,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £35,000 | ||
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The 2026 Belgian Darts Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Lecot Belgian Darts Open) is an upcoming professional darts tournament that will take place at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium, from 20 to 22 March 2026.[1] It will be the third of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
Luke Littler will be the defending champion, having defeated Mike De Decker 8–5 in the 2025 final.[2][3][4]
Prize money
As part of a mass boost in prize money for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in 2026, the prize fund for all 2026 European Tour events rose to £230,000, of which the winner will receive £35,000.[5][6]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £35,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £15,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £8,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £5,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £3,500* |
| First round losers | (16) | £2,000* |
| Total | £230,000 | |
- Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.[7]
Qualification and format
The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit will be seeded and will enter the tournament in the second round, while the next 16 highest-ranked players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the first round. The seedings were confirmed on 12 February.[8][9] The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 18 February),[10] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 19 March),[11] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 7 February),[12] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 25 January).[13]
Gian van Veen, Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price withdrew and were replaced by Ricky Evans, Mickey Mansell and Ian White. Damon Heta, Jermaine Wattimena and Mike De Decker moved up to become the 14th, 15th and 16th seeds respectively.[14]
Draw
| First round (best of 11 legs) 20 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 21 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 22 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 22 March | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 22 March | Final (best of 15 legs) 22 March | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld | 1 | Luke Littler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boris Krčmar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld | 16 | Mike De Decker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jani Haavisto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Woodhouse | 8 | Danny Noppert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pascal Devroey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Williams | 9 | Ryan Searle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wessel Nijman | 4 | Jonny Clayton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Białecki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Menzies | 13 | Ross Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sietse Lap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Cullen | 5 | Stephen Bunting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Baetens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William O'Connor | 12 | Martin Schindler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Thorpe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | 2 | Luke Humphries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lukas Wenig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle | 15 | Jermaine Wattimena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| François Schweyen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niko Springer | 7 | Josh Rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Huybrechts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Chisnall | 10 | Chris Dobey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thibault Tricole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Smith | 3 | Michael van Gerwen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickey Mansell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney | 14 | Damon Heta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 6 | James Wade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cristo Reyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Joyce | 11 | Nathan Aspinall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Gawlas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Lecot Belgian Darts Open 2026". PDC Europe. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Luke Littler continues winning streak with defence of Belgian Open title". The Independent. PA Sport. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Belgian Darts Open: Luke Littler beats Mike De Decker 8-5 to retain European Tour title". Sky Sports. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Collins, Ben (9 March 2025). "Littler beats De Decker to defend Belgian title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (31 March 2025). "Biggest prize money increase in PDC history confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Belgian Darts Open 2026". Mastercaller. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC Rankings Rules". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (12 February 2026). "2026 ET3-4 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Race to ET3 and ET4 2026". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC ET03 Tour Card Holder Qualifier". DartConnect. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC ET03 Host Nation Qualifier". DartConnect. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "PDCNB 2026 Tour - Latvia - Weekend 01". DartConnect. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC ET03 E. Europe Qualifier". DartConnect. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (19 March 2026). "2026 Lecot Belgian Darts Open draw & schedule". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 20 March 2026.