2026 in PDC
The year 2026 is the 35th year in the history of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a darts organisation based in the United Kingdom.
PDC in 2026
Increases to prize money and tournament sizes
On 31 March 2025, the PDC announced a mass increase in prize money for tournaments, starting from the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, where the champion receives a doubled top prize of £1,000,000 from a total prize fund of £5,000,000. The total amount of prize money on offer in PDC events in 2026 went up £7,000,000 from the 2025 season, along with increases for the PDC's secondary tours and Global Affiliate Tours, with only the World Series events and the World Masters not receiving increases in prize money.[1][2][3] The field for the World Championship also expanded from 96 to 128 players, while the Grand Slam of Darts will expand from 32 to 48 players.[4]
| Tournament | Year | Total | Winner | Finalist | Top 4 | Top 8 | Top 16 | Top 32 | Top 48 | Top 64 | Top 96 | Top 128 | |||
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| Televised tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 2026 | 750 | 120 | 60 | 35 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.5 | N/a | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | |||
| 2025 | 600 | 110 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | N/a | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | ||||
| Premier League Darts[A] | 2026 | 1,250 | 350 | 170 | 110 | 95–80[B] | N/a | ||||||||
| 2025 | 1,000 | 275 | 125 | 85 | 75–60[C] | N/a | |||||||||
| World Cup of Darts per pair |
2026 | 500 | 100 | 48 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6[D] | 5[E] | N/a | |||||
| 2025 | 450 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5[D] | 4[E] | |||||||
| World Matchplay | 2026 | 1,000 | 225 | 125 | 65 | 35 | 22.5 | 12.5 | N/a | N/a | |||||
| 2025 | 800 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 10 | N/a | |||||||
| Women's World Matchplay | 2026 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4.5 | 2 | N/a | ||||||||
| 2025 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | N/a | |||||||||
| World Series Finals | 2026 | 450 | 100 | 60 | 30 | 17.5 | 10 | 5 | N/a | ||||||
| 2025 | 400 | 80 | 40 | 25 | 17.5 | 10 | 5 | N/a | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | 2026 | 750 | 150 | 80 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 7.5 | N/a | ||||||
| 2025 | 600 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 7.5 | N/a | |||||||
| European Championship | 2026 | 750 | 150 | 80 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 7.5 | N/a | ||||||
| 2025 | 600 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 7.5 | N/a | |||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts[F] | 2026 | 1,000 | 200 | 100 | 60 | 35 | 20 | 12.5[G] | 5 | N/a | |||||
| 2025 | 650 | 150 | 70 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 5[H] | N/a | |||||||
| Players Championship Finals | 2026 | 750 | 130 | 70 | 40 | 27.5 | 15 | 7 | N/a | 4 | N/a | ||||
| 2025 | 600 | 120 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6.5 | N/a | 3 | N/a | |||||
| European Tour events (15 in 2026, 14 in 2025) |
2026 | 230 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | N/a | N/a | ||||
| 2025 | 175 | 30 | 12 | 8.5 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.25 | N/a | ||||||
| Floor tournaments[I] | |||||||||||||||
| Players Championship events | 2026 | 150 | 15 | 10 | 6.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | N/a | 1.25 | N/a | ||||
| 2025 | 125 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | N/a | 1.0 | N/a | |||||
| World Youth Championship | 2026 | 100 | 15 | 7 | 3.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | N/a | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |||
| 2025 | 100 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | N/a | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Challenge Tour and Development Tour events |
2026 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.25 | N/a | 0.1 | N/a | ||||
| 2025 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | N/a | 0.075 | N/a | |||||
| Women's Series events | 2026 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | N/a | 0.75 | N/a | ||||
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | N/a | 0.05 | N/a | |||||
- ^ Nightly winners receive a £10,000 bonus
- ^ The fifth-placed player will receive £95,000, the sixth-placed £90,000, the seventh-placed £85,000 and the eighth-placed £80,000.
- ^ The fifth-placed player received £75,000, the sixth-placed £70,000, the seventh-placed £65,000 and the eighth-placed £60,000.
- ^ a b Awarded to the 16 teams that finish second in their three-team group, equivalent to the Top 32 the Grand Slam of Darts since four seeded nations receive byes to the round of 16.
- ^ a b Awarded to the 16 teams that finish third in their three-team group, equivalent to the Top 32 the Grand Slam of Darts since four seeded nations receive byes to the round of 16.
- ^ In 2026, the Grand Slam of Darts will expand from 8 groups of 4 players to 16 groups of 3 players.
- ^ Second-placed players in the group stage.
- ^ £8,000 and £5,000 were awarded to the third and fourth place finishers respectively in the group stage, which comprised the top 32.
- ^ The final of the World Youth Championship is televised during the Players Championship Finals
Changes to Q-School
On each day of the Final Stage of Q-School, a Tour Card is awarded to both finalists, rather than just to the day's tournament winner as in previous years. As before, remaining Tour Card places are awarded through the Q-School Order of Merit.[6] As before, players who qualify on the first three days of the Final Stage do not need to play the remaining days. However, each day of the Final Stage will be topped up to 128 players with the best available players who failed to qualify from the First Stage, rather than byes being awarded.[7]
Changes to qualification criteria for events
Several events had tweaks to their qualification criteria. European Tour seeding changed so that reserve players no longer take a seeded player's position in the draw. It was originally announced that seeding in first round matches would be based on the full Order of Merit rather than the Pro Tour Order of Merit, but this rule change was reverted before the first event.[6][8] Additionally, it was announced that players would be chosen for World Cup teams based on their Challenge Tour Ranking if a nation has no players ranked on the Order of Merit and no local Affiliate Tour.[6] Tour Card holders ranked inside the top 64 who failed to qualify for the World Championship by the main or Pro Tour Orders of Merit have been re-permitted to enter regional qualifying tournaments, while World Youth Championship finalists will qualify for the newly-expanded Grand Slam of Darts in the same year, rather than in the next.[6]
New event locations
The 2026 Premier League Darts schedule was announced in September 2025 and included a night in Belgium for the first time, as Antwerp replaced Exeter in the lineup.[9] The 2026 European Tour saw the introduction of two new events: the Poland Darts Open in Kraków and the Slovak Darts Open in Bratislava.[10][11] The Poland Darts Open replaced the Poland Darts Masters, a World Series event that was on the PDC calendar since 2023, while the Slovak Darts Open marked the PDC's first visit to Slovakia.[12]
As part of the 2026 World Series of Darts, it was announced that the PDC would hold its first event in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabia Darts Masters, in January.[13] The announcement followed interest shown by PDC president Barry Hearn and General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Al-Sheikh to take darts to the country.[14][15]
In December 2025, it was confirmed that the 2026 PDC World Championship would be the last edition of the tournament to be held in the West Hall of Alexandra Palace. The event will be held in the venue's Great Hall for the first time at the 2027 PDC World Championship.[16][17]
ITV extension
In October 2025, the PDC agreed to a new three-year deal with ITV Sport to broadcast events on ITV4 and ITVX until 2028; these events included the World Masters, UK Open, European Championship, Players Championship Finals, World Series Finals, and all global World Series events. The announcement also stated that the PDC would take control of its own event production, which was previously managed by ITV.[18][19]
Affiliate Tour expansion
In December 2025, the PDC announced a three-year funding cycle for PDC Global Affiliate Tours that involved an investment of over £3,000,000.[20] There will be increased prize money for events on the Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour and the DartPlayers New Zealand Tour, while the China Pro Tour and Australian Darts Association Tour will have more events. Additionally, the African Continental Tour will expand to six events in each of the North and South regions, with an increase in the number of African qualifiers for the World Championship from one to two in 2027.[20][21]
Televised events
The following televised events are scheduled to take place in 2026.[22]
Ranked
The events listed in the table are ranked tournaments that contribute to a player's ranking on the PDC Order of Merit.[23]
| Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2025 – 3 January 2026 | World Championship | Alexandra Palace, London, England | Luke Littler (106.02) | 7–1 | Gian van Veen (99.94) | [24] |
| 28 January – 1 February 2026 | World Masters | Arena MK, Milton Keynes, England | Luke Littler (104.72) | 6–5 | Luke Humphries (105.51) | [25] |
| 6–8 March 2026 | UK Open | Butlin's Resort, Minehead, England | Luke Littler (99.58) | 11–7 | James Wade (89.49) | |
| 18–26 July 2026 | World Matchplay | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | ||||
| 28 September – 4 October 2026 | World Grand Prix | Mattioli Arena, Leicester, England | ||||
| 22–25 October 2026 | European Championship | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | ||||
| 14–22 November 2026 | Grand Slam | WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton, England | ||||
| 27–29 November 2026 | Players Championship Finals | Butlin's Resort, Minehead, England |
Non-ranked
The events listed in these tables are non-ranked invitational tournaments.[23]
| Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February – 28 May | Premier League | The O2 Arena, London, England[a] | ||||
| 11– 14 June | World Cup | Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany | ||||
| 17–20 September | World Series Finals | AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
World Series of Darts
The 2026 World Series of Darts is a series of invitational darts tournaments organised by the PDC, consisting of six events that will be held across four continents.[13]
| No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15–16 January | Bahrain Masters | Exhibition World Bahrain, Sakhir, Bahrain | Michael van Gerwen (100.91) | 8–6 | Gian van Veen (100.79) | [26] |
| 2 | 19–20 January | Saudi Arabia Masters | Global Theatre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Luke Littler (104.84) | 8–5 | Michael van Gerwen (101.79) | [27] |
| 3 | 5–6 June | Nordic Masters | Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
| 4 | 25–26 June | US Masters | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States | ||||
| 5 | 14–15 August | New Zealand Masters | Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||
| 6 | 21–22 August | Australian Masters | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia |
Pro Tour
The 2026 PDC Pro Tour is a series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC, consisting of 34 Players Championship events and 15 European Tour events.[12]
Tour cards
The 2026 PDC Tour Cards were awarded to:
- (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2025 World Championship.
- (28) 28 qualifiers from 2024 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- (1) The highest qualifier from the 2024 Development Tour (Sebastian Białecki)
- Niko Springer, who also earned a Tour Card through the 2024 Development Tour, entered the top 64 in his first year on tour. Therefore, one extra Tour Card was awarded to a 2026 Q-School qualifier.
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2024 Challenge Tour (Wesley Plaisier and Christian Kist)
- (2) Highest qualifiers from the 2025 Development Tour (Beau Greaves and Owen Bates).
- (2) Highest qualifiers from the 2025 Challenge Tour (Stefan Bellmont and Darius Labanauskas).
- (16) The daily top two players from the 2026 Q-Schools.
Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q-School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players was reached.[28]
Q-School
The players below earned PDC Tour Cards at UK Q-School in Milton Keynes and European Q-School in Kalkar.
| 8 January[29] | 9 January[30] | 10 January[31] | 11 January[32] |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Q-School | |||
| Rhys Griffin (WAL) Adam Leek (AUS) |
Carl Sneyd (ENG) Niall Culleton (IRL) |
Shane McGuirk (IRL) Tom Sykes (ENG) |
Charlie Manby (ENG) Samuel Price (ENG) |
| European Q-School | |||
| Arno Merk (GER) Filip Bereza (POL) |
Jeffrey Sparidaans (NED) Cristo Reyes (ESP) |
Matthias Ehlers (GER) Yorick Hofkens (GER) |
Sietse Lap (NED) Jeffrey de Zwaan (NED) |
At the end of the fourth day in the Final Stage, the following players picked up Tour Cards through the Orders of Merit:[32][33]
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UK Q-School Order of Merit
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European Q-School Order of Merit
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Secondary tours
The 2026 PDC secondary tours are series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC that operate outside of the main PDC Pro Tour and predominantly feature players without a Tour Card. There are three secondary tours: the Challenge Tour (for players who unsuccessfully participated in the 2026 Q-School), Development Tour (for players aged 16 to 24) and Women's Series (for female players).
Global Affiliate Tours
The PDC Global Affiliate Tours are a series of regional darts competitions organised by the PDC in collaboration with various local darts organisations around the world.[34]
Asian Tour
The PDC Asian Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Asia. The 2026 calendar consists of 28 tournaments, with the first tournaments held in Dubai.[20][35]
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 January | Le Méridien Hotel and Conference Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Haruki Muramatsu (94.66) | 5 – 4 | Motomu Sakai (88.50) | [36] |
| 2 | 24 January | Haruki Muramatsu (99.62) | 5 – 1 | Altantülkhüür Myagmarsüren (80.62) | [37] | |
| 3 | 25 January | Man Lok Leung (94.96) | 5 – 3 | Alain Abiabi (91.61) | [38] | |
| 4 | 25 January | Ryuta Arihara (94.44) | 5 – 4 | Christian Perez (88.99) | [39] | |
| 5 | 4 April | Twin Messe, Shizuoka, Japan |
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| 9 | 2 May | TBC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| 11 | 3 May | |||||
| 12 | 3 May | |||||
| 13 | 16 May | TBC Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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| 15 | 17 May | |||||
| 16 | 17 May | |||||
| 17 | 11 July | TBC Singapore |
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| 18 | 11 July | |||||
| 19 | 12 July | |||||
| 20 | 12 July | |||||
| 21 | 1 August | Manila, Philippines | ||||
| 22 | 1 August | |||||
| 23 | 2 August | |||||
| 24 | 2 August | |||||
| 25 | 12 September | TBC | ||||
| 26 | 12 September | |||||
| 27 | 13 September | |||||
| 28 | 13 September |
Championship Darts Circuit (CDC)
The Championship Darts Circuit (CDC) is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from North America. The 2026 calendar consists of 16 tournaments.[20]
Nordic & Baltic Tour
The PDC Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB) Tour is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from the Nordic countries and the Baltic states. The 2026 calendar was announced on 27 November 2025, consisting of 12 tour events held across six weekends, as well as qualifiers for European Tour events.[40][41]
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 February | Radisson Riga Valdemara, Riga, Latvia |
Cor Dekker (90.68) | 6 – 5 | Andreas Harrysson (92.83) | [42] |
| 2 | 8 February | Jani Haavisto (95.47) | 6 – 4 | Oskar Lukasiak (87.14) | ||
| 3 | 28 March | |||||
| 4 | 29 March | |||||
| 5 | 25 April | Hotel Tallukka, Vääksy, Finland |
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| 6 | 26 April | |||||
| 7 | 16 May | TBC | ||||
| 8 | 17 May | |||||
| 9 | 8 August | Norway | ||||
| 10 | 9 August | |||||
| 11 | 26 September | TBC | ||||
| 12 | 27 September |
ANZ Premier League
The second installment of the ANZ Premier League will occur in 2026. Dates will be confirmed at a later date.[20]
Australian Darts Association (ADA)
The Australian Darts Association (ADA) tour increased to 24 events from 12 in 2025.[43] Each event offers AU$5,600 in prize money.[20]
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Legs/Sets | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20–22 February | Silver Sands, Western Australia | Brody Klinge (89.29) | 6 – 0 | James Bailey (81.88) | [44] |
| 2 | Brody Klinge (92.56) | 6 – 3 | Darren Penhall (91.60) | [45] | ||
| 3 | Raymond Smith (90.66) | 6 – 2 | Anthony Shreeve (81.07) | [46] | ||
| 4 | Raymond Smith (84.50) | 2 – 1 | Michael Bajowski (79.47) | [47] | ||
| 5 | 13–15 March | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | ||||
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| 9 | 15–17 May | Sandgate, Queensland | ||||
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| 13 | 26–28 June | Melton, Victoria | ||||
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| 17 | 7–9 August | Penrith, New South Wales | ||||
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| 21 | 5–7 September | Elizabeth North, South Australia | ||||
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Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour
The Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour consists of 12 events over six weekends.[48] Prize money will increase with each event worth NZ$5,000.[20]
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 February | Kapi Mana Darts, Wellington | Kayden Milne (77.26) | 7 – 2 | Haupai Puha (72.29) | [49] |
| 2 | 15 February | Ben Robb (86.28) | 7 – 2 | Jonny Tata (81.16) | [50] | |
| 3 | 21 March | CSDA, Christchurch | ||||
| 4 | 22 March | |||||
| 5 | 25 April | Sun City, Nelson | ||||
| 6 | 26 April | |||||
| 7 | 24 May | Howick Club, Auckland | ||||
| 8 | 25 May | |||||
| 9 | 23 August | CSDA, Christchurch | ||||
| 10 | 24 August | |||||
| 11 | 27 September | Pukekohe Cossie Club, Auckland | ||||
| 12 | 28 September |
Next Gen
The PDC Europe Next Gen is the PDC Global Affiliate Tour for players from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. The 2026 season consists of 16 events organised over eight weekends using five different event formats. In 2026, two new formats were introduced: 170, where each leg is played from 170 rather than 501; and Swiss, where the preliminary round will use a Swiss-style league phase.[51] Orders of Merit are maintained for all players, players aged 16–24 and women, with top-ranked players qualifying for the PDC Europe Super League and/or winning free entry to Q-School, Development Tour and Women's Series events.[52]
| No. | Date | Location | Format | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January | Hildesheim | FA Cup | Daniel Klose (90.35) | 6 – 1 | Jaimy van de Weerd (84.56) | [53] |
| 2 | 1 February | Swiss | Florian Preis (93.24) | 6 – 2 | Finn Behrens (84.91) | ||
| 3 | 14 February | Kalkar | FA Cup | Paul Krohne (99.34) | 6 – 1 | Jaimy van de Weerd (87.09) | [54] |
| 4 | 15 February | Master Out | Paul Krohne (98.57) | 6 – 4 | Dragutin Horvat (86.43) | ||
| 5 | 7 March | Hildesheim | FA Cup | Patrick Tringler (81.31) | 6 – 3 | Finn Prokop (81.54) | [55] |
| 6 | 8 March | DIDO | Daniel Klose (70.80) | 6 – 5 | René Eidams (75.89) | ||
| 7 | 27 June | Ried im Innkreis | FA Cup | ||||
| 8 | 28 June | 170 | |||||
| 9 | 4 July | FA Cup | |||||
| 10 | 5 July | Master Out | |||||
| 11 | 25 July | Hildesheim | FA Cup | ||||
| 12 | 26 July | DIDO | |||||
| 13 | 8 August | Sindelfingen | FA Cup | ||||
| 14 | 9 August | 170 | |||||
| 15 | 15 August | Master Out | |||||
| 16 | 16 August | FA Cup |
170 = Each leg is played from 170 rather than 501, DIDO = Double in/double out, FA Cup = Random draw every round, Master Out = Finish on a double or treble, Swiss = The preliminary stage uses a Swiss-system tournament akin to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Notes
- ^ The tournament is held across 17 different venues, with the finals being played in The O2 Arena.
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