2026 Belgian Darts Open draw & schedule

The draw and schedule for this weekend’s European Tour tournament have been confirmed, and Luke Littler will begin his defence of the Lecot Belgian Darts Open against either Raymond van Barneveld or Boris Krcmar.

The World Champion will be the main attraction in Wieze as a 48-player field competes over three days from 20-22 March at the Oktoberhallen. Littler has won both of the previous two Belgian Darts Open events.

Wessel Nijman will start his quest for consecutive European Tour titles on Friday with 16 matches spread across two sessions in the opening round.

2026 Belgian Darts Open draw & schedule

2026 Lecot Belgian Darts Open

Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards

Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position

(1) Luke Littler v Raymond van Barneveld/Boris Krcmar

(16) Mike De Decker v Niels Zonneveld/Jani Haavisto

(8) Danny Noppert v Luke Woodhouse/HNQ2

(9) Ryan Searle v Scott Williams/Ricky Evans

(4) Jonny Clayton v Wessel Nijman/Sebastian Bialecki

(13) Ross Smith v Cameron Menzies/Sietse Lap

(5) Stephen Bunting v Joe Cullen/HNQ1

(12) Martin Schindler v William O’Connor/Tyler Thorpe

(2) Luke Humphries v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Lukas Wenig

(15) Jermaine Wattimena v Ryan Meikle/HNQ4

(7) Josh Rock v Niko Springer/HNQ3

(10) Chris Dobey v Dave Chisnall/Thibault Tricole

(3) Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith/Mickey Mansell

(14) Damon Heta v Daryl Gurney/Ian White

(6) James Wade v Krzysztof Ratajski/Cristo Reyes

(11) Nathan Aspinall v Ryan Joyce/Adam Gawlas

2026 Belgian Darts Open draw & schedule

Friday March 20

Round One

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)

Niels Zonneveld v Jani Haavisto

Luke Woodhouse v Host Nation Qualifier 2

Scott Williams v Ricky Evans

Ryan Joyce v Adam Gawlas

Cameron Menzies v Sietse Lap

William O’Connor v Tyler Thorpe

Ryan Meikle v Host Nation Qualifier 4

Michael Smith v Mickey Mansell

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Dave Chisnall v Thibault Tricole

Krzysztof Ratajski v Cristo Reyes

Joe Cullen v Host Nation Qualifier 1

Wessel Nijman v Sebastian Bialecki

Raymond van Barneveld v Boris Krcmar

Daryl Gurney v Ian White

Niko Springer v Host Nation Qualifier 3

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Lukas Wenig

Saturday March 21

Round Two

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)

Ross Smith v Menzies/Lap

Jermaine Wattimena v Meikle/HNQ4

Chris Dobey v Chisnall/Tricole

Ryan Searle v Williams/Evans

Martin Schindler v O’Connor/Thorpe

Damon Heta v Gurney/White

Danny Noppert v Woodhouse/HNQ2

Nathan Aspinall v Joyce/Gawlas

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

James Wade v Ratajski/Reyes

Jonny Clayton v Nijman/Bialecki

Stephen Bunting v Cullen/HNQ1

Mike De Decker v Zonneveld/Haavisto

Luke Littler v Van Barneveld/Krcmar

Luke Humphries v Van Duijvenbode/Wenig

Michael van Gerwen v Smith/Mansell

Josh Rock v Springer/HNQ3

Sunday March 22

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)

Round Three

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order

NB: From the original list of entries, Gary Anderson, Gerwyn Price and Gian van Veen have withdrawn from the event, and have been replaced by Ricky Evans, Mickey Mansell and Ian White from the Reserve List.

Format – All games up to and including the quarter-finals are the best of 11 legs, with the semi-finals the best of 13 legs and the final the best of 15 legs.

Prize Fund

Winner: £35,000

Runner-up: £15,000

Semi-Finalists: £10,000

Quarter-Finalists: £8,000

Last 16 losers: £5,000

Last 32 losers: £3,500

Last 48 losers: £2,000 Total: £230,000

NB: Pre-qualified players who lose in their first match of the Event shall not be credited with prize money on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder, ProTour Rankings or European Tour Rankings, however they shall still receive full prize money payment.

All the action gets underway this Friday and is not to be missed as the race for Dortmund hots up for the European Championships.

The third round will be played on Sunday afternoon after the excitement from the second round on Saturday. The competition will end with the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final in an exciting evening session.

You can watch every match live, all the information can be found here. These games are not on TV in the UK but can be live-streamed.