2026 European Darts Open draw & schedule

The draw and schedule have been confirmed for this weekend’s 2026 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Open, with defending champion Nathan Aspinall set to begin his title defence against either Mickey Mansell or Czech qualifier Michal Smejda in Leverkusen.

The Ostermann-Arena will host the tenth European Tour event of the 2026 season from July 10-12, with 48 players competing for the £35,000 winner’s prize across three days of action.

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NB: From the original list of entries, Gary Anderson, Ryan Searle and Gerwyn Price have withdrawn from the event, and have been replaced by Robert Owen, Max Hopp & Dominik Gruellich from the Reserve List. First Reserve Michael Smith rejected the opportunity to play.

2026 European Darts Open draw & schedule

2026 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Open

Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards

Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position

(6) Stephen Bunting v Ryan Joyce/Mio Varila

(11) Jermaine Wattimena v Kim Huybrechts/Samuel Price

(3) Jonny Clayton v Karel Sedlacek/Rhys Griffin

(14) Luke Woodhouse v Mario Vandenbogaerde/Dragutin Horvat

(7) Chris Dobey v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Jaimy Van de Weerd

(10) Wessel Nijman v Lukas Wenig/Bradley Brooks

(2) Michael van Gerwen v Joe Cullen/Charlie Manby

(15) Damon Heta v Andrew Gilding/Rob Owen

(5) Danny Noppert v William O’Connor/Sebastian Bialecki

(12) Martin Schindler v Kevin Doets/Dominik Gruellich

(4) James Wade v Daryl Gurney/Maik Kuivenhoven

(13) Mike De Decker v Cameron Menzies/Jan Schmidt

(8) Nathan Aspinall v Mickey Mansell/Michal Smejda

(9) Ross Smith v Niels Zonneveld/Daniel Klose

(1) Gian van Veen v Niko Springer/Darius Labanauskas

(16) Krzysztof Ratajski v Rob Cross/Max Hopp

Schedule of Play (SCHEDULE OF PLAY SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Friday July 10

Round One

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Ryan Joyce v Mio Varila

Karel Sedlacek v Rhys Griffin

Mario Vandenbogaerde v Dragutin Horvat

Andrew Gilding v Rob Owen

Cameron Menzies v Jan Schmidt

Mickey Mansell v Michal Smejda

Lukas Wenig v Bradley Brooks

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Jaimy Van de Weerd

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Kim Huybrechts v Samuel Price

Daryl Gurney v Maik Kuivenhoven

William O’Connor v Sebastian Bialecki

Rob Cross v Max Hopp

Joe Cullen v Charlie Manby

Kevin Doets v Dominik Gruellich

Niko Springer v Darius Labanauskas

Niels Zonneveld v Daniel Klose

Saturday July 11

Round Two

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Damon Heta v Gilding/Owen

Mike De Decker v Menzies/Schmidt

Luke Woodhouse v Vandenbogaerde/Horvat

Danny Noppert v O’Connor/Bialecki

Jermaine Wattimena v Huybrechts/Price

Chris Dobey v Van Duijvenbode/Van de Weerd

Wessel Nijman v Wenig/Brooks

Krzysztof Ratajski v Cross/Hopp

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Stephen Bunting v Joyce/Varila

James Wade v Gurney/Kuivenhoven

Jonny Clayton v Sedlacek/Griffin

Michael van Gerwen v Cullen/Manby

Gian van Veen v Springer/Labanauskas

Martin Schindler v Doets/Gruellich

Nathan Aspinall v Mansell/Smejda

Ross Smith v Zonneveld/Klose

Sunday July 12

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Round Three

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order

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