2026 UK Open draw for first three rounds revealed
The draw for the first three rounds of the 2026 PDC UK Open has been made.
Beau Greaves will begin her bid glory against Darryl Pilgrim on Friday afternoon, with the draw and stage allocations confirmed for the opening session of this week’s event in Minehead.
Greaves will be in action on the main stage in Friday’s first session, with the opening three rounds held in an from 1100 GMT on Friday 6 March. The world’s top 32 enter in round four on Friday evening.
Greaves advanced to round four on her UK Open debut last year, and the Doncaster darter has made an impressive start to 2026, producing a spectacular nine-darter at Players Championship Six in Leicester last week.
Poland’s number two Sebastian Bialecki will face former Lakeside Champion Christian Kist for a place in round three, while Germany’s Max Hopp meets either Sam Spivey or PDC in the Community Qualifier Kyle Gilding.
UK Open 2026 Rounds One – Three Draw and Stage Allocations
Friday 6 March
Afternoon Session (1100 GMT)
Main Stage – 1200 GMT Start
Round One
Stefan Bellmont v Charlie Manby
Sam Spivey v Kyle Gilding
Round Two
Sebastian Bialecki v Christian Kist
Jimmy van Schie v Tom Bissell
Darryl Pilgrim v Beau Greaves
Rupprecht/Walker v Cam Crabtree
Round Three
Karel Sedlacek v Raymond van Barneveld
Ricky Evans v Brendan Dolan
Peter Wright v Czerwinski/Labanauskas/Francis
Stage Two – 1100 GMT Start
Round One
Pascal Rupprecht v Jenson Walker
Aden Kirk v Mervyn King
Michael Unterbuchner v Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Adam Leek v David Sharp
Round Two
Thomas Lovely v Shane McGuirk
Adam Gawlas v Tavis Dudeney
Tytus Kanik v Jim Long
Spivey/Gilding v Max Hopp
Round Three
Kevin Doets v Ricardo Pietreczko
Gabriel Clemens v Bialecki/Kist
Kim Huybrechts v Keane Barry
Rupprecht/Walker/Crabtree v Joe Cullen
Stage Three – 1100 GMT Start
Round One
Filip Bereza v Rhys Griffin
Stephen Burton v Jake Eichen
Cristo Reyes v Graham Usher
Tyler Thorpe v Pero Ljubic
Kai Gotthardt v Daniel Lee
Round Two
Robert Owen v Stefaan Henderyck
Maximilian Czerwinski v Labanauskas/Francis
Greg Ritchie v Leek/Sharp
Van der Velde/Tweddell v Leon Weber
Round Three
Lukas Wenig v Mensur Suljovic
Niels Zonneveld v Van Schie/Bissell
Sparidaans/Waites/Potter/Landman v Connor Scutt
Spivey/Gilding/Hopp v Merkx/Barkhausen/Van Velzen
Stage Four – 1100 GMT Start
Round One
Jack Todd v Carl Sneyd
Clive Langford v Stephen Rosney
Alexander Merkx v Jannis Barkhausen
Sean Ryan v Tom Sykes
Sietse Lap v Ted Evetts
Round Two
Wesley Plaisier v Bates/Hofkens
Bereza/Griffin v Oskar Lukasiak
Wild/Coates v Adam Paxton
Bellmont/Manby v Thorpe/Ljubic
Round Three
Meulenkamp/Price/Warner v Jeffrey de Graaf
Kanik/Long v Callan Rydz
Owen/Henderyck v Pilgrim/Greaves
Niko Springer v Ehlers/Kraft/Gotthardt/Lee
Stage Five – 1100 GMT Start
Round One
Samuel Whittaker v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Ryan Branley v Oliver King
Benjamin Pratnemer v Callum Goffin
Darius Labanauskas v Callum Francis
Round Two
Viktor Tingstrom v Pearse/Culleton
Meulenkamp/Price v Adam Warner
Dominik Gruellich v Van den Herik/Hall
Lap/Evetts v Reyes/Usher
Round Three
Ryan Meikle v William O’Connor
Nick Kenny v Lipscombe/Todd/Sneyd
Boulton/Kirk/M King v P Williams/Stevenson/Dekker
Kuivenhoven/Unterbuchner/Rodriguez v Wild/Coates/Paxton
Mario Vandenbogaerde v Van der Velde/Tweddell/Weber
Stage Six – 1100 GMT Start
Round One
Owen Bates v Yorick Hofkens
Lewis Pearse v Niall Culleton
Jamai van den Herik v Graham Hall
Jurjen van der Velde v Jack Tweddell
Round Two
P Williams/Stevenson v Cor Dekker
Dennie Olde Kalter v Van Trijp/Campbell
Merkx/Barkhausen v Marvin van Velzen
Sparidaans/Waites v Potter/Landman
Round Three
Alan Soutar v Richard Veenstra
Ritchie/Leek/Sharp v Mickey Mansell
Thibault Tricole v Langford/Rosney/Burton/Eichen
Beeton/Merk/Ryan/Sykes v Lap/Evetts/Reyes/Usher
Stage Seven – 1100 GMT StartRound One
James Beeton v Arno Merk
Danny van Trijp v Scott Campbell
Ron Meulenkamp v Samuel Price
Jeffrey Sparidaans v Scott Waites
Round Two
Andy Boulton v Kirk/M King
Maik Kuivenhoven v Unterbuchner/Rodriguez
Pratnemer/Goffin v Whittaker/De Zwaan
Ehlers/Kraft v Gotthardt/Lee
Round Three
Madars Razma v Gawlas/Dudeney
Gruellich/Van den Herik/Hall v Justin Hood
Branley/O King/Brooks v Bereza/Griffin/Lukasiak
James Hurrell v Bellmont/Manby/Thorpe/Ljubic
Stage Eight – 1100 GMT Start
Round One
Patrik Williams v Simon Stevenson
Matthias Ehlers v Marvin Kraft
Nathan Potter v Chris Landman
Neil Wild v Henry Coates
Round Two
Adam Lipscombe v Todd/Sneyd
Branley/O King v Bradley Brooks
Beeton/Merk v Ryan/Sykes
Langford/Rosney v Burton/Eichen
Round Three
Lovely/McGuirk v Martin Lukeman
Ian White v Olde Kalter/Van Trijp/Campbell
Tingstrom/Pearse/Culleton v Plaisier/Bates/Hofkens
Pratnemer/Goffin/Whittaker/De Zwaan v Scott Williams
How does the UK Open work?
Round One will see Tour Card Holders ranked from 97-128 joined by the eight PDC in the Community Qualifiers, eight Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and 16 players from the 2025 Challenge Tour and Development Tour.
Rising star Charlie Manby will play Swiss number one Stefan Bellmont in an eye-catching opening round tie on the Main Stage, where 16-year-old Kyle Gilding also takes on Sam Spivey.
Amateur Qualifier Aden Kirk, who famously dumped out Phil Taylor, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price on his UK Open debut in 2014, locks horns with veteran Mervyn King, who reached the semi-finals that same year, while Spain’s Cristo Reyes takes on Graham Usher in another eye-catching round one tie.
Tour Card Holders ranked 65-96 will enter in round two, as World Youth Championship runner-up Greaves opens her campaign against Pilgrim. Players ranked from 33-64 will then join the tournament in round three, with former UK Open champions Peter Wright and Raymond van Barneveld amongst the stars in action.
Round four takes place on Friday evening, where the top 32 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit are part of the open draw, which takes place at around 17.00 GMT after the conclusion of round three on Friday.
An open draw will take place for every round up until the semi finals, meaning anyone can play anyone.
What’s the draw and schedule for the rest of the event?
The draw for each remaining round of the UK Open will be conducted after the previous round. The fourth round draw takes place around 17.00 GMT on Friday evening, with the fourth round matches happening from 19.00 GMT.
The draw for the fifth round will take place at the end of Friday’s action. The schedule looks like this:
Friday 6 March
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Four – Eight Stages
Saturday 7 March
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Round Five – Four Stages
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Round Six – Two Stages
Sunday 8 March
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Quarter Finals – Main Stage
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi Finals and Final – Main Stage
Stage Locations
Main Stage – Skyline Pavilion
Stage Two – Reds
Stages Three-Eight – Studio 36
Prize Fund
Winner – £120,000
Runner-Up – £60,000
Semi Finalists – £35,000
Quarter Finalists – £20,000
Round Six Losers – £12,500
Round Five Losers – £7,500
Round Four Losers – £3,000
Round Three Losers – £2,000
Round Two Losers – £1,250
Total – £750,000
Format
Rounds One-Three – Best of 11 legs
Round Four-Quarter Finals – Best of 19 legs
Semi Finals and Final – Best of 21 legs
How can I follow the UK Open?
The UK Open will be live on ITV in the UK. You can also watch it outside the UK via the PDC’s broadcast partners, such as Viaplay or DAZN.
You can also live stream the event. Find out more here.
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