2026 Dutch Darts Championship Draw Confirmed

Jonny Clayton will begin his defence of the Dutch Darts Championship against Damon Heta or a Host Nation representative, with the draw and itinerary for this weekend’s event now complete.

The final European Tour event of 2026 will be held in the MECC Maastricht from October 16 to 18, with the fight for European Championship qualification culminating on Dutch soil.

The top 32 players on the European Tour standings at the end of this weekend’s event will advance to the £750,000 event, which will be hosted in Dortmund later this month.

The top 16 players from the PDC Werner the competition in round two on Saturday, with Dutch number one Gian van Veen set to highlight.

Top seed Van Veen will face either Bialecki or Northern Ireland’s former World Cup winner Daryl Gurney, both of whom have slim chances of qualifying for the European Championship.

On Saturday evening, reigning champion Clayton, fresh from his heroics in Switzerland, will face either Australian number one Heta or a representative from the Host Nation.

NB: From the original field of entries, Luke Humphries and Joe Cullen have withdrawn from the event, and have been replaced by Mike De Decker and Daryl Gurney from the Reserve List.

2026 Dutch Darts Championship Draw Confirmed

2026 Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship (ET15)

Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards

Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position

(1) Gian van Veen v Sebastian Bialecki/Daryl Gurney

(16) Rob Cross v Ricardo Pietreczko/HNQ2

(8) Ryan Searle v Dirk van Duijvenbode/James Hurrell

(9) Ross Smith v Ryan Joyce/Owen Bates

(4) Michael van Gerwen v William O’Connor/HNQ3

(13) Luke Woodhouse v Andrew Gilding/Max Hopp

(5) Danny Noppert v Dave Chisnall/Jonas Masalin

(12) Jermaine Wattimena v Kim Huybrechts/HNQ1

(2) Gerwyn Price v Niko Springer/Scott Williams

(15) Krzysztof Ratajski v Niels Zonneveld/Mike De Decker

(7) Wessel Nijman v Jeffrey de Graaf/Mickey Mansell

(10) Chris Dobey v Cristo Reyes/Krzysztof Kciuk

(3) Jonny Clayton v Damon Heta/HNQ4

(14) Martin Schindler v Karel Sedlacek/Callan Rydz

(6) Stephen Bunting v Cameron Menzies/Nick Kenny

(11) Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith/Stephen Burton

Schedule of Play – SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Friday October 16

Round One

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Karel Sedlacek v Callan Rydz

Cameron Menzies v Nick Kenny

Jeffrey de Graaf v Mickey Mansell

Dave Chisnall v Jonas Masalin

Andrew Gilding v Max Hopp

Ryan Joyce v Owen Bates

Ricardo Pietreczko v Host Nation Qualifier 2

Dirk van Duijvenbode v James Hurrell

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Sebastian Bialecki v Daryl Gurney

William O’Connor v Host Nation Qualifier 3

Niko Springer v Scott Williams

Niels Zonneveld v Mike De Decker

Kim Huybrechts v Host Nation Qualifier 1

Cristo Reyes v Krzysztof Kciuk

Damon Heta v Host Nation Qualifier 4

Michael Smith v Stephen Burton

Saturday October 17

Round Two

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Martin Schindler v Sedlacek/Rydz

Wessel Nijman v De Graaf/Mansell

Luke Woodhouse v Gilding/Hopp

Ross Smith v Joyce/Bates

Danny Noppert v Chisnall/Masalin

Ryan Searle v Van Duijvenbode/Hurrell

Rob Cross v Pietreczko/HNQ2

Krzysztof Ratajski v Zonneveld/De Decker

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Gerwyn Price v Springer/Williams

Jermaine Wattimena v Huybrechts/HNQ1

Stephen Bunting v Menzies/Kenny

Gian van Veen v Bialecki/Gurney

Michael van Gerwen v O’Connor/HNQ3

Jonny Clayton v Heta/HNQ4

Nathan Aspinall v M Smith/Burton

Chris Dobey v Reyes/Kciuk

Sunday October 18

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