2026 Flanders Darts Trophy: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

September 12, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

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The Euro Tour heads to Belgium, with the Flanders Darts Trophy marking the 13th ET event of 2026.

As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.

What to know about the Flanders Darts Trophy

Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

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2026 Flanders Darts Trophy draw & schedule

Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)MatchDateTime (local)Niels Zonneveld vs. Petr TousFri., Sept. 111:00 p.m.Mickey Mansell vs. Bradley BrooksFri., Sept. 111:30 p.m.Andrew Gilding vs. Chris LandmanFri., Sept. 112:00 p.m.Kevin Doets vs. James HurrellFri., Sept. 112:30 p.m.Karel Sedlacek vs. Michael HansenFri., Sept. 113:00 p.m.Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Jereon CaronFri., Sept. 113:30 p.m.Ryan Joyce vs. Stephen BurtonFri., Sept. 114:00 p.m.Niko Springer vs. Jaimy JacobsFri., Sept. 114:30 p.m.Day 1 - first round (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)Rob Cross vs. Cristo ReyesFri., Sept. 117:00 p.m.Joe Cullen vs. Andy BaetensFri., Sept. 117:30 p.m.Cameron Menzies vs. Gabriel ClemensFri., Sept. 118:00 p.m.William O'Connor vs. Kevin LankhuizenFri., Sept. 118:30 p.m.Raymond van Barneveld vs. Jim LongFri., Sept. 119:00 p.m.Damon Heta vs. Beau GreavesFri., Sept. 119:30 p.m.Sebastian Bialecki vs. Kim HuybrechtsFri., Sept. 1110:00 p.m.Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Brendan DolanFri., Sept. 1110:30 p.m.Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)MatchDateTime (local)Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Kevin DoetsSat., Sept. 121:00 p.m.Jermaine Wattimena vs. Karel SedlacekSat., Sept. 121:30 p.m.Martin Schindler vs. Rob CrossSat., Sept. 122:00 p.m.Danny Noppert vs. Chris LandmanSat., Sept. 122:30 p.m.Ryan Searle vs. Andy BaetensSat., Sept. 123:00 p.m.Chris Dobey vs. Niels ZonneveldSat., Sept. 123:30 p.m.Luke Woodhouse vs. William O'ConnorSat., Sept. 124:00 p.m.Ross Smith vs. Jeffrey de GraafSat., Sept. 124:30 p.m.Day 2 - second round (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)Josh Rock vs. Ryan JoyceSat., Sept. 127:00 p.m.Gerwyn Price vs. Bradley BrooksSat., Sept. 127:30 p.m.James Wade vs. Jim LongSat., Sept. 128:00 p.m.Gian van Veen vs. Gabriel ClemensSat., Sept. 128:30 p.m.Michael van Gerwen vs. Damon HetaSat., Sept. 129:00 p.m.Nathan Aspinall vs. Niko SpringerSat., Sept. 129:30 p.m.Stephen Bunting vs. Brendan DolanSat., Sept. 1210:00 p.m.Wessel Nijman vs. Sebastian BialeckiSat., Sept. 1210:30 p.m.Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Sept. 131:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 131:30 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 132:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 132:30 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 133:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 133:30 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 134:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 134:30 p.m.Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Sept. 137:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 137:30 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 138:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 138:30 p.m.Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Sept. 139:00 p.m.TBDSun., Sept. 139:30 p.m.Day 3 - final (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Sept. 1310:10 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here's the bracket after the first round.

Second round(1) Gian van Veen vs. Gabriel Clemens(16) Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Kevin Doets(8) Ryan Searle vs. Andy Baetens(9) Chris Dobey vs. Niels Zonneveld(4) Josh Rock vs. Ryan Joyce(13) Jermaine Wattimena vs. Karel Sedlacek(5) Gerwyn Price vs. Bradley Brooks(12) Ross Smith vs. Jeffrey de Graaf(2) James Wade vs. Jim Long(15) Martin Schindler vs. Rob Cross(7) Danny Noppert vs. Chris Landman(10) Wessel Nijman vs. Sebastian Bialecki(3) Michael van Gerwen vs. Damon Heta(14) Luke Woodhouse vs. William O'Connor(6) Stephen Bunting vs. Brendan Dolan(11) Nathan Aspinall vs. Niko SpringerThird roundGian van Veen vs. Kevin DoetsRyan Searle vs. Chris DobeyRyan Joyce vs. Jermaine WattimenaGerwyn Price vs. Ross SmithJames Wade vs. Rob CrossDanny Noppert vs. Wessel Nijman/Sebastian BialeckiDamon Heta vs. Luke WoodhouseStephen Bunting/Brendan Dolan vs. Nathan AspinallQuarterfinalsTBDTBDTBDTBDSemifinalsTBDTBDFinalTBD

Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Stage (num. of players)Prize moneyWinner(1)£35,000Runner-up(1)£15,000Semi-finalists(2)£10,000Quarter-finalists(4)£8,000Third round losers(8)£5,000Second round losers(16)£3,500*First round losers(16)£2,000*Total£230,000

Format

48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.

Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday's games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.

Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.

The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.

The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.

The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.

The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.