2026 Belgian Darts Open: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

2026-03-19 · Yahoo Sports

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The Euro Tour heads to Belgium, with the Belgian Darts Open marking the third ET event to take place in 2026.

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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 Belgian Darts Open

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

2026 Belgian Darts Open draw & schedule

Here is the tournament schedule.

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Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)MatchDateTime (local)Niels Zonneveld vs. Jani HaavistoFri., Mar. 201:00 p.m.Luke Woodhouse vs. Host Nation Qualifier 2Fri., Mar. 201:30 p.m.Scott Williams vs. Ricky EvansFri., Mar. 202:00 p.m.Ryan Joyce vs. Adam GawlasFri., Mar. 202:30 p.m.Cameron Menzies vs. Sietse LapFri., Mar. 203:00 p.m.William O'Connor vs. Tyler ThorpeFri., Mar. 203:30 p.m.Ryan Meikle vs. Host Nation Qualifier 4Fri., Mar. 204:00 p.m.Michael Smith vs. Mickey MansellFri., Mar. 204:30 p.m.Day 1 - first round (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)Dave Chisnall vs. Thibault TricoleFri., Mar. 207:00 p.m.Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Cristo ReyesFri., Mar. 207:30 p.m.Joe Cullen vs. Host Nation Qualifier 1Fri., Mar. 208:00 p.m.Wessel Nijman vs. Sebastian BialeckiFri., Mar. 208:30 p.m.Raymond van Barneveld vs. Boris KrcmarFri., Mar. 209:00 p.m.Daryl Gurney vs. Ian WhiteFri., Mar. 209:30 p.m.Niko Springer vs. Host National Qualifier 3Fri., Mar. 2010:00 p.m.Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Lukas WenigFri., Mar. 2010:30 p.m.Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)MatchDateTime (local)Ross Smith vs. Menzies/LapSat., Mar. 211:00 p.m.Jermaine Wattimena vs. Meikle/HNQ4Sat., Mar. 211:30 p.m.Chris Dobey vs. Chisnall/TricoleSat., Mar. 212:00 p.m.Ryan Searle vs. Williams/EvansSat., Mar. 212:30 p.m.Martin Schindler vs. O'Connor/ThorpeSat., Mar. 213:00 p.m.Damon Heta vs. Gurney/WhiteSat., Mar. 213:30 p.m.Danny Noppert vs. Woodhouse/HNQ2Sat., Mar. 214:00 p.m.Nathan Aspinall vs. Joyce/GawlasSat., Mar. 214:30 p.m.Day 2 - second round (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)James Wade vs. Ratajski/ReyesSat., Mar. 217:00 p.m.Jonny Clayton vs. Nijman/BialeckiSat., Mar. 217:30 p.m.Stephen Bunting vs. Cullen/HNQ1Sat., Mar. 218:00 p.m.Mike De Decker vs. Zonneveld/HaavistoSat., Mar. 218:30 p.m.Luke Littler vs. Van Barneveld/KrcmarSat., Mar. 219:00 p.m.Luke Humphries vs. Van Duijvenbode/WenigSat., Mar. 219:30 p.m.Michael van Gerwen vs. Smith/MansellSat., Mar. 2110:00 p.m.Josh Rock vs. Springer/HNQ3Sat., Mar. 2110:30 p.m.Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Mar. 221:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 221:30 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 222:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 222:30 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 223:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 223:30 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 224:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 224:30 p.m.Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Mar. 227:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 227:30 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 228:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 228:30 p.m.Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Mar. 229:00 p.m.TBDSun., Mar. 229:30 p.m.Day 3 - final (evening session)MatchDateTime (local)TBDSun., Mar. 2210:15 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here is the bracket for the tournament.

Second roundLuke Littler vs Raymond van Barneveld/Boris KrcmarMike De Decker vs Niels Zonneveld/Jani HaavistoDanny Noppert vs Luke Woodhouse/HNQ2Ryan Searle vs Scott Williams/Ricky EvansJonny Clayton vs Wessel Nijman/Sebastian BialeckiRoss Smith vs Cameron Menzies/Sietse LapStephen Bunting vs Joe Cullen/HNQ1Martin Schindler vs William O'Connor/Tyler ThorpeLuke Humphries vs Dirk van Duijvenbode/Lukas WenigJermaine Wattimena vs Ryan Meikle/HNQ4Josh Rock vs Niko Springer/HNQ3Chris Dobey vs Dave Chisnall/Thibault TricoleMichael van Gerwen vs Michael Smith/Mickey MansellDamon Heta vs Daryl Gurney/Ian WhiteJames Wade vs Krzysztof Ratajski/Cristo ReyesNathan Aspinall vs Ryan Joyce/Adam Gawlas

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.