The 2026 Dutch Darts Championship will be a professional darts tournament that will take place at MECC Maastricht in Maastricht, from 16 to 18 October 2026. Its the first time Maastricht has hosted the Dutch Darts Championship since 2018, it will be the fifteenth of fifteenth PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
Jonny Clayton will be the defending champion, having defeated Niko Springer 8–6 in the 2025 final.
Prize money As part of a mass boost in prize money for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in 2026, the prize fund for all 2026 European Tour events rose to £230,000, of which the winner will receive £35,000. 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
Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.
Qualification and format The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit were seeded and entered the tournament in the second round, while the next 16 highest-ranked players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the first round. The seedings were confirmed on 17 September. The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 24 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 15 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 August), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 August).
Luke Littler, Josh Rock and Gary Anderson didn't enter the event.
In addition, before the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, James Wade and Kevin Doets withdrew and were replaced by Karel Sedláček and Jeffrey de Graaf. Martin Schindler and Krzysztof Ratajski moved up to become the 15th and 16th seeds respectively.
Seeded players
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers
Tour Card qualifier
Host Nation qualifier
Nordic & Baltic qualifier
East European qualifier
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