2026 European Darts Trophy
| 2026 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13–15 March 2026 | ||
| Venue | Lokhalle | ||
| Location | Göttingen, Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £230,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £35,000 | ||
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The 2026 European Darts Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy) is an upcoming professional darts tournament that will take place at the Lokhalle in Göttingen, Germany, from 13 to 15 March 2026.[1] It will be the second of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour.[2] It will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
Nathan Aspinall will be the defending champion, having defeated Ryan Joyce 8–4 in the 2025 final.[3]
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.[4][5]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £35,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £15,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £8,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £5,000 |
| Second 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.[6]
Qualification and format
The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit will be seeded and will enter 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 5 February.[7][8] The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 11 February),[9] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 28 February),[10] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 6 February),[11] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 24 January).[12]
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Draw
| First round (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 14 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 15 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 March | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 15 March | Final (best of 15 legs) 15 March | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Luke Humphries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Damon Heta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Josh Rock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Danny Noppert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Jonny Clayton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nathan Aspinall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Gary Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chris Dobey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gian van Veen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ross Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ryan Searle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | James Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Martin Schindler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stephen Bunting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Gerwyn Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy 2026". PDC Europe. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Darts 2026 schedule and dates: Premier League Darts, World Matchplay and more with Luke Littler in action". Sky Sports. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Aspinall wins first European Tour title". BBC Sport. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (31 March 2025). "Biggest prize money increase in PDC history confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "European Darts Trophy 2026". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC Rankings Rules". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (5 February 2026). "2026 ET1-2 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Race to ET1 and ET2 2026". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC ET02 Tour Card Holder Qualifier". DartConnect. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC ET02 Host Nation Qualifier". DartConnect. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "PDCNB 2026 Tour - Latvia - Weekend 01". DartConnect. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "PDC ET02 E. Europe Qualifier". DartConnect. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.