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The 2026 Flanders Darts Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Blåkläder Flanders Darts Trophy) was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Antwerp Expo in Antwerp, Belgium, from 11 to 13 September 2026.[1] It was the thirteenth of fifteenth PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It featured a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner. Luke Littler was the defending champion, having defeated Josh Rock 8–7 in the 2025 final.[2][3] However, Littler withdrew from the tournament, and therefore did not defend his title.

Dates11–13 September 2026
VenueAntwerp Expo
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
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2026 Blåkläder Flanders Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates11–13 September 2026
VenueAntwerp Expo
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£230,000
Winner's share£35,000
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Champion(s)
 James Wade (ENG)
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James Wade won his third European Tour title and first since 2016, defeating Ross Smith 8–4 in the 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 received £35,000.[4][5]

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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
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  • 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 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 23 July.[7] The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 30 July),[8] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 10 September),[9] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 7 August),[10] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 August).[11]

Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Jonny Clayton and Gary Anderson withdrew and were replaced by Gabriel Clemens, James Hurrell, Kim Huybrechts and Brendan Dolan. Jermaine Wattimena, Luke Woodhouse, Martin Schindler and Krzysztof Ratajski moved up to become the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th seeds respectively.[12][13]

Draw

The draw was announced on 10 September.[13][14] Numbers to the left of a player's name show the seedings for the top 16 in the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name state their three-dart average in a match. The four reserve players are indicated by 'Alt'. Players in bold denote match winners.[15]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
11 September
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
12 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
13 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 September
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
13 September
Final
(best of 15 legs)
13 September
  Cameron Menzies 92.3841 Gian van Veen 101.546
Alt Gabriel Clemens 92.666Alt Gabriel Clemens 98.813
1 van Veen 99.516
  Doets 106.245
  Kevin Doets 99.29616 Krzysztof Ratajski 93.495
Alt James Hurrell 75.501 Kevin Doets 93.276
1 van Veen 96.306
9 Dobey 102.913
  Joe Cullen 93.9838 Ryan Searle 95.526
 Andy Baetens 102.706 Andy Baetens 88.332
8 Searle 87.975
9 Dobey 87.586
  Niels Zonneveld 98.2469 Chris Dobey 86.856
Czech Republic Petr Touš 84.703 Niels Zonneveld 82.111
1 van Veen 92.896
12 Smith 94.317
  Ryan Joyce 95.6664 Josh Rock 92.913
 Stephen Burton 96.115 Ryan Joyce 93.096
  Joyce 99.396
13 Wattimena 92.385
  Karel Sedláček 86.07613 Jermaine Wattimena 95.566
 Michael Hansen 76.312 Karel Sedláček 91.963
  Joyce 86.265
12 Smith 90.426
  Mickey Mansell 91.7945 Gerwyn Price 103.526
 Bradley Brooks 86.166 Bradley Brooks 94.013
5 Price 92.295
12 Smith 92.376
  Jeffrey de Graaf 89.45612 Ross Smith 100.216
 Jeroen Caron 86.385 Jeffrey de Graaf 92.462
12 Smith 94.824
2 Wade 95.508
  Raymond van Barneveld 82.0422 James Wade 96.776
 Jim Long 85.706 Jim Long 96.712
2 Wade 101.596
  Cross 96.335
  Rob Cross 104.64615 Martin Schindler 84.674
 Cristo Reyes 102.683 Rob Cross 92.986
2 Wade 99.106
7 Noppert 94.210
  Andrew Gilding 92.5057 Danny Noppert 97.716
 Chris Landman 89.786 Chris Landman 89.122
7 Noppert 100.136
10 Nijman 97.024
  Sebastian Białecki 91.07610 Wessel Nijman 92.496
Alt Kim Huybrechts 92.875 Sebastian Białecki 92.734
2 Wade 97.507
  Heta 94.004
  Damon Heta 90.6263 Michael van Gerwen 85.665
 Beau Greaves 92.965 Damon Heta 92.836
 Heta 101.386
14 Woodhouse 102.973
  William O'Connor 93.27614 Luke Woodhouse 98.636
 Kevin Lankhuizen 84.252 William O'Connor 95.703
  Heta 92.676
11 Aspinall 99.205
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 87.7836 Stephen Bunting 95.196
Alt Brendan Dolan 80.566Alt Brendan Dolan 101.765
6 Bunting 87.294
11 Aspinall 93.376
  Niko Springer 81.51611 Nathan Aspinall 105.996
Belgium Jaimy Jacobs 69.461 Niko Springer 88.781

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