Road to Dortmund: The Current Standings in the 2026 European Championship Race

The Winamax PDC European Tour 2026 is in full swing, and with it, the battle for one of the most coveted tickets on the darts calendar: qualification for the European Championship in Dortmund. The Top 32 of the European Tour Order of Merit will secure a starting spot in the grand finale. After four out of 15 tournaments, Luke Humphries continues to lead the rankings. At the ELTEN Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix in Munich, Nathan Aspinall secured his first European Tour title of the season with an 8-5 final victory over Danny Noppert, catapulting himself into third place. The road is still long, and we will keep you updated after every tournament. Tickets for all remaining events are available HERE.

Tournaments Played

• SUPERBET Poland Darts Open, Feb 20–22, 2026, Expo Kraków, Krakow (Poland), Winner: Luke Littler
• ELTEN Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy, Mar 13–15, 2026, Lokhalle, Göttingen (Germany), Winner: Wessel Nijman
• Lecot Belgian Darts Open, Mar 20–22, 2026, Oktoberhallen, Wieze (Belgium), Winner: Luke Humphries
• ELTEN Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix, Apr 04–06, 2026, Zenith, Munich (Germany), Winner: Nathan Aspinall

Upcoming Tournaments

• ELTEN Safety Shoes German Darts Open, April 17 – 19, 2026, Glaspalast, Sindelfingen (Germany)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open, May 08 – 10, 2026, Messe Congress Graz (Austria)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes German Darts Masters, May 22 – 24, 2026, WT Energiesysteme Arena, Riesa (Germany)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes German Darts Championship, May 29 – 31, 2026, Wunderino Arena, Kiel (Germany)
• Slovak Darts Open, June 19 – 21, 2026, Incheba Expo, Bratislava (Slovakia)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes European Darts Open, July 10 – 12, 2026, Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen (Germany)
• Hungarian Darts Trophy, August 28 – 30, 2026, MVM Dome, Budapest (Hungary)
• CEZ Czech Darts Open, September 04 – 06, 2026, PVA EXPO, Prague (Czech Republic)
• Blåkläder Flanders Darts Trophy, September 11 – 13, 2026, Antwerp Expo, Antwerp (Belgium)
• Swiss Darts Trophy, October 09 – 11, 2026, St. Jakobshalle, Basel (Switzerland)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship, October 16 – 18, 2026, MECC Maastricht, Maastricht (Netherlands)

Current European Championship Race Rankings

(As of: after ET 4, April 6, 2026)

1. Luke Humphries, £ 45,000
2. Wessel Nijman, £ 43,000
3. Nathan Aspinall, £ 40,000
4. Luke Littler, £ 40,000
5. Niels Zonneveld, £ 31,500
6. Danny Noppert, £ 28,000
7. Jonny Clayton, £ 28,000
8. Chris Dobey, £ 23,000
9. Josh Rock, £ 21,000
10. Michael Smith, £ 20,000
11. Ross Smith, £ 20,000
12. Gian van Veen, £ 20,000
13. Krzysztof Ratajski, £ 17,000
14. Dirk van Duijvenbode, £ 16,500
15. Kevin Doets, £ 15,000
16. Jermaine Wattimena, £ 15,000
17. Gerwyn Price, £ 15,000
18. Kim Huybrechts, £ 14,000
19. Cristo Reyes, £ 14,000
20. Niko Springer, £ 13,000
21. William O’Connor, £ 12,000
22. Daryl Gurney, £ 12,000
23. Luke Woodhouse, £ 12,000
24. Andrew Gilding, £ 11,500
25. Ryan Joyce, £ 11,500
26. Martin Schindler, £ 10,000
27. Michael van Gerwen, £ 10,000
28. Ryan Searle, £ 10,000
29. Damon Heta, £ 10,000
30. Boris Krcmar, £ 8,500
31. Cameron Menzies, £ 8,500
32. Andy Baetens, £ 8,000
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33. Richard Veenstra, £ 8,000
34. Stephen Bunting, £ 8,000
35. Paul Krohne, £ 7,500
36. Mickey Mansell, £ 7,500
37. Sebastian Bialecki, £ 7,500
38. Karel Sedlacek, £ 7,000
39. Dave Chisnall, £ 7,000
40. Ricky Evans, £ 7,000
41. Joe Cullen, £ 7,000
42. Ian White, £ 6,000
43. Ritchie Edhouse, £ 5,500
44. Lukas Wenig, £ 5,500
45. Adam Gawlas, £ 5,500
46. Mensur Suljovic, £ 5,000
47. Michael Unterbuchner, £ 4,000
48. Finn Behrens, £ 4,000
49. Anton Ostlund, £ 4,000
50. James Hurrell, £ 4,000
51. Jeffrey De Zwaan, £ 4,000
52. Keane Barry, £ 4,000
53. Thomas Lovely, £ 4,000
54. Brendan Dolan, £ 3,500
55. Marcel Hausotter, £ 3,500
56. Patrik Kovacs, £ 3,500
57. Ricardo Pietreczko, £ 3,500
58. Ryan Meikle, £ 3,500
59. Darius Labanauskas, £ 3,500
60. Connor Scutt, £ 3,500
61. Darryl Pilgrim, £ 3,500
62. Mike De Decker, £ 3,500
63. Liam Maendl-Lawrance, £ 2,000
64. Alan Soutar, £ 2,000
65. Chris Landman, £ 2,000
66. Gabriel Clemens, £ 2,000
67. Nick Kenny, £ 2,000
68. Rob Owen, £ 2,000
69. Jurjen van der Velde, £ 2,000
70. Madars Razma, £ 2,000
71. Maik Kuivenhoven, £ 2,000
72. Michael Hurtz, £ 2,000
73. Oskar Lukasiak, £ 2,000
74. Raymond van Barneveld, £ 2,000
75. Rob Cross, £ 2,000
76. Robin Masino, £ 2,000
77. Valters Melderis, £ 2,000
78. Adam Lipscombe, £ 2,000
79. Cor Dekker, £ 2,000
80. Jan Schmidt, £ 2,000
81. Kevin Troppmann, £ 2,000
82. Stephen Burton, £ 2,000
83. Francois Schweyen, £ 2,000
84. Jani Haavisto, £ 2,000
85. Pascal Devroey, £ 2,000
86. Scott Williams, £ 2,000
87. Sietse Lap, £ 2,000
88. Thibault Tricole, £ 2,000
89. Tyler Thorpe, £ 2,000
90. Cam Crabtree, £ 2,000
91. Dragutin Horvat, £ 2,000
92. Florian Hempel, £ 2,000
93. Florian Preis, £ 2,000
94. Jonas Masalin, £ 2,000
95. Kai Gotthardt, £ 2,000
96. Mario Vandenbogaerde, £ 2,000
97. Shane McGuirk, £ 2,000
98. Wojciech Brulinski, £ 2,000
99. Andreas Harrysson, £ 2,000
100. Callan Rydz, £ 2,000
101. Carl Sneyd, £ 2,000
102. Dawid Robak, £ 2,000
103. Jeffrey de Graaf, £ 2,000
104. Krzysztof Kciuk, £ 2,000
105. Marvin Kraft, £ 2,000
106. Miroslaw Grudziecki, £ 2,000
107. Piotr Maciejczak, £ 2,000

The dividing line currently marks 32nd place – the qualification cutoff for the European Championship in Dortmund. The rankings are updated after each tournament.