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 five out of 15 tournaments, Wessel Nijman has reclaimed the lead. At the ELTEN Safety Shoes European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Gerwyn Price secured his tenth European Tour title with an 8–6 victory over Ross Smith in the final, catapulting himself into second 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
• ELTEN Safety Shoes European Darts Grand Prix, Apr 17–19, 2026, Glaspalast, Sindelfingen (Germany), Winner: Gerwyn Price

Upcoming Tournaments

• ELTEN Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open, May 08 – 10, 2026, Messe Congress Graz (Austria)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes International Darts Open, May 22 – 24, 2026, WT Energiesysteme Arena, Riesa (Germany)
• ELTEN Safety Shoes Baltic Sea Darts Open, May 29 – 31, 2026, MERKUR Ostseehalle, 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 5, April 19, 2026)

1. Wessel Nijman, £ 53.000
2. Gerwyn Price, £ 50.000
3. Nathan Aspinall, £ 48.000
4. Luke Humphries, £ 45.000
5. Luke Littler, £ 40.000
6. Danny Noppert, £ 36.000
7. Ross Smith, £ 35.000
8. Jonny Clayton, £ 33.000
9. Niels Zonneveld, £ 31.500
10. Chris Dobey, £ 28.000
11. Krzysztof Ratajski, £ 27.000
12. Josh Rock, £ 26.000
13. Michael Smith, £ 20.000
14. Jermaine Wattimena, £ 20.000
15. Gian van Veen, £ 20.000
16. Kevin Doets, £ 18.500
17. Martin Schindler, £ 18.000
18. Michael van Gerwen, £ 18.000
19. Niko Springer, £ 18.000
20. Kim Huybrechts, £ 17.500
21. Dirk van Duijvenbode, £ 16.500
22. Cristo Reyes, £ 16.000
23. Andrew Gilding, £ 15.000
24. Damon Heta, £ 13.500
25. Stephen Bunting, £ 13.000
26. Joe Cullen, £ 12.000
27. Cameron Menzies, £ 12.000
28. William O’Connor, £ 12.000
29. Daryl Gurney, £ 12.000
30. Luke Woodhouse, £ 12.000
31. Ryan Joyce, £ 11.500
32. Dave Chisnall, £ 10.500
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33. Ian White, £ 10.000
34. Ryan Searle, £ 10.000
35. Sebastian Bialecki, £ 9.500
36. Ricky Evans, £ 9.000
37. Mickey Mansell, £ 9.000
38. Boris Krcmar, £ 8.500
39. Andy Baetens, £ 8.000
40. Richard Veenstra, £ 8.000
41. Jeffrey De Zwaan, £ 7.500
42. Lukas Wenig, £ 7.500
43. Keane Barry, £ 7.500
44. Paul Krohne, £ 7.500
45. Karel Sedlacek, £ 7.000
46. James Hurrell, £ 6.000
47. Michael Unterbuchner, £ 5.500
48. Connor Scutt, £ 5.500
49. Patrik Kovacs, £ 5.500
50. Ritchie Edhouse, £ 5.500
51. Adam Gawlas, £ 5.500
52. James Wade, £ 5.000
53. Mensur Suljovic, £ 5.000
54. Alan Soutar, £ 4.000
55. Chris Landman, £ 4.000
56. Madars Razma, £ 4.000
57. Finn Behrens, £ 4.000
58. Anton Ostlund, £ 4.000
59. Thomas Lovely, £ 4.000
60. Oskar Lukasiak, £ 3.500
61. Valters Melderis, £ 3.500
62. Brendan Dolan, £ 3.500
63. Marcel Hausotter, £ 3.500
64. Ricardo Pietreczko, £ 3.500
65. Ryan Meikle, £ 3.500
66. Darius Labanauskas, £ 3.500
67. Darryl Pilgrim, £ 3.500
68. Mike De Decker, £ 3.500
69. Peter Kelemen, £ 2.000
70. Jimmy van Schie, £ 2.000
71. Justin Hood, £ 2.000
72. Max Hopp, £ 2.000
73. Nandor Major, £ 2.000
74. Bradley Brooks, £ 2.000
75. Charlie Manby, £ 2.000
76. Gyorgy Jehirszki, £ 2.000
77. Jeffrey Sparidaans, £ 2.000
78. Liam Maendl-Lawrance, £ 2.000
79. Tom Bissell, £ 2.000
80. Gabriel Clemens, £ 2.000
81. Nick Kenny, £ 2.000
82. Rob Owen, £ 2.000
83. Jurjen van der Velde, £ 2.000
84. Maik Kuivenhoven, £ 2.000
85. Michael Hurtz, £ 2.000
86. Petr Krivka, £ 2.000
87. Raymond van Barneveld, £ 2.000
88. Rob Cross, £ 2.000
89. Robin Masino, £ 2.000
90. Adam Lipscombe, £ 2.000
91. Cor Dekker, £ 2.000
92. Jan Schmidt, £ 2.000
93. Kevin Troppmann, £ 2.000
94. Stephen Burton, £ 2.000
95. Francois Schweyen, £ 2.000
96. Jani Haavisto, £ 2.000
97. Pascal Devroey, £ 2.000
98. Scott Williams, £ 2.000
99. Sietse Lap, £ 2.000
100. Thibault Tricole, £ 2.000
101. Tyler Thorpe, £ 2.000
102. Cam Crabtree, £ 2.000
103. Dragutin Horvat, £ 2.000
104. Florian Hempel, £ 2.000
105. Florian Preis, £ 2.000
106. Jonas Masalin, £ 2.000
107. Kai Gotthardt, £ 2.000
108. Mario Vandenbogaerde, £ 2.000
109. Shane McGuirk, £ 2.000
110. Wojciech Brulinski, £ 2.000
111. Andreas Harrysson, £ 2.000
112. Callan Rydz, £ 2.000
113. Carl Sneyd, £ 2.000
114. Dawid Robak, £ 2.000
115. Jeffrey de Graaf, £ 2.000
116. Krzysztof Kciuk, £ 2.000
117. Marvin Kraft, £ 2.000
118. Miroslaw Grudziecki, £ 2.000
119. 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.