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 six out of 15 tournaments, Josh Rock has reclaimed the lead. At the ELTEN Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open in Graz, the Northern Irish man secured his secound European Tour title with an 8–6 victory over Kevin Doets in the final. 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
• ELTEN Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open, May 08 – 10, 2026, Messe Congress Graz (Austria), Winner: Josh Rock

Upcoming Tournaments

• 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 6, May 10, 2026)

1. Josh Rock, £ 61.000
2. Wessel Nijman, £ 53.000
3. Gerwyn Price, £ 50.000
4. Nathan Aspinall, £ 48.000
5. Luke Humphries, £ 45.000
6. Danny Noppert, £ 41.000
7. Ross Smith, £ 40.000
8. Luke Littler, £ 40.000
9. Niels Zonneveld, £ 35.000
10. Kevin Doets, £ 33.500
11. Jonny Clayton, £ 33.000
12. Krzysztof Ratajski, £ 30.500
13. Chris Dobey, £ 28.000
14. Martin Schindler, £ 26.000
15. Andrew Gilding, £ 23.000
16. Michael van Gerwen, £ 23.000
17. Niko Springer, £ 23.000
18. Cristo Reyes, £ 22.000
19. Daryl Gurney, £ 22.000
20. Kim Huybrechts, £ 20.500
21. Luke Woodhouse, £ 20.000
22. Michael Smith, £ 20.000
23. Jermaine Wattimena, £ 20.000
24. Gian van Veen, £ 20.000
25. Ryan Joyce, £ 16.500
26. Dirk van Duijvenbode, £ 16.500
27. William O’Connor, £ 15.500
28. Damon Heta, £ 13.500
29. Stephen Bunting, £ 13.000
30. Rob Cross, £ 12.000
31. Joe Cullen, £ 12.000
32. Cameron Menzies, £ 12.000
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33. Ian White, £ 11.500
34. Dave Chisnall, £ 10.500
35. James Wade, £ 10.000
36. Ryan Searle, £ 10.000
37. Sebastian Bialecki, £ 9.500
38. Ricky Evans, £ 9.000
39. Madars Razma, £ 9.000
40. Mickey Mansell, £ 9.000
41. Mensur Suljovic, £ 8.500
42. Boris Krcmar, £ 8.500
43. Andy Baetens, £ 8.000
44. Richard Veenstra, £ 8.000
45. Jeffrey De Zwaan, £ 7.500
46. Lukas Wenig, £ 7.500
47. Keane Barry, £ 7.500
48. Paul Krohne, £ 7.500
49. Patrik Kovacs, £ 7.000
50. Karel Sedlacek, £ 7.000
51. James Hurrell, £ 6.000
52. Alan Soutar, £ 5.500
53. Michael Unterbuchner, £ 5.500
54. Connor Scutt, £ 5.500
55. Ritchie Edhouse, £ 5.500
56. Adam Gawlas, £ 5.500
57. Chris Landman, £ 4.000
58. Finn Behrens, £ 4.000
59. Anton Ostlund, £ 4.000
60. Thomas Lovely, £ 4.000
61. Peter Wright, £ 3.500
62. Rob Owen, £ 3.500
63. Oskar Lukasiak, £ 3.500
64. Valters Melderis, £ 3.500
65. Brendan Dolan, £ 3.500
66. Marcel Hausotter, £ 3.500
67. Ricardo Pietreczko, £ 3.500
68. Ryan Meikle, £ 3.500
69. Darius Labanauskas, £ 3.500
70. Darryl Pilgrim, £ 3.500
71. Mike De Decker, £ 3.500
72. Peter Kelemen, £ 2.000
73. Jimmy van Schie, £ 2.000
74. Justin Hood, £ 2.000
75. Max Hopp, £ 2.000
76. Nandor Major, £ 2.000
77. Bradley Brooks, £ 2.000
78. Charlie Manby, £ 2.000
79. Gyorgy Jehirszki, £ 2.000
80. Jeffrey Sparidaans, £ 2.000
81. Liam Maendl-Lawrance, £ 2.000
82. Tom Bissell, £ 2.000
83. Aaron Hardy, £ 2.000
84. Gabriel Clemens, £ 2.000
85. Nick Kenny, £ 2.000
86. Nick Zwittnigg, £ 2.000
87. Zoran Lerchbacher, £ 2.000
88. Jurjen van der Velde, £ 2.000
89. Maik Kuivenhoven, £ 2.000
90. Michael Hurtz, £ 2.000
91. Petr Krivka, £ 2.000
92. Raymond van Barneveld, £ 2.000
93. Robin Masino, £ 2.000
94. Adam Lipscombe, £ 2.000
95. Cor Dekker, £ 2.000
96. Jan Schmidt, £ 2.000
97. Kevin Troppmann, £ 2.000
98. Stephen Burton, £ 2.000
99. Francois Schweyen, £ 2.000
100. Jani Haavisto, £ 2.000
101. Pascal Devroey, £ 2.000
102. Scott Williams, £ 2.000
103. Sietse Lap, £ 2.000
104. Thibault Tricole, £ 2.000
105. Tyler Thorpe, £ 2.000
106. Cam Crabtree, £ 2.000
107. Dragutin Horvat, £ 2.000
108. Florian Hempel, £ 2.000
109. Florian Preis, £ 2.000
110. Jonas Masalin, £ 2.000
111. Kai Gotthardt, £ 2.000
112. Mario Vandenbogaerde, £ 2.000
113. Shane McGuirk, £ 2.000
114. Wojciech Brulinski, £ 2.000
115. Andreas Harrysson, £ 2.000
116. Callan Rydz, £ 2.000
117. Carl Sneyd, £ 2.000
118. Dawid Robak, £ 2.000
119. Jeffrey de Graaf, £ 2.000
120. Krzysztof Kciuk, £ 2.000
121. Marvin Kraft, £ 2.000
122. Miroslaw Grudziecki, £ 2.000
123. 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.