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 in the European Tour Order of Merit secure a starting spot at the grand finale. After eight of 15 tournaments, Ross Smith continues to lead the rankings. At the ELTEN Safety Shoes Baltic Sea Darts Open in Kiel, Luke Woodhouse claimed his first European Tour title with an 8-4 victory over Ryan Joyce in the final, catapulting himself to fourth place. The road ahead 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
- ELTEN Safety Shoes International Darts Open, May 22 – 24, 2026, WT Energiesysteme Arena, Riesa (Germany), Winner: Ross Smith
- ELTEN Safety Shoes Baltic Sea Darts Open, May 29 – 31, 2026, MERKUR Ostseehalle, Kiel (Germany), Winner: Luke Woodhouse
Upcoming Tournaments
- 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 8, May 31, 2026)
- Ross Smith, £ 75.000
- Wessel Nijman, £ 66.000
- Josh Rock, £ 61.000
- Luke Woodhouse, £ 55.000
- Gerwyn Price, £ 50.000
- Nathan Aspinall, £ 48.000
- Kevin Doets, £ 46.500
- Luke Humphries, £ 45.000
- Niels Zonneveld, £ 42.000
- Danny Noppert, £ 41.000
- Luke Littler, £ 40.000
- Ryan Joyce, £ 39.500
- Krzysztof Ratajski, £ 37.500
- Gian van Veen, £ 33.000
- Jonny Clayton, £ 33.000
- Michael van Gerwen, £ 31.000
- Martin Schindler, £ 31.000
- Ryan Searle, £ 30.000
- Damon Heta, £ 28.500
- Niko Springer, £ 28.000
- Chris Dobey, £ 28.000
- Cameron Menzies, £ 27.000
- Andrew Gilding, £ 26.500
- Cristo Reyes, £ 26.000
- Jermaine Wattimena, £ 25.000
- William O’Connor, £ 24.000
- Rob Cross, £ 24.000
- Kim Huybrechts, £ 23.500
- James Wade, £ 23.000
- Dave Chisnall, £ 22.000
- Daryl Gurney, £ 22.000
- Dirk van Duijvenbode, £ 20.000
—————————— - Michael Smith, £ 20.000
- Joe Cullen, £ 19.000
- Stephen Bunting, £ 18.000
- Ricky Evans, £ 17.000
- Sebastian Bialecki, £ 14.500
- Karel Sedlacek, £ 14.000
- Ian White, £ 11.500
- Mickey Mansell, £ 11.000
- Madars Razma, £ 10.500
- Richard Veenstra, £ 10.000
- Lukas Wenig, £ 9.500
- Keane Barry, £ 9.500
- Paul Krohne, £ 9.500
- Ricardo Pietreczko, £ 8.500
- Mensur Suljovic, £ 8.500
- Boris Krcmar, £ 8.500
- Jimmy van Schie, £ 8.000
- Andy Baetens, £ 8.000
- Jeffrey De Zwaan, £ 7.500
- Justin Hood, £ 7.000
- Connor Scutt, £ 7.000
- Patrik Kovacs, £ 7.000
- Maik Kuivenhoven, £ 6.000
- James Hurrell, £ 6.000
- Bradley Brooks, £ 5.500
- Charlie Manby, £ 5.500
- Darius Labanauskas, £ 5.500
- Alan Soutar, £ 5.500
- Marcel Hausotter, £ 5.500
- Michael Unterbuchner, £ 5.500
- Ritchie Edhouse, £ 5.500
- Adam Gawlas, £ 5.500
- Jonas Masalin, £ 4.000
- Daniel Klose, £ 4.000
- Jan Schmidt, £ 4.000
- Dragutin Horvat, £ 4.000
- Mario Vandenbogaerde, £ 4.000
- Johan Engstrom, £ 4.000
- Tyler Thorpe, £ 4.000
- Jeffrey de Graaf, £ 4.000
- Christian Kist, £ 4.000
- Chris Landman, £ 4.000
- Finn Behrens, £ 4.000
- Anton Ostlund, £ 4.000
- Thomas Lovely, £ 4.000
- Dimitri Van den Bergh, £ 3.500
- Peter Wright, £ 3.500
- Rob Owen, £ 3.500
- Oskar Lukasiak, £ 3.500
- Valters Melderis, £ 3.500
- Brendan Dolan, £ 3.500
- Ryan Meikle, £ 3.500
- Darryl Pilgrim, £ 3.500
- Mike De Decker, £ 3.500
- Jaimy Van de Weerd, £ 2.000
- Mio Varila, £ 2.000
- Rhys Griffin, £ 2.000
- Samuel Price, £ 2.000
- Benjamin Pratnemer, £ 2.000
- Jim Long, £ 2.000
- Mervyn King, £ 2.000
- Owen Bates, £ 2.000
- Peter Kelemen, £ 2.000
- Tom Sykes, £ 2.000
- Jason Riedtke, £ 2.000
- Max Hopp, £ 2.000
- Nandor Major, £ 2.000
- Teemu Harju, £ 2.000
- Gyorgy Jehirszki, £ 2.000
- Jeffrey Sparidaans, £ 2.000
- Liam Maendl-Lawrance, £ 2.000
- Tom Bissell, £ 2.000
- Aaron Hardy, £ 2.000
- Gabriel Clemens, £ 2.000
- Nick Kenny, £ 2.000
- Nick Zwittnigg, £ 2.000
- Zoran Lerchbacher, £ 2.000
- Jurjen van der Velde, £ 2.000
- Michael Hurtz, £ 2.000
- Petr Krivka, £ 2.000
- Raymond van Barneveld, £ 2.000
- Robin Masino, £ 2.000
- Adam Lipscombe, £ 2.000
- Cor Dekker, £ 2.000
- Kevin Troppmann, £ 2.000
- Stephen Burton, £ 2.000
- Francois Schweyen, £ 2.000
- Jani Haavisto, £ 2.000
- Pascal Devroey, £ 2.000
- Scott Williams, £ 2.000
- Sietse Lap, £ 2.000
- Thibault Tricole, £ 2.000
- Cam Crabtree, £ 2.000
- Florian Hempel, £ 2.000
- Florian Preis, £ 2.000
- Kai Gotthardt, £ 2.000
- Shane McGuirk, £ 2.000
- Wojciech Brulinski, £ 2.000
- Andreas Harrysson, £ 2.000
- Callan Rydz, £ 2.000
- Carl Sneyd, £ 2.000
- Dawid Robak, £ 2.000
- Krzysztof Kciuk, £ 2.000
- Marvin Kraft, £ 2.000
- Miroslaw Grudziecki, £ 2.000
- 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.
