2026 UK Open Darts Schedule & Draw - Matches & Format for Minehead
The 2026 UK Open, happening from March 6-8 in Minehead, promises an exhilarating showcase with 160 players in the mix. Comprising 128 PDC Tour Card holders, 16 players from last year's Development and Challenge Tour, and 16 amateur qualifiers, the event is set for a thrilling competition. Initial rounds kick off on day one, with higher-ranked players entering over the weekend. The schedule intensifies as the tournament progresses, culminating in quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals on the last day. Defending champion Luke Littler is set to dazzle once more.
- 160 players, including 128 PDC Tour Card holders, clash from March 6-8.
- Fast-paced first-day with initial four rounds as top players join the weekend fray.
- Defending champ Luke Littler aims to retain his title.
The 2026 UK Open is taking place from March 6-8 with a huge 160 player field bidding for glory in Minehead.
The tournament features a huge 160 players made up of all 128 PDC Tour Card holders, 16 players from last year's Development and Challenge Tour and 16 amateurs who have qualified.
Action comes thick and fast with the opening four rounds played on the first day before the weekend sees the higher ranked players enter the fray.
Luke Littler is the reigning champion after victory over James Wade in the 2025 final.
UK Open Schedule & Format
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| First Round, Second Round, Third Round & Fourth Round | March 6 |
| Fifth Round & Sixth Round | March 7 |
| Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals & Final | March 8 |
UK Open Draw
First Round
- Stefan Bellmont vs Charlie Manby
- Sam Spivey vs Kyle Gilding
- Pascal Rupprecht vs Jenson Walker
- Aden Kirk vs Mervyn King
- Michael Unterbuchner vs Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
- Adam Leek vs David Sharp
- Filip Bereza vs Rhys Griffin
- Stephen Burton vs Jake Eichen
- Cristo Reyes vs Graham Usher
- Tyler Thorpe vs Pero Ljubic
- Kai Gotthardt vs Daniel Lee
- Jack Todd vs Carl Sneyd
- Clive Langford vs Stephen Rosney
- Alexander Merkx vs Jannis Barkhausen
- Sean Ryan vs Tom Sykes
- Sietse Lap vs Ted Evetts
- Samuel Whittaker vs Jeffrey de Zwaan
- Ryan Branley vs Oliver King
- Benjamin Pratnemer vs Callum Goffin
- Darius Labanauskas vs Callum Francis
- Owen Bates vs Yorick Hofkens
- Lewis Pearse vs Niall Culleton
- Jamai van den Herik vs Graham Hall
- Jurjen van der Velde vs Jack Tweddell
- James Beeton vs Arno Merk
- Danny van Trijp vs Scott Campbell
- Ron Meulenkamp vs Samuel Price
- Jeffrey Sparidaans vs Scott Waites
- Patrik Williams vs Simon Stevenson
- Matthias Ehlers vs Marvin Kraft
- Nathan Potter vs Chris Landman
- Neil Wild vs Henry Coates
Second Round
- Sebastian Bialecki vs Christian Kist
- Jimmy van Schie vs Tom Bissell
- Darryl Pilgrim vs Beau Greaves
- Rupprecht/Walker vs Cam Crabtree
- Thomas Lovely vs Shane McGuirk
- Adam Gawlas vs Tavis Dudeney
- Tytus Kanik vs Jim Long
- Spivey/K Gilding vs ax Hopp
- Robert Owen vs Stefaan Henderyck
- Maximilian Czerwinski vs Labanauskas/Francis
- Greg Ritchie vs Leek/Sharp
- Van der Velde/Tweddell vs Leon Weber
- Wesley Plaisier vs Bates/Hofkens
- Bereza/Griffin vs Oskar Lukasiak
- Wild/Coates vs Adam Paxton
- Bellmont/Manby vs Thorpe/Ljubic
- Viktor Tingstrom vs Pearse/Culleton
- Meulenkamp/S Price vs Adam Warner
- Dominik Grüllich vs Van den Herik/Hall
- Lap/Evetts vs Reyes/Usher
- P Williams/Stevenson vs Cor Dekker
- Dennie Olde Kalter vs Van Trijp/Campbell
- Merkx/Barkhausen vs Marvin van Velzen
- Sparidaans/Waites vs Potter/Landman
- Andy Boulton vs M King/Kirk
- Maik Kuivenhoven vs Unterbuchner/Rodriguez
- Pratnemer/Goffin vs Whittaker/De Zwaan
- Ehlers/Kraft vs Gotthardt/Lee
- Adam Lipscombe vs Todd/Sneyd
- Branley/O King vs Bradley Brooks
- Beeton/Merk vs Ryan/Sykes
- Langford/Rosney vs Burton/Eichen
Third Round
- Karel Sedlacek vs Raymond van Barneveld
- Ricky Evans vs Brendan Dolan
- Peter Wright vs Czerwinski/Labanauskas/Francis
- Kevin Doets vs Ricardo Pietreczko
- Gabriel Clemens vs Bialecki/Kist
- Kim Huybrechts vs Keane Barry
- Rupprecht/Walker/Crabtree vs Joe Cullen
- Lukas Wenig vs Mensur Suljovic
- Niels Zonneveld vs Van Schie/Bissell
- Sparidaans/Waites/Potter/Landman vs Connor Scutt
- Spivey/K Gilding/Hopp vs Merkx/Barkhausen/Van Velzen
- Meulenkamp/S Price/Warner vs Jeffrey de Graaf
- Kanik/Long vs Callan Rydz
- Owen/Henderyck vs Pilgrim/Greaves
- Niko Springer vs Ehlers/Kraft/Gotthardt/Lee
- Ryan Meikle vs William O'Connor
- Nick Kenny vs Lipscombe/Todd/Sneyd
- Boulton/Kirk/M King vs P Williams/Stevenson/Dekker
- Kuivenhoven/Unterbuchner/Rodriguez vs Wild/Coates/Paxton
- Mario Vandenbogaerde vs Van der Velde/Tweddell/Weber
- Alan Soutar vs Richard Veenstra
- Ritchie/Leek/Sharp vs Mickey Mansell
- Thibault Tricole vs Langford/Rosney/Burton/Eichen
- Beeton/Merk/Ryan/Sykes vs Lap/Evetts/Reyes/Usher
- Madars Razma vs Gawlas/Dudeney
- Grüllich/Van den Herik/Hall vs Justin Hood
- Branley/O King/Brooks vs Bereza/Griffin/Lukasiak
- James Hurrell vs Bellmont/Manby/Thorpe/Ljubic
- Lovely/McGuirk vs Martin Lukeman
- Ian White vs Olde Kalter/Van Trijp/Campbell
- Tingström/Pearse/Culleton vs Plaisier/Bates/Hofkens
- Pratnemer/Goffin/Whittaker/De Zwaan vs Scott Williams
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