European Tour: FAQ

FAQ

When does the PDC European Tour 2027 start and where is it played?

The 2027 season starts from 12 to 14 February with the Baltic Sea Darts Open at the Wunderino Arena in Kiel and ends from 15 to 17 October with the Dutch Darts Championship in Maastricht. There are 15 tournaments in total, for the first time in ten countries and 15 cities.

What does the European Darts Tour 2027 calendar look like?

In Germany, 2027 features Kiel (12 to 14 February), Riesa (26 to 28 February), Munich (27 to 29 March), Sindelfingen (2 to 4 April), Göttingen (16 to 18 April) and Leverkusen (9 to 11 July, again under the name German Darts Open). On top of that come Kraków, Liévin, Graz, Prague, Bratislava, Ghent, Basel, Budapest and Maastricht – new on the calendar are Liévin in France, the country's first PDC event, and Ghent in Belgium.

How much prize money is there on the Euro Tour?

Since 2026, £230,000 has been paid out per PDC European Tour tournament. The winner gets £35,000, the runner-up £15,000 and the semi-finalists £10,000 each; across the whole 2026 season it was £3,450,000 for the first time.

What format is played at the European Tour?

Every PDC European Tour event is played over three days with 48 players. Up to the quarter-finals it's Best of 11 Legs, the semi-finals are Best of 13 Legs and the final is Best of 15 Legs. Since 2025, the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit only enter on Saturday in round 2.

How do you qualify for a Darts European Tour tournament?

Automatically qualified are the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit plus the best 16 players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit who haven't qualified yet. On top of that come ten winners of the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, four players from the Host Nation Qualifier and one winner each from the Nordic & Baltic and the East Europe Qualifier.

When is darts back on Sport1 and where can you watch the European Tour on TV and stream?

DAZN shows every PDC European Tour event live, and several tournaments are also available free of charge via the DAZN Darts Channel on Pluto TV. In 2026, Sport1 showed the European Darts Trophy, the German Darts Grand Prix, the European Darts Grand Prix and the Swiss Darts Trophy on free TV. The 2026 season is over; the next European Tour tournament is the Baltic Sea Darts Open from 12 to 14 February 2027 in Kiel.

Who won the Euro Tour 2026 tournaments?

All 15 events are decided: Luke Littler won the Poland Darts Open and the Czech Darts Open, Wessel Nijman the European Darts Trophy and the Slovak Darts Open, Ross Smith the International Darts Open and the Hungarian Darts Trophy. The other titles went to Luke Humphries (Belgian Darts Open), Nathan Aspinall (German Darts Grand Prix), Gerwyn Price (European Darts Grand Prix), Josh Rock (Austrian Darts Open), Luke Woodhouse (Baltic Sea Darts Open), Krzysztof Ratajski (European Darts Open), James Wade (Flanders Darts Trophy), Jonny Clayton (Swiss Darts Trophy) and, to round things off, Niels Zonneveld, who won the Dutch Darts Championship in Maastricht 8-5 against Danny Noppert.

Who is the record winner of the PDC European Tour and who leads the European Tour Order of Merit?

The record winner is Michael van Gerwen with 38 tournament wins; the most successful German player is Martin Schindler with three titles, and the first German win was claimed by Max Hopp in 2018 at the German Darts Open in Saarbrücken. In the final European Tour Order of Merit standings of 19 October 2026, Ross Smith leads with £158,000 ahead of Wessel Nijman (£124,000) and Krzysztof Ratajski (£89,500); the top 32 players in this ranking made up the field for the European Darts Championship.