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 in the European Tour Order of Merit secure a starting spot at the grand finale. After nine out of 15 tournaments, Wessel Nijman has taken the lead. At the Slovak Darts Open in Bratislava – the first-ever European Tour event on Slovak soil – the Dutchman secured his second European Tour title of the season with an 8-3 final victory over Rob Cross, overtaking Ross Smith in the process. There is still a long way to go, 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
• Slovak Darts Open, June 19 – 21, 2026, Incheba Expo, Bratislava (Slovakia), Winner: Wessel Nijman

Upcoming Tournaments

• 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 9, June 21, 2026)

1. Wessel Nijman, £ 101.000
2. Ross Smith, £ 85.000
3. Josh Rock, £ 61.000
4. Rob Cross, £ 39.000
5. Nathan Aspinall, £ 56.000
6. Luke Woodhouse, £ 55.000
7. Kevin Doets, £ 51.500
8. Gerwyn Price, £ 50.000
9. Danny Noppert, £ 46.000
10. Niels Zonneveld, £ 45.500
11. Luke Humphries, £ 45.000
12. Ryan Joyce, £ 44.500
13. Krzysztof Ratajski, £ 41.000
14. Luke Littler, £ 40.000
15. Michael van Gerwen, £ 36.000
16. Ryan Searle, £ 35.000
17. Andrew Gilding, £ 34.500
18. Jermaine Wattimena, £ 33.000
19. Chris Dobey, £ 33.000
20. Gian van Veen, £ 33.000
21. Jonny Clayton, £ 33.000
22. Cameron Menzies, £ 32.000
23. Martin Schindler, £ 31.000
24. Damon Heta, £ 28.500
25. Niko Springer, £ 28.000
26. William O’Connor, £ 27.500
27. Kim Huybrechts, £ 27.000
28. Cristo Reyes, £ 26.000
29. Dave Chisnall, £ 25.500
30. Stephen Bunting, £ 23.000
31. James Wade, £ 23.000
32. Joe Cullen, £ 22.500
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33. Daryl Gurney, £ 22.000
34. Dirk van Duijvenbode, £ 20.000
35. Michael Smith, £ 20.000
36. Ricky Evans, £ 17.000
37. Sebastian Bialecki, £ 14.500
38. Madars Razma, £ 14.000
39. Karel Sedlacek, £ 14.000
40. Mike De Decker, £ 11.500
41. Ian White, £ 11.500
42. Mickey Mansell, £ 11.000
43. Tom Sykes, £ 10.000
44. Richard Veenstra, £ 10.000
45. Lukas Wenig, £ 9.500
46. Keane Barry, £ 9.500
47. Paul Krohne, £ 9.500
48. Ricardo Pietreczko, £ 8.500
49. Mensur Suljovic, £ 8.500
50. Boris Krcmar, £ 8.500
51. Jimmy van Schie, £ 8.000
52. Andy Baetens, £ 8.000
53. Jeffrey De Zwaan, £ 7.500
54. Justin Hood, £ 7.000
55. Connor Scutt, £ 7.000
56. Patrik Kovacs, £ 7.000
57. Maik Kuivenhoven, £ 6.000
58. James Hurrell, £ 6.000
59. Bradley Brooks, £ 5.500
60. Charlie Manby, £ 5.500
61. Darius Labanauskas, £ 5.500
62. Tyler Thorpe, £ 5.500
63. Alan Soutar, £ 5.500
64. Marcel Hausotter, £ 5.500
65. Michael Unterbuchner, £ 5.500
66. Ritchie Edhouse, £ 5.500
67. Adam Gawlas, £ 5.500
68. Jonas Masalin, £ 4.000
69. Daniel Klose, £ 4.000
70. Jan Schmidt, £ 4.000
71. Dragutin Horvat, £ 4.000
72. Mario Vandenbogaerde, £ 4.000
73. Johan Engstrom, £ 4.000
74. Jeffrey de Graaf, £ 4.000
75. Christian Kist, £ 4.000
76. Chris Landman, £ 4.000
77. Finn Behrens, £ 4.000
78. Anton Ostlund, £ 4.000
79. Thomas Lovely, £ 4.000
80. Benjamin Pratnemer, £ 3.500
81. Jim Long, £ 3.500
82. Dimitri Van den Bergh, £ 3.500
83. Peter Wright, £ 3.500
84. Rob Owen, £ 3.500
85. Oskar Lukasiak, £ 3.500
86. Valters Melderis, £ 3.500
87. Brendan Dolan, £ 3.500
88. Ryan Meikle, £ 3.500
89. Darryl Pilgrim, £ 3.500
90. Adrian Dudek, £ 2.000
91. Gabriel Varaljay, £ 2.000
92. Jan Sliacky, £ 2.000
93. Juraj Holub, £ 2.000
94. Jaimy Van de Weerd, £ 2.000
95. Mio Varila, £ 2.000
96. Rhys Griffin, £ 2.000
97. Samuel Price, £ 2.000
98. Mervyn King, £ 2.000
99. Owen Bates, £ 2.000
100. Peter Kelemen, £ 2.000
101. Jason Riedtke, £ 2.000
102. Max Hopp, £ 2.000
103. Nandor Major, £ 2.000
104. Teemu Harju, £ 2.000
105. Gyorgy Jehirszki, £ 2.000
106. Jeffrey Sparidaans, £ 2.000
107. Liam Maendl-Lawrance, £ 2.000
108. Tom Bissell, £ 2.000
109. Aaron Hardy, £ 2.000
110. Gabriel Clemens, £ 2.000
111. Nick Kenny, £ 2.000
112. Nick Zwittnigg, £ 2.000
113. Zoran Lerchbacher, £ 2.000
114. Jurjen van der Velde, £ 2.000
115. Michael Hurtz, £ 2.000
116. Petr Krivka, £ 2.000
117. Raymond van Barneveld, £ 2.000
118. Robin Masino, £ 2.000
119. Adam Lipscombe, £ 2.000
120. Cor Dekker, £ 2.000
121. Kevin Troppmann, £ 2.000
122. Stephen Burton, £ 2.000
123. Francois Schweyen, £ 2.000
124. Jani Haavisto, £ 2.000
125. Pascal Devroey, £ 2.000
126. Scott Williams, £ 2.000
127. Sietse Lap, £ 2.000
128. Thibault Tricole, £ 2.000
129. Cam Crabtree, £ 2.000
130. Florian Hempel, £ 2.000
131. Florian Preis, £ 2.000
132. Kai Gotthardt, £ 2.000
133. Shane McGuirk, £ 2.000
134. Wojciech Brulinski, £ 2.000
135. Andreas Harrysson, £ 2.000
136. Callan Rydz, £ 2.000
137. Carl Sneyd, £ 2.000
138. Dawid Robak, £ 2.000
139. Krzysztof Kciuk, £ 2.000
140. Marvin Kraft, £ 2.000
141. Miroslaw Grudziecki, £ 2.000
142. 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.