With just over a month to go before the famous Ally Pally doors swing open and thousands of tungsten fans march up Muswell Hill dressed as superheroes, bananas, and traffic cones, it’s time to take a look at those who’ve already booked their place at the 2026 PDC Paddy Power World Darts Championship.
The final line-up won’t be confirmed until the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier on 24 November, but between now and then, names from every corner of the darting world will gradually be added to our list.
This year’s 128-player field will be made up through three qualification routes: the top 40 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit (after the 2025 Players Championship Finals), the next 40 highest-ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, and the remaining 48 spots awarded to various international qualifiers.
PDC World Youth Championship – 23 November
Winner: To be confirmed. However, as finalists Gian van Veen and Beau Greaves have already qualified via other routes, this place will be awarded to sixth on the Development Tour Order of Merit (see below)
PDC Development Tour – 21 February to 12 October
Runner-up: Beau Greaves (ENG)
Fourth place: Charlie Manby (ENG)
Fifth place: Jamai van den Herik (NED)
Sixth place: Jurjen van der Velde (NED) – by virtue of both World Youth finalists already qualified
PDC Challenge Tour – 17 January to 26 October
Winner: Stefan Bellmont (SUI)
Third place: Ted Evetts (ENG)
Fourth place: Mervyn King (ENG)
Women’s World Matchplay – 27 July
Winner: Lisa Ashton (ENG)
PDC Women’s Series – 15 February to 19 October
Runner-up: Fallon Sherrock (ENG)
Fourth place: Noa-Lynn van Leuven (NED)
Fifth place: Gemma Hayter (ENG)
PDJ Steel Darts Japan Tour – 16 August to 16 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDC China Championship – 24 August
Winner: Xiaochen Zong (CHN)
IDC Indian Qualifier – 3–5 October
Winner: Nitin Kumar (IND)
PDC Asian Championship – 13–14 September
Winner: Lourence Ilagan (PHI)
Runner-up: Alexis Toylo (PHI)
PDC Asian Tour – 25 January to 12 September
Runner-up: Motomu Sakai (JPN)
Fourth place: Ryusei Azemoto (JPN)
Fifth place: Paul Lim (SGP)
Sixth place: Man Lok Leung (HKG)
Seventh place: Paolo Nebrida (PHI)
PDCE Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier – 15 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDCE Mediterranean Qualifier – 16 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDCE South-East Europe Qualifier – 15 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDCE Czechia Qualifier – 16 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDO Polish Qualifier – 14 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDCE DACH Super League – 4–7 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
Hungarian Super League – 26 July to 18 October
Winner: Patrik Kovács (HUN)
PDC UK & IRE Tour Card Holder & Associate Member Qualifier – 1 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
PDC North American Championship – 28 June
Winner: Matt Campbell (CAN)
CDC Continental Cup – 17–18 October
Winner: Alex Spellman (USA)
CDC Cross-Border Challenge – 11–12 April
Winner: Leonard Gates (USA)
CDC Pro Tour – 9 May to 21 September
Top-ranked American: Adam Sevada (USA)
Top-ranked Canadian: David Cameron (CAN)
Top-ranked non-qualified: Stowe Buntz (USA)
CDLC Tour – 26 April to 5 October
Winner: Jesús Salate (ARG)
PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship – 3–4 October
Winner: Teemu Harju (FIN)
PDCNB Pro Tour – 15 February to 3 August
Winner: Andreas Harrysson (SWE)
Third place: Oskar Lukasiak (SWE)
ANZ Premier League – 4 October to 22 November
Winner: (To be confirmed)
ADA Tour – 27 June to 7 September
Winner: Tim Pusey (AUS)
DPA Pro Tour – 22 February to 31 August
Winner: Joe Comito (AUS)
DPNZ Pro Tour – 15 February to 28 September
Winner: Jonny Tata (NZL)
African Darts Group Qualifier – 28 September
Winner: David Munyua (KEN)
PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier – 24 November
Five spots available (To be confirmed)
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