The World Darts Federation calendar stretches across continents and time zones with little regard for recovery. The 2026 season is already in motion. January opened in Las Vegas, where neon glamour briefly collided with jet lag, before the circuit lurched east toward snow-dusted Eastern Europe for the Romanian Darts Festival. Bags were barely unpacked, flights barely forgotten, and already the airmiles were clocking up nicely. One month gone. Eleven more to go.
By February and March, the calendar becomes relentless. The Dutch Open looms large, a pilgrimage point for the WDF world, while Scotland, Slovakia, Ireland, Austria and the United States blur together in quick succession. Youth events weave through the schedule like quiet promises of the future, running parallel to the senior grind, reminding everyone that this ecosystem feeds itself constantly.
Spring does not soften the pace. April and May are thick with doubles of everything – Masters and Classics, Opens and Youth competitions – often stacked on the same weekends, often in different countries. Players become experts not just in throwing darts, but in logistics. Flights are booked between matches. Recovery happens in transit. The sport is played as much in airports as it is at the oche.
By June and July, the schedule sprawls outward. New Zealand. Gibraltar. Belgium. Youth Cups. Pacific events. Europe Cups. The sport becomes truly global again, and the toll becomes visible. This is the stretch where form deserts some and defines others. Where ranking points accumulate slowly, and mistakes linger longer than they should.
Late summer brings endurance testing. Wales hosts its triple-header. Austria stacks events tightly. Youth Grand Prix weekends sit beside major opens. There is no room to coast. September and October continue the theme – regional circuits colliding with continental championships, juniors and seniors sharing weekends, ambition layered upon ambition.
And then, finally, November. The World Championships arrive not as a celebration, but as a reckoning. Every mile travelled, every early exit, every narrow defeat feeds into this moment. For some, it validates a year of sacrifice. For others, it simply underlines how thin the margins really are.
December tidies up the edges with winter specials and festive events, but the damage – physical, financial, emotional – has already been done.
This is the WDF calendar. Not a list of tournaments, but a test of stamina. A map of commitment. A year-long audition where nothing is guaranteed, and everything is earned.
World Darts Federation – 2026 Calendar
January
- 4th: Pacific Masters Youth (Australia)
- 16th-18th: Las Vegas Open (United States)
- 16th-18th: Las Vegas Classic (United States)
- 23rd-25th: Snowflake Open (Finland)
- 23rd-25th: Romanian Open (Romania)
- 23rd-25th: Romanian Classic (Romania)
- 23rd-25th: Bucharest Open (Romania)
February
- 5th-8th: Dutch Open (Netherlands)
- 6th-8th: Canterbury Classic (New Zealand)
- 13th-15th: South Australian Classic (Australia)
- 13th-15th: Scottish Open (Scotland)
- 13th-15th: Scottish Classic (Scotland)
- 20th-22nd: Slovak Masters (Slovakia)
- 20th-22nd: Slovak Classic (Slovakia)
- 20th-22nd: Port City Open USA (United States)
- 22nd: England Youth Grand Prix Season Opener (England)
- 28th: NSW Great Lakes Open (Australia)
March
- 5th-8th: Isle of Man Open (Isle of Man)
- 5th-8th: Isle of Man Classic (Isle of Man)
- 5th-8th: Isle of Man Masters (Isle of Man)
- 6th-8th: Missouri St Patrick’s Day Open (United States)
- 7th: West Coast Classic (United States)
- 14th-15th: International WDF Youth Challenge Vienna (Austria)
- 14th-15th: IYC WDF Vienna Masters (Austria)
- 14th-15th: IYC WDF Vienna Classic (Austria)
- 14th-15th: IYC WDF Vienna Open (Austria)
- 14th: West City Open (Austria)
- 20th-22nd: AB Darts Open (Sweden)
- 20th-22nd: Northern Ireland Open (Northern Ireland)
- 20th-22nd: Northern Ireland Matchplay (Northern Ireland)
- 26th-29th: Virginia Beach Classic (United States)
- 28th-29th: Faroe Islands Darts Open (Faroe Islands)
- 28th-29th: Torshavn Open (Faroe Islands)
April
- 3rd-4th: South Island Masters (New Zealand)
- 5th: VIC Robb Classic (Australia)
- 11th: Cracow Youth Masters (Poland)
- 11th-12th: White Mountain Shootout (United States)
- 17th-19th: Estonia Open (Estonia)
- 17th-19th: Tallinn Open (Estonia)
- 17th-19th: Tricoda Open (Estonia)
- 18th-19th: North Island Masters (New Zealand)
- 19th: Tunisia Open (Tunisia)
- 24th-26th: Salmon Harvest Open (United States)
- 25th: Next Gen Throwdown (Australia)
- 26th: Murray Bridge Grand Prix (Australia)
- 26th: England Youth Grand Prix Open (England)
- 26th: Selangor Open (Malaysia)
May
- 1st-3rd: Budapest Classic (Hungary)
- 1st-3rd: Budapest Masters (Hungary)
- 1st-3rd: Danube Classic (Hungary)
- 1st-3rd: Danube Masters (Hungary)
- 2nd: Silver Classic (Scotland)
- 2nd-3rd: Denmark Masters (Denmark)
- 2nd-3rd: Denmark Open (Denmark)
- 10th: Scottish Spring Singles (Scotland)
- 15th-17th: Cyprus Classic (Cyprus)
- 15th-17th: Cyprus Masters (Cyprus)
- 16th: Canadian Open Youth (Canada)
- 16th: Hutt Valley Singles (New Zealand)
- 16th: Nordic Cup Open (Finland)
- 22nd-24th: Toronto Area Open (Canada)
- 22nd-24th: Toronto Area Classic (Canada)
- 23rd-24th: Sunshine State Classic (United States)
- 31st: Canterbury Open (New Zealand)
June
- 5th-7th: England Open (England)
- 5th-7th: England National Singles (England)
- 5th-7th: England Selsey Open (England)
- 6th: Kyle Anderson Memorial (Australia)
- 6th-7th: Swiss Open (Switzerland)
- 6th-7th: Helvetia Open (Switzerland)
- 12th-14th: Finnish Masters (Finland)
- 12th-14th: Finnish Open (Finland)
- 20th-21st: The Steel Open (Wales)
- 20th-21st: The Steel Masters (Wales)
- 21st: England Youth Grand Prix Masters (England)
- 26th-28th: Timisoara International Darts Open (Romania)
- 26th-28th: Timisoara Darts Grand Prix (Romania)
- 26th-28th: Transylvania International Darts Cup (Romania)
- 28th: New Zealand Open (New Zealand)
July
- 4th-5th: Gibraltar Open (Gibraltar)
- 4th-5th: Gibraltar Classic (Gibraltar)
- 8th-11th: WDF Europe Cup Youth (Europe)
- 11th: New Zealand Youth Open (New Zealand)
- 19th: Betty Hislop State Youth Singles (Australia)
- 25th-26th: Pacific Masters (Australia)
- 26th: England Youth Grand Prix Classic (England)
- 31st-2nd Aug: Belgium Open (Belgium)
- 31st-2nd Aug: Antwerp Open (Belgium)
August
- 16th: England Youth Grand Prix Special (England)
- 27th-30th: Welsh Classic (Wales)
- 27th-30th: Welsh Open (Wales)
- 27th-30th: Welsh Masters (Wales)
- 28th-30th: Lower Austrian Masters (Austria)
- 28th-30th: Death Angel Open (Austria)
- 28th: Austrian Open (Austria)
- 29th: New Zealand Masters (New Zealand)
September
- 4th-6th: Carinthian Junior Darts (Austria)
- 4th-6th: Carinthian Mountain Darts (Austria)
- 4th-6th: Washington Area Open (United States)
- 5th-6th: Carinthian Youth Classic (Austria)
- 5th-6th: Carinthian Youth Open (Austria)
- 5th-6th: Catalonia Open (Spain)
- 5th-6th: FCD Anniversary Open (Netherlands)
- 6th: England Youth Grand Prix Challenge (England)
- 12th: Taranaki Open (New Zealand)
- 19th-20th: North Queensland Classic (Australia)
- 19th: Auckland Open (New Zealand)
- 30th-3rd Oct: WDF Europe Cup (Europe)
October
- 6th: Queensland Junior Classic (Australia)
- 14th-16th: Turkish Classic (Turkey)
- 14th-16th: Turkish Masters (Turkey)
- 24th-25th: Victorian Classic (Australia)
- 24th-25th: Alan King Memorial (England)
- 25th: Scottish Autumn Singles (Scotland)
November
- 7th: Newcastle Classic (England)
- 14th-15th: Sunraysia Youth Event 1 (Australia)
- 14th-15th: Sunraysia Youth Event 2 (Australia)
- 14th-15th: Ted Clements Memorial (Australia)
- 20th-22nd: Seacoast Open (United States)
- 20th-22nd: Seacoast Classic (United States)
- 27th-6th Dec: World Championships (England)
December
- 13th: Xmas Classic (England)
- 18th: Austrian Winter Special (Austria)
- 19th-20th: Austrian Christmas Special (Austria)
- 19th-20th: Austrian Laketown Open (Austria)
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