Lourence Ilagan and Alexis Toylo have withdrawn from the 2026 World Series of Darts Finals after their Schengen visa applications were not decided in time.
Both players were required to travel to China for the final PDC Asian Tour weekend and the PDC Asian Championship on Monday.
They are replaced, under PDC Rule 3.7, by the next two players on the reserve list from last month’s Tour Card Holder Qualifier: Daryl Gurney and Maik Kuivenhoven (below).
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- Gurney takes Ilagan’s place and opens against reigning champion Michael van Gerwen on Thursday in Amsterdam.
- Kuivenhoven takes Toylo’s place and faces 2021 champion Jonny Clayton.
The 2026 World Series of Darts Finals runs 17–20 September at AFAS Live. The field still includes world number one Luke Littler, six-time champion van Gerwen, Luke Humphries, European Champion Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price, James Wade and Clayton.
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2026 World Series of Darts Finals
AFAS Live, Amsterdam
September 17-20 2026
Draw Bracket
(1) Michael van Gerwen v Daryl Gurney (Lourence Ilagan withdrawn)
Kevin Doets v Ross Smith
(8) Stephen Bunting v Josh Rock
Rob Cross v Ryan Searle
(4) Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena
Viktor Tingstrom v Dirk van Duijvenbode (Man Lok Leung withdrawn)
(5) Gian van Veen v Chris Dobey
Karel Sedlacek v Ben Robb
(2) Gerwyn Price v Brody Klinge
Adam Leek v Jim Long
(7) James Wade v Damon Heta
Wessel Nijman v Simon Whitlock
(3) Luke Littler v Danny Noppert
Nathan Aspinall v Raymond Smith
(6) Jonny Clayton v Maik Kuivenhoven (Alexis Toylo withdrawn)
Motomu Sakai v Callan Rydz
Schedule of Play
Thursday September 17 (1900 CEST)
Round One x8
Viktor Tingstrom v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rob Cross v Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek v Ben Robb
Kevin Doets v Ross Smith
Stephen Bunting v Josh Rock
Luke Humphries v Jermaine Wattimena
Michael van Gerwen v Daryl Gurney
Gian van Veen v Chris Dobey
Friday September 18 (1900 CEST)
Round One x8
Adam Leek v Jim Long
Motomu Sakai v Callan Rydz
Wessel Nijman v Simon Whitlock
Nathan Aspinall v Raymond Smith
James Wade v Damon Heta
Gerwyn Price v Brody Klinge
Luke Littler v Danny Noppert
Jonny Clayton v Maik Kuivenhoven
Saturday September 19
Afternoon Session (1300 CEST)
Round Two x4
Van Gerwen/Gurney v Doets/Ross Smith
Bunting/Rock v Cross/Searle
Humphries/Wattimena v Tingstrom/Van Duijvenbode
Van Veen/Dobey v Sedlacek/Robb
Order of play to be confirmed.
Evening Session (1900 CEST)
Round Two x4
Price/Klinge v Leek/Long
Wade/Heta v Nijman/Whitlock
Littler/Noppert v Aspinall/Raymond Smith
Clayton/Kuivenhoven v Sakai/Rydz
Order of play to be confirmed.
Sunday September 20
Afternoon Session (1300 CEST)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 CEST)
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s matches to be played in Draw Bracket Order.
Schedule subject to change. Should a player be forced to withdraw, they would be replaced as per PDC Rule 3.7.
Images: PDC
