SEEDS:
Top 16 in Main Ranking (drawn in seed pattern)
QUALIYING PLAYERS:
Top 24 in Main Ranking plus 8 players from Preliminary Rounds
Players invited to compete in Preliminary Rounds in the following order:
PDC Tour Card Holders outside Top 24 of Main Ranking at cut-off date
Top 8x non-Tour Card Holders from final 2026 Ranking Lists from all PDC Secondary & Affiliate Tours
4x Junior Darts Corporation Representatives (aged 16 or above)
NOTE:
Should players in the top 8 of the above Ranking Lists reject their invitation, places will not be passed down the Ranking Lists. The order of priority will be as listed above, should players appear on more than one Ranking List.
See your event brief.
£500,000
PRIZE FUND:
Winner £100,000
Runner-Up £50,000
Semi-Finalists £30,000
Quarter-Finalists £17,500
Second Round Losers £10,000
First Round Losers £5,000
Preliminary Round Last 16 Losers £2,500
Preliminary Round Last 32 Losers £1,000
Preliminary Round Last 64 Losers £750
TOTAL £500,000
FORMAT
Preliminary & First Round - Best of five sets, best of three legs per set
Second Round - Best of seven sets, best of three legs per set
Quarter-Finals - Best of seven sets, best of three legs per set
Semi-Finals - Best of nine sets, best of three legs per set
Final - Best of 11 sets, best of three legs per set
