The 2026 European Darts Trophy, the second tournament on this year's European Tour, will take place at Lokhalle in Gottingen between 13-15 March 2026. It is the second of fifteen European Tour events on the 2026 PDC ProTour and marks the first European Tour event to visit Germany. The field of 48 players is led by Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, and Gerwyn Price, among others, but Luke Littler continues his boycott of the European Tour in Germany after issues with the crowd last year. Defending champion Nathan Aspinall returns, having defeated Ryan Joyce 8-4 in the 2025 final.
The seeded players include Luke Humphries (1), Gian van Veen (2), Michael van Gerwen (3), Jonny Clayton (4), Gary Anderson (5), Stephen Bunting (6), Ryan Searle (7), Josh Rock (8), Danny Noppert (9), James Wade (10), Gerwyn Price (11), Chris Dobey (12), Nathan Aspinall (13), Martin Schindler (14), Ross Smith (15), and Damon Heta (16). Qualifiers from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit are Wessel Nijman, Jermaine Wattimena, Cameron Menzies, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Luke Woodhouse, Niko Springer, Ryan Joyce, William O'Connor, Mike De Decker, Joe Cullen, Krzysztof Ratajski, Dave Chisnall, Niels Zonneveld, Daryl Gurney, Andrew Gilding, and Rob Cross. Tour Card Qualifiers are Mario Vandenbogaerde, Cristo Reyes, Darius Labanauskas, Kai Gotthardt, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Shane McGuirk, Kevin Doets, Richard Veenstra, Ricky Evans, and Sebastian Białecki. Host Nation Qualifiers are Florian Preis, Florian Hempel, Dragutin Horvat, and Paul Krohne, with Jonas Masalin as the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier and Wojciech Bruliński as the East European Qualifier.
The draw will be confirmed on Thursday, March 12 at around 12pm, with the schedule typically confirmed on the same day. Predictions from editors vary: Samuel Gill of DartsNews.com picks Luke Humphries to win, with Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price as contenders, while Nicolas Gayer of DartsNews.DE favors Jonny Clayton, citing his form and potential for a fourth European Tour title. Lucas Michael of DartsNews.com also backs Jonny Clayton, noting Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall as challengers, and Pieter Verbeek of DartsNieuws.com selects Gerwyn Price as champion, highlighting the open field due to Luke Littler's absence.
